A DEEPER SHADE OF SOUL
Michael Red has been an in-demand DJ and producer since the 1990s, when he was a key instigator of Vancouver’s jungle and drum-and-bass scenes. He presented hugely popular underground [...]
Carmen Braden Raises the Volume on the Subarctic
ICE IN HER VEINS
“I'M JUST GOING TO TOUCH IT ON THE TOP," SAYS CARMEN BRADEN, LOOKING AT A BLACKENED PORCUPINE-LIKE LUMP OF ICE. "WHAT I THINK WILL HAPPEN: IT'S JUST GOING TO FALL APART [...]
Between Folklore and the Future: The Music of Heidi Chan
Heidi Chan began combining her passions for arranging, technology, and traditional instruments when her father gave her a demo version of the music software program Cakewalk. “Because it [...]
Many Visions: Plumes Deconstructs the Music of Grimes is a genre-spanning music collaboration that seeks to explore and ultimately blur the lines between classical and pop. Thirteen [...]
The Material Soundscapes of Roarke Menzies
BREATHE IT IN
On a Sunday afternoon this past June I visited Outlet Fine Art, one of many independent galleries and performance spaces that have popped up in and around the Brooklyn neighbourhood of [...]
A DEEPER SHADE OF SOUL
Michael Red has been an in-demand DJ and producer since the 1990s, when he was a key instigator of Vancouver’s jungle and drum-and-bass scenes. He presented hugely popular underground [...]
The Musical Lightness of Éric Normand
MAKING A SCENE
The world of improvised music has spawned a core of musician–organizers who have built scenes and networks and record labels to support and extend the music. Few, however, have achieved what Éric[...]
The Sound Future of Virtual Reality
EARS IN THE SPHERE
I HEAR A PERCUSSIVE THUD. SOMETHING IS HITTING THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF ME REPEATEDLY. It’s reverberating (I’m in a large room, I guess) and the rhythm is punctuated by frenzied[...]
The Musical Worldview of Nick Dourado
FRESH IMMERSIONS
IT'S A DREARY WINTER NIGHT IN TORONTO. It’s already super late—the last of four bands has already played, and the makeshift bar within the makeshift venue has been closed for a[...]
Erin Gee Sings the Body Electronic
BREATH, SWEAT, AND DATA
SHOULD YOU EVER FIND YOURSELF IN A CONFINED SPACE WITH ERIN GEE, PREPARE TO BE ENTERTAINED, AND PERHAPS ALSO PUZZLED—AT LEAST BRIEFLY. [...]
Unsound Toronto. Part of Luminato Festival.
Richard L. Hearn Generating Station. Toronto, Canada. June 10–11, 2016.
James O’Callaghan. Espaces tautologiques.
Empreintes Digitales, IMED 16140.