Articles by Ashley Hampson
Ghost Mutt
Rumble Pak EP
PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2013
With a full-length, a split, and an EP already behind him, Ghost Mutt's latest effort, Rumble Pak, has already picked up attention, the tit...
Gold Panda
Reprise EP
PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2013
Following up the release of his full-length, Half of Where You Live, earlier this year, Gold Panda steps back into the spotlight with a lac...
Ital Tek
Control
PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2013
Though steeped in the groundwork of drum & bass, Ital Tek's latest, Control, moves beyond the genre with a solid soundscape wrapped in expe...
The Range
Nonfiction
PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2013
James Hinton (aka the Range) is the latest producer to serve up a mix'n'match offering of different genres — a nod to the handful of...
Diplo
Revolution
PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2013
Diplo's been a busy guy since the release of his last EP, Express Yourself, including working on a new album from Major Lazer and more than...
Digitalism
Lift
PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2013
Digitalism's latest EP, Lift, sees the Hamburg duo heavily embracing collaboration — a bit of a stretch for an act that have hardly c...
Death From Above 1979
Main Stage, Victoria BC, September 14
PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2013
If the hype and sheer size of the crowd is any indication of an anticipated set, the defunct then reunited Death From Above 1979 were one o...
Rob Garza (DJ Set)
Rifftop Tent, Victoria BC, September 14
PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2013
Well before Rob Garza's set time, the Rifftop tent swelled with people eager to see one half of revered DJ duo Thievery Corporation. Swiggi...