Arriving for Shackletons vinyl-based set was like diving into a pool of bass that only got deeper as the night went on, and by the time Bri...
Articles By Matthew Hiscock
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Kode 9 & the Spaceape Montreal QC May 30 to June 4 Published Jun 25, 2007 -
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Wighnomy Bros Montreal QC May 30 to June 4 Published Jun 25, 2007Taking over after a five-minute-long techno-gypsy-folk-interlude from certified mad techno genius Sutekh was the pure vinyl-based carnage th...
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Matthew Dears Big Hands Montreal QC May 30 to June 4 Published Jun 25, 2007Taking over grumpily from the plate of assorted jazz-flavoured cheeses that is Kalabreses Rumpelorchestra, who offered the audience an enco...
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Cobblestone Jazz Montreal QC May 30 to June 4 Published Jun 25, 2007Featuring (and dominated by) Mathew Jonson, Cobblestone Jazz closed out the show with a wildly diverse set that spanned pretty much everythi...
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The Mole Montreal QC May 30 to June 4 Published Jun 25, 2007On a night that was starting to look like it would never really kick into high gear, local hero-via-BC the Mole got things back on track, wi...
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Miguel Graça A New Dawn Published Sep 01, 2006A virtually household name in the deep house community of his home base of Montreal, this debut solo album is unfocused but not without its...
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Unai / Various Digital Disco 3 Published Sep 01, 2006Surviving the cheesy posing stripper cover photo (taken at World of Sex, Frankfurt, according to the liner notes) nobody can say this DJ mix...
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Faithless / Various 3D Published Sep 01, 2006Never afraid to rock out in big-stadium-trance fashion, Faithless have been huge in the UK for what seems like an eternity, and certainly mo...
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Diplo / CSS / Bonde Do Role La Sala Rosa, Montreal, QC - July 15, 2006 Published Aug 01, 2006Referred to as "Brazilapalooza by headliner Diplo, La Sala was a fitting temperature hot! Starting off with Bonde Do Role, this two-guy,...
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Helios Eingya Published Aug 01, 2006You put this album on, it ends. You put it on again, and it ends again. Where does it go? It just drifts by so effortlessly its easy to mis...
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Underworld I'm a Big Sister, and I'm a Girl, and I'm a Prince Published Jul 01, 2006Released as a solid half-hour mp3 plus graphics and a slightly spooky slideshow, this is the third in a series of paid download-only release...
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Daedalus Denies the Day's Demise Published Jul 01, 2006If Ninja Tune does indeed equal break-beats, then this is perhaps their ultimate album, brought to us by the L.A.-based one-man band Daedalu...
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I'm Not a Gun We Think As Instruments Published Jun 01, 2006Imagine an instrumental version of down-tempo rockers the Sea & Cake, where they were a product of Berlins minimal scene instead of Chicago...
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Nuclear Ramjet Mission to Sedina Published Jun 01, 2006Reminiscent of Underworld circa Beaucoup Fish in all the best ways, this is the second album from the Montreal-based outfit. Uncompromising...
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Dsico That No-Talent Hack Fool Published May 01, 2006Fool is a very remix-heavy EP from the Australian known for his bizarre mash-ups and covers. At times, its like what David Byrne would have...
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ENT Fuck Work Published May 01, 2006Pretty much ruling out any chance of pop success right from the title, let alone the first track, this is the post-everything first album fr...
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Bent Ariels Published Apr 01, 2006Having been responsible for quality club tracks for a good half-decade, Bents latest album, their third, obviously sees no pressure to get...
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DJ Sammy The Rise Published Mar 01, 2006Its hard not to at least respect the Mallorca-based DJ Sammy. Starting off with a four-minute track that sounds like the love theme to a su...
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Sofa Surfers Sofa Surfers Published Mar 01, 2006Sofa Surfers rock out! With this, their fourth album, the Surfers have banished the electronics and gone to a guitar, bass, drums and vocals...
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Peterdeadpan Steps Removed Published Mar 01, 2006Probably this months most clever artist name, this is technically a demo from the Toronto-based Mr Pan. Starting out with the Amon Tobin-is...