By Georgia Adamson
The Icelandic-Chinese artist delivers a technically enchanting jazz album with contemporary notes.
GOVI - WHERE DO WE FALL
Independent
by Daniel McIntosh
- Published on December 6, 2022
Fresh off stints producing for the likes of Sabrina Claudio, Nicki Minaj, and Drake, GOVI’s debut album blends chopped up vocal samples, euphoric synths, and infectious breakbeats.
The Ajax, Ontario-based producer draws from his obsession with science fiction in crafting a sequence that plays like a charged up love affair between man and machine. Daft Punk, DJ Shadow, and Oneohtrix Point Never are references too obvious to define what GOVI’s forward-oriented electronics encapsulate over the 45-minute runtime. Do they rave in the TRON universe? If so, we are quite certain GOVI is the headliner every night.
By Maggie McPhee
The musician, producer, and mathematician shares his recipe for the Elephant Six Recording Co.’s special sauce ahead of new documentary.
By Ryan Hook & Ben Boddez
Paris Hilton, Run The Jewels, Iggy Pop, and more — the Victoria festival boasted a lineup of icons old and new over two weekends.
