May 17, 2018—The sonic landscapes conjured by JOYFULTALK reflect a curiosity; a tinkered lightfield of forward motion, a maniac’s grove. The brainchild of composer and instrument builder Jay Crocker, JOYFULTALK is without a doubt the most forward-thinking musical act to emerge from the rural outpost of Crousetown, Nova Scotia. Along with fellow Calgary transplant and multi-instrumentalist Shawn Dicey (Ox, Lab Coast), JOYFULTALK…
May 17, 2018—The third single from Michael Feuerstack‘s upcoming fourth LP Natural Weather (out May 25) comes to us with an absolutely stunning animation by artist Jon Claytor. CBC Music premiered the video earlier this week and had this to say about the song: “Michael Feuerstack’s songwriting has a horoscope-like quality, crafting minute observations on love, death and living that are opaque…
May 17, 2018—“A lot of recent synth-based artists opt for maximalism, throwing as many sounds and textures into the mix as they can for both variety’s sake and to show off their gear a bit. Montreal-based artist Nick Schofield took the opposite route on his forthcoming album, using only one synthesizer, one effects pedal and a batch of field recordings he…