Montréal

WWD 040 welcomes Montréal’s Esteban Lara AKA Van Did. The talented young producer first caught our eye with releases on Stephan Bodzin’s Herzblut imprint before signing to Hernan Cattaneo’s ever impressive Sudbeat label. 2015 has seen the Canada-based artist switch the focus to his own budding label Grrreat Recordings with new music from Lox D, FEM and... Read more »

Montréal promoters La Bacchanale are set to bring the city’s underground to a standstill this week as they present their very first festival. Titled ‘Ancient Future’, the weekender will see a confrontation of classical values with modernity, youth and future aspirations. This confrontation will be highlighted in the program as the festival welcomes some of... Read more »

After making a splash throughout North America’s West Coast, David August continued his journey towards the East. Chicago was next on his list, and as many Montrealers may remember, this is where he got stuck last year due to a fire in the airport, forcing him to call off his performance at Stereo Afterhours. However,... Read more »

Einmusika and Manual Music producer Dustin Nantais makes his Montréal return this week. The Toronto producer is all set to take infamous House Music haunt Le Salon Daomé on a journey of the deep, melodic variety this Tuesday (Sept 8th). Nantais is back throwing it down with the Strange Town Records crew, who are collaborating... Read more »

La Bacchanale Festival is all set to take over Montréal’s underground this month. Kicking off with Lil Louis on September 6th, the festival will provide two weeks of stellar offerings, ranging from a highly anticipated Pearson Sound performance to the arrival of Extrawelt, Par Gridvik, Omar S and Octave One. With so much excitement about,... Read more »

Gab Rhome is releasing his first full EP on Henry Saiz’s label: Natura Sonoris. The adventurer takes us once again on a journey through time and space with his three-tracker titling ‘Matterhorn’ to explore the deepest parts of sound. Providing a blend of organic percussion and a bass that fills the room with ecstatic vibrations, Gab’s enchanted... Read more »

Stereo Bar is hosting David August on September 5th, a venue that’s part of his first North American tour and a date, which has been anticipated by many as he was unable to attend Stereo after-hours last year due to a fire at the Chicago airport. With a background of classical music, the 24 year old has demonstrated... Read more »

We’re sure many Montrealers were not at their best last Friday morning… and for a good reason! The 8day team threw one hell of a party at the SAT for the Dômesicle weekly nights, introducing some of their members such as Chiino, Van Did, Rafa Pineda and SinoniM. It was a great way to continue dancing... Read more »

Strange Town Recordings is fast emerging as one of our standout young labels in 2015. Already this year they’ve caught our eye with killer releases from the likes of Dustin Nantais and Wrong Jeremy & Flowers And Sea Creatures (of Innervisions fame). Unsurprisingly, everyone from Guy J to Nick Warren has blessed the label with their seal of approval.... Read more »

Very exciting news emerging from the Montréal underground this week! Forward thinking Paris-born promoters La Bacchanale have announced their first festival for this September. Themed ‘Ancient Future’, the three-day event will see an intriguing clash of old and new as the festival and artists revolved around the concepts of old values and new sounds. Having impressed... Read more »