Known for producing top drawer ambient grooves, Teen Daze’s newest offering from the album All of Us, Together, stays true to form with enveloping sonic textures, enticing progressions and a chill vibe that’s all its own.
[“Treten” was added to rotation this week on CBC Radio 3]
From the album Spanish Moss and Total Loss, Shout Out Out Out Out’s “Never The Same Way Twice” features swirling synth textures, a toe tapping beat, sexy sax and vocoded vocals setting the pace, and it’s just was the party doctor ordered.
[“Never The Same Way Twice” was added to rotation this week on CBC Radio 3]
Something a little bit different on the latest edition of the CBC Radio 3 podcast: Brasstronaut’s Edo Van Breemen is your host for a full hour of new and exclusive electronic music from the Vancouver label and collective Mood Hut.
You may have seen the name Silkken Laumann popping up here and there since their NXNE show last week. Not to be confused with Canadian champion rower Silken Laumann, this 3 piece from Ottawa is Rolf Klausener and Pat Johnson from The Acorn, and experimental musician Adam Saikaley (they also have an extra ‘k’ in the band name. See, different!)
The group is influenced by Ottawa’s underground dance nights and, lyrically, their collective romantic experiences in the summer of 2011. The forthcoming album covers it all – heartbreak, commitment, deception, sexiness and lack thereof (sounds like they had quite the summer last year.)
Grimes noticed the vowel removing pattern in indie artist names over the past few years - PARLOVR, MSTRKRFT, ZZBRA - and wrote this mathematical song about it:
“Vowels = Space and Time.”
If you take out the vowels in your name you get back both space and time. Thank for the musical math lesson, Professor Grimes.
While Hexes and Ohs may be more electronically bent, this offering from Thank You has a firm footing in the dance rock arena with its sexy bass lines and kicking guitars. “What Are You Waiting For?” is a thick slice of nocturnal good times and funky fun on the dance floor.
[“What Are You Waiting For?” was added to rotation this week on CBC Radio 3]
“…when I started playing these songs live, the idea of someone performing off a laptop was still blasphemous. Now people are a bit more acquainted with it, and are more willing to get into it.” - Teen Daze Q&A
Do you agree?
This week’s top song on Radio 3’s chart is a twofer - you get a Cadence Weapon track and a Grimes song, both for the price of one. Turns out that “88” is essentially Grime’s “Eight” with Cadence wrapping over it.
Have a listen to this week’s R3-30 podcast to hear Rollie (Cadence) explain how it came to be and his hopes to return the favour on an upcoming session.
Also, check out Grime’s original song to compare: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqLu_eWjP_Y
Whenever you add a song that you like to one of your playlists, there are two big benefits: 1) You get to hear that song whenever you want on demand and 2) The rest of the CBC Music community gets to know what songs people are really digging.
And this past week, the song most added to playlists was “Sulk” by Trust.
So do it, build those playlists!
