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Slip Through

Artwork by Landon Speers

What happens when a modern day Brian Wilson obsesses over technoise, frequencies and boom baps instead of cheeseburgers, L.S.D and destroying the Beatles? Slip Through, that's what. Master crafted by the most slept on producer in Canada, Réal Cardinal aka Comaduster isn't on the production game anymore, he's on the perfection game.

Download the full album at the official Comaduster site.

comaduster.com
myspace.com/comaduster23

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Never Slept

Hauschka Snowflakes and Carwrecks.jpg

You heard this Ennio Morricone record yet? of course you haven't, it doesn't exist. On your planet. That's what you can expect from Sombre Reptiles, music blog of Listen Records' Kris Burwash. Remember Alien Nation? Think of those dudes flashing forward to a 3rd generation weirdo alien kids making music in Mumbai...that's what Kris would turn you on to.

The Big Sandwich is electronics, straight-up. No question Markus Vuorensola can easily out-name you both 20 n0-wave live bootlegs and flying lotus beat tapes but dude knows blips and bloops to boot. no skronk electro here. Real, please.

CJSR superstar Aaron Levin's Weird Canada is the home of n0/new-school:freakbeat/psych/kooky.
Think Headphone-Bedroom.
This be all for the love of the basement.

listenrecords.net
sombrereptiles.tumblr.com
bigsammich.blogspot.com
weirdcanada.com

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Designarrs pt.4

Of the ten 2009 Polaris Prize Shortlist Artists, three of the poster designers hail from Edmonton: Lyle Bell (for Elliott BROOD), Jeff Kulak (Hey Rosetta!) and Kirsten McCrea (Patrick Watson).

Lyle also plays in tons of awesome Edmonton bands including Shout Out Out Out Out and Whitey Houston.
Jeff does fantastic sketches of bicycles and tshirt designs for Pop Echo Records.
Kristin makes anarchist trading cards.
Cool.

Check out the full poster images after the jump.

auxgang.com
jeffkulak.com
hellokirsten.com

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Designarrs pt.3

Justin LaFontaine's geometry = New Math. No one can touch him on posters right now. That Obits print was the most iconic image of this year's Sled Island. It even became the face of the band's website - if it's good enough for Jehu-ligans it's good enough for every human.

Lando Speers is an immensely talented photographer with a keen sense for capturing energy and aggression. Little wonder that the best Red Hot Daggers photos were his. He also has an intimate understanding of gizmos, which makes his musical projects, "Headaches" and "St. Gilles" so fascinating.

omgjhq.com
landonspeers.com
myspace.com/headacheswontstop
myspace.com/stgillesandthehind

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Designarrs pt.2

Can't be on 780 design without mentioning Raymond Biesinger. Hands down one of the realest fellows around and also a true DIY institution. Integrity- if he fronted a punk band it's name would be Fugazi.

Same goes for Bryan Kulba and Kobot Industries. Actually if he fronted a punk band it'd still be called Bayonets!!!

When it comes to hustle though, no one can touch Given Collective aka Kevin Boothe. This kid has game on lock. Basically his older self must have built a time machine to transport work back to younghim, cause no other explanation will do. Check out Kevin's Document Magazine. so trill.

fifteen.ca
kobotindustries.com
documentmagazine.ca

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Designarrs pt.1

Outside of being the reigning champs of "Best Dudes in the entire Universe, beating out Turbo Buddha and the Hulkster, Taylor Schaerer & Andrew Benson are both incredibly talented illustrators and designers.

Armies of musicians especially owe each of them a debt of gratitude for all the incredible poster and album artwork they've done.

They're also responsible for your summer looking like this:

Photo courtesy Claire Noren.

Taylor = Hat, Andrew = Emo.

Get learned.

andrewbenson.squarespace.com
guerillustrate.wordpress.com

which also features the awesome of work of Phil Chan, Scott Carmichael!!!

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Joe, Joe, JoeJoeJoeJoeJoe Joe!

Old Ugly is a cool new Edmonton label started up by swine-flu tattoo snackpack swagger jack backpacker spitter, The Joe. Peep game y'all, the label features not only raps but Joe's already on some d-i-versifying with fantastic stuff like Flora and Doug Hoyer's "Bike Month"

olduglyco.com

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European Campaign

photo courtesy painteverything

Eamon McGrath takes on Europe this fall. Along the way will he be playing with Millions, the new project from ex-members of Small Brown Bike.

Complete schedule after the jump.

myspace.com/millions
million's label seventh rule

Sept 22: Edmonton, AB@ Likwid Lounge with Octoberman
Oct 3: Edmonton, AB@ The Pawn Shop | Wheat Pool CD release
Oct 7: Guelph, ON@ The Attic
Oct 8: Toronto, ON@ The Dakota | Octoberman CD release
Oct 10: Nijmegen@ De Onderbroek
Oct 12: Le Havre@ MacDaid’s with Millions (Ex- Small Brown Bike)
Oct 14: Wittenberg@ Crush-Club
Oct 15: Freiburg@ Beatbar
Oct 16: Offenbach@ Der Waggon
Oct 18: Winterthur@ Club Dimensione
Oct 19: Paris@ Le Rigoletto
Oct 21: Kassel @ Kunsthochschule Underground
Oct 23: Metz @ L'Emile Vache
Oct 24: Peer @ De Wissel
Oct 29: Wakefield, QC @ The Blacksheep Inn

Also now available online are the lyrics to Songs To Sing When You're Dead:

"there's a tombstone on my front lawn and it's my own
but i'm inside writing songs and talking on the phone
four days have been spent inside my garden cleaning
or lying on my bed dying and dreaming

maybe i'll be leaving in the morning
maybe i'll be at the gates of hell
maybe i'll be in your arms tomorrow mourning
or at the bottom of the well

seven years have passed since my crimes
changed every law and laid down lives
but the drums inside my head will keep on beating
and the wives in all my dreams will keep on cheating"

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