Articles by Bryon Hayes

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  Lugano Fell

  Slice Repair

  PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010

  James Taylor has spent just over a decade churning out propulsive tech house rhythms as half of UK duo Swayzak. Lugano Fell (the name Taylo...

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  Alaniaris

  Live at Somewhere There

  PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2010

  Combining rock, jazz, surf and Eastern European traditions, this Toronto, ON-based trio effortlessly glide beyond stylistic boundaries into...

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  Minamo & Lawrence English

  A Path Less Travelled

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2010

  Japanese quartet Minamo create delicate sound constructions with guitar, keyboards and electronics. On this release, they're joined by Aust...

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  GUH

  L'Autre Nuit

  PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2010

  Writers have been wrestling with the music of Toronto, ON's Guh for over a decade. Not quite jazz, not quite classical, not quite rock, thi...

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  Suzanne Langille & Neel Murgai

  Wild & Foolish Heart

  PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2010

  A frequent supplier of vocal accompaniment to the ultra-soulful guitar concoctions of Loren Mazzacane Connors, Suzanne Langille is no stran...

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  Barn Owl

  Ancestral Star

  PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2010

  Evan Caminiti and John Porras are a couple of San Franciscans who seem to have their heads pointed forever skywards. As Barn Owl, the duo h...

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  Various

  Viva Negativa! A Tribute to the New Blockaders — Volume III: USA

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2010

  Ron Lessard of RRR Records considers Changez Les Blockeurs, the New Blockaders' debut release, the first true noise LP of the modern era. E...

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  Mid Pines

  Unmeasure

  PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2010

  It may seem obvious to say that when little is known about the person or people who create a piece of music, it's that much easier to let t...