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What’s Good Wednesday!?

July 22, 2009

time_festival

The Headliner: Embrace Presents Time Festival, Sat. @ Sound Academy

Talk about an event that need no sales pitch at all — the 2009 Time Festival, hosted by Embrace, at the Sound Academy. The bill is absolutely packed with world-class electro personalities, you can peep the event poster above if you don’t believe us. A-Trak, Mehdi, Felix Cartal, Don Rimini etc. etc. will all be spinning non-stop exclusives, showcasing their undeniable skills. Anyone who is anyone in the Toronto electronic scene will be in attendance Saturday, and we highly recommend you do yourself a favour and attend. We will be there in full force, tearing up the d-floor and providing you with the track ID play-by-play, on our trusty Twitter account, which you can check out right HERE.

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The Opener: Congorock, Thurs. @ The Social

On any other weekend, a visit from the Italian-native Congorock would certainly be crowned the week’s glorified ‘Headliner’, but it just so happens that his appearance falls on the same weekend as TIME. Such is life. Regardless, The Social is the undisputed place to be on your Thursday night, and that has been verified by our good friend and Toronto promoter, Mr. Cody Lekush. We’ve kept a close eye on Congorock ever since his debut single “Runark”, we’ve watched him explode under the watchful eye of Bob Cornelius Rifo of the Bloody Beetroots, and we look forward to going buck with him on Thursday.

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The Opener: Steve Porter & JELO, Fri. @ Footwork

The weekend’s final warm up for the TIME festival will showcase international house/techno dee-jay, Steve Porter, alongside Toronto-native JELO. The New York-born Porter dropped the album ‘Homegrown’ in 2005, a release that propelled him onto the global stage and contributed to DJ Times anointing him as one of “America’s Best DJs”. Meanwhile, JELO has ripped local events for years, and blew up after his widely regarded collabo with Deadmau5 entitled “The Reward Is Cheese” — again, a very solid bill.

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Enjoy this weekend’s festivities everyone. It’s going to be wild.

The Vamp


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Glove-Struck

June 30, 2009

As my boy Trackson lovingly pointed out, it was indeed my birthday this past weekend, and was I feeling pretty gloomy about my haul of gifts — that is, until about 11:30 this morning, when Benny Bumpdatsh*t! of Golden Gloves dropped us an email. Lo’ and behold, my best birthday gift of them all, the newest Golden Gloves production, “Casablanca”, paired with the official Barletta remix.

Last time we heard from Golden Gloves, they dropped us their banger “Pick Up The Slack” (which, if you don’t have, you need to get now) and we joked that the duo of Benny and Cowiebunga had locked themselves in the studio. All joking aside, now we’re convinced. The local tandem have obviously been focusing on drawing up production ideas as of late, and they’re on the money once again with the single “Casablanca”.

Both the Original Mix and the Barletta Mix offer the same hard-hitting throws, cued with the ever-so-clever Beastie Boys vocal, “DROPPP!!”. The almost Major Lazery feel at the outset of the Original Mix, tricks you into thinking you can chill on the track — then the build, break and drop turn the dance-floor into Hiroshima (ouch!). Incredible work.

And on the eve of Canada Day, we’d like to mention how it makes us so proud that these dudes are from our very own backyard, cranking out world-class chunes. Unreal.

Golden Gloves – Casablanca (Original Mix)

Golden Gloves – Casablanca (Barletta Remix)

The Vamp

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What’s Good Wednesday!?

June 24, 2009

The Headliner: John Dahlback, Sat. @ Footwork

Talk about flying under the radar. One of the biggest names in house music is making his way to Footwork, to treat the Toronto faithful to the finest in Swedish house. John Dahlback’s latest material includes his Turbo 064 Maximus EP release with his brother Jesper. The two track EP is an absolute treat, and is a very good indication of the quality of material that will be pumping through the speakers Saturday night. Also, keep your ear open for the world-wide smasher “Out There”, featuring Basto! (aka Lazy Jay).

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The Opener: Hatiras, Fri. @ CiRCA

When your name appears in Fake Blood’s BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix more than once, you know you’re probably a half-decent producer. Friday, inside the always stellar CiRCA Randomland, Canadian-boy Hatiras will be wrecking the discotek (as John Roman would say). Not only does Hatiras have albums and Juno awards to his name, but in 2003 he started his own “Blow Media” Recording label. Be sure to check out this ever-rising Canadian electronic star on your Friday night.

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The Opener: Grum and Barletta, Thurs. @ Wrongbar

In yet another big night for Nasty Nav’s Wrongbar, Scotland’s Grum will be in town, bringing his long list of acclaimed singles to share with all those willing to bust-a-move. Producing a sound that embodies the very essence of European electro, you would be silly to miss out on Grum’s performance. In a brief side-note, local boy Barletta, coming off his widely acclaimed NXNE performance, will be an entertaining opener, given that his track lists are completely unpredictable, and always refreshing.

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The Opener: The FranDiscos, Sat. @ Club [v]

Finally, if it’s the obscure and unfamiliar you’re looking for, we have just what you need. Two brothers, Andrew and John, from the GTA, have returned to their stomping ground, Club [V], for the summer months. These gifted wax-scratchers will complement an incredible venue, nestled in the heart of Yorkville, just North of the downtown core. Although you may be thinking John Dahlback on your Saturday, if you’re looking for an upscale spot, with a little less hooplah, and some top-notch spinning, check these boys out. And show ‘em some love!

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The Vamp

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What’s Good Wednesday!?

June 17, 2009

Fake Blood @ Wrongbar

Today’s edition of WGW marks the beginning of the NXNE festival in Toronto, sensibly named after the compass quadrants “North By Northeast”.  This is essentially the Canadian version of the film/music/culture festival that takes place every year in Texas, by the name of SXSW. What does this mean for the electronic aficionados in the Toronto area? Well let me tell you, it has provided us with one of the strongest weekly event line-ups in recent memory.

The Headliner: Fake Blood, Nasty Nav and Barletta, Sat. @ Wrongbar

Fake Blood exploded on the scene the day Steve Aoki dropped his Essential Mix on BBC’s Radio One. On that day, Mars became much more than a red planet—it became the track of summer 2008. Then there was his Toronto appearance this past winter, where he absolutely blew the doors off of Wrongbar, and left resident DJ Nasty Nav playing his “Stuck On Repeat” remix for months. Yikes, with opening acts by Mr. Nav himself, as well as local-boy Barletta, Saturday will be off the hook, no questions asked.

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The Opener: Bird Peterson, St. Mandrew and Guests, Thurs. @ The Social

NXNE’s high-power electro line-up kicks off with Bird Peterson at The Social, a venue which is infamous for its big-time sound system, in its not-so-big main room. Regardless, this doesn’t bode well for your eardrums, especially when Mr. Peterson drops his earth-shattering banger “The Essence”.  Peterson will be joined by the very skilled St. Mandrew, cousin of MSTRKRFT’s JFK. (Note: We incorrectly suggested that Bird Peterson was on the Dim Mak recording label– totally our bad– thanks for keeping us sharp)

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The Opener: Klever, Fri. @ CiRCA

Friday night, CiRCA’s Randomland will feature Klever, a world-renowned scratch DJ from the United States who will make a point of opening his bag of tricks and shredding some serious vinyl throughout the night. Coming from a notorious hip-hop background in the mean streets of Atlanta, you can expect Klever to drop a diverse track arrangement with a Baskin Robbins-esque assortment of flavors.

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The Vamp

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If The Glove Don’t Fit

June 15, 2009

Golden Gloves
Photo: Ryan Cohen

We can count ourselves lucky for two reasons. First, we are lucky because home-grown electronic talent from the Toronto area is expanding far beyond the shadow cast by MSTRKRFT, and these DJ/Producers are making their names heard through their quality work. Second, we are lucky because these up-and-coming producers are willing to show love to independent blogs from the GTA, so that their fans can truly embrace their music.

There is no better example of this than Toronto’s own Golden Gloves– the duo of Benny Bumpdatsh*t! and Cowiebunga.  Though they come from diverse musical backgrounds, they have come together to create a dominant DJ/production team that has catapulted onto the electro scene.

It would seem that this duo have locked themselves in the studio as of late, and it has paid off large dividends. Here at ElectroTO, we’ve been blown away by GG’s collaboration with John Roman (posted a while back),  as well as their remix of Major Lazer’s “Hold The Line” (which might be the best of the batch so far). So you can imagine how excited we were to find their newest production Pick Up The Slack in our drop box today.

The track has been described as having a “Dutch house” feel, and we can honestly say we’re feeling it 100%. Simply put, the track is massive. The catchy harmony, the bouncy bassline, and the well-timed drops have all the makings of a d-floor smasher.

Also, you can check out GG at the Time Festival in Toronto on July 25th alongside Canadian talents like A-Trak, Felix Cartal, Barletta etc. We will be in attendance– losing our minds, of course. If you want to join us, check out the line up and grab tickets HERE. Without further adieu, straight from Golden Gloves, here it is:

Golden Gloves – Pick Up The Slack (Original Mix)

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All Roads Lead To Roman

June 2, 2009

John Roman

John Roman has been a favorite of electroTO for a while. First, he had us warping it down, then soon-after he  wrecked the diskotek, which, after a timely edit by Barletta, had us going absolutely nuts every time we heard it being dropped. The local Canadian producer has been tearing it up lately, and how better to complement his skill than team up with two more Canadians, namely, Golden Gloves.

Roman dropped this little gem mere moments ago via his Facebook, and we couldn’t help but share it. If you hadn’t already heard of him, John Roman is definitely somebody you should be looking out for as an up and coming producer. The kid out of London is doing big things, and this track in particular will leave no doubt in your mind as to why you keep hearing his name. So here it is: A collaboration with Golden Gloves. The brand new John Roman track,  Huh?.

John Roman & Golden Gloves – Huh?

Trackson

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