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Today, it is with great pleasure that we are unveiling our third annual Producing For Presents charity EP, a yearly holiday initiative which enlists our most beloved local DJs to produce compositions of electronic dance music, and sell them in an attempt to raise money for a charitable cause. We crafted this idea way back in 2009, executed the project again in 2010, and here we are today, with arguably the strongest line-up yet. Like the two preceding years, all proceeds will be donated to the Heart House Hospice, a local charity which will ultimately use the donations to purchase Christmas presents for children in less fortunate circumstances.

Incredible and infinite thank yous must go out to our talented contributors including Max & Zach of Prince Club, Meech, John Roman, Todd & Will of Tsuka, Gold’N'Grams, Poupon, Gaunt, Colin Alexander, Vlsonn, and our two mysterious festive contributors, Sugarplum Fairies and Saddam Antler. Again your tireless work has paid immediate dividends, and we’re excited to see how much money we can raise this year, after coming within dollars of 1000 last year. Also, special shouts to the likes of Michel Fournier (Meech), Ben Rosenberg (Poupon) and John Roman, who have all contributed in P4P001 right through to P4P003 — endless gratitude for your donations.

For the third year in succession, Nasty Nav and the folks at Wrongbar have been kind enough to open their doors to us and host the annual EP release party on Saturday December 17th. The docket of artists looks more of a Toronto-based festival line-up rather than a one-off, but you certainly won’t see us complaining. Vouchers to download the EP will be made available on the night of the event, but we highly suggest you check out our Bandcamp page where you can purchase the entire collection for a minimum of $15 via PayPal. Your donation can be infinite.

Tracklist:

01 SADDAM ANTLER // Dreidhell (Original Mix)
02 POUPON // Pimpin’s Easy (Original Mix)
03 PRINCE CLUB // 9.11 (Original Mix)
04 VLSONN // DX707 (Original Mix)
05 JOHN ROMAN // Delta (Original Mix)
06 GOLDNGRAMS // Tweaking (Original Mix)
07 MEECH // BoBoBo (Original Mix)
08 RYAN LESLIE // Addicted (TSUKA Bootleg Mix)
09 GAUNT // Misunderstanding (Original Mix)
10 COLIN ALEXANDER // Struck (Original Mix)
11 SUGARPLUM FAIRIES // Outro (Original Mix)

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International Affair

October 16, 2011

After a weekend of being charmed by the finest that the French capital had to offer, we must take a moment now to catch you up on some of the going-ons both domestically, and abroad.

To briefly recap things on our end, Saturday was a celebration of the highest order, as we bared witness to teen heartthrob Brodinski carrying out his residential duties at Paris’ Social Club; only this time, it was on the cusp of his FABRICLIVE60 release, which we warned you of a little while back. The night was an unquestioned success, with everything from the debuting of Brodi’s brand new line of merch, to the redeeming performance of TWR72, to the masterful display from the man himself — overseeing an overcapacity crowd, no less.

Even beyond our attendance, it was an explicitly Toronto affair Saturday evening, with intersecting Canadian themes unfolding and unwinding throughout. The most obvious of which, was the always bashful appearance of Rynecologist, who is actually set to play Social Club this upcoming Thursday for The CameRoscope, alongside Style of Eye and Jan Driver. Ryne has, and will continue to be touring Europe for the next two months, jumping back and forth between France & Germany, among other destinations.

BUT, Rynecologist surely isn’t the only Toronto-based EDM act making international moves at the moment, as Faceless Management folk Poupon & Meech have both announced fall European tours of their own. These two came up over and over in conversation as the evening progressed, with Poupon’s latest release on DubNoir again garnering playlist consideration from Brodinski, and the incessant buzz surrounding the Cooked Up Volume 4 mixtape as well.

It is also significant to mention that Turbo Recording friends Gingy & Bordello have a massive month ahead of them as well, with confirmed gigs at Social Club alongside Azari & III, as well as a confirmed closing slot at Fabric alongside Brodinski, Gesaffelstein and several others — that being the official FABRICLIVE60 release party. This of course will be on the heals of their Twin Turbo release set to drop in the coming days, which I’m sure you’ll hear more about relatively soon.

The Toronto takeover is on.

 

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Dance In Dark

September 8, 2011

Here’s a one-hour aural facsimile of an evening, that to this day, stands out as one of the strongest and most memorable real life musical displays we’ve ever witnessed. And we’re not being hyperbolic about this. Indeed, August 5th @ Le Belmont (Montreal) featured Turbo artists Bordello and Mike Mind, alongside Dance In Dark resident, Jordan Dare — a night that highlighted our summer of 2011. Here we present to you Bordello’s “dark and brooding opening set” from that very night, something well worth an hour of your time.

Bordello @ Dance In Dark, Le Belmont, Montreal [08-05-2011]

 

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Beautiful Mind

August 8, 2011

Large ups to Mike Mind for the double dose this past weekend, first at Belmont in Montreal, then again at Drake Underground here in Toronto. Two totally different musical experiences, two perfect-10 performances. Also, we’ll take this opportunity to send some special shouts to the Dance In Dark crew, including the likes of Thomas Von Party, Jordan Dare, Bordello and of course Mr. Mind for a truly memorable Friday evening at one of the best Canadian venues we’ve ever been to.

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Brodi Acid

July 27, 2011

If you’ve paid any attention to anything we’ve said in the past two plus years, you would’ve certainly come to know Gingy & Bordello by now. With vapor still in the air, the local duo are ready to launch an all-out acid attack by way of Turbo Recordings. We’ll keep the majority of the details under wraps, but we can tell you that the anticipated release will likely be in September, with a fairly incredible surprise in store. Above, you’ll see Brodinski rinsing the track hard at the Monegros Desert Festival in Spain, as he’s been doing for many many months now.

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What’s Good Wednesday!?

February 23, 2011

Ah yes! We’re back with another fabulous edition of Toronto’s most important EDM event reference, with a wide array of options for this weekend. In particular, there are some very talent, locally-based heavy hitters taking the stage, including AutoErotique, Poupon and Millions at the Mod Club on Friday, as well as Turbo’s own Gingy & Bordello playing at The Social on Saturday. Very excited for both of the events and we hope to see you out! Also, we’d recommend that you stay tuned to this space tonight, as we’ll be going live to air with #etoLIVE via Ustream, where you’ll hear material from many of these dudes — 10:30pm EST!

Thursday

The Opener: Kasel, Nick Nikon & Real Talk — Thursday @ The Social
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The Opener: Lights Over LA, Barlette & More — Thursday @ Andy Poolhall
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The Opener: Joee Cons, Ricky Syfer & More — Thursday @ Cobra
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The Opener: Gremlinz, Alex Brooks & More — Thursday @ Augusta House
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Friday

THE HEADLINER: AutoErotique, Poupon & Millions — Friday @ Mod Club
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The Opener: Jelo, Deko Ze & More — Friday @ Footwork
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The Opener: Denise Benson, Pho — Friday @ Andy Poolhall
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The Opener: XI, Jed Harper & More — Friday @ Roosevelt Room
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The Closer: Nicole Moudaber, The Junkies & More — Friday @ Wrongbar
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Saturday

THE HEADLINER: Bordello & Gingy — Saturday @ The Social
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The Opener: Alexander Robotnick, The Make Over & Nitin — Saturday @ Wrongbar
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The Opener: Mix Chopin & More — Saturday @ The Drake
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The Opener: XI, Freeza Chin, Tasc & More — Saturday @ Toika
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The Opener: Pho, Lucy ‘Lo, Mandelephant & More — Saturday @ Forestview
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The Closer: Jimpster, Dirty Dale & More — Saturday @ Footwork
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Our New Era

January 30, 2011

This has been a fairly important forty-eight hours here at electroTO headquarters (major understatement). We’ve undergone significant changes right under your noses, and unless you proceed to sift through our massive back-catalog of posts, you may never know the true extent of these changes. At a basic level, all problematic mediafire links (from today all the way back to our humble beginnings) have been unceremoniously taken down. By problematic, we mean links that have previously provided tracks that are simultaneously being sold for profit by a record label. We’re happy to say that we have not been prompted to do this by any external authority; rather, we’ve always been firm believers in supporting labels, and at last, we’ve come to our senses to do this purge, completely on our own.

What does this mean? What does the future hold?  Will electroTO be music-less?

Absolutely not. Music will always and forever be at the forefront of our content/posts; however, instead of exploiting high-quality music from our most admired artists, we will be exploring different avenues to support the arrival of new music, while satisfying the consumer’s insatiable desire for the newest tracks and the latest releases. Whether it be strictly streaming new music on our page through our convenient new play/pause icon, whether it be linking to soundclouds, or whether it be dishing you tracks for download that have been explicitly given to us for the purpose of sharing — we will certainly find ways to numb your ears drums. Here’s a preview of how we will be hosting all new tracks for download.

One more item for discussion will be our renewed focus on the EDM talent in Toronto, and its surrounding areas. We have dozens of kids all on the verge of massive electronic projects on a global level, and we’re excited to be the news source that diligently tracks the progress and development of these local acts. Check below for some of the latest musical updates from some of our favorites.

Thanks for hearing us out here, and we’re very excited about the future.

Bordello & Gingy – Body Acid (Video Preview)

John Roman – Golden Cat (Radio Preview)

Milt Mortez – Pluto (John Roman ‘Planet X’ Remix) (Preview)

Autoerotique – Freak (Poupon Remix) (Preview)

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What’s Good Wednesday!?

November 24, 2010

Really excited about this upcoming weekend, with a whole ton of options, options, options, dispersed evenly throughout all three evenings. Some very cool Canadian content kicks it all off on Thursday night at The Drake with The Mole, alongside fellow canucks Nacho Lovers. Look for the dark vibes here, with the finest in murky house and daunting techno. Friday introduces a whole ‘nother level with the likes of Tiga at the Mod Club, alongside techno’s black sheep, Fuhgahzi Bordello. Other Friday options include Sydney Blu and Shapeshifters. Saturday goes just as hard with Felix Cartal, Poupon and Gingy at The Faktory’s Saturday. Also, Nocturne will host the start of the Bully parties with the likes of Bombaman, Brandon Sek and a bunch more.

Thursday

THE HEADLINER: The Mole, Nacho Lovers & Noah Pred — Thursday @ The Drake
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The Opener: Tigerskin, James Teej & More — Thursday @ Nocturne
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The Opener: Barletta, Paul David & OGod — Thursday @ Andy Poolhall
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The Closer: Funkagenda — Thursday @ Cobra
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Friday

THE HEADLINER: Tiga, Bordello & Duvall — Friday @ Mod Club
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The Opener: Sydney Blu, Jon Jon, Baby Joel & More — Friday @ Footwork
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The Opener: Mickey D & Hotmess DJs — Friday @ Savoy
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The Closer: The Shapeshifters — Friday @ Roosevelt Room
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Saturday

THE HEADLINER: Felix Cartal, Gingy & Poupon — Saturday @ The Social
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The Opener: Bombaman, Brandon Sek & More — Saturday @ Nocturne
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The Opener: Mr. Charlton, The Makeover & More — Saturday @ Wrongbar
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The Closer: Black Coffee, Nick Holder & More — Saturday @ 99 Sudbury
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The Closer: Bordello & John Roman — Saturday @ APKlive (London, ON)
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We kinda alluded to this already, but seriously, how is it already September? Yet, another warm summer of good friends, good cheer and good music has passed us by, and now fall is right around the corner. We’re proud to say that electroTO‘s summer will last a couple more weeks, as we slowly unveil the final chapter of our Summer Sessions Live Mix Series. This final installment was recorded in concert with The Faktory, at our Social Thursday collaboration, which featured the likes of Meech, Golden Gloves (Poupon), Bordello, and of course, our guest of honour, Camel (Deadfish UK). As has been the case with all of our Summer Sessions, this one showcases a bunch of new production from our family of artists, some risky mixing, and a result that is seamless. Be sure to stay tuned until the very end, for our exclusive mix with Camel.

GOLDEN GLOVES | electroTO Summer Sessions: Volume IV

This mix provides us with yet another chapter in the constant and steady aural evolution of Golden Gloves. It’s important to note that this specific mix showcases a very significant hardware change, as Ben has opted to move away from the reliable CDJ-Serato set up, taking matters into his own hands (or ears) with a straight CDJ arrangement. Regardless of the equipment modification, the mixing was on-point as usual, showcasing a very nice selection of languid house tracks, all paving the way for the eventual arrival of Camel. A couple notable cuts to pay particular attention to include work from labels like Dirtybird, Play it Down, and Snatch!.

Golden Gloves | electroTO Summer Sessions Volume IV by electroTO

MEECH | electroTO Summer Sessions: Volume IV

Let’s be honest, it’s rare to see Michel Fournier aka Meech behind the decks before 11pm, but on Thursday August 26th, it was his turn to serve in that role. Although we were curious as to how he would handle it, we weren’t surprised when our homie managed to put together one of his best live mixes to date, one that we’re genuinely feeling, and bumping in our own audio contraptions. It all starts off at a subtle 116bpm with the brilliant Bostro Pesopeo remix of Sally Shapiro’s Love In July. From there, it’s a melodic journey through the finest in low-bpm house, techno, and those in between, finally ending off in the 125bpm neighbourhood, with Sussuro (5am Mix) , one of many projects Meech has taken up with Faceless Management newcomer, Meati.

Meech | electroTO Summer Sessions Volume IV by electroTO


Previous Summer Sessions: Volume I, Volume II, Volume III


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This weekend kicks off with a resounding clap, nu-disco style, with In Flagranti poised to hit the decks at Wrongbar, and bring the dfloor to a simmer. No doubt this is a rare opportunity to witness one of the unquestioned biggest names in the disco resurgence, made so popular in 2009. The weekend continues with a massive tribute to Toronto’s electronic music scene at The Great Hall (equipped with a tantalizing after-party line-up), as well as a star-studded cast at Mod-Club. Finally, Saturday, the main event  in our humble eyes is the much anticipated release party for Gingy & Bordello’s “Vaporizer” EP. This one has the makings of a serious bender.

Thursday

The Headliner: In Flagranti w/ The Makeover & More — Thursday @ Wrongbar
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The Opener: Barletta, Mickey D & More — Thursday @ Nocturne
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The Opener: Hotmess DJs — Thursday @ Rockwood
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The Opener: Lucie Tic w/ Dougie Boom  — Thursday @ Andy Poolhall
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Friday

The Headliner: LA Riots, Meech & Golden Gloves — Friday @ Mod Club
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The Opener: John Roman, Meati, Zeds Dead, & More — Friday @  Great Hall
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The Opener: The FranDiscos, Yale Fox & DJ Mensa — Friday @ Andy Poolhall
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The Closer: Lutzenkirchen & More — Friday @ FootWork
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The Closer II: Bordello, Golden Gloves & More — Friday (late) @ Location TBA
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Saturday

The Headliner:  Gingy, Bordello & Rynecologist— Saturday @ The Social
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The Opener: Torro Torro w/ Alex Charlton — Saturday @ Drake Underground
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The Opener:  DJ Fathom, Douglas Carter & More — Saturday @ Wrongbar
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The Opener: TapeDeckBros, Gooffee & More  — Saturday @ Augusta House
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