Tag: Trust
Remix: Landshapes – In Limbo (Maya Postepski <3 Horsepower Remix)
Landscapes – In Limbo (Maya Postepski Remix)
Maya Postepski (Trust and Austra) again and again solidifies herself as one of the best remixers in the country, if not he world. Here is an epic, nine minute long reworking of dreamgaze band Landshapes. Silent Shout will be presenting Princess Century, Maya’s solo project, on May 25th in Toronto where she will be releasing her debut album, Lossless on Kennington Records.
Remix: Princess Century x Heidi Mortenson
Heidi Mortenson – Dele Af Kroppen (Princess Century Remix)Maya Postepski aka Princess Century (of Austra, formerly of Trust) strikes again. Beautiful remix!
Video: Princess Century – Twin House
Maya Postepski (of Trust and Austra) is bringing back her previously shelved solo project! Princess Century was one of our favourite faves before we started the music series and blog, and now we can expect a full album’s worth of material on April 29. Our first sneak peak is this video, which features Jess Forest of Castle If fame (who was amazing at our CMW showcase on Saturday). Directed by Kate Young and Leah Finkel.
Top Songs of 2012: 50-26
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
50. Kashka – Vichada
49. Devan Boomen – Children’s Names
48. Automelodi – Ikabe
47. Silkken Laumann – On The Mend
45. Greggy Clypse – Duh Duh Duh
44. DKMD – Androide
43. Holobody – Ninnyhammer
42. Hot & Cold – Uighur Pop
41. Bazarian – I’s the B’y (Part 1)
40. Gang Signs – Prequel
39. Chrome and the Ice Queen – Stealin’ Hearts (feat. Daniel Lee of Phèdre)
38. Majical Cloudz – Turns Turns Turns
37. Grapes Godly – I Can’t Remember
36. Vague-A-Bonde – Something
34. Piper Davis – Why? (Carly Simon cover)
31. Peter Peter – Une Version Améliorée de la Tristesse
30. Sexy Merlin – Heater
29. Tenderness – Too Wonderful
28. Moon King – Sleeping in My Car
26. Femminielli – Performance Video
Top 100 Songs: 100-76 /// 75-51 /// 50-26 /// 25-1
Previously: Top 20 Albums /// Top 20 Videos /// Top 15 Remixes /// Top 10 EPs
Top 20 Albums of 2012
There has been so much amazing music made this year. Most of these albums have been on constant repeat at the Silent Shout office since we heard them. If you’ve been following the blog all year our love for these records won’t surprise you. If you haven’t, we can’t wait for you to hear them! There shouldn’t be so much damn agreement in the critical world. We don’t need multiple lists of the same 50 albums in a slightly different order.
19. Kashka – Vichada – Bandcamp
18. Walter TV – Appetite – Bandcamp
17. Purity Ring – Shrines – Website
16. Karneef – In Error – Bandcamp
15. Man Made Hill – Intercourses – Bandcamp
14. Ghibli – Rare Pleasures – Bandcamp
13. Cabaal – Emanations – Bandcamp
12. Grimes – Visions – Wikipedia
11. Hot & Cold – Border Area – Bandcamp
10. You’ll Never Get to Heaven – S/T – Bandcamp
9. Mac DeMarco – Rock and Roll Night Club – Label
6. Kontravoid – Silent Visions – Bandcamp
5. Renny Wilson – “Sugarglider” – Bandcamp
3. Blanche Blanche Blanche – Wink with Both Eyes – Stream
2. Tenderness – The Axe is Ready at the Tree – Bandcamp
1. Femminielli – Double Invitation – Stream
Previously: Top 100 Songs /// Top 20 Videos /// Top 15 Remixes /// Top 10 EPs
Video: Trust – Dressed For Space
Remix: Feist – Graveyard (TRUST Remix)
We don’t get the opportunity to post many Feist songs on this blog. Thankfully, Trust changed this by doing an excellent remix of one of them. It’s pretty damn appropriate that it’s called Graveyard. Maybe too appropriate? Regardless, great song, great remix.
Silent Shout Shadow Polaris
So, due to some massive oversight, we were not asked to be judges in this year’s Polaris Prize. That, or the ballot was lost in the mail. We need to ensure that Canadian electro music is properly represented, so in an effort to influence the judges’ decision, we have made our top five albums eligible to win this year.
Handsome Furs – Sound Kaptial
Handsome Furs – Memories of the Future
Chevalier Avant Garde – Heterotopias
Chevalier Avant Garde – Nie Rozumiem
Grimes – Visions
Grimes – Circumambient
Trust – TRST
Trust – Shoom
Phèdre – Phèdre
Phèdre – In Decay
DIGITS
Chevalier Avant Garde – Heterotopias
Chevalier Avant Garde – Young
Tenderness – The Axe is Ready at the Tree
Tenderness – We Lay Our Broken World in Sorrow at Your Feet
Sean Nicholas Savage – Flamingo
Sean Nicholas Savage – My Chances
Phèdre – Phèdre
Phèdre – Aphodite
Mac DeMarco – Rock and Roll Night Club
Mac DeMarco – She’s Really All I Need
FARRAGOES
walter tv – Appetite
walter tv – Africa
Chevalier Avant Garde – Heterotopias
Chevalier Avant Garde – Haircut
Mac DeMarco – Rock n Roll Nightclub
Mac DeMarco – European Vegas
Kontravoid – Kontravoid
Kontravoid – Native State
Cellphone – Cellphone
Cellphone – One Last Shot
And the winner is:
