Montréal

Montreal mainstay Piknic Electronik is fresh off an impressive triple header, igniting the long weekend just past with an onslaught of groove and mystical moments. The MTL tastemaker, which has ballooned from a minor independent initiative to a global entity (with expansions in the likes of Melbourne, Dubai, and Santiago recently), came out all guns... Read more »

Budding Montreal’s music festival Ancient Future has announced a special out-door closing day event, free for all festival passport holders. The crew have prepped two stages, which will showcase an ensemble of international talent and a few shining lights from the local scene. Traum Schallplatten producer Viken Arman will be joined at the Scene Evasion... Read more »

Montreal’s Ancient Future festival welcomes  XXYYXX, Kerri Chandler, Scuba, Tokimonsta, N’to, Worakls, Joachim Pastor, Randomer, Project Pablo, Van Did and more to the city’s old port on the weekend of September 9 and 10, once more taking over the inimitable Hangar 16 and the accompanying stretch along the St. Laurent river. Ancient Future 2016 is the second edition of... Read more »

Montreal duo Lex & Wood jump on board for the latest edition of the  Prima Lux series, crafting a scintillating sixty minutes of House and tech grooves. The rising pair have dropped a number of spicy records to date, which includes appearances on Avant/Garde and Build It Records. With new music forthcoming on Armada Deep,... Read more »

Canadian producers Prince Club (Defected Records, Snatch! Records) and Stonehouse (Minds Of Sin) come together this month for a brand new EP on noted New York City imprint Nervous Records, home to the likes of Armand Van Helden, Joeski, DJ Sneak and Denney. The Montreal based pair have crafted two tech house gems in ‘The... Read more »

This week, joining us for the latest episode in the Prima Lux series, we welcome Montreal DJ & Producer Stonehouse. The former Minds Of Sin man is fresh from a much lauded release on noted New York imprint Nervous Records (home to the likes of Armand van helden, Joeski and DJ Sneak). Stonehouse has supplied two... Read more »

Montreal-based imprint La Famiglia Recordings continues an impressive hot streak this July with a fresh EP from David Garez, the Spaniard who has previously featured on the likes of Yellow Recordings, Organism! and Selected Records. As usual, the remix additions are on point with Ellroy (Moon Harbour, 303 Lovers, Elrow Music) and Mintech (Loose Records, Respekt Recordings). Check... Read more »

When We Dip’s Prima Lux series shines the spotlight on Montreal-based duo Fabrikate this week as the Kookoo Records and Armada Deep pair delivers a delectable 60 minute recording exclusively for your ears. The Canadian producers are fresh from releasing their debut album ‘Bodies’, an eclectic ensemble of electronic dingers, which saw substantial support from... Read more »

AIM Festival makes its return to the province of Quebec this July (15-17) with a line-up that includes the likes of Audiofly, Blondish, Carl Craig and Felix Da Housecat. Despite only being in its second year it looks set to become a staple of the Montreal electronic scene, providing a unique European touch to the... Read more »

From Berlin to Detroit, techno reigned supreme over Memorial Weekend. Thousands descended into downtown Detroit’s Hart Plaza to celebrate the city’s ten-year anniversary as the epicenter of its festival namesake, a ‘movement’ that will go down in the books of musical history. Thanks to the consistent work of Paxahau since 2000, Movement Electronic Music Festival... Read more »