Articles by Daryl Keating
Renowned DJ Roberto Reflects on Toronto's Wild Past Before Saying Farewell to the Future
PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2024
Roberto (a.k.a. Robert Steenkamer) has been a solid fixture in Toronto's electronic music community for over a quarter century. Whether...
Aphex Twin's 'Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a Room7 F760' Is Solid Tungsten
PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2023
There's always some giddy excitement around an Aphex Twin release, and not just for us, the listeners; you can easily picture everyone at W...
Stefana Fratila Took a Trip to NASA and Captured the Sound of Our Solar System
PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2023
Have you ever wondered what the planets sound like? Toronto producer Stefana Fratila has, and she went on a five-year mission to find out....
Ciel and Dan Only Push Toronto's Electronic Scene to 'The Limit' on Debut Cloudsteppers EP
PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2021
You haven't heard of Cloudsteppers because this is their first release, but the individual members might ring a bell. Dan Only (a.k.a. Dann...
Emissive's Malleable Beats Make 'Wave Science' Sound Equally Good in the Club or at Home
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2021
Emissive (a.k.a. Evan Vincent) has been steadily climbing the rungs of Toronto's dance scene for a number of years, to the point where he's...
Madlib's 'Sound Ancestors' Is a Well-Assorted Bag of Aural Treats
PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2021
Depending on what musical circles you identify with, Madlib might sound familiar as a background character. "Oh, isn't he behind the music...
Vancouver's Yu Su Makes IDM and Ambient Magic on Debut Album 'Yellow River Blue'
PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2021
Following a winter tour of mainland China in 2019, Vancouver-based, Kaifeng-born artist Yu Su decided to start a label and make an album. Y...
Sleaford Mods Show Their Versatility on 'Spare Ribs'
PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2021
Six albums in, the idiosyncratic style of Nottingham duo Sleaford Mods is still very much intact on Spare Ribs. Andrew Fearn's minimalistic...
