Two years ago I was hanging out backstage trying to divulge the secrets of the Smell from the drummer. I knew some amazing stuff was coming out of L.A but I never expected it to be a futurist version of the lost art of math rock. So tech.

One year ago kids finally caught on. So much so that it felt like I was on the set of Teen Spirt - bodies flailing, rowdy crowd surfing, just capital "M" melee onstage and off. But the music we were moving to wasn't all melodic at all, oh it was dancey and poppy. No at the core it was actually just was noise, unadulterated fuzzed out noise.

HEALTH are the future of punk. dance. No, they are simply the future.

I just wish I could be there to see them trip out on Desi.

If you miss this show all I can say is have fun loving in the past.

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

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

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

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.

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kobotindustries.com
documentmagazine.ca

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:

Taylor = Hat, Andrew = Emo.

Get learned.

andrewbenson.squarespace.com
guerillustrate.wordpress.com

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

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

On the topic of Tyler Butler, please check out Labrador City Records the brainchild of T-But and Lil' Layne L’Heureux

wordpress/labradorcityrecords
myspace.com/labradorrecordsedm

Girls, get your swoon on, it's Tyler Butler and Jom Comyn. Underwear need not apply.

Friday, Sept 18 @ Cafe LEVA

facebook event

Footage from the greatest basement show ever, watch Gobble Gobble perform "Meteor Eschat" and "Mountain of Flesh"

And click here to check out the other Gobble songs along with the Braids and the Champion City solo sets
www.myspace.com/braidsmusic