All posts by Dan Chamberlain

Saint John’s Artifiseer Splits ‘Speak No More Of This’ EP with Hamburg’s I Divorced Life

Speak No More of This is the new intercontinental split from Saint John, New Brunswick-based Artifiseer, and Hamburg, Germany’s I Divorced Life. Despite the distance, the collaboration is a natural one and a testament to the magical connective nature of the internet. While Artifiseer and I Divorced Life have spanned an ocean to find common ground in music, the release is like nothing else around — perhaps in either country. Continue reading Saint John’s Artifiseer Splits ‘Speak No More Of This’ EP with Hamburg’s I Divorced Life

Paragon Cause Didn’t Let the Last Year Slow Down Their Latest Album, ‘Autopilot’

Autopilot, the latest album from East Coast-rooted and Ottawa-based electro-rock group Paragon Cause, is an affirming and resolute benchmark in their career. How does a band combine urgency and lushness? Look no further than “Disconnected.” Beautiful shimmering synths, a propulsive beat, and commanding vocals that soar above the whole affair. There are nods to ’80s new wave and shoegaze, tied together with great production. Continue reading Paragon Cause Didn’t Let the Last Year Slow Down Their Latest Album, ‘Autopilot’

John Kennedy’s ‘Iapetus’ is the Soundtrack to an Eon

Between 400 and 600 million years ago, a period marked by the evolutionary emergence of both sharks and trees, an ocean stretched between unrecognizable continents. Iapetus, named for the Titan father of Atlas, would be the precursor to the Atlantic Ocean, but so far removed from our current era it may as well have been an alien planet.

For experimental electronic musician John Kennedy, it’s a wonderfully suitable title for his richly ambient debut album. Iapetus represents a journey through foreign territory using familiar elements but arranged for a hauntingly esoteric landscape. It represents a beginning. Continue reading John Kennedy’s ‘Iapetus’ is the Soundtrack to an Eon