Tag: Elrichman
Top Songs of 2012: 75-51
2012 has been the strongest year in memory for Canadian electronic pop. Established artists started new electronic projects, amazing new talents appeared seemingly out of nowhere, and one of our shining stars became a superstar recognized the world over. Canada is clearly at the epicenter of the zeitgeist – it’s a testament to the unbelievable talent in this country that we have 100 songs to present to you as the best of the year, and STILL had to exclude so many excellent tracks.
Montreal and Toronto may still have the most representatives of any Canadian city, but dark electro is thriving everywhere, from Halifax to Calgary, Ottawa to Vancouver, and exciting new hotbeds appearing in London, Ontario, and Grande Prairie, Alberta. We’re not too exclusively nationalist here at Silent Shout, so border states (minus NYC) appear too, with artists from Minneapolis, Seattle, and Brattleboro, Vermont making our list.
A huge thank you to all our readers, the folks who attend our events, and the bands that make brilliant music across this land for making 2012 an unforgettable year for us. Here’s to an even bigger 2013 for Canadian electronic music.
Top 100 Songs: 100-76 /// 75-51 /// 50-26 /// 25-1
75. Electric Youth – The Best Thing
74. Elrichman – The Shah and I
73. Grapes Godly – No Storm
72. Le Roi Crocodile – Battles
70. Matthew A. Wilkinson – Skyscrapers in Paris
69. Purity Ring – Bellispeak II feat Danny Brown
67. Blanche Blanche Blanche – Fireworks
66. Renny Wilson – Could’ve it Been Me?
65. Moon King – Only Child
64. The Luyas – Fifty Fifty
63. Shadow Folk – Heaven’s Gate
62. Sally Dige – Doppleganger
61. Chairs – Indestructible Machine
60. New Zebra Kid – Go the Extra Mile
59. How Sad (formerly Goose Hut)- Stockholm Syndrome
57. Desire – Tears From Heaven
56. Rob Crooks – Hey! Hey!
55. Blanche Blanche Blanche – She’s Adopted
53. Grimes – Circumambient
52. Essaie Pas – 514 376-9230
51. Maylee Todd – Baby’s Got It
Top 100 Songs: 100-76 /// 75-51 /// 50-26 /// 25-1
Previously: Top 20 Albums /// Top 20 Videos /// Top 15 Remixes /// Top 10 EPs
Mix: Best of August 2012
Mix: Silent Shout – Best of August 2012
Tracklist: all tracks link to a review and a download of the individual MP3s.
1. Devan Boomen – Children’s Names
2. Greggy Clypse – Duh Duh Duh
3. Hermetic – Portlandish (Jay Arner Remix)
4. Moon King – Only Child
5. The Natural Shocks – Change
6. New Hands – Tulips
7. The Luyas – Fifty Fifty
8. Shadow Folk – Heaven’s Gate
9. New Zebra Kid – Go The Extra Mile
10. Brusque Twins – Wait For Me (Dark Ages Remix)
11. Kontravoid – Silent Visions
12. boyBITCH – Down Town
13. Yacht Club – Flash (Single Edit)
14. Bon Iver – Beth / Rest (Work Drugs Remix)
15. Ladyfrnd – Sunday
16. Jay Arner – Black Horse
17. Charles Valois – Beautiful But Troubled Girls
18. Elrichman – The Shah and I
MP3: Elrichman – The Shah and I
Toronto underground pop troubadour Elrichman (aka Paul Erlichman of Gay) recently released his debut EP Clarity, and we’re happy to share the most electronic track of the bunch with you in these pages. But if you can stand to listen to music without machines, we urge you to check out the rest on his Bandcamp.
