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World News Release The End Of Summer Smash – Nudist Beach
It's officially the last days of summer.
What better way to celebrate the change of seasons than with a World News single so blistering bizarre that it will leave you wondering quite what happened?
It's not just another day!!
Nudist Beach [SS125] arrives worldwide, accompanied by a music video by animator Dave Bell and amazing remixes by some of Toronto's finest talents. You'll find it on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp and everywhere you listen to music.
World News worked on this one with producer and many-hat wearer, Josh Korody. Korody was responsible for the mix and also gave the track a hardware master that added dynamic and sparkle.
Speaking of Nudist Beach, World News told us –
"The sea has that calling that never really goes away, and being from Toronto, the only sea we have close by is the Great Lakes."
"Yes, you can argue that its not sea, but given the beautiful Ontario beaches plus the huge bodies of water with the added bonus of them being fresh and not salty, it's good enough for us."
"This track is about finding peace by the water, and then arguing how special it is to someone who lives right next to it. It might be normal for all you cottage folks, but for city-dwellers, any chance to stand by the water is special."
You'll be hearing more about the remix crew in good time, which includes Toronto psychedelic sleuth Cam Kirk (Your Grandad, Kali Horse, G.A.G), Maxine School of Dance, Dark Tapes, Ryan Beverage and LVTHNN.
Support the band directly via Bandcamp.
A Quick Look Back At The Bright Auras of Blue Light & Provincial Parcs
Geary Art Crawl 2024 is almost upon us!
To celebrate, we’re looking back at some of the epic performances from 2023, which were expertly live-streamed on the day by the brilliant people at Onaire.
You can watch the full sets from our very own Provincial Parcs (here) plus Blue Light (here) to relive these amazing performances.
We’ve also cut together a shorter, more bitesize video (link at top or here), if you don’t have time to relive the full 1hr 30mins run time!!
... oh and just when you thought you couldn't be any more excited, this isn’t the last you’ll be hearing of Provincial Parcs and Blue Light because we're working closely with both of them behind-the-scenes on some very special new stuff.
More on that soon! But for now... join us this Saturday from 1-8pm at Toronto's Bodyshop Studios on Geary Ave, for live performances from Animal Party, Forming and GAG. Learn more here and notify us if you plan to attend (only if you want to).
We can’t wait to see your beautiful smiling faces!
ANIMAL PARTY + FORMING + GAG = GEARY ART CRAWL 2024
We're delighted to be back again for our fourth year of music curation as part of Geary Art Crawl!
For 2024, we're over the moon to have booked three Toronto groups with so much passion, so much energy, so much pizzazz, that you'll be crawling gleefully away from Body Shop Studios after the show.
What's more, it's FREE! So bring that good vibe energy and come enjoy some time in that end of summer sun.
Saturday 21st September 4-8PM
ANIMAL PARTY + FORMING + GAG
Location: Body Shop Studios, 302 Geary Ave, Toronto
4PM ANIMAL PARTY –
We hosted Animal Party for a live session in the Safe Sounds bank vault (watch the live video) and we can't wait to feel the energy they bring to the Art Crawl.
5PM FORMING
The independent artistic product of Danny Alexander (Not a Band, Secret Sign) and Darryn Doull (formerly Ellen Bolthe, Kobra Kobra). The project stems from the serendipitous coming together of parallel electronic instrumentation explorations and is framed by the gritty residue of youth spent amongst the winds and rivers of Chemical Valley.
6PM GAG
If you want to learn more about GAG, words won't do any good, you just gotta come to the show.
We look forward to seeing your bobbing heads and smiling faces. For updates of to tell us you're coming, go to the Facebook Event page.
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Oscillitarium Festival Returns with Music Labs VII
Hell yeah, we're excited to be heading to Wolfe Island for Oscillitarium Music Labs VII at the end of the month. It's an annual extravaganza which is an unmissable blend of music, arts and friends.
To celebrate, World News have released a live video from their performance at the festival last year. The film is comprised of footage filmed on an old camcorder which was passed around by the crowd during the performance.
This year's festival runs from Aug 30th to Sep 1st 2024. It's very affordable and you can find everything you need to know on their Facebook Event page here.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Celebrating Two Years of AMAZONAS on Vinyl
Bill Cutbill has just released a brand new music video for Land of the Fireflies; a track taken from the full-length album AMAZONAS.
The video features previously unseen footage from Bill's trip in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Join him as his native guide, Nonato, paddles deeper and deeper into the darkness in a simple wooden boat with limited provisions.
The release of this video marks the second anniversary of AMAZONAS on vinyl, which was released by Safe Sounds with a very special show at the Cameron House.
Speaking of Land of the Fireflies, Cutbill told us:
"I was privileged to spend a week in the Amazon, some of which we spent camped in the middle of the bush sleeping in hammocks with only mosquito nets for protection. It felt dangerous but at times it was also surprisingly peaceful!
"We didn't have much with us, so our guides had to do some spear fishing at night in the shallows for our dinner. The fish were sleeping in the water and Nonato and Gilmar shone a torch down and speared them. In the music video, you can see some of the footage from that moment.
"That's what the poem is about in the middle of the track which is read by my brother Ryan, because one of the fish was a stone fish and it was a crazy ugly thing with a really hard shell-like skin.
"After we had been fishing, my guides then took me down to an area where there were millions of fireflies nesting in the banks of the river. It was crazy, because everything is so dark when the sun goes down in the Amazon, but suddenly it was like being in Disneyland – so many lights, such a unique sound.
"I actually recorded the sounds of the fireflies, which I cleaned up and included as part of the Amazonas Sound Library, which is a free resource of natural Amazon sounds... so you can listen to that here if you want to be transported there.
"I loved being in the Amazon rainforest so much. It really does feel like a dream now looking back.
"I was checking my files recently looking for something else when I came across this music video. After writing, recording and promoting the album so intensely, I think I was just burnt out at the end of it all and didn't end up putting this out originally.
"I would love to go back and I hope my two trusty guides (Nonato and Gilmar) are doing well again after the pandemic put a stop to tourism."
There are limited copies of the Safe Sounds AMAZONAS vinyl left, which can be purchased on Bandcamp or directly by emailing us for more information.
You can alternatively create your own unique version of the artwork and download AMAZONAS for free (with a recommended donation to the Rainforest Trust) here.
