Summer Music Preview: Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Summer is almost here, and we already have word of over 75 releases for June and July.  In this feature, we’ve chosen to highlight ten tracks that sound like summer; for the full list, head directly to our News page!

Summer Music Preview: Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Summer is almost here, and we already have word of over 75 releases for June and July.  In this feature, we’ve chosen to highlight ten tracks that sound like summer; for the full list, head directly to our News page!

Artificial Memory Trace ~ Klank Avonture Van Mmabolela Wildsplaas

Yellow and orange-skinned frogs croak and insects chitter. In the murky depths of the swamp, Artificial Memory Trace documents and records the sound of the African wildlife, and it produces some unexpected results. The whole album is a discovery. Some of the

Artificial Memory Trace ~ Klank Avonture Van Mmabolela Wildsplaas

Yellow and orange-skinned frogs croak and insects chitter. In the murky depths of the swamp, Artificial Memory Trace documents and records the sound of the African wildlife, and it produces some unexpected results. The whole album is a discovery. Some of the

Spurv ~ Skarntyde

Norwegian post-rock band Spurv (Sparrow) admits that “four songs in 45 minutes isn’t the average everyday radio music.”  But it is what fans hope to encounter in post-rock: make-or-break, risk-taking ventures that soothe and stir in equal measure. Skarntyde (Danish for “hemlock”) is no suicide

Spurv ~ Skarntyde

Norwegian post-rock band Spurv (Sparrow) admits that “four songs in 45 minutes isn’t the average everyday radio music.”  But it is what fans hope to encounter in post-rock: make-or-break, risk-taking ventures that soothe and stir in equal measure. Skarntyde (Danish for “hemlock”) is no suicide

Audio-Visual Immersion: The Case of Montreal’s Mutek + Elektra

The 16th edition of Montreal’s Mutek festival of electronic music and arts has just begun, running 27-31 May 2015.  After living in Montreal for five years, Mutek has become a personal highlight kicking off the summer festival season, alongside the

Audio-Visual Immersion: The Case of Montreal’s Mutek + Elektra

The 16th edition of Montreal’s Mutek festival of electronic music and arts has just begun, running 27-31 May 2015.  After living in Montreal for five years, Mutek has become a personal highlight kicking off the summer festival season, alongside the

cétieu ~ Into the Light

Into the Light is a sanctuary for soft colors. Peach, vanilla, cinnamon, the whitest of white chocolate; cétieu (Poland’s Tekla Mrozowicka) has already made our end-of-year lists and she is now one of Europe’s leading lights. Her music isn’t tainted in any way, shape

cétieu ~ Into the Light

Into the Light is a sanctuary for soft colors. Peach, vanilla, cinnamon, the whitest of white chocolate; cétieu (Poland’s Tekla Mrozowicka) has already made our end-of-year lists and she is now one of Europe’s leading lights. Her music isn’t tainted in any way, shape

Sébastien Roux ~ Issues

Here’s a concept we’ve never encountered before, and are unlikely to see again, due to its very complexity: six issues of a magazine (contemporary art review VOLUME) used as a score.  It’s important to emphasize that the features themselves are referenced

Sébastien Roux ~ Issues

Here’s a concept we’ve never encountered before, and are unlikely to see again, due to its very complexity: six issues of a magazine (contemporary art review VOLUME) used as a score.  It’s important to emphasize that the features themselves are referenced

Lullatone ~ The Sounds of Spring

It’s here!  It’s finally here!  No, not spring, that’s been here for a while.  The Sounds of Spring.  Lullatone fans have been waiting (not very patiently) for an extra year to complete their sets of seasonal EPs.  Now we feel

Lullatone ~ The Sounds of Spring

It’s here!  It’s finally here!  No, not spring, that’s been here for a while.  The Sounds of Spring.  Lullatone fans have been waiting (not very patiently) for an extra year to complete their sets of seasonal EPs.  Now we feel

The Frozen Vaults ~ 1816

1816 is a winter album, released when most of us are enjoying spring.  But don’t worry ~ this work is a winter music classic, and is likely to be enjoyed for years.  Its time will come around. Word of the album

The Frozen Vaults ~ 1816

1816 is a winter album, released when most of us are enjoying spring.  But don’t worry ~ this work is a winter music classic, and is likely to be enjoyed for years.  Its time will come around. Word of the album