Badge Époque Ensemble
Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2022
PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2022
Back in 2020, when lockdowns arrived, optimists began speculating how much great art would be created in that time. King Lear had supposedl...
Badge Époque Ensemble & Lammping Find New Ways to Groove on 'Clouds of Joy: Chance of Reign'
PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2022
It's amazing that Badge Époque Ensemble has only been around for four years. The progressive and mostly instrumental jazz eight piece (and...
Badge Époque Ensemble Plot Remix Album 'Chance of Reign' with Lammping, Boldy James
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2022
The wonderful sounds of Badge Époque Ensemble rained down on listeners last month with Clouds of Joy, and the group have now announced plan...
What Makes a Perfect Fall Album? Exclaim! Staffers Pick Their Favourites
PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2022
With the beginning of autumn, a few things tend to fall into place like clockwork: layered outfits for chilly mornings and warm afternoons,...
Badge Époque Ensemble Expand Their Compositional Horizons on 'Clouds of Joy'
PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2022
Not unlike the meteorological namesake of Clouds of Joy, their third full-length album, Badge Époque Ensemble have taken a handful of diffe...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks for August 15, 2022: CHAI, Heaps, Domo Genesis
PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2022
As Harry Styles prepares to make (one city in) Canada his house tonight, we've got some more in-house new music selections to share. Here,...
Toronto Supergroup UWUW Announce Self-Titled LP Debut, Share Lead Single
PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2022
Toronto's latest supergroup UWUW have announced their debut self-titled LP, sharing first single "Scattered Ashes" off of the upcoming proj...
Badge Époque Ensemble Return with New Album 'Clouds of Joy'
PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2022
Badge Époque Ensemble have detailed a new album. The group will share Clouds of Joy on September 9 via Telephone Explosion, marking the lab...