Apr
09

Son Raw: XXXY – I know this can’t be Love.

Son Raw is in love with a Goth girl. In which XXXY synthesizes both the zeitgeist of Bass music’s thousand plateaus and the history of his home town. After all, is there anything more Mancunian than spontaneously igniting a bouquet of decaying flowers to a sadly emotive yet somehow still euphoric House track called “I… Continue reading »

Jul
07

Sach O: Untold live @ Piknic

Photo by Miguel Legault Sach O danced so much that day, he sweat through his shirt. Untold’s set at Piknic will undoubtedly go down as a summer highlight around here: nothing like dope beats, a massive soundsystem, perfect weather and a beautiful sunset to end a great weekend. While our late night interview with the… Continue reading »

May
13

Sach O: Jay Weed – Fact Mix

Sach O will get really excited about this stuff if producers start getting French emcees to rap on it. Mafia K1 Fry maybe? I don’t know why I’m biased against French House but let’s face it, I don’t listen to or write about much French House. I love classic French Hip-Hop and rank the country… Continue reading »

Mar
25

Sach O: Jacques Greene invades London

Sach O’s all about some hardcore (yeah he likes it raw) I’m a little torn here. Against all odds, Jacques Greene manages to rescue straight-up deep House, a genre of music I’ve always identified with jet-setting human beings best not urinated on in cases of spontaneous combustion, and pushes it into a bass music framework.… Continue reading »

Feb
27

Sach O: Bowly’s MTL X Rinse FM Takeover

Sach O doesn’t watch sports so he roots for the home team musically I’ll start reviewing albums again when I start listening to them and I’ll get that Rinse-Guide up as soon as I finish it (sometime this year hopefully). Until then, here’s some Sunday Morning vibes from Montreal’s Bowly whose recent European tour culminated… Continue reading »

Dec
01

Sach O: Jacques Greene’s Tortured Euphoria

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIDhX8cpjtI Sach O contributes to Resident Advisor now and has a gig this Sunday. I have no idea who producer Jacques Greene is. Supposedly, he comes from my hometown of Montreal so either he’s a Burialesque shadow existing in his own space outside the city’s DJ community or I’m simply ignorant and have walked by… Continue reading »