Depending on what musical circles you identify with, Madlib might sound familiar as a background character. "Oh, isn't he behind the music o...
Following a winter tour of mainland China in 2019, Vancouver-based, Kaifeng-born artist Yu Su decided to start a label and make an album. Ye...
Six albums in, the idiosyncratic style of Nottingham duo Sleaford Mods is still very much intact on Spare Ribs. Andrew Fearn's minimalistic,...
Even as a die-hard fan, listening to an Autechre album can sometimes be a daunting task. You have to be prepared to witness a shapeshifting...
"Give me a motherfuckin' breakbeat." These aren't exactly the words you'd normally associate with long-time Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist...
Anyone who's familiar with the work of Edmonton producer Khotin will know that he wields the subtle art of nostalgia with the deftest hand a...
Surprise! It's a new Daniel Avery album, and we're talking new. According to Avery himself, the final notes of this record were finished mer...
There is a lot to say about this record. We could, in fact, talk about it at length without ever mentioning the music itself. We won't, but...
Squarepusher's latest EP, Lamental, could be seen as a quieter antidote to his recent Be Up a Hello LP, but it's more accurate to say that i...
Montreal is rife with hidden talent, and we'd be remiss if we didn't bring you some of it. Next up in our Exclaim! Mix series is Honeydrip —...
The last few years for Dan Snaith, better known to music fans by his recording moniker Caribou, were littered with momentous changes that cr...
Beware the ice in Norway. It's dangerous. It's also where the story of Be Up a Hello, the latest album by Squarepusher, aka Tom Jenkinson, b...
If the optimistic title of Squarepusher's latest record, Be Up a Hello, doesn't speak to its playful nature, then the briefest of listens wi...
Choosing a local opener for heavy hitters like Robert Hood and Nina Kraviz (pictured) is no easy feat, but when looking around the neighbour...
Kicking off Igloofest's second weekend of the year, and its 14th edition to-date, was local DJ / producer Lunr. His 7:30 pm set initially fe...
Humans are born to collaborate; we can't help but bounce our ideas off someone else every once in a while. An entirely new musical partner h...
It's been a while since our last Exclaim! Mix, where we highlight some of the most talented DJs and producers from across Canada, but this o...
Mere months after releasing his superb album, Fear in a Handful of Dust, Amon Tobin returns with Long Stories. Listeners won't be surprised...
What's the first thing you notice about an album? The artwork? The tracklist? Those seemingly ubiquitous ambient intros? With Jacques Greene...
If you look up the actual definition of dawn chorus, it's a bird song at the start of a new day. This is a key part of Jacques Greene's late...
