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New Canadiana :: Choice Grips

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In our ongoing pursuit to encourage, document, and connect creative expression across Canada, we cut through waves upon waves of ethereal sounds, wyld shreddery, and brooding drones. It is magnificent. Some of the best grips escape our grasping fists. We list them here:

Souns : Ambient A (Self Released :: Calgary, Alberta)

“SH-2000” : SHHH (Self-Released :: Calgary, Alberta)

Fire Moss : Adomania (Self-Released :: Kingston, Ontario / Montréal, Québec)

F Hood : Release No. 91​-​018 (Self-Released :: Montréal, Québec)

Brr : a pining (Art Metropole :: Toronto, Ontario)

Yves Bouliane : Champ (10 Opérations) (Tenzier :: Montréal, Québec)

Jaro Sounder : Attention Shoppers (Special Recordings :: Vancouver, British Columbia)

yip y!p : girl socks – fave animals – sleepingbags (Self-Released :: Kuujjuaraapik / Montréal, Québec)

Del Stephen : Unexpressed (Vacancy Recs. :: Niagara, Ontario)

Massie Dome : Did Me Wrong (Self-Released :: Montréal, Québec)

Soft Serve : Self Titled (Self-Released :: Vancouver, British Columbia)

Monopus : Hesher (Sonolumen :: Newmarket, Ontario)

Matthew Samways : Archive, I Blackness Begins II House of Laws III 10 000 Tears (Check :: Halifax, Nova Scotia)

The Beverleys : Brutal (Self-Released :: Toronto, Ontario)

Thom Huhtala : Stinky Feelings (Self-Released :: Toronto, Ontario)

Youth Trend Report : Life Coach (Prairie Shag Recordings :: Regina, Saskatchewan)

Otis King : Creature Comforts (Self-Released :: Hamilton, Ontario)

Holy Hum + Stephen Carl O’Shea : Midnight Music (Heavy Lark Records :: Vancouver, British Columbia)

Wheels Farley : s/t (Self-Released :: Vancouver, British Columbia)

Yao Guai Cave (formerly Yaocave) : Brain Zaps (Pedicure Records :: Montréal, Québec)

Michael Keith : Arcanum Verba (Self-Released :: Toronto, Ontario)

Des Moines : Des Moines (Self-Released :: Montréal, Québec)

Notre quête constante visant à encourager, à mettre en contact et à décrire les pratiques d’expression créatrice au Canada nous fait traverser vague après vague de sons éthérés, de shreds déchaînés et de sinistres bourdonnements; et c’est magnifique. De véritables joyaux échappent parfois à nos mains avides. Ils sont énumérés ici :

Souns : Ambient A (Self Released :: Calgary, Alberta)

“SH-2000” : SHHH (Self-Released :: Calgary, Alberta)

Fire Moss : Adomania (Self-Released :: Kingston, Ontario / Montréal, Québec)

F Hood : Release No. 91​-​018 (Self-Released :: Montréal, Québec)

Brr : a pining (Art Metropole :: Toronto, Ontario)

Yves Bouliane : Champ (10 Opérations) (Tenzier :: Montréal, Québec)

Jaro Sounder : Attention Shoppers (Special Recordings :: Vancouver, British Columbia)

yip y!p : girl socks – fave animals – sleepingbags (Self-Released :: Kuujjuaraapik / Montréal, Québec)

Del Stephen : Unexpressed (Vacancy Recs. :: Niagara, Ontario)

Massie Dome : Did Me Wrong (Self-Released :: Montréal, Québec)

Soft Serve : Self Titled (Self-Released :: Vancouver, British Columbia)

Monopus : Hesher (Sonolumen :: Newmarket, Ontario)

Matthew Samways : Archive, I Blackness Begins II House of Laws III 10 000 Tears (Check :: Halifax, Nova Scotia)

The Beverleys : Brutal (Self-Released :: Toronto, Ontario)

Thom Huhtala : Stinky Feelings (Self-Released :: Toronto, Ontario)

Youth Trend Report : Life Coach (Prairie Shag Recordings :: Regina, Saskatchewan)

Otis King : Creature Comforts (Self-Released :: Hamilton, Ontario)

Holy Hum + Stephen Carl O’Shea : Midnight Music (Heavy Lark Records :: Vancouver, British Columbia)

Wheels Farley : s/t (Self-Released :: Vancouver, British Columbia)

Yao Guai Cave (formerly Yaocave) : Brain Zaps (Pedicure Records :: Montréal, Québec)

Michael Keith : Arcanum Verba (Self-Released :: Toronto, Ontario)

Des Moines : Des Moines (Self-Released :: Montréal, Québec)

New Canadiana :: Soft Serve – Sink Deep

Soft Serve - Sink Deep

Glorious jean-jacket jangle from a young Vancouver trio yet to celebrate their one-year birthday. This EP is a quickie, but I haven’t come across many finer mission statements than opener “Words For Others” in 2013. The Josef K-styled speak-sing of frontman Kyle Thiessen hovers above glistening guitarmonies and Feelies twitch throughout three minutes in heaven. Hat tip to Jay Arner for another production home run.

Un brillant tintamarre de veste de jean d’un jeune trio de Vancouver qui n’a pas encore célébré son premier anniversaire. Cet EP est bref, mais je ne suis pas tombé en 2013 sur un meilleur énoncé de mission que l’ouverture « Words For Others ». Le style chanté-parlé à la Josef K du leader Kyle Thiessen erre dans les harmonies polies de guitare et les tics à la Feelies pendant trois minutes au paradis. Je tire mon chapeau à Jay Arner à la production pour un autre coup de circuit.

Soft Serve – Words For Others

Soft Serve – The Hike