Articles by Vincent Pollard

Holden

The Inheritors

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2013

A much-anticipated release, this sophomore album from James Holden arrives a staggering seven years after his lauded debut, The Idiots Are...

Floorplan

Paradise

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2013

This is the debut album from Floorplan, a moniker Robert Hood has been DJing under for some time, having released several EPs under that na...

Matthew Herbert Talks His Confrontation with a New World of Sound on 'The End of Silence'

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2013

Matthew Herbert recently performed his boundary-pushing One Pig project at electronic festivals MUTEK and Sonar, held in Montreal and Barce...

Matthew Herbert

The End of Silence

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2013

British electronic composer Matthew Herbert's latest work is a three-song suite based on a five-second clip of a bomb being dropped by Gadd...

Experience MUTEK 2013 via Reviews of Pantha Du Prince, Jon Hopkins, Matthew Herbert and More

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2013

This past week saw the 14th edition of the MUTEK electronic music festival descend on downtown Montreal. It had arguably the strongest line...

Cloudface

Metropolis, Montreal QC, June 1

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2013

Cloudface, aka Vancouver's David Reynolds, has developed a strong reputation back home for his engaging sets, and was the perfect choice to...

SlowPitch

Monument-National, Montreal QC, June 1

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2013

In complete, hushed silence and utter darkness, SlowPitch (aka Toronto's Cheldon Paterson) stepped back and composed himself for a moment b...

John Talabot

Metropolis, Montreal QC, June 1

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2013

John Talabot appeared onstage as a duo with singer and album collaborator Pional in front of drum pads, hardware and acoustic percussion, i...