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October 21st, 2011

New Canadiana :: Various Artists – Dad Jamz

From the soft-rock epoch of Jesse Locke:
From concept to cassette, Dad Jamz is a gas. This cheeky comp finds the bands of the Bart Records and Revolution Winter clan tackling FM staples of the late ’70s – early ‘80s soft-rock epoch with varying results of ridiculousness. Amidst choice picks from Queen, Kansas, Motörhead and Dire Straits (Slates’ “Walk of Life” is a standout), label flagship Stalwart Sons crowd surf Kiss/Argent’s “God Gave Rock ‘N’ Roll To You” with original lyrics across seven guitar-squealing minutes. Gyre Spire and Spindle deserve props for taking on Kim Mitchell’s perpetually unhip anti-drinking anthem “Go For Soda”, while Auld Beak clearly have love for Bruce Cockburn deep down. Polina’s straight-faced Rush cover is a winner, and WC fave Sans AIDS could make even Bachman and Cummings shed a tear.

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Auld Bleak – Lovers in a Dangerous Time

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Sans AIDS – These Eyes

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Polina – Fly by Night

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August 31st, 2011

New Canadiana :: Various Artists – Bloodstains Across Ontario

From the blundering idiocy of Jesse Locke:
Mammoth Cave’s tribute to my recently adopted province and the third entry in its Bloodstains series is a rapid-fire bombardment of ON’s finest hook-smugglers. Like speed dating at Gaga Weekend. it’s a blur of faces young and old that spins by before you can decide if they’re a creeper or a keeper. From the scummy sugar rush of Strange Attractors to White Wires’ pogo-punk and the starry eyed twee of Peach Kelli Pop, side A spills over with jams. The flip sees Young Guv channel his inner Ric Ocasek, Slim Twig sprout up twice with shred-heavy side-project Tropics, and the unreleased cut from Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet jolt from idyllic to jugular-ripping. Of course, Tonetta steals the show with effortless elevator sleaze, urging Toronto residents to “clean it up, yeah, all the shit.” Wooly bully bang for the buck grip.

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Tonetta 777 – City Joke

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Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet – Foreign/Aft

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Peach Kelli Pop – Panchito Blues

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Young Governor – I Wanna Girl from Wawa

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May 26th, 2010

Review :: Various Artists – Electric Voice Compilation

Various Artists
Electric Voice Compilation
(Electric Voice)
Truro, NS
::web/sounds::


From the electric voices of Aaron Levin:
Bibelots of this calibre are rarely offered; an insane compilation capturing the audible wasteland of free-pop/punk/form creativity fermenting within Nova Scotian borders; a continuous psychic narrative seizing the spirits of Canada’s most concentrated musical hive. Matt Samways has raised his golden conch, spreading his Electric Voice and summoning the fried minds of east Islanders everywhere. An exciting documentation of the current wave of fringe musics in Canada’s East and something we will marvel upon in our disparate future. In order of appearance: Veitam Vets, Omon Ra, Dog Day, Cold Warps, Bad Vibrations, Stolen Minks, Meat Curtains, The Ether, PIG, Mess Folk, Fuck Montreal, Duzheknew, Vacuum, Throbbing Organ, Milksnake, D’EON, We Need Secrets, Shinobi, Compostainer, Torso, DA/AD, Corner Organs off, Cheif Thundercloud, Microorgans, Omma Cobba and the Eastside Marijuana Band (!!), Dead Dog, The Friendly Dimension, Scribbler, and Fascism.

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Electric Voices Compilation – Side A

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Electric Voices Compilation – Side B

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January 22nd, 2010

Review :: Various Artists – The Compilation of Hope!!

Various Artists
The Compilation of Hope!!
(Bart Records)
Asterisk, Canada
::web/sounds::


From the compiled danglings of Jesse Locke:
The Comp of Hope starts off with a serious wallop: the 1-2-3 whirligig of Vancouver’s Damages, Nova Scotia’s Minivan Halen (snagging the prize for Best New Band Name) and Toronto’s Place Hands, three groups with distinct yet equally imposing approaches to the post- / proto- / avant- / eff-it-let’s-just-get-rowdy hardcore continuum. Bart Records founder Kevin Stebner seems to favour the tuff gnarl stuff, with seven of the comp’s 10 acts setting their phasers to beatdown. From the spazzy attack of Abbotsford’s GSTS! to the rastafried “turbo jamz” of Edmonton’s Slates, Missisauga’s Whiskey Priest and unfuckwithable label faves Gift Eaters closing it off, this cassette could provide the perfect aggro soundtrack for any hesher’s backyard mini-ramp sesh. The softer side of weird Canadiana is also represented with the Strokes-meet-a-blown-out-Casio addictiveness of Swwords (the former project of this very site’s founder), Montreal’s math-pop dangereux duo Special Noise and a live jam from the inimitable dd/mm/yyyy. Another top-notch tape release from Bart, with awesome foldout liner art (front & back) from Calgary’s Heather Kai Smith.
[Levin's Note: This has the most links of any review on Weird Canada. Which means you get to virtually travel across Canada, all thanks to Bart Records. Benjoy!]

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Special Noise – Fitness

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Minivan Halen – Epic

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SLATES – blooloend

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swwords – The Hit

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