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.

Time flies when you're having fun.

It's now been a whole week since we released 💐 In The Room 💐 [SS124], a World News single so hot... okay, you get the picture.

The single arrives alongside a bunch of remixes that go hard, exploring the sonic space of World News.

But who are Eschaton Crises, MOONBEAN, Personal Data, A.G. Murtagh and Josh Korody? People, for sure. Unique people in this people-centric existence.

Some of them are more peopley than others.

Eschaton Crises

Eschaton Crises (London, UK) is the final event in the divine plan, a socio-historical circumstance.

Emanating from somewhere ye olde London (UK) this musical anomaly, when perceived, is often a harbinger of breakbeats, acid-rave, and the damned rowdy.

Known in the underground as an organizer of DJ-focused community events, Eschaton Crises brings the party to the end of the world and back.

MOONBEAN

MOONBEAN (Toronto, CA) is a queer, Ontario-based electronic duo who lace their live, synth hardware sets with lush vocals.

Their experimental synth-pop weaves in psychedelia, acid-house, techno, and disco, while their performance style gives off punk energy.

Their musical inspirations align with Little Dragon, Peaches, Metric and Eurythmics. In the past 2 years, they released their debut EP and played festivals around Ontario, Germany, and toured Europe twice.

Listen to MOONBEAN.

Personal Data

Personal Data (Hamilton, CA) is a dude who makes beats and twists knobs to weave an ever-evolving musical landscape.

You may know him better as a founding father of WORLD NEWS.

Personal Data is a deep listener of electronic music who combines his love with an often improvised approach, using an arsenal of synths, drum machines, modular and whatever else he can get his hands on.

A.G. Murtagh

Asher Gould-Murtagh (Montreal, CA) is a musician, producer and mix engineer who has worked with artists such as Born Ruffians, Mother Tongues and Kali Horse.

Asher G.M. has seen his work released on labels such as Sub Pop, Yep Roc, Telephone Explosion, Safe Sounds, and many more.

Asher is currently based out of Studio Toute Garnie in Montreal’s Mile End, a fully-equipped recording and mixing space operated by members of the Montreal trio BRAIDS, and built by producer / engineer Damian Taylor (Björk, The Prodigy, Lido Pimienta).

Josh Korody

Josh Korody is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and mixing engineer who has worked on a plethora of award-winning records with award-winning artists.

Korody can be found running the electronic label, Nodding Heads.

A man of many talents, Korody also fronts Breeze, which is a 90s inspired group that has released multi-albums via HDD and performed sessions with the likes of KEXP and ourselves.

He also produced and mastered the single for In The Room.

Oh jeez, is that really the time?

And just like that we announce 'Singularity,' the final single signalling the end of RUM DO.

Featuring guest violinist Leslie Townsend, Singularity is the light at the end of the tunnel for Bill Cutbill and rryrry — an orchestral electronic blend of epicness and timelessness.

In a press release the duo said:

"Our singularity is an A to B; a beginning and an end; a period of time held between two stationary points. Thank you for joining us."

Cutbill and rryrry started working together remotely in 2015 and in a period spanning what feels like many lifetimes they never once met in person. Desiree Das Gupta joined Cutbill to reimagine RUM DO's material live at Canadian venues and festivals. The duo also recorded a special live session of Wedding Day which is taken from the debut EP, lay down, lovers.

Thank you for everyone who bought a RUM DO cassette, went to a show, supported via bandcamp or listened on streaming. This music will remain online and we hope it helps to find you some peace and happiness.

Just as equal to the music, this also completes the RUM DO film which is a back-to-back continuous visual accompaniment to the entire discography. We will be releasing a full uncut version of the film before the end of the year.

Your Grandad’s new single, Poison, has the band expanding their vocabulary into realms more subtle and eerie than anything we’ve heard from them before.

That's right, the new single Poison is released today - go listen on Spotify or support the band directly on Bandcamp.

Lyrically introspective, vocalist Cameron Kirk wonders aloud about the things he consumes and the experiences he’s had, and whether or not these things are any good for him.

The track feels like a question. The rhythm section provides a simple, locked-in groove which underpins an expressive guitar, evoking the image of a never-ending blue-grey spiral.

Think of a whirlpool in slow motion; no longer chaotic but still with a sense of inevitability. As the last lines of the song are sung, the music fills out a little more, but just as the band really gets going, everything but the drums fall away.

The dissonant two-beat phrase that opens the track returns, and then silence. Until it comes back.

Listen to Your Grandad's Poison now! Oh, and a massive shout out to artist Mitch Lohmeier (@houseycult) for the sick artwork. This release is the gift that keeps on giving.