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Recent Reviews
The Payolas
China Boys / Make Some Noise - 7"
Those who associate the Payolas with their ur-wanker eighties hit 'Eyes of a Stranger' forget that the Vancouver outfit once enjoyed a decidedly hipper cachet thanks to their first single, the fetching pub-punk anthem, 'China Boys'. The nucleus of the band - Brit ex-pat Paul Hyde and Winnipegger Bob Rock - met up in high school, picking up drummer Ian Tiles and bassist Marty Higgs soon after, and entered Little Mountain studios (where Rock was employed) to lay down these two tracks. A thousa...more
Donzelle
Parle Parle, Jase Jase
Taking her cue from the likes of Peaches and M.I.A., Montreal's Donzelle (real name Roxanne Arsenault) takes some hard-hitting electro beats and tethers them to some of the Quebec metropolis' well-known brash sexuality. Her pedigree is almost quintessentially modern-day Montreal - the trilingual half-Portuguese, half-Quebecois DJ has a radio show and works as a programming coordinator for a feminist, artist-run center while finishing a Master's degree in public kitsch heritage ("?!?!?!" - Ye...more
Class Info
Inside - 12" EP
Winnipeg's Class Info released this 12" EP in a limited run of 500 copies way back in 1983 on the indie Classified label, and though few outside Manitoba took notice at the time, the stunning new wave synth sounds contained herein have made the record highly sought after, with sealed copies fetching close to $700. The multi-talented Jay Willman handled vocals, guitar, synth, bass and drum machine, as well as writing all five tracks here, including the quirky guitar/synth workout 'Come for Me...more
The Mutual Understanding
In Wonderland
"Welcome to Wonderland - momentary abode of the Mutual Understanding - a happy moment in time where all can share in the magic of a mighty and cheerful sound. And meet the Mutual Understanding - as you listen, you will join the understanding and be drawn under their spell - a simple and wonderful sorcery where mystery melts into comprehension and moods leave behind depression for the joy and excitement of being a part of this moment."
So begin the liner notes ...more
L' Infonie
Vol. 3
The Montreal-based electronic/free jazz/avant-garde collective L'Infonie formed in 1967 under the direction of Walter Boudreau and featured Quebecois singer/poet Raoul Duguay in his recording debut. Vol. 3 was the first of four albums recorded from 1969 to 1974, with the others sporting such droll titles as Vol. 33 Mantra (1970), Vol. 333 (1972) and Vol. 3333 (1974). And with as many as thirty-three members contributing, L'Infonie took creative anarchy to the extr...more
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