Articles by Scott Simpson
Sean Nicholas Savage
La Sala Rossa, Montreal QC, November 19
PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2014
Central Arbutus Records signee Sean Nicholas Savage has a pretty healthy local fanbase, having recorded and produced in Montreal for quite...
Teengirl Fantasy
Thermal EP
PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2014
With some of their past releases, experimental pop duo Teengirl Fantasy have had their ambitions restricted by their technical abilities, w...
Rhyton
Kykeon
PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2014
During its first minute, Kykeon's opening track "Siren in Byblos" seems to want to alienate the listener with its abrasive drone and distor...
Joris Voorn
Nobody Knows
PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2014
Joris Voorn usually makes music that falls within the type of techno that's associated with the Detroit electronic scene, but all that's ab...
Caribou
Métropolis, Montreal QC, November 10
PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2014
Montreal bookers massively underestimated Caribou's appeal by initially booking him at Le National, which sold out, and finally upgraded hi...
Jon Hopkins
Asleep Versions
PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2014
Last year's Mercury-nominated Immunity was easily one of the best releases of 2013 and marked another huge leap in Jon Hopkins' already ill...
Röyksopp
The Inevitable End
PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2014
Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp are ready to say goodbye to the traditional album format, announcing that The Inevitable End, their fifth...
Parkay Quarts
Content Nausea
PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2014
Parquet Courts' Andrew Savage and Austin Brown weren't content with only releasing one great album in 2014, and are back as Parkay Quarts w...