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Banks – In Your Eyes
Genre: Alternative, Electronic
Category: Audio
Jun 17, 2013A gorgeous Father’s Day dedication, Banks’ cover of In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel makes your $25 Best Buy gift card look all the more unimpressive. Banks on: [...]
Trentemøller – Never Stop Running (ft. Johnny Pierce of The Drums) [Music Video]
Genre: Alternative, Electronica
Category: Music Videos
May 30, 2013It’s been an incredible journey watching Trentemøller from day one, progressing from his dark minimal beginnings, to more of a live sound as heard in recent tracks like Never [...]
Death Ledger – Lost and Looking EP
Genre: Alternative, Electronic
Category: MP3
May 19, 2013Toronto producer Kevin Donnelly aka. Death Ledger’s much-needed sophmore EP, Lost and Looking, is a gorgeous expansion of the dark, experimental tones that he unveiled to the world late [...]
Interview: heRobust
Genre: Alternative, Trap
Category: Audio, Interview, MP3
May 8, 2013Hayden (heRobust) has been on a busy touring schedule but was able to find some time amidst to give up some words on the release and tour. How [...]
Nico Vega – Beast
Genre: Alternative
Category: MP3
May 6, 2013I posted that Vicetone x Nico Vega collab not long ago, but I neglected to include the original that inspired it. Is Beast a bit more ‘band-y’ than the [...]
Elaquent – Just Believe [HW&W Recordings]
Genre: Alternative
Category: MP3
Apr 27, 2013If you haven’t heard Toronto native producer Elaquent, then its time you do. He joins us from LA record label HW&W, which is home to other up-and-comers such as [...]
OLUGBENGA – Hafiza
Genre: Alternative, Electronic
Category: MP3
Apr 26, 2013Brighton producer and former Metronomy bassist, OLUGBENGA, has been busy pioneering his new solo act over the past year. His most recent release, Hafiza (Innocence) is an outstanding composition [...]
Interview: Smokey Robotic
Genre: Alternative
Category: Interview
Mar 14, 2013Slowly and surely, Smokey Robotic will be making their way into your home and rocking the beds of your moms and daughters. Agreed, that’s not something you’d like to hear [...]
Interview: Konrad OldMoney
Genre: Alternative, Electronica
Category: Features, Interview, MP3
Jan 21, 2013Spearheading one’s own genre is no easy task, especially with the complexities of daily life to be maneuvered and organized. However, finding the time to raise and manipulate bass levels [...]
The Listener’s Guide to Hip Hop #002
Genre: Alternative, Hip Hop
Category: Audio, Listener's Guide
Nov 6, 2012Hip Hop has reached new levels of popularity. But that doesn’t mean it’s all good. The Listener’s Guide to Hip Hop is a weekly column devoted to bringing you only [...]
Six Producers Worth Their Salt #012
Genre: Alternative, Ambient, Deep House, Downtempo and Chill House, Electronic, Electronica, Funk, Hip Hop, House, Reggae, Synth Pop & Indie Dance
Category: Audio, Six producers worth their salt
Oct 5, 2012Six producers worth their salt is a weekly column which features six relevant, up-and-coming, under-exposed, or disruptively innovative musicians in a particular genre-space. Every Friday we’ll put together a [...]
Hip Hop 2.0
Genre: Alternative, Hip Hop
Category: Audio, Features, Music Videos
Sep 25, 2012In 2006 Nas announced to the world Hip Hop was dead. He was probably right. Since that obituary, Emcees and Producers the world over have been culling and collecting its [...]
Six Producers worth Their Salt #011
Genre: Alternative, Ambient, Deep House, Dubstep, Electro House, House, Synth Pop & Indie Dance, UK Garage
Category: Audio, Six producers worth their salt
Sep 23, 2012Six producers worth their salt is a weekly column which features six relevant, up-and-coming, under-exposed, or disruptively innovative musicians in a particular genre-space. Every Friday we’ll put together a list [...]
Retro Vision #001
Genre: Alternative, Electronic, Synth Pop & Indie Dance
Category: Audio, Retro Vision
Sep 13, 2012Nostalgia is a beautiful liar. It makes us sadly long for the good times of yesteryear, while eclipsing the bad. And it is an even more deceitful beast when it’s [...]
Exit Festival Serbia day 4: Little Dragon, Knife Party, Buraka Som Sistema, Maceo Plex & more [photo gallery & editorial]
Genre: Alternative, Deep House, Dubstep, Electro House, House, Tech House
Category: Photo Gallery, Show Review
Sep 7, 2012I began the fourth and last day of Exit listening to Little Dragon’s performance at the Fusion Stage, which probably could hold about 1,000 people, and was pretty full for their 10:30pm performance.
Six Producers Worth Their Salt #008
Genre: Alternative, Ambient, Downtempo and Chill House, Electronic, House, Synth Pop & Indie Dance, UK Garage
Category: Audio, Six producers worth their salt
Aug 31, 2012Six producers worth their salt is a weekly column which features six relevant, up-and-coming, under-exposed, or disruptively innovative musicians in a particular genre-space. Every Friday we’ll put together a list [...]
Crystal Castles w/ HEALTH & Kontravoid @ Kool Haus 11.04.12 [preview]
Genre: Alternative, Synth Pop & Indie Dance
Category: Audio, Show Preview
Aug 24, 2012Goths, noiseniks, and ravers unite!! The gloomy Canadian electronica duo Crystal Castles are returning to Toronto on November 4 with a few of their good chums in tow. The first single from [...]
Grimes – Genesis [music video]
Genre: Alternative, Electronic
Category: Music Videos
Aug 22, 2012Just released today, the official video for ‘Genesis’ off Grimes’ album Visions.
Crystal Castles – Plague
Genre: Alternative, Synth Pop & Indie Dance
Category: MP3
Jul 25, 2012Download the Torontonian goth-ravers brand new single
Interview: Young Empires
Genre: Alternative, Synth Pop & Indie Dance
Category: Interview
Jul 24, 2012Hot off a month of shows in the United States and Canada, Toronto’s Young Empires played the final afternoon of Ottawa’s Bluesfest. Salacious Sound sat down with the band’s guitarist [...]
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