Adhesive Sounds

Edmonton, AB // Toronto, ON
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From the pleasant valley of Jesse Locke:

Adhesive Sounds pulled up to the cassette club in style this spring with an ambitious 10-release batch hitting the decks. A/S architect Kelly Chia is an Albertan expat splitting his time between Edmonton and Toronto, with diverse releases from artists spanning the distance in between. He likens the label’s offerings to “tuning into radio waves from an alternative world”, gluing together Form’s mutant techno, Hobo Cubes’ eerie electroacoustics, the swooning samples of Surely I Come Quickly and so much more. We dropped Kelly a quick set of questions to get the scoop on his prolific activities and plans for the future.

Surely I Come Quickly – Angkor

Form – Trips

Hobo Cubes – Semblance, Is Ripe With Blooming Gestures

Jesse Locke: Adhesive Sounds seemed like it emerged out of nowhere in April with a fully realized sonic and visual aesthetic. How long had you been scheming before launching the label, and what inspired you to take the plunge?

Kelly Chia: Time was definitely on my side, as I was affected with a disorder of the immune system keeping me housebound for a large period of this past year. Having … Read More »