Posts Tagged: Spring Break Tapes

ACL 2013: Top Ten Electronic

A quick glance around the few remaining outposts of the printed UK music press suggests that guitar bands are still very much ruling the roost, although it’s pretty obvious to anyone outside of a small coterie of indie-obsessed music hacks

ACL 2013: Top Ten Electronic

A quick glance around the few remaining outposts of the printed UK music press suggests that guitar bands are still very much ruling the roost, although it’s pretty obvious to anyone outside of a small coterie of indie-obsessed music hacks

Auxiliary Priest ~ Auxiliary Priest

It was once stated that in space, no one can hear you scream. It is fitting, then, that Auxiliary Priest should be at the controls for what is a noisy, turbulent chasm of deep, black experimentation that does indeed suck the screaming

Auxiliary Priest ~ Auxiliary Priest

It was once stated that in space, no one can hear you scream. It is fitting, then, that Auxiliary Priest should be at the controls for what is a noisy, turbulent chasm of deep, black experimentation that does indeed suck the screaming

Junior Pande ~ Tape Three

Justin Peroff is doing just fine under his alias Junior Pande. The drummer for Toronto alt-rockers Broken Social Scene has not only fallen in love with drumming, but he also spends a lot of time flirting with experimental percussion, colourful electronica

Junior Pande ~ Tape Three

Justin Peroff is doing just fine under his alias Junior Pande. The drummer for Toronto alt-rockers Broken Social Scene has not only fallen in love with drumming, but he also spends a lot of time flirting with experimental percussion, colourful electronica

ACL 2012: The Happiest Music of the Year

Some may call this a guilty pleasure, but we all need happy music: joy without melancholy, cheer without irony.  These ten releases – some short, because happiness is hard to sustain – each offer listeners a brief burst of ebullience.

ACL 2012: The Happiest Music of the Year

Some may call this a guilty pleasure, but we all need happy music: joy without melancholy, cheer without irony.  These ten releases – some short, because happiness is hard to sustain – each offer listeners a brief burst of ebullience.

Junior Pande ~ Tape Two

Justin Peroff, drummer for Broken Social Scene, dives back in for a second slice of retrospective music, hip-hop influenced and eclectic in taste, under his alias Junior Pande. Full of playful mixing, the music is flavoured with yummy beats and lush

Junior Pande ~ Tape Two

Justin Peroff, drummer for Broken Social Scene, dives back in for a second slice of retrospective music, hip-hop influenced and eclectic in taste, under his alias Junior Pande. Full of playful mixing, the music is flavoured with yummy beats and lush

Ali Helnwein ~ Strange Creations

After Greetings from Spring Break Tapes Vol. 1, it’s a surprise to hear Strange Creations, a composed work which in comparison is indeed strange.  Ali Helnwein‘s strangeness is more that of a Danny Burton than an all-out oddity; the cassette is accessible,

Ali Helnwein ~ Strange Creations

After Greetings from Spring Break Tapes Vol. 1, it’s a surprise to hear Strange Creations, a composed work which in comparison is indeed strange.  Ali Helnwein‘s strangeness is more that of a Danny Burton than an all-out oddity; the cassette is accessible,

Various Artists ~ Greetings from Spring Break Tapes Vol. 1

Here’s a happy little hip-hop rectangle for those with old cars or new decks.  Greetings from Spring Break Tapes Vol. 1 is a breezy introduction to a new label, showcasing the work of 10 artists who love their roots – funk,

Various Artists ~ Greetings from Spring Break Tapes Vol. 1

Here’s a happy little hip-hop rectangle for those with old cars or new decks.  Greetings from Spring Break Tapes Vol. 1 is a breezy introduction to a new label, showcasing the work of 10 artists who love their roots – funk,