Darcy Spidle
[Founder of OBEY Convention, Divorce Records, and Heavy Fog]
Halifax, NS
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From the dense mist of Joel Thibert:

The other day, a friend told me something along the lines of “I have my ear to the ground, and I keep hearing strings.” Do you think that elements of classical music are currently growing to play a bigger role in the future of nationwide experimentation?

Admittedly, my use and even understanding of the term “classical” is probably debatable, but I am interested in this burgeoning community of young, underground artists from Canada who self-identify with that genre label in some way. They are the folks who have trained in classical music but also found their ways into other genres, both popular and experimental. An artist like Alice Hansen comes to mind. She is a university trained composer but also a member of ambient pop duo You’ll Never Get to Heaven. Zachary Fairbrother of Lantern is another example. When the politics and aesthetics of those two worlds collide, it can make for very intriguing music and discussion. In ways, that’s what I’m trying to explore with Heavy Fog.

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