Kevin Press
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The extraordinary Toronto turntablist SlowPitchSound is performing in his hometown on Friday night at Arraymusic. If you’re unacquainted with this talented young man, think of him at the modern end of a line that starts with Sun Ra, and passes through George Clinton and Afrika Bambaataa. Born Cheldon Patterson, SlowPitchSound is promoting his remarkable new…
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It will surprise no one north of Buffalo that the latest punk rock angel to find her way into a recording studio hails from Hamilton, Ontario. Lead singer Chrisy Hurn is a pure talent with a bright future. Happily, she’s already found a band more than capable of sharing her stage. Basement Revolver, also featuring…
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Japanese electronic music and sound artist Kee Yawne’s debut recording landed earlier this month. It’s a consistently strong effort. The eight pieces featured point to a level of compositional maturity seldom found on first-time recordings. Yawne’s release is filed under TMRPOE (an acronym for “the most remote place on earth”). Keep Sleeping is suitably titled…
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Whatever you’re planning to add to your music collection next, put it on hold. The new Future Astronauts compilation, Vessels V, is the best thing going right now. Bar none. This fifth album in the U.K. label’s series of lo-fi ambient comps boasts 15 tracks, every one of them a stunner. I emailed Future Astronauts’…
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The lead single from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s 13th studio disc drops today. “La Mitrailleuse” is a vintage slice of the electropop that made the Wirral, Merseyside duo rich and famous in the 1980s. The title is French for “the machinegun,” an all-too apt reference these days. It features looped recordings of gun and…
