What’s the magic about Sweden? How come they’ve become musically so important, so inspiring, so intoxicating? Much of the music coming out of Sweden is leaving a very satisfying feeling these days. STUDIO are Dan Lissvik & Rasmus Hägg and the...
Without knowing the past, it’s hard to succeed in the future. This is particularly the case in music, as proven by a new compilation from German house dons Henrik Schwarz, Âme and Dixon. “The Grandfather Paradox: An Imprudent Journey Through 50 Y...
The much-referenced psychedelic genre Krautrock will now get an in-depth, 192-page retrospective entitled Krautrock: Cosmic Rock and its Legacy. The book will include 220 black & white and full color pictures and is edited by the author of Co...
Kraftwerk were the masters of futuristic retro. Seen as the godfathers of electronic music, they were innovative and highly original. Their inf luences have even been cited as an essential ingredient in the birth of hip hop. It would seem that ne...
Boogie Corporation was one of the first acts to successfully nail the house-disco formula, back in 2004. But after releasing two phenomenally successful EP’s on Leeds’ 20:20 Vision label, they promptly disappeared. Under that moniker, that is. Ba...
Mathew Jonson started off on Canadian Techno/House label Itiswhatitis back in 2001. Yet it wasn’t until his third release ‘Typerope EP’, that huge critical acclaim resounded from everywhere. Mathew is ever since in great demand and besides co-fou...
AFTER BLASTING THE DISCO WRECK EP ON RELISH RECORDINGS, CANADIAN ROCK/RAP WHIZ KID DON CASH IS MAKING WAVES IN EUROPE AND IS FINALLY STANDING OUT FROM TORONTO’S UNDERGROUND NIGHTLIFE AND PARTY SCENE, WHERE HE HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE FOR A LONG TIME....
Canadian-born, Berlin-based DJ Heidi lives to make people bounce around on the dancefloor.. The Get Physical star also recently became the host of her own show on Radio1: ‘In New DJs We Trust.’ Here, we've culled some of her finer quotables and m...
Although he has been producing music for over 20 years, it is with his debut album, “Taste For The Low Life”, that Kenny Glasgow shows his calling card to a wider audience. With such lush sounds and sparkling production, it’s hard to believe that...
This is the story of SALAZAR Productions. It is one of those stories you will love to hear, a tale that makes you believe that anything and everything is possible when your heart is in it. In 2009 SALAZAR’s whimsical skate video, Wizard Smoke hi...
Canadian living in Berlin - left field house or techno, surely? No. Not at all. Get your coat. First coming to the attention of the music loving community at large with a series of sought after releases on Trevor Jackson's Output label Circlesqua...
“Who’s 1LUV?” – “Canadian Jason Oculto aka Dr. J – DJ and record-collector, so passionate about Jazz, Latin, Funk and House and ‘Neophilia’ is his debut album.” – “What does it sound like?” – “Actually warm and soulful R’n’B, as in the opener ‘Pi...
Although Kenny Glasgow has been involved in music for almost 20 years, he only just recorded his debut album “Taste for the Low Life.” Maybe he was just too busy organising and promoting parties in Toronto, his hometown, spinning vinyl all aroun...
Canada’s Mutek festival celebrates it's 10th anniversary this year. The left-field electronic music festival that champions Canadian and international producers has pulled out all the stops for a mammoth series of workshops, parties and performan...
Canadian super producer Deadmau5 received the firm support of Pete Tong, the Ed Banger crew, Tiga and Erol Alkan on his newly remixed single “All You Ever Want”. ‘All You Ever Want’ won the award for Best Dance Recording at the 2008 Juno Awards -...
Donnie Darko gave the world a new appreciation for ‘80s music. In addition to propelling Gary Jules’ cover of “Mad World” to the top of the Christmas charts, the film garnered new fans for Echo and the Bunnymen, The Church and The Cure.Now, avid...
This motley bike is sure to excite enthusiasts. It is a personalized Aristotle single speed bicycle designed by no one less but you, brought into the world by Urban Outfitters and put together by Republic Bikes . It all starts with the default bi...
You could use almost every pun in the book to announce that Canadian punk band Fucked Up have taken the country’s most esteemed music prize, the Polaris, but we’ve decided to steer clear of that. The Toronto-based sextet beat out some of Canada’s...