Articles by Daniel Sylvester

The Tallest Man on Earth Gets Personal with 'Dark Bird Is Home'

PUBLISHED May 15, 2015

This week, Swedish folk musician the Tallest Man on Earth released his fourth full-length, Dark Bird Is Home, on Dead Oceans. Largely writt...

Kid606

Recollected Ambient Works Vol. 1: Bored of Excitement

PUBLISHED May 15, 2015

Mostly known for his brand of frantic, often satirical, sample-based electro, Kid606 has made a name for himself in glitch and breakbeat ci...

Gypsophilia

Night Swimming

PUBLISHED May 15, 2015

Four albums into their career, Gypsophilia are still messing with the formula. As a group of musicians who originally cut their teeth (and...

The Tallest Man on Earth

Dark Bird Is Home

PUBLISHED May 12, 2015

Dark Bird is Home, the fourth full-length from the Tallest Man on Earth, has been described as the singer/songwriter's most personal and di...

Rachel Grimes

The Clearing

PUBLISHED May 12, 2015

As a member of groundbreaking band Rachel's, pianist Rachel Grimes helped founder Jason Noble transform his robust post-rock sensibilities...

Blanck Mass

Dumb Flesh

PUBLISHED May 8, 2015

If the main function for a musician releasing solo work is to stretch out from the uniformity of their main gig, Benjamin John Power has ce...

Exeter

Exeter EP

PUBLISHED May 8, 2015

In the 21st century, electronic music and hip-hop have formed a co-dependent relationship; on his self-titled debut, Exeter exemplifies thi...

Swervedriver / Gateway Drugs / PINE

Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa ON, May 5

PUBLISHED May 6, 2015

Canada has always had an affinity for Swervedriver, as bands like Mystery Machine and SIANspheric have built their craft around the sound o...