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 [...]
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Hey! Are we still reading year-end best of 2012 lists? Well we better be, because I finally got my shit together. Read this because last year is not so last year yet. Fresh into the new year, I present some of my favourite albums of the last 12 months (re-issues, compilations and dj mix albums [...]
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 [...]
We’ll be joining the Uptown crew this Saturday for a fundraising event and soundclash for the ages. Click here for more info.
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, [...]
For me, 2011 was such an exciting year for music. Amongst the platinum selling artists, Adele‘s ’21′ was definitely a highlight for me (Yes, Jamie XX‘s remix is killer, but the originals are already beautiful). So many other fine albums finally were released by familiar artists that had huge singles the previous years (James Blake‘s [...]
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By urbansteve
Lots of interesting albums in 2011. Bass producers stepped it up with some great long players – a difficult task in an exciting scene that mutates and changes monthly it seems. Indie rockers with synths and beats also made a mark as the guitar world continues to hybridize with the electronic world. Five techno/tech-house albums [...]
A favourite of the HOT SAUCE crew, Pearson Sound (aka Ramadanman, aka Maurice Donovan, aka David Kennedy, aka Hessle Audio boss) is making a rare Toronto appearance next week at Wrongbar. Resident Advisor pegged him as one of their Top 100 DJ picks of last year. We’re curious about whether he’ll be doing a DJ [...]
recorded: October 05, 2011 length: 1:04:11 Stromba – Manphibian – (Fat Cat) Co.fee – Gypsy Skirt – (My Hollow Drum) Dorian Concept – Sandwich Terror Hudson Mohawke – Thank You – (Warp) Zomby – Black Orchid – (4AD) Zomby – Riding with Death – (4AD) LOL Boys – Blockz – (Discobelle Records) Jon Convex – [...]