Articles by Bryon Hayes

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  Soema Montenegro

  Passionaria

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2011

  Argentinean songstress Soema Montenegro possesses a surprisingly bountiful vocal range. More importantly, her voice has a singular expressi...

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  Aurist

  Not Here

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2011

  Liam Adams is barely out of his teens, yet he already has a handful of albums floating around the Internet. This prolific Londoner (who rec...

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  Jayme Stone

  Room of Wonders

  PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2011

  Here's a Juno award-winning banjoist who has immersed himself in the global history of folk music, with great results. In 2008, he travelle...

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  Cyclo.

  id

  PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2011

  A decade ago, Japanese sound artist Ryoji Ikeda and Raster-Noton label co-founder Carsten Nicolai released their collaborative debut as Cyc...

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  Various

  Strade Trasperenti

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2011

  Compiling original music composed for the film of the same name, Strade Trasperenti is a series of sonic journeys. Fittingly, the film (par...

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  Jean René

  Fammi

  PUBLISHED Dec 25, 2010

  A long-standing member of Montreal's extremely fertile experimental music scene, Jean René has lent his skills to many of his contemporarie...

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  Aeroplane Trio

  Naranja Ha

  PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2010

  This almost-decade-old trio formed in 2001 out of a series of late night improv sessions at Vancouver, BC's Sugar Refinery. Surprisingly, N...

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  Subtle Lip Can

  Subtle Lip Can

  PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2010

  This trio of Montreal heavyweights use extended playing techniques, pulling incredibly strange tones from the surrounding environment. Perc...