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Caribou: A Taste of Canadian Gold

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Dick Diamonds
on March 23, 2010
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Canadian producer Dan Snaith, better known by his stage names Caribou or Manitoba, has announced for quite some time now that his new album “Swim” is planned to be released on April 20th, 2010.  Caribou has a very interesting and addictive electronic psych-rock sound that I wish I could shake out of my head.  I was lucky to get my hands on these two sweet tunes a while ago but forgot to share them earlier.  The songs are from the new album and I cannot wait until this northern nugget drops on the market so I can pick up a copy.  Here are a couple of tasty teasers to get you frustrated with the fact the album still has not dropped.

Caribou hits Toronto on May 3rd @ the Phoenix Concert Theater.  Tickets are $19.75 and are available through Ticketmaster.

Caribou – Odessa (Pre-order now)

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Caribou – Leave House (Pre-order now)

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Bass Music of 2009: A Year in Review…

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Billionaire
on December 31, 2009
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Yesterday I was walking through a shopping mall and as I passed by the Parasuco store I was amazed as I heard Dubstep pounding out of the store speakers and into the mall concourse…. it occured to me at that point that there probably wasn’t a bigger hit in 2009 than the anthem “In For The Kill (Skream Remix)”.

Needless to say it was a big year for Dubstep as the genre exploded onto the world stage. Here in Toronto we were spoiled with headliner after headliner.  Promo companies like Embrace & 40 hz were busy bringing most of the biggest names in the game.

TOP 10 PARTIES OF 2009!!!  (Video courtesy of Matt Marek)

1.  Skream & Benga @ Wrongbar (June 2009)

2.  Rusko & Toddla T @ Mod Club (Oct 2009)

3.  Joker @ Wrongbar (Nov 2009)

4.  Bassnectar @ Wrongbar  (Nov 2009)

5.  Benga @ Mod Club (Sept 2009)

6.  Fake Blood @ Wrongbar  (June 2009)

7.  Decadence (Crookers, MSTRKRFT, Bloody Beetroots & Steve Aoki) @ Guv  (Apr 2009)

8.  Andy C @ CiRCA (March 2009)

9.  Datsik @ Suba Lounge  (Oct 2009)

10.  Roommate @ Bassment (Apr 2009)

My top dubstep tracks of 2009 after the jump.

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Excision – Shambhala 2009 Mix

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Billionaire
on August 22, 2009
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Excision is the mastermind behind some of the darkest dubstep coming out at the moment.  This young producer is repping Kelowna, B.C and his brainchild Rottun Recordings has been gaining a lot of steam lately with HUGE releases from the likes of Datsik and Tom Encore amongst others.

This mix was done for the 2009 Shambhala Music Festival in beautiful British Columbia where I heard Excision tore it up with the likes of Datsik, Benga, Bassnectar, Spor and Ewun (just to name a few).  This festival has been getting better and better headliners each year and I will be looking forward to making the trip next summer!

Excision – Shambhala 2009 Dubstep Mix

Tracklist after the jump…

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