Articles by Daniel Sylvester

Deadbeat & Paul St. Hilaire

The Infinity Dub Sessions

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2014

Initially meeting in Montreal at the inaugural Micro Mutek Festival, Kitchener producer Scott Montieth (a.k.a. Deadbeat) and Dominican word...

Tinariwen Talk the Making of 'Emmaar' and Their Canadian Visa Troubles

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2014

Earlier this month, Tishoumaren blues group Tinariwen released their Exclaim!-approved sixth LP, Emmaar, on Anti- Records, but while Canuck...

Doomsquad

Kalaboogie

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2014

On paper alone, Toronto/Montreal three-piece Doomsquad draw ample comparisons to American indie cultists Prince Rama. Both are young, sibli...

Tinariwen

Far From Home

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2014

To call Tinariwen survivors would be a gross understatement. A group of nomadic musicians from the Sahara desert region of Mali, Tinariwen'...

Kalle Mattson

Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold

PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2014

At just 23, Ottawa musician Kalle Wainio has given himself every opportunity to grow into an established singer/songwriter. As many young m...

Makeup

Divine Fashion

PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2014

Billed as an electronic music producer/filmmaker, Arkia Jahani's Makeup project is one steeped in erudite themes and entertainment-as-acade...

Leyland Kirby

Breaks My Heart Each Time

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2014

Keeping tabs on James Leyland Kirby's musical output is nothing short of a challenge. Under his own name and with aliases like the Caretake...

Com Truise

Wave 1

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2014

On his analog synth-heavy debut LP, Galactic Melt, Seth Haley (a.k.a. Com Truise) came off as a musician possessed by and obsessed with his...