Articles by Kevin Press

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  Limpid Fear

  PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2018

  Nicholas Zhu's Chinese heritage shines brightly on this remarkable new recording, but it isn't central to its success. Limpid Fear is an in...

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  Roam

  Depths

  PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2018

  Toronto's Roam is quickly earning himself a reputation for producing slick, substantive electronic pop music. This new four-track EP offers...

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  Sinjin Hawke and Zora Jones

  Vicious Circles

  PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2018

  "God," the debut single from this exciting duo, features a cracking sample of a Bulgarian vocal choir. For the uninitiated, a pair of late...

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  Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch

  Époques

  PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2018

  It's been almost three years since Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch's last recording. Her debut, Like Water Through the Sand, was considered a ma...

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  Hilde Marie Holsen

  Lazuli

  PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2018

  This is a remarkably assured followup to Hilde Marie Holsen's well-received debut EP Ask. The trumpeter and soundscape artist has delivered...

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  Ben Chatwin

  Staccato Signals

  PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2018

  For as long as there has been electronic music, there have been musicians determined to produce work that's respected the way classical mus...

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  Blockhead

  The Art of the Sample

  PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2018

  De Wolfe Production Music's library is home to almost a century's worth of pieces produced for television and cinema. New York-based hip-ho...

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  Jazzanova

  The Pool

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2018

  There is a cosmetic shop in Toronto that bears a block-capitals mural that reads "BEAUTY DOESN'T RINSE OFF." The fact that virtually everyt...