Articles by Eric Hill

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  Samarkande

  3 Synapses

  PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2008

  The Quebecois duo that make up Samarkande (Eric Fillion and Sylvain Lamirande) have a complementary background that moves from classical st...

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  Windy & Carl

  Songs for the Broken Hearted

  PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2008

  Writing hurtin’ songs is a staple of most musical genres but few artists come closer than this Michigan husband and wife to imagining the s...

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  Friendly Fires

  Friendly Fires

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2008

  In the streaky, smoky, neon-lit space between Bloc Party and TV On the Radio there had been a narrow emptiness that Friendly Fires seem to...

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  The Hoa Hoa's

  Sonic Bloom

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2008

  Did you know there was a Kensington in the Greater London area of the UK? Well, that’s not where Toronto’s Hoa Hoa’s (pronounced "wha whas”...

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  Hilde Marie Kjersem

  A Killer for That Ache

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2008

  Given the usual austerity and brinksmanship of this Norwegian label’s roster, it’s a little surprising to hear this fairly normal song cycl...

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  Trouble Over Tokyo

  Pyramides

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2008

  Toph (aka Trouble Over Tokyo) seems to have swallowed some sort of paste extruded from Destiny's Child's make-up run-off. After the inevita...

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  Elite Barbarian

  It's Only When You Get to the End That it All Makes Sense

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2008

  As a member of Rothko, Benjamin Page has refined musical understatement in the service of uncluttered emotion. Going solo as Elite Barbaria...

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  Ezekiel Honig

  Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2008

  Ezekiel Honig has spent a couple of years behind the scenes of his Anticipate label building a base of fresh talent in the minimalist elect...