Improv and Avant-Garde

Jon Hopkins Announces New Album 'Music for Psychedelic Therapy'
PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2021
Jon Hopkins has announced a new album called Music for Psychedelic Therapy, out November 12 on Domino. According to Hopkins, Music for Ps...
Robin Hatch's New Album 'T.O.N.T.O.' Features the Legendary Synth
PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2021
Robin Hatch is the latest in a line of artists who have recorded on the famed TONTO synthesizer. The Toronto-based composer and multi-instr...
Watch the First Trailer for Todd Haynes' Velvet Underground Documentary
PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2021
The Velvet Underground: the art-rock savants that became the namesake of not only a beloved Toronto concert venue, but a documentary distri...
Jason Sharp Puts His Heart — Literally — into 'The Turning Centre of a Still World'
PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2021
Over his first couple of releases for Constellation Records, the sound of Jason Sharp was largely one of transmutation. Via sample and synt...
Toronto's Long Winter Unveils "Together Apart" Lineup with Owen Pallett, Fiver, Casey MQ
PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2021
After taking a pandemic-induced break from its usual festival fare, Toronto's favourite music and arts event Long Winter is finally set to...
Grimes Defends Boyfriend Elon Musk, Asks Fans to Stop "Harassing" Her
PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2021
Grimes is harnessing the sheer force of the latest viral TikTok trend to once again defend her billionaire partner Elon Musk. On Saturday (...
Badge Epoch's 90-Minute 'Scroll' Would Be a Mess in Lesser Hands
PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2021
The latest instalment in the ever-expanding Slim Twig universe sees mastermind Max Turnbull step out from his Badge Époque Ensemble. Turnbu...
John Carpenter Readies 'Halloween Kills' Soundtrack
PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2021
Ahead of David Gordon Green's Halloween Kills arriving in October, John Carpenter has detailed the film's accompanying soundtrack. Compose...