By Cam Delisle
The Hamilton-based singer-songwriter reimagines “Mambo No. 5” through a sun-warped lens on her dizzying new video single.
You have to love a couple of instrumental hip-hop nerds that got big enough to recruit some of their heroes. Inspired by the jazz-rap sounds of J Dilla, Madlib and Q-Tip, artists like Redman and Frank Nitt, a frequent Dilla collaborator, appear on Nick Wisdom and AstroLogical’s latest collection of smooth sonics, adding to an impressive roster of icons who have rhymed on Potatohead beats.
In a traditionally sample-heavy field, this duo actually creates all of their own instrumentals from scratch, despite the vintage vibes on display – AstroLogical calls himself a “professional excavator” of his favourite sounds of the past.
By Cam Delisle
The Hamilton-based singer-songwriter reimagines “Mambo No. 5” through a sun-warped lens on her dizzying new video single.
By Ben Boddez
The former YouTube star and sonic experimentalist’s latest set of tracks takes influence from global musical cultures and follows a sailor lost at sea.
By Megan Magdalena
The LA psych-punk shapeshifters on the special bond of friendship and the electric energy that fuels their legendary live shows.