MYTHS – Goldbase
MYTHS – Deadlights

Bernard Bonnier – «I Can’t Sing…»
Bernard Bonnier – La grinçant Mr. smile

Young Truck – Brown Bag
Man Made Hill – Hard Breeze (Is Gonna Blow)
Young Truck – Mouth Pain
Man Made Hill – Serve Them Virgins

BASKETBALL – Suspiros
BASKETBALL – Andika

Man Made Hill – Sage
Man Made Hill – Tape Vacation
Man Made Hill – Maximum Defeat

From the glittering chaos of Aaron Levin:
What starts out like a cosmic tiki lounge briskly lunges into a heady array of dance-floor filling funky white-man soul. Rich Aucoin’s effortlessly catchy waves of rad will caress your shoulders and ease you into any evening mood, so chant along to the smooth gang vocals and silky strings while they hang in the vibrant air. But do this for real, as the sound is really something you need to experience; the Rich Aucoin live show is an unparalleled journey into the furthest reaches of his self-proclaimed fun-core. All it takes is one grip.
Rich Aucoin – Brian Wilson is A.L.i.V.E.
Rich Aucoin – PUSH

From the private eyes of Aaron Levin:
If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, the ongoing Holzkopf Tour Diary is being posted weekly on Texture Magazine. Vancouver’s Holzkopf is a wildly imaginative exploration in the dance scene of the heaviest order. Having seen his life performance several times, I can only imagine what streams of energies he will cross during his European jaunt.

From the teen steamings of Jesse Locke:
Inside its shiny wrapping paper and tiny Ziploc bag, this split cassette from two of Toronto’s weirdest offers a veritable smorgasbord of smeared sonic exploration. Side A finds Doom Tickler phreeking the beat with goosepimply processed vocals pitched somewhere between Black Dice, black metal and Sméagol. Of their four songs, “School Jungle Mud Pool” is the standout, with its demon-possessed singsong melody, squelching synths and jackhammer rhythms resulting in the most hellish Acid House since Love’s Secret Domain. Spectral Forum, meanwhile, jam-pack the flip with 10 wildly varying selections. From the watery miasma of “Mystic Pointe Mississauga” to the spacey grooves of “Corpse Made of Lint”, dubby ice- cream truck ditty “Heavy Metal Homeroom” and upbeat Moroder-nodding finale “Here 2 Eternity,” it’s all too easy to get lost in the steam.
Spectral Forum – Here 2 Eternity
Doom Tickler – School Jungle Mud Pool
Spectral Forum – Mystic Pointe Mississauga

From the summery low-life of Aaron Levin:
Arbutus Records is at the centre of a monstrous pop vortex. Sean Nicholas Savage, Silly Kissers, Braids, Pop Winds, Grimes, and now Montreal’s Blue Hawaii showcase the breadth of avant-pop nuances circulating in their sphere of electromagnetic influence. Every burnout needs a soundtrack to escape the sun; a reason to ride the swashes of summery circuitry and gluey harmonies that crest upon Blooming Summer‘s self-referential manifesto. With Blooming Summer they will reach a chromatic zenith and swim in a stew of summer evenings and midnight exotica. So can you. GRIP.
Blue Hawaii – Blue Gowns
Blue Hawaii – Dream Electrixra

From the chromatic waves of Aaron Levin:
Peril loiters around their underground vision, embracing our maligned audience with unprecedented density. Step sequencers set the pace, with a brooding, low-end urgency driving COSMETICS’ minimal masquerade. Soft Skin pulses like a beacon within some distorted gothic crepuscule; leather, skin, and twilight transmute into anthems of superficial warrants and synthetic indulgence while traces of italo disco and minimal synth dance beneath Aja’s reverberated whispers. Possibly the sexiest underground synth record I’ve heard.
COSMETICS – Soft Skin