Alexaziz Al-Hawwazi — Saudi Suite
An old, online only release, this is one of my go-to experimental albums. (more…)
Loud – Echo and Flow
Loud, an instrumental duo based in Vancouver, has been together since 1996. Echo and Flow is just their second album....
Introducing : field////
by Daniel Emberg field//// has been active around Winnipeg since late 2010, and are about to embark on a follow-up to...
Gold & Youth – Beyond Wilderness
Yet another entry into the ever-growing sea of electro-pop, Vancouver’s Gold & Youth at least have the decency to do...
James Blake – Overgrown
Post-dubstep is a somewhat nebulous label that has been applied to sounds as disparate as brostep to revivalist UK garage....
Jon Hopkins – Immunity
The brainwave generator is a computer program that uses what are termed “binaural” beats to induce altered states in consciousness...
John Cale – Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
John Cale’s latest is a weird one. But then again, you’d expect nothing less from the man. (more…)
Bring the Noise and set your dials to KEN mode.
by Scott Wolfe Fans of heavy music here in Winnipeg are undoubtedly all over the KEN mode train. But the...
Butterclock prepares for First Prom
by Kristel Jax Berlin via Paris artist Laura Clock has built Butterclock into an underground phenomenon slowly and mysteriously, fitting...
Boys Noize – Out of the Black
Alex Ridha’s first album as Boys Noize gave us 2007’s Oi Oi Oi. (more…)