Articles by Kevin Hainey

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  Noise on Parade

  CHILDREN'S MUSIC

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  In June 2005, more than 700 fourth graders stirred up one hell of a racket in downtown Brampton, Ontario, but since they were all underage,...

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  Cloudland Canyon

  Requiems der Natur 2002-2004

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Everyone with a taste for adventurous music ate up Black Dice’s revolutionary Beaches & Canyons album like it was the meal of the century,...

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  Intercom

  AAAAAAA

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  A far cry from the self-titled debut they released last year, Montreal’s Intercom are quickly evolving into consistently more unique ideas...

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  Various

  Musics in the Margin

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Aside from Irwin Chusid, who wrote and compiled the Songs in the Key of Z book and compilations, wide-eyed and innocent outsider music has...

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  Luc Ferrari

  Son Memorise

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  As time goes on, the influence of musique concrete pioneer Luc Ferrari continues to grow. Though he passed away a short time ago (August 20...

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  Saffron Sect

  Phosphorous Flash

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Toronto’s the Saffron Sect comes a-lilting through the outer recesses of your mind with psychedelic pop and folk melodies dripping like the...

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  Haircuts

  Sorrow is the Way to Love

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  The Haircuts are a twee-as-fuck cross-continental duo that specialise in crafting tender indie pop songs and sending them straight from the...

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  Alvarius B

  Alvarius B

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Alan Bishop has always walked a few strides ahead of his time, whether he’s thrashing out with experimental purveyors Sun City Girls or doi...