Kevin Press
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Liverpool’s Mike Sweeney has had a remarkable start since launching earthborn visions last year. Principally a solo project (he credits “occasional, ad-hoc collaborators”), Sweeney has seven LPs and three EPs on his resume. This new disc will make you want to dig into that back catalogue. It’s beautifully composed and skilfully produced. Featuring elements…
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Canadian readers will no doubt be aware of the rather heated national debate concerning cultural appropriation. It’s a subject that touches multiple raw nerves. But its significance demands that we address it. More importantly, it demands that we listen to those who feel hurt and offended by the misuse and misrepresentation of their culture. Those not following…
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Another new release from the innovative Touch label, this one lands Friday. In addition to issuing a number of fine recordings, Touch sponsors a mentorship program that helps artists with grant applications, business counseling and more. It’s an impressive outfit. Robert Crouch is a solid addition to the stable. His latest, Sublunar was recorded live…
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Last night’s Lee Scratch Perry gig at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall was always going to be an event. The 81-year-old is that rare thing in music, an actual living legend. When the man who invented reggae steps to the microphone, he builds a kind of tension few octogenarians can muster. The last thing we needed…
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Enjoy. Haircuts For Men – Solo Works Discography 1982-2016. Released Friday. Rich ambient beats with a nice jazz/hip hop feel. Fifteen gorgeous tracks on Tiger Blood Tapes. Cvd – Elsewhere Nowhere. Killer debut from Charles Dollé, an impressive young talent “drawn to 70s jazz and sci-fi movies.” On Paris-based Cascade Records. VVV x Holly –…
