Articles by Tom Beedham

Proc Fiskal

Insula

PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2018

When Edinburgh grime producer Joe Powers arrived on the scene last year with a smacking debut on Hyperdub, he was praised for the uptempo t...

Various

Lab.our Intensive: Toronto Works

PUBLISHED May 30, 2018

Toronto deep house and techno imprint Lab.our Music is five years into the game, and they're celebrating with a nine-track compilation roun...

PLAZAS

The Garrison, Toronto ON, February 16

PUBLISHED May 18, 2018

As doors still welcomed new arrivals at Wavelength's freshly rebranded Winter Festival, Toronto-via-Vancouver performer Savana Salloum-Hedg...

Nur Jaber

If Only - A State of Peace

PUBLISHED May 14, 2018

In an interview ahead of last year's Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nur Jaber articulated the EP as an angsty reflection of the anxieties fel...

Jean-Michel Blais's Night Moves on 'Dans ma main' Are Far From the Sunny Days Captured on 'Il'

PUBLISHED May 10, 2018

The first time I try to call Jean-Michel Blais, no one picks up.   On a second call, I get through, and he apologizes almost immediately. A...

Jean-Michel Blais

Dans ma main

PUBLISHED May 7, 2018

It's clear from the cover art that the second release from Jean-Michel Blais is going to be different. While 2016's Il (and its own cover a...

Jean-Michel Blais Blatantly Lifts from Radiohead on 'Dans ma main' but Avoids a Lana Del Rey Moment

PUBLISHED May 4, 2018

If parts of "roses," the first single from Jean-Michel Blais's forthcoming sophomore album, Dans ma main, sound familiar, it's not by desig...

Kid Koala's Vinyl Vaudeville Show

Mod Club, Toronto ON, April 27

PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2018

Inimitably enterprising and artistically restless, Kid Koala has built an enviable reputation for his brand of melodic turntablism, collabo...