Pursuit Grooves

Pursuit Grooves

MUTEK, Montreal QC, August 23

PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2018

Strangely, Pursuit Grooves' set opened with what sounded like vocals from "Day Dreaming" by Aretha Franklin, but since there was some gnarl...

Pursuit Grooves

Felt Armour

PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2018

In the three years since her last release, Toronto-based producer Pursuit Grooves (Vanese Smith) has been working to build her graphic desi...

Pursuit Grooves

PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2013

Vanese Smith, known for her genre-blending bass music as Pursuit Grooves, has been busy over the past couple of years. The Red Bull Music A...

Pursuit Grooves

Broadcasting a Sensory Sequence

PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2013

The latest release from Toronto, ON-based beat-crafter Vanese Smith is caught somewhere between hip-hop, funk, soul and techno. Over 11 ins...

Pursuit Grooves

Leaping Desire

PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2012

Toronto, ON producer Vanese Smith (aka Pursuit Grooves) tackles broad stylistic terrain on her new EP with her characteristic originality a...

Pursuit Grooves

Drake Underground, Toronto, ON, October 18

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2012

Taking to the stage after an excellent set by Guelph's hip-hop beatmaker extraordinaire Elaquent, Pursuit Grooves (aka Vanese Smith) took t...

Pursuit Grooves

91 Fellows

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2012

91 Fellows is something of a diversion for Pursuit Grooves (aka Toronto, ON resident Vanese Smith). The mini-album consists of eight fantas...