Thursday, May 27, 2021

Full, Uncut Interview with PRZM (2021)

Recorded May 20th on Zoom, this is my full conversation with versatile Winnipeg producer, the P in MAP, long-running friend of the show Jorel Minuk, aka PRZM. Topics included: the evolution of his sound, the current state of trap (trap two), his continued love for halftime, the importance of drums, his latest release, "Whatcha Gon' Do" with Gehena, finding constant inspiration from the Partica Artist Group, his forthcoming projects with CCIV, AkaHendy, and others, what makes the Winnipeg scene so special, where we might be able to see him next, and, of course, his sophomore episode of My Mixtape, which premieres this Saturday, May 29th at 11 PM EDT on Radio Humber. Dig in below. FOLLOW PRZM: FACEBOOK SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Bump In The Hump: May 26 (Season 9, Episode 73)

Tracklist
  • Bit Funk & Jason Gaffner - Vertical Takeoff
  • Levrige & Mystic State - Undercurrent
  • The Polish Ambassador ft. Rhymewave - Blue Blockin' Hip Hop (The Funk Hunters Remix)
  • Miles Away - Neon Rapture
  • Juelz & JAWNS - Enter The World
  • Rezz - Taste Of You (ft. Dove Cameron)
  • Conro & Dyro - Memory Bank
  • Elazion, Nicholas Jay & Dread MC - Silent
  • SHEPS - My Homies
  • Haus Of Panda - OKAY GOOD
  • Demuir - One Must Choose
  • Chemical Surf - Cumbuca (Return Of The Jaded Remix)
  • CastNowski - Where Did You Go?
  • Glass Petals - All Night
  • CASHEW - Fear
  • Destiny's Child - Bootylicious (MAP Remix)
  • Ferry Corsten - Beautiful (AVIRA Remix)
  • Dustin Nantais & David Hohme ft. Sophia Urista - Storybook (DSF Remix)
  • ATTLAS - Long Ride Home (ft. Oliver Wickham)
  • Icarus ft. Jamie N Commons - Moment In Time (CRi Remix)
  • Rochelle Jordan - Next 2 You
  • Pusher - I Can't Believe It (ft. Danae Greenfield)
  • Little Snake & Shrimpnose - FEVER DREAM
  • Robotaki ft. Pell - Now That We've Been In Love (Mat Zo Remix)
  • Feyln - Burn
  • So Sus, Hex Cougar, Sejo & Pauline Herr - East Bridge
  • YoungWolf - The Traveler
  • Dropwizz - Escape
  • smol & Deliriousninja - City Nois
  • Pre-My Mixtape Interview with PRZM 

Bump In The Hump Sneak Peek: smol & Deliriousninja - City Nois

Continuing to pair Bump In The Hump with My Mixtape, we look ahead to PRZM's second all-Canadian hour this week. Of course, the emphasis remains on the latest and greatest across all genres, but the final 15 or 20 minutes of tonight's show blurs the lines between trap, dubstep, and bass, just as PRZM does in his mix. In fact, the final track in tonight's episode of Bump In The Hump provides the perfect segue into my conversation with Jorel Minuk, the versatile producer who also makes up one-third of MAP, in which we discuss his sonic evolution, largely leaving dubstep behind in favour of so-called Trap 2. That differentiation, the familial Winnipeg scene, and PRZM's love for Partica highlight the full, uncut interview, which drops tomorrow. Until then, prepare yourself for tonight's all-new episode with its killer closing cut "City Nois" from smol and Deliriousninja, out now on the former's DoYu Digital. Catch Bump In The Hump live tonight from 7-9 PM EDT on Radio Humber or after the fact, as cataloged on Mixcloud here. My Mixtape featuring PRZM Vol. 2 premieres Saturday, May 29th at 11 PM EDT.

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Friday, May 21, 2021

Enlightened Listening for May 21

It's Friday, the weather is nice, and apparently, it's a long weekend, so I'm going to keep this edition of Enlightened Listening short and sweet. The first two releases aside, this week's playlist is packed with power and energy, headlined by a bunch of DnB, breaks and other uptempo tracks. There's more than a handful of Canadian stuff that I'll be sure to showcase further in the coming days, but of course, what I'm most excited about is the new Boy 8-Bit EP. While it's wildly different from the stuff he was making when I first fell in love with his sound, my tastes seem to have grown alongside his evolution as these three are each awesome productions (of which "Give It To Them" is my initial favourite). Dig into this stacked selection below and find each individual release linked at the bottom. Have a great weekend!












Thursday, May 20, 2021

Full, Uncut Interview with angel science

Recorded May 13th on Zoom, this is my full conversation with Edmonton's Benoît Guimond, aka Soh Yung, aka Fast Wolf, aka angel science. Topics included: his early inspirations and move between monikers, the common thread of wave through his various projects, the wave scene in Edmonton (Sorsari, MRKRYL, Yedgar, Giant Ibis), his final show pre-pandemic with Sorsari & MRKRYL, his move to more high energy, almost 90s inspired rave productions, especially with breakbeats, and what the future holds for angel science, some of which you can hear in his episode of My Mixtape which premieres this Saturday, May 22nd at 11 PM EDT on Radio Humber. Dig in now below. FOLLOW ANGEL SCIENCE: FACEBOOK SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Bump In The Hump: May 19 (Season 9, Episode 72)

Tracklist

Bump In The Hump Sneak Peek: TDJ - Yesterday

You may have noticed that I've been trying to tailor each episode of Bump In The Hump to fit that week's My Mixtape guest. Last week with Reezy, the theme was pretty obvious: house. This week, however, is a different story. In fact, it's very much the crux of my interview with Edmonton's Benoît Guimond, the man behind angel science and many other monikers. Just what is his sound, and how does he define it? Well, we'll hear from the man himself at the end of this episode, but before then, we'll take in audio odyssey divided into three distinct sections. Opening organic before breaking into DnB and closing with captivating breaks and sublime swells, I believe this episode displays much of the same alchemy as angel science. Among that final third, TDJ's "Yesterday" may well be the best blend of the spacey, dream-like breaks and atmosphere that occurs in so much of angel science's offerings. Find "Yesterday" below and catch it in the mix live tonight from 7-9 PM EDT on Radio Humber or after the fact as cataloged on Mixcloud. My Mixtape featuring angel science airs Saturday at 11 PM EDT.

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Friday, May 14, 2021

Enlightened Listening for May 14

After perhaps the final Bandcamp Friday, we're back to Spotify with this week's Enlightened Listening. While the vast majority of the names in this week's list appear here often, there is but one rarity in Skrillex, who actually released two tracks this week, of which "Butterflies" with Starrah and Four Tet is my preferred release. And I guess since we're down near the bottom of the playlist, why not finish those final four releases right now. Ahead of "Butterflies" are a couple of dope, deep and groovy remixes from Majestic and Tiga. The final release in the list comes from Overmono, who tease their forthcoming venture with fabric, the titular "If U Ever." The fabric mix is set to drop July 16th.

Staying with mixes, we move to the first group of four releases as Jayda G's 21 track DJ-Kicks compilation was unveiled today. Joining it in the upper third is Gaspard Augé's excellent second single, Myd's jovial remix of Hot Chip, and two new takes on MD X-Spress from trusted talents Eats Everything and The Vision. Finally, the middle third of the playlist features three of my favourite long-running, organic/progressive/house artists in ASHE, ATTLAS and Qrion. Somehow each of these three tracks manages to be more serene and inspiriting than the next. Standing on its own in this middle foursome and standing out in its own EP, "True Romance" from My Friend is the latest exemplification of Anjunadeep's recent run of brilliance (see "Clouds" and "I See You In My Dreams").

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Full, Uncut Interview with Reezy

Recorded May 6th on Zoom, this is my full conversation with Reese Frey, aka Reezy. Topics included: his evolution from basement DJ to Rootin' Tootin' Tech House producer, the importance of groove and the human touch in such an electronic heavy sound, the supportiveness of the Vancouver scene, the struggle of playing to a camera, his love for VIBRANCY (where his LNDN collab is set to be released), receiving support from Dr. Fresch, and what the future holds for Reezy, a fair amount of which you can hear in his episode of My Mixtape which premieres this Saturday, May 15th at 11 PM EDT on Radio Humber. Dig into our full conversation below, and be sure to follow his socials at the bottom.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Bump In The Hump: May 12 (Season 9, Episode 71)

Tracklist

Bump In The Hump Sneak Peek: Liam Keery - Sickness

One of the great pleasures of the My Mixtape series, apart from all the IDs and hours of enjoyment, is discovering new artists. Often the guest mixer will opt to showcase their local scene, and while that is largely the case with My Mixtape featuring Reezy, this new hour reaches beyond his native Vancouver. Like Karbon a couple weeks ago, tonight's all-new episode of Bump In The Hump features another artist I was put onto by Reezy, Toronto's Liam Keery. The penultimate track in tonight's three-pronged house approach (deep/progressive, groovy/disco, tech/bass), "Sickness" features a wicked, rolling bassline, dope drum delivery and an utterly infectious atmosphere. Perhaps the ultimate teaser for Reezy's hour of so-called Rootin' Tootin Tech House, get "Sickness" below and catch it in the mix tonight, live from 7-9 PM EDT on Radio Humber, or after the fact as cataloged on Mixcloud here. Finally, get your fix of house Saturday with My Mixtape featuring Reezy, which premieres at 11 PM EDT.
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Friday, May 07, 2021

Enlightened Listening for May 7

It's the first Friday of the month, and that means we're once again moving our weekly new music playlist, Enlightened Listening, to Bandcamp. As with last month's Bandcamp Friday, I've put the playlist on BNDCMPR here to streamline your listening experience. Again, I've opted to keep the releases in alphabetical order by artist name as this incredibly diverse compilation is nearly impossible to mix smoothly.

The nine-release, sixty-nine track (at the moment) compilation opens with a pre-order of A. G. Cook's massive LP. While there are forthcoming remixes from Boys Noize, GRRL and Baauer, it already features the likes of umru, Kai Whiston and DJ Warlord. Following that is the live recording of Austra's solo acoustic performance of HiRUNDiN. Rounding out the first three releases is Boys Noize's Defected follow-up to "Mvinline."

The middle third of this week's Enlightened Listening features a trio of raucous releases, starting with six slappers from Brodinski & Modulaw. Even wilder, Chippy Nonstop and dj genderfluid's self-titled LP gets cheeky with all kinds of rave energy. Headed further hardcore and break-driven, India Jordan's Watch Out! is simply wicked.

Finally, we head into the final three releases with the IDM journey through sound and consciousness that is Little Snake's lengthy titled LP, A Fragmented Love Story, Written By The Infinite Helix Architect. Another release that's likely to leave you doing double-takes is LUXXURY's Edits Vol. 7, which features a couple handfuls of fabulous disco, synthpop edits of classics from The Rolling Stones, Black Box, Alexander Robotnik and more. Finally, our lone freebie, a treat for Diablo II fans in Priori's DnB twist on the "Tristram Theme."

Find each release linked individually below, note ^ for pre-order and * for free download, and stream the full playlist via BNDCMPR here.

Thursday, May 06, 2021

Full, Uncut Interview with Fahjah

Recorded May 1st on Zoom, this is my full conversation with Kassandre Maharajh, aka Fahjah. Topics included: his musical origin story and move from trance to psytrance to speed house, rave and beyond, incorporating his diverse instrumental background (piano, drums, saxophone, clarinet, bansuri, erhu) into his many moods/modes, the emphasis on journey rather than destination, the freedom to make what he wants and home he's found at Brooklyn Fire, the support of its legendary founder Tommie Sunshine, the nostalgic and oft euphoric party vibes at the core of his recent productions (likely spurred by early influences from Eurodance thanks to his mom and older brothers), and finally, what the future holds for Fahjah, a fair amount of which you can hear in his episode of My Mixtape which premieres this Saturday, May 8th at 11 PM EDT on Radio Humber. Dig in below and find his socials at the bottom. FOLLOW FAHJAH: FACEBOOK SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER

Wednesday, May 05, 2021

Bump In The Hump: May 5 (Season 9, Episode 70)

Tracklist

Bump In The Hump Sneak Peek: Bensley - That Feeling

Last week we had his house edit, and this week we go back to the original DnB offering from Bensley, "That Feeling." In the middle of a massive run of DnB, this genre-bending affair nails the theme of tonight's all-new episode of Bump In The Hump. Like this week's guest on My Mixtape, Fahjah, "That Feeling" delivers party vibes first and foremost, leaving convention and expectation in the dust. Similarly, tonight's episode starts where Fahjah did, trance. Then, further like Fahjah, we embark on a journey that includes flashes of acid, electro, psy, garage, funk and fire. It's as eclectic as ever and one hell of a ride, concluding with a clip of my conversation with Fahjah. Listen live from 7-9 PM EDT on Radio Humber, and find the full Bump In The Hump catalogue at Mixcloud. Get "That Feeling" here.

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