Tag: Parallels
Top 100 Songs of 2012: 100-76
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
99. Gold & Youth – Time to Kill
98. d’Eon – Century By Century
97. Crystal Castles – Wrath of God
96. Suuns – Edie’s Dream
95. Marie Davidson – Ma vie sans toi
94. Yves Son Ace – Wallet Song
93. Gal Gracen – ∞
92. Ev Ree Wuhn – Control
91. Man Made Hill – Physical (Olivia Newton John cover)
90. Drug Train – Idioms
89. The Natural Shocks – Change
88. Solar Year – Night and Day
87. Zooey – You
86. Gold Zebra – Dark Musique
85. Warm Myth – Gonna Gun
84. Wand – There Is A Place
83. Parallels – Moonlight Desires (Gowan cover)
82. Zouk Fuck – Blaque Sabbath
81. Hiawatha – Dogs of War
80. Nyteowl – EZ Boy
79. Tops – Easy Friends
78. Most People – You Said
76. Breeze – Paradise (In A While)
Top 100 Songs: 100-76 /// 75-51 /// 50-26 /// 25-1
Previously: Top 20 Albums /// Top 20 Videos /// Top 15 Remixes /// Top 10 EPs
Remix: Skeleton Hands x Parallels
Skeleton Hands – Dry Blood (Parallels Cover)
Ooooh, did not know these guys. Great evil synthpop from the southernmost extreme of the region we write about, Cincinnati, OH. Skeleton Hands have been at it for over a year though, with a ton of originals for you to discover. Today, however, we’re writing about their brand new Songs of Songs covers EP. The Nirvana and Parallels covers are our picks of the lot, but venture to Soundcloud to hear the rest, including songs by Depeche Mode, Ministry, PJ Harvey, and Nine Inch Nails.
Digits in Toronto!
In case you haven’t heard, it is worth noting in this space that our beloved friend and colleague Digits is making his return to Toronto at the Garrison this Saturday night. It should be a great show, featuring
Digits
Digits – Where Do You Belong_
Parallels
Parallels – Moonlight Desires
Dark Ages
Dark Ages – Human Being
Miss Elizabeth
and DJ sets from Digits and ARP2600. It’s $10 at the door and tickets are available for $8 at Soundscapes and Rotate This. Hope we see you there!
New Release: Parallels – Electrimotion
Parallels have just released some new tracks for streaming, and it’s awesome as usual – we need more bands channeling Madonna on these pages. XII is coming out on June 26 and we can’t wait.
MP3: Parallels – Moonlight Desires
Parallels – Moonlight Desires
Parallels are back! Here they are covering Gowan, off their forthcoming release XII. Can’t wait to hear that.
Top Songs of 2010 Pt. 2
Our top 20 songs of the year! Yesterday we listed numbers 45 through 21, and the day before we ran down our top albums and music videos. Probably the last post from us this year. See ya in ’11!
19. D’eon – Kill A Man With a Joystick in Your Hand
18. Silly Kissers – Sweet Adrian
15. Broken Social Scene – All To All
14. Bishop Morocco – Last Year’s Disco Guitars
13. Bonjay – Stumble
12. Tonetta – God Treats You Right
11. Silly Kissers – Treat Me Like You Do
10. Crystal Castles – Celestica
9. Diamond Rings – Show Me Your Stuff
6. Silly Kissers – You Could Even Like Me
5. Austra – Beat and the Pulse
4. Crystal Castles – Not In Love (Feat. Robert Smith)
Top Songs of 2010 Pt. 1
As you probably noticed, Silent Shout is a blog, and is therefore morally and legally obligated to post a year-end best-of list. It’s been an excellent year for Canadian electronic music and an excellent inaugural year for Silent Shout. Canada definitely has some of the best indie electronic acts in the world and there are plenty more that we weren’t able to include on this list. That said, here are our champions! Yesterday: our top albums and music videos. Today and tomorrow: our top songs of the year!
43. Radio Radio – 9 Piece Luggage Set
42. Easyboy – Concerning Technology
41. Rich Aucoin – Brian Wilson is A.L.I.V.E.
40. D’eon – Recession Proof ($40 Paycheque)
39. Young Empires – Rain of Gold
38. Cherry Chapstick – The Line
35. Felix de L’Etoile – Le Cote Ombrage de la Plume Icaroide
33. Gold Zebra – Back In The Dust
32. Jef Barbara – Wild Boys (Video Edit)
31. DVAS – Society
30. Egyptrixx – Chrysalis Records (feat. Trust)
26. Chromeo – Don’t Turn The Lights On
25. Blue Hawaii – Dream Electrixra
24. Diamond Rings – Wait & See
23. Tonetta – My Bro
22. Doldrums – Euphoria (watch video)
And that’s it for today. Tomorrow, the thrilling conclusion.
Best of 2010: Albums and Music Videos
As you probably noticed, Silent Shout is a blog, and is therefore morally and legally obligated to post a year-end best-of list. It’s been an excellent year for Canadian electronic music and an excellent inaugural year for Silent Shout. Canada definitely has some of the best indie electronic acts in the world and there are plenty more that we weren’t able to include on this list. That said, here are our champions! Today: our top albums and music videos. Tomorrow and Thursday: our top songs.
Top 5 Albums
5. Crystal Castles – II
4. Blue Hawaii – Blooming Summer
3. Silly Kissers – Precious Necklace
2. Sean Nicholas Savage – Mutual Feelings of Respect and Admiration
1. Caribou – Swim
Top 15 Music Videos
15. Bishop Morocco – Last Year’s Disco Guitars
14. Cosmetics – Soft Skin
13. Coyote Clean Up – Downhill Exxxpress
12. Blue Hawaii – Dream Electrixra
11. Humans – Bike Home
10. Silly Kissers – Precious Necklace
9. Caribou – Sun
8. Diamond Rings – Show Me Your Stuff
7. Doldrums – Painted Black
6. Jef Barbara – Larmes de Crocodile
5. Parallels – Dry Blood
4. Miramichi – This Lettuce is Pathetic
3. Jef Barbara – Wild Boys
2. Diamond Rings – Wait & See
1. Doldrums – Euphoria
