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issue 4 reviews

Kae Sun - Midnight and Other Endings EP

Kae Sun - Midnight and Other Endings EP

"Maneuvering the timeless, formless, ever-reaching future of the hive mind, for Kae Sun, it's impossible to be sure where whatever's next starts and where it ends, but it's here, it’s now, and it still has things to show you."

Julian Yi-Zhong Hou - Grass Drama | Selected Works

Julian Yi-Zhong Hou - Grass Drama | Selected Works

"Julian Yi-Zhong Hou's Grass Drama—a collection of works whose original forms were largely multi-media art exhibits shown across Canada—is as entrancing as long grass dancing in the wind."

Gene Tellem - Mind Reader

Gene Tellem - Mind Reader

"Though it'll be a while still before we can hear all the songs on Gene Tellem's Mind Reader properly in a club, this cerebral mix of four great tunes gives listeners plenty to get lost in."

De.Ville - ATLANTIQUE

De.Ville - ATLANTIQUE

"While mellow funk hooks, soothing sax solos, and velvety vocals are transplanted from the duo’s previous works, Montréal/Moroccan Ziad Qoulaii and Simon Pierre hit a deeper nerve on their latest offering."

DACEY - SATIN PLAYGROUND

DACEY - SATIN PLAYGROUND

"Heartbreak abounds on DACEY's debut EP, SATIN PLAYGROUND, but the Vancouver quintet lift themselves up with a breezy mix of jazz, pop, hip-hop, and R&B."

Bleu Kérosène - L'artifice de l'aube

Bleu Kérosène - L'artifice de l'aube

"While there's nothing here as explosive as the album title, L'artifice de l'aube (the fireworks of dawn), might suggest, what Bleu Kérosène have accomplished is less about the bombast of a pyrotechnics show and more closely resembles the careful choreography of colours, shapes, and contours that ar

Air Creature - Every Emotion

Air Creature - Every Emotion

"Spencer Schoening might be best known as the former drummer in JUNO Award-winning indie rock band Said the Whale, but few people know that within him lies a different beast."