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BASS CANNON

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Bass Cannon

If you’re in Calgary, then you’ve definitely heard about the pK Sound Crew. For the rest of you, pK is responsible for anything that involves BASS within the bulk of western Canada. Their soundsystems have been the backbone of multiple festivals (including Shambhalla) and their custom made speakers have been installed in multiple clubs.

To show their appreciation for all that is BASS, they are throwing a party of epic proportions alongside Rottun and Contagious.

I present to you…..BASS CANNON!

 

EXCISION
CUT CHEMIST
AC SLATER
TIPPER
BOY 8-BIT
DIESEL BOY
SUBVERT
SMASH GORDON
Ill Esha
Mark Instinct & Slim Pickins
DJ Wakcutt
Drama Diablos
WomKat

2 Rooms of HUGE PK Sound & Lights and a line up of today’s best in Electronic Music. The main room will feature the largest PK sound system that has ever been built in one spot!

Manalogue will be on site taking pictures and talking with DJs to give you the inside scoop on what’s current with Bass Culture. Look forward to the photos!

If you haven’t picked up your ticket yet, you can get them online from Zoobis or Ticketmaster.

Now for the Tunes…

EXCISION

CUT CHEMIST

AC SLATER

TIPPER

BOY 8-BIT

THE KNIFE

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W-where did the time go? One minute I’m going to a New Years party and the next thing I know, it’s target=”_”>over 9000 minutes later and I’m writing my yearly “Best Of” post.

This year was a tough decision as I frequently found myself comparing apples to oranges. Yes, they’re both fruits but that’s where the similarities end. You see, on one hand there’s apples…forbidden fruit, teachers pet, home of the worm. And then there’s oranges…citrus, nothing rhymes with, orange you glad I didn’t say banana?

For me, the decided winner of Best Album 2010 goes to The Knife Featuring Planningtorock & Mount Sims – Tomorrow, In A Year [Rabid Records]. This record was commissioned by the Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma for their opera based on Charles Darwin On the Origin of Species. The album begins with a click, a pop, an impulse, a sample, a flicker of voltage that is not unlike the prick of energy from which our universe so chaotically evolved. These first sounds twist together as a double helix of sonic experimentation which soon becomes the building blocks of our sonic landscape. The highlight for me is the song The Colouring Of Pigeons which you can download for free RIGHT HERE.‘s

What are we to expect for this coming year? Let us take a lesson from this album and expect the unexpected as our musical focus evolves and changes throughout our time. Our only certainty is that something wondrous is right around the corner.

BOOKA SHADE

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Booka Shade
I had the pleasure of being invited to the launch of Booka Shade’s North American tour in Montréal this last Wednesday at Club Soda. I was looking forward to the music but dreading the mosh-pit mentality of Montréal party folk as they tend to amass into quite the rowdy bunch but that’s the beauty of Booka Shade; the music is less of a head-bangers delight and more of a hip shaking sex beat.

The setup was simple with Walter stage left in control of a mixing board, some synths, and some software and Arno stage right beating a set of drum pads and cymbals. You could tell by their smiles and effortless movement that they love their jobs.
Booka Shade
Booka Shade

Their tour continues on and if you have the chance, come out to the show!

20.10.10 – Club Soda, Montreal, Quebec (CAN)
21.10.10 – Mod Club, Toronto, Ontario (CAN)
22.10.10 – St. Andrew’s, Detroit, Michigan (USA)
23.10.10 – Congress, Chicago, Illinois (USA)
25.10.10 – Royale, Boston, Massachusettes (USA)
26.10.10 – Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn New York (USA)
27.10.10 – Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
29.10.10 – Cow Palace (Live 105 Event), San Francisco, Cal. (USA)
30.10.10 – DJ SET @ Dallas Convention Center Arena, Texas (USA)
31.10.10 – Shrine (Hard Halloween), Los Angeles, Cal. (USA)

And in case you missed it, here’s some music from this years album More!

On a side note, I saw this album cover today from 1979 for “The Way I Feel” by Adrian Gurvitz…Inspiration for the “Get Physical” Logo?
Get Physical

Tex Taiwan

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Tex Taiwan
The kids want Electro-Punk! And that’s what they’ll get from new Belgian group TEX TAIWAN. In the footsteps of acts such as KAP BAMBINO & CRYSTAL CASTLES comes another sonic assault of scream-fuckery & synthtopia. An epic remix from YOU LOVE HER COZ SHE’S DEAD shows that thoughtful use of pitch correcting software can sometimes give a track that little extra sparkle. <3
The Album hits the shelves on June 21st care of GLASSTONE RECORDS.
[audio:http://manalogue.com/manalogue/Tex Taiwan - Labyrinth.mp3]
MP3:Tex Taiwan – Labyrinth


[audio:http://manalogue.com/manalogue/Tex Taiwan - Labyrinth (You Love Her Coz She's Dead Remix).mp3]
MP3:Tex Taiwan – Labyrinth (You Love Her Coz She’s Dead Remix)

Cheese People

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Cheese People

Sometimes I view Russia as one of music’s yet to be tapped resources…The only artists that come to mind for me are PROXY & t.A.T.u. CHEESE PEOPLE are a refreshing group of youth from the city of Samara. Their sound is a very eclectic smear between psych-rock, big beat (ala FATBOY SLIM) & Disco Punk. Kinda like THE GO! TEAM took acid with THE PRODIGY. The self titled album is now available on iTunes HERE.

[audio:http://manalogue.com/manalogue/Cheese People - Ua-A-A.mp3]
MP3:Cheese People – Ua-A-A!

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB + THE TWELVES

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After a year of microphones, room tones, standing waves, & sidechain compressors, I’ve finally finished school at The Recording Arts College of Canada! If anyone needs help recording their band, just drop us a line here. My ultimate goal is to become a mastering engineer but any experience is good experience.

/shameless self promotion
The Twelves + Two Door Cinema Club
Leave it to KITSUNÉ to release yet another Kitsuné Maison compilation (slated for release on April 26 2010) before I’ve finished listening to vol. 8! Ah well, who am I to complain about good music? This post is dedicated to my girlfriend as she was the one who turned me on to TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB as well as THE TWELVES.

If you’re in the Montréal area on May 01 2010, come to Le Belmont to catch THE TWELVES. You’ll have to wait until May 16th 2010 to see TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB at La Sala Rossa in Montréal.

[audio:http://manalogue.com/manalogue/Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work (The Twelves Remix).mp3]
MP3:Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work (The Twelves Remix)

ATARI TEENAGE RIOT

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Atari Teenage Riot
Start the riot…NOW!

As ruff & tuff as grimey-techstep drum & bass got, it never managed to boil up the teen angst in me as much as ATARI TEENAGE RIOT. A seemless clusterfuck of crusty Amen slices (ALEC EMPIRE), politically minded MC verbology (MC CARL CRACK – RIP), industrial-techno sex-bass (NIC ENDO), & the original screaming riot grrl (HANIN ELIAS)…ATARI TEENAGE RIOT are back to play more shows across Europe & The British Isles with their new member, CX KIDTRONIK.
They have also announced a new single ACTIVATE! confirmed for release on May 17th 2010 on DIGITAL HARDCORE RECORDINGS.
Check it out here:

Check out this exclusive dubstep remix of Digital Hardcore care of THE BUILDER: