I’m on a music kick this Saturday afternoon! Spent a lazy afternoon feeling uplifted since music has a way of creeping into my spirit like that. Started by tuning in to the sounds of one of my favourite radio selectors, Gilles Peterson (amazing show today, featuring Lonnie Liston Smith and plenty of spiritual jazz and [...]
Untold‘s brilliant Change In A Dynamic Environment trilogy is one of my favourite releases of 2012 (like a marriage of my punk past with my electronic present), and his label Hemlock Recordings has put out releases by some of our favourite bass artists here at Hot Sauce HQ. Now he’s announced the launch of another [...]
Is it just because I have been gravitating more towards techno lately, or is it because we have entered an(other) age of techno in electronic music? I mean, look at all those (formerly?) UK bass guys producing more and more techno-inflected or full-on (industrial-ish) techno tracks. No complaints from me, though I do love my [...]
Aside from my junior high school years (Bel Biv Devoe, Boyz II Men, and TLC anyone?), I never liked most modern R&B, whether it’s slow jams or the kind of stuff that you’re allowed to like and still have some “street cred,” like Erykah Badu and Jill Scott. With the latter, I respect them as [...]
Photos courtesy of our trusty sidekick for the day, Genevieve Tran, because MissRuckus was a lousy blogger and forgot her camera in her excitement to get to the music! However, MissRuckus did at least contribute a little by doing some quick Photoshopping. Click on each photo to see the full-sized version in all its techno [...]
Through the eyes of MissRuckus.. click on each photo to view full-sized version.
The Hot Sauce crew is super excited about Sound in Motion- Toronto’s own independent electronic music festival! Canadian talent has become a steady force in the electronic scene world-wide. This showcase on Friday July 14 at the Bizune Event Gallery featuring Pheek, Arthur Oskan, Matt & Mark Thibideau, Knowing Looks and Murr feat. Rosina is [...]
Sound In Motion is an independent electronic music festival presented by our friends at StudioFeed, a non-profit Toronto arts collective made up of members of the local music ecosystem. The festival is happening July 13th-15th at various venues in downtown Toronto (including a beach!) and will be featuring the likes of John Roberts, Sammy Dee, [...]
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