Madrid

Madrid back with First Message

Madrid

If you’ve never come across Madrid while searching for electronic bands in the vein of Boards of Canada or Air, then here’s your introduction. Meet Duncan Christie and Adam Perry, the main songwriters behind the Toronto based group. Its been a couple years since their last release (Warm Waters), the band has now readied a new EP (First Message), a new video (see below) and a little bit of buzz to get things going again. Recently, the band played opening slots for Ulrich Schnauss and UNKLE.

Off the new EP, check out an Ulrich Schnauss remix of Out To Sea. But before I finish, let me point you towards my favorite Madrid song, Crystallic. Look for it on the bands’ full-length next year.

If you live in Toronto, put this show on the calendar. Should be a great one.

Madrid EP release party

with Off The International Radar and Vitamins for You (DJ Set)

wed/nov 28th, The Drake Hotel, 9pm doors, $5, $10 with a copy of the EP

Check out the video for Out To Sea.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja_4ki_-EGY[/youtube]

Fjord Rowboat

Fjord Rowboat

I had to look up the meaning of Fjord to refresh my memory. Was I ever taught this word in school?

To quote the band from their New Music Canada site, Fjord Rowboat has been trying to ‘save the world with Reverb since 2004’. Does saving the world mean recording and performing lush atmospheric shoegazer athems covered in layered with soft echoed vocals?

Maybe. But’s its too early to tell.

Check out ‘Paragon‘. Chorus kicks in strong, makes you want to go see it live.? If so, they play this Saturday, March 11th. Drake Hotel. With two great bands, Raised by Swans and Madrid.

Fjord Rowboat

Canadian Music Week Picks

Here are my picks for the festival. Make sure you check out www.cmw.net for more details or pick up an eye mag.
Wednesday, March 1st:

Thursday, March 2nd:

Friday, March 3rd:

Saturday, March 4th:

To do all these shows, you need a time machine, and those warps from Mario Brothers.