Taiwan - Belladonna (Self Released)
Angelo Badalamenti inspired instrumental bleakness. Sounds like falling asleep to a warbly VHS of Twin Peaks.
Cartoons - s/t (Not Unlike)
Kick ass grunge-punk from Denholm Whale of the Odonis Odonis/Buzz Records crew. A must watch for 2012.
Element Kuuda - Flight 2 (Fade Away)
Vintage synths pulled though tape effects. The ghost of Tangerine Dream is strong in this one. Most ethereal release of the year.
Listen to part 1.
Babysitter - Tape V (Planet Of The Tapes)
When I heard these guys where from Victoria I thought, good, this is always what I hoped bong hits in Victoria would sound like. Quirky stoner-rock with nothing better to do than pack another bowel and bitch about life.
Andy Boay - Born To Fully (Bruised Tongue)
One half of the brothers White, AKA Tonstartssbandht. A minimal version of their kraut-prog head trip. Stunning treated guitar psych.
Red Mass - Sadness (Bruised Tongue)
A black magic mix-tape that oscillates from heavy-psych to psychobilly to spoken word noise to astral jam. Perfect sound track for a post negative psychic reading.
Theo Angell / Moonwood - Live @ Secret Project Robot 4-17-11/The Path (Achnidiscs)
BC expats Archnidiscs continue their impressively packaged split tape series with a healthy does of freak-folk. Theo Angell’s side contains an entire cannon of American folk and story telling warped through his wizard beard. Moonwood mixes fuzzy reverb from a desert with mystic percussion and spiritual chimes. If you ever consider going on a vision quest, trying to start a New Church of Man, I suggest you take this with you.
Theo Angell
Moonwood
Buzz Records - Live From The Garage tape series. (BUZZ Records)
Much love to Buzz records for their friendship and running the most important live venue Toronto has seen in many a year. The Garage is an all inclusive brick box where local and touring bands plug and play to fifty people and every night feels like new years eve. The best of the best are collected on this 16(!) tape series. Personal favorite: Odonis Odonis/Digits/Anagram.
