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Key OG – The Choice
9/10 Montreal’s talent pool has deepened. Meet Key OG: a group of six musicians, led by Etienne Miousse, that create soundscapes in many genres, gravitating around rythms that are deep as they are tight. Their […]
Electronica
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Videogram – Cobretti EP
7/10 Nowadays, when watching a newly-released horror movie, we are likely to find plenty of slow, screeching pianos and violin chords. Back in the 80s however, in the heyday of horror slashers, action films, science […]
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Fancy Face – Music for Driving EP
6/10 Electronic sludge sounds like an oxymoron to me. In my mind, ‘sludge’ implies at least some kind of distortion filled amplifier which is most likely the conduit for a guitar or bass. The term […]
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The Ropes – Sadness Is the Rich Man’s Drug
When I first hit play on The Ropes, I wasn’t too sure…and I’m still not quite sure, but perhaps that’s the goal. I thrive in complexity, so let’s do this. I was thrown into an 80s […]
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SIRR – Charge!
Laboring at the fringes of the musical landscape can produce some truly amazing art and challenge our notion of what is considered music. However, for every stroke of experimental brilliance, there are thousands upon thousands […]
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Los Echo – Bold Fire EP
Kaitlin Thatcher and Connor MacFadyen, otherwise known as Los Echo, are self-described synth pop, hailing from Toronto and Ottawa, Ontario. I took on this review after hearing just a few notes from the title track. […]
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Memory In Plant – An Epic Triumph
An Epic Triumph, the latest EP by Israeli trio Memory In Plant, is difficult to digest. Its abundance of layers creates a chaotic atmosphere that requires many listens to even begin deciphering them. The one […]
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The Easton Ellises – Nightwavs EP
This album gets better and better the more you listen to it. A well crafted throwback to the 80’s that would give Chromeo a run for their money, Nightwavs, by Montreal-based dance rock band The Easton […]
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Ana Barajas – Marea Munar EP
Making experimental music is always a tad risky; your audience might be smaller, but the artist is given a medium to express themselves that is unique and comes from the heart. Colombian musician Ana Barajas explores […]
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Hadi Adel – Monotask
I’m going to try a different approach for this review on Montreal trip hop artist Hadi Adel… The demos consist simply of Side A and Side B, and flow in a steady stream, so going […]