Reviews for Blocks Recording Club artists
Blankket
Pegatively NositiveThe Blankket is Steve Kado. Steve Kado is the Blankket. Simple enough. Thankfully his music is not so simple. Pegatively Nositive is Kado’s nod to philosopher, social critic, and pop culturist Theodor Adorno. As I...
read more...By Christopher Veit
Apr 1, 2009
Final Fantasy
Play To Please
Final Fantasy’s Owen Pallett lives a life that most musicians could only dream about. In the last few years the talented Torontonian has worked with The Hidden Cameras, Arcade Fire, Beirut, Grizzly Bear, The Last...
read more...By Michael Gerbrandt
Apr 1, 2009
Kids On TV
Shape Shifting Mutants / Remixes Volume 1Kids On TV are a dance-punk/queer-core quartet based out of Toronto. The band is lead by bassist John Caffery, as well as DJ/producer “Minus Smile”, guitarist “Wolf”, and Roxanne Luchak who mixes live video samples....
read more...By Marshal Hignett
Dec 6, 2009
Mantler
MonodyToronto’s Chris A. Cummings, a.k.a Mantler fourth CD entitled Monody is something of a genre jumping chameleon album that leaves the listener wondering on the artist’s direction or is he simply creating his unique niche...
read more...By Dave Ferguson
Aug 30, 2010
One Hundred Dollars
Fourteenth Floor b/w Migrant WorkersMuch in the vein of the folk, and country music tradition they play, Toronto’s $100 have offered a great follow-up their 2008 Forest of Tears record. As musical as it is poignant, the band has...
read more...By Scott Thomson
May 1, 2009
The Swyves
The Swyves
The Swyves are a trio who continually put the ‘free’ in ‘free jazz’ on their self-titled debut recording. All nine of the improvised performances were recorded live in the studio and are presented unabridged...
read more...By Sean Luciw
Aug 30, 2010
