Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
I’ve always been pretty strict at keeping Indie Music Filter separate from my day job running Bearsuit Publishing. I never wanted to be in a position where it looked like I was writing favorable reviews of artists that I represented, essentially creating my own artificial hype. But over time I’ve noticed the relationship between music […]
Who: Zaza from Brooklyn.
What: A perfect soundtrack for my head right now. After a weekend of travel, too much booze and not enough sleep, I feel like my head is swimming in a weird dreamlike state. From the distance, I hear a soothing ethereal rumble floating in like morning mist. Its Sooner or Later by […]
Who: Hopewell.
What: Here’s the second single off Good Good Desperation, the newest album from the space rock kings known as Hopewell. Tons of swirling, aggressive guitars put against the rumbling of low toms; combining the best of 60’s psychedelia and 90’s shoegaze. For fans of Ride, Mercury Rev. Great soundtrack to shooting towards Montreal on […]
Who: Electric Tickle Machine from NY.
What: A strong start from NY’s Electric Tickle Machine. This song is off their debut (Blew It Again, October release) and features ‘hooky anthems bathed in organic layers of psychedelic fuzz’. Recorded in 14 days in the winter of 2009 by Matt Boynton (Gang Gang Dance, Vietnam, Bat For […]
They just sounded like drinks when you put them next to each other. A Hudson Mohawke would be served at Pitchfork bar in the form of a ‘Rising 5‘; a sick blend of funky synths, syncopated drums and promise from this Glaswegian. Check the teaser track from his upcoming Butter LP (out October 13). A […]