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Special Edition "O" Cassettes Available At The Huxlii Show Tonight
Idious Carrie is performing a rare solo show tonight, Jan 28th, at Burdock Music Hall in Toronto!
She'll be found supporting, Huxlii, which is the solo project of Sabrina who you may also know as part of Tange and Luna Li. The new EP "odds and ends but mostly ends" is out now. Additional support will come from Northey.
This one's almost sold out so be sure to grab one of the last few remaining tickets here to avoid disappointment.
To celebrate, Idious Carrie will have some limited edition Safe Sounds cassettes that have just been duped for 2021's double-A "O".
Yes it's the first time that this has ever been on cassette and each side features both the original single and a new mix revealing some of the complex layers from Nine Lives and The World As A Loose Garment.
Grab one of those at the show and we'll see ya there, okay?!
CITIZENRY Crash Lands with Debut Single, Took To Take
CITIZENRY has been unleashed upon this earth today with the blistering new single and music video for Took To Take.
The solo project of Mike Wallace, known as the enigmatic drummer for the likes of Preoccupations, Women, Bloodslide and more, CITIZENRY is here to push your senses and get your juices flowing.
Speaking of the single, Wallace said –
"Took To Take is about physically and mentally breaking down, overwhelmed with the grind and just wanting to quit your job and smoke weed with your friends while the stinky city sinks."
The single is mixed and mastered by Constantine Tzenos of Odonis Odonis. The beautiful swirling psychedelic video comes from Cam Saville.
Took To Take features Desiree Das Gupta (Idious Carrie) as guest vocalist.
Watch this space, more music and CITIZENRY announcements will be hitting the fan very soon.
A Heavy Dose of Your Grandad
It's release day here at Safe Sounds with a brand spanking new four-track EP from Your Grandad!
500mg [SS127] is premiering now exclusively on bandcamp. It's the Toronto post-punk trio's most spontaneous record to date.
For this EP, Your Grandad have embraced their collaborative instincts, taking a fluid approach to the writing and recording process –
"On July 6th 2024 in sunny Muskoka we got it cookin’ with a Line 6 Spider, Peavy practice amp, a cute little Pearl Midtown drum kit and a 4-track cassette recorder. The result was 500mg."
In order of conception: 'Letting Go', 'Alleviate', 'Gummy Worm Snake' and 'E, Bud!' are a glimpse into the creative capabilities of Your Grandad. If 500mg is the product of one day, imagine what the band could accomplish in a week? A month? In a high fidelity recording studio? With government funding?
Until then, enjoy the low-fi-fun-loving-rock’n’roll essence of 500mg, captured by Cam, Max and Will of Your Grandad.
You can grab a limited edition cassette copy of the EP at their Exclaim! Class Of show on Friday... it's gonna be a belter!!
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When Everything Starts Sounding The Same Are We Living In a World Of Mirrors?
A. A. A. F. vol. i [SS126] arrives today across the world for human and animal kind to enjoy.
The title, an abbreviation of Art As A Foundation VOLUME i, intentionally marks World News' least commercial and most sonically ambitious EP to date.
The overriding concept revolves around the focus on art NOT marketing. World News has put a frame around this work – if when you look you feel, then great, but if not, they are happy for it to simply hang on the wall for the rest of eternity.
Combining elements of techno and ambient music in a way we've never heard before, World News create a sonic landscape that melts and flows between dark corners of the imagination.
Speaking of A. A. A. F. vol. i, World News had this to say:
"THIS IS THE EP WE WANTED TO CREATE. NOBODY TOLD US IT HAD TO SOUND THIS WAY.
DOES ART HAVE TO BE COMMERCIALLY VIABLE? NO.
A. A. A. F. IS ELECTRONIC MUSIC EXPLORATION. IT WAS PAID FOR IN FULL BY WORLD NEWS. IF YOU EVER CAME TO A SHOW OR BOUGHT OUR MERCH, YOU PAID FOR IT TOO.
THE MODERN MUSIC LANDSCAPE IS BROKEN. MUSICIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAY THE GAMES OF CORPORATE BEHEMOTHS. THIS RELEASE HAS NO SINGLES, NO WATERFALL PLAN, NO BULLSHIT. IT DOESN’T FIT NICELY INTO A GENRE. IT WASN’T MANUFACTURED TO A FORMULA. IT’S NOT A CARBON COPY OR EVEN A REASONABLE FACSIMILE.
AND WHAT ELSE?
MUSIC IS ART. MUSIC IS NOT MARKETING. WE DEFY THE BLOOD SUCKING VAMPIRES, THE VULTURES AND THE PARASITES. THIS EP ISN’T FOR THEM. IT’S FOR US.
IF YOU FEEL OUR SOUNDS RUN THROUGH YOUR VEINS, AMAZING! IF NOT, WE TOTALLY GET IT. IT’S WEIRD.
SET YOUR CASSETTE DECK TO INFINITE LOOP ∞"
A. A. A. F. vol. i is designed to be played for infinite looped playback. This can be achieved digitally by setting the album to loop. It is also being released on strictly limited edition cassette.
If you want a copy, come celebrate the release of this EP with World News at The Baby G tomorrow, Saturday 30th November. It's an interstellar lineup and you can grab tickets here.
The EP was recorded and mixed by World News at, you guessed it, Safe Sounds! Stem mastered by Asher Gould-Murtagh. Go listen now on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, Bandcamp or anywhere you listen to music.
A DREAM IN A DREAM
A DREAM IN A DREAM
A DREAM IN A DREAM
A DREAM IN A DREAM
A DREAM IN A DREAM
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A DREAM IN A DREAM
A DREAM IN A DREAM
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Art As A Foundation – World News EP Release Show Announced
Join World News in celebrating the release of their EP – Art As A Foundation VOLUME i (A.A.A.F. i)
That's right, at the end of November you'll be able to feast your ears on four brand new World News tracks, which were recorded right here at Safe Sounds.
WHEN? Saturday November 30th
WHERE? The Baby G (Toronto)
WHO? World News w/ Precious Jewel + Feral Bats + Lvithnn
HOW MUCH? $15 adv (incl. fees) OR $25 adv with cassette (incl. fees)
TICKETS? https://dice.fm/partner/dice/e...
EVENT? https://www.facebook.com/event...
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A.A.A.F. i is being released by Safe Sounds [SS126] on strictly limited edition cassette, packaged in a risograph printed o-card. This product is only currently available with pre-order tickets for this show. If there are any remaining copies, they will be on sale at the event on a first-come first-serve basis.
World News operate a safe space for all persons. You must be aged 19+ to attend.
Good vibes only – we can't wait to see you on the dance floor.
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