A Podcast featuring the work of independant Toronto area culture makers. The idea is to shine a little light on some of the great musicians in the city. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/ en-us Copyright 2011 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 06:33:24 +0000 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 06:33:24 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn @ t.isgood.ca Anthology of some of the best music from the Toronto area A Podcast featuring the work of Toronto area musicians. The music we play, like the city, is diverse. Thanks to the artists for permission to use their music. Visit the web site for track listings. Support your local music scene! Shawn Caza toronto.isgood@gmail.com No Music by: Hushy, Dinah Thorpe, Snowday, Diggin Roots, Displacer, June Is Young, Harrless, Fat As Fuck, Gaiaisi, Daysun, The Funny Funk band, Renegade Love, Jay Danley 1) Hushy - Hawks House 2) Dinah Thorpe - Hold a Place (5:48) 3) Snowday - Walk Along These Rocks With Me (9:07) 4) Diggin Roots - For the Light (13:49) 5) Displacer - States of Mind (16:55) 6) June Is Young - First Snow (20:42) 7) Harrless - You're not your fucking Khakis (23:45) 8) Fat As Fuck - Easy As DABABCD (31:45) 9) Gaiaisi - Change The Earth (35:11) 10) Daysun - Waltrip (Reprise) (39:08) 11) The Funny Funk band - Chain Gang Feat. Bennett Sobel (43:00) 12) Renegade Love - Wherever You May Roam (47:30) 13) Jay Danley - I Hope My Pony Knows The Way Back Home (51:00) http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Love_Through_Change_Winter_2015/ http://archive.org/download/toronto-sounds-good-2015-January/toronto-sounds-good-2015-January.mp3 0:56:15 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Mon, 05 Jan 2015 00:52:04 +0000 Music by: Fibralou, A Series of Tubes, Maria Bonita and The Band, Dawns Wondered, liChelle lotus, Calum graham, Dawm, Uno, Kohen Hammond Quartet, Ivy Mairi, Hemingway, Soren Nordstrom, Autobahn, Jordan Zaggerman 1) Fibralou - Pull Me Back 2) A Series of Tubes - mellifluous meditation (5:35) 3) Maria Bonita and The Band - Forro do 7 Dia (11:30) 4) Dawns Wondered - City Lights (13:35) 5) liChelle lotus - Soul Remedies (17:00) 6) Calum graham - Phoenix Rising (20:22) 7) Dawm - Kaloseidos (24:30) 8) Uno - Eh Be See (28:00) 9) Kohen Hammond Quartet - Ode to Bloordale (31:45) 10) Ivy Mairi - Sad Man (37:40) 11) Hemingway - Zoetropes (41:00) 12) Soren Nordstrom - deep state (46:15) 13) Autobahn - Mirror Image (54:15) 14) Jordan Zaggerman - Big Chief (59:15) http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Getting-Cozy-Music-for-Fall-2014/ http://archive.org/download/toronto-sounds-good-2014-September/toronto-sounds-good-2014-September.mp3 01:02:57 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Sat, 27 Sep 2014 16:28:39 +0000 Starting off on the funky, jazzy side, with a dash of positive reggae vibes, but we do get to rock out in this set before mellowing out. 1) Luvmenauts - Dr. Yeah Buddy 2) House of David Gang - Good to be Loved (3:00) 3) The BelleRegards - Nothing to Lose (6:24) 4) Jazz Money - Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (9:50) 5) Animalia - See (12:22) 6) Combo Royale - No.28 (15:34) 7) d-Orbital - Oppenheimer (9:10) 8) Jackets - Ain't no people (23:36) 9) Mother Tareka and The Greezy Steez - City Breathin' (UFOs Greezmix) (26:50) 10) Union - Teenage (29:43) 11) Jim Dan Dee - Borrowed Time (33:19) 12) Earth's Yellow Sun - We're not supposed to be here (35:24) 13) Bondi - Waves (40:03) 14) Peirson - Outta My Mind (45:27) 15) Steve John Dale Quartet - Imotation (49:44) 16) LadyFace -The Lighthouse (54:44) 17) Julie Arsenault - Mr.Golden Sun (57:54) I'm impressed when a band doesn't use excessive compression these days. Jackets, I'm looking at you, y'all sound like you're coming out of 'The Band' era of rock and I dig it. Had to include you even though you're slightly out of town. Mother Tareka, love the grooves, the poetry and the subject matter you take on. Luvmenauts, I'd like to have you explain more about the artistic process that led you to the setting music to old movies thing you are doing, but I do know y'all made some funky-ass tunes that are damn fine listening on their own. Combo Royale, Wow, that's some mesmerizing out of this world stuff. Union y'all are obviously young, the sound is raw, but I like it in a velvet underground sort of way. Particularly, the way it changes it up at the end. Excited to see where y'all go together. House of David Righteous truth. Y'all make this man feel good. Earth's Yellow Sun, congrats, the odds were against you, I can't remember the last time I included something metal on this podcast. Take some composition wizardry to seamlessly blend a sax solo into this kind of music. Respect. Julie Arsenault Beautiful and gritty. The simple sublime of the everyday is exactly what folk is all about. Pierson you're gonna make some people cry as they remember all these things. Song sounds like a gentle dream so we'll enjoy the tears. Jazz Money this is the kind of jazz I love. The strong beat, a slick bass line, upbeat melodies, and the whole thing oozing with a dopeness that bobs heads. ------- Virtual music is all well and good, but do get out and see the musicians work their magic live. Here's a few plugs from the featured artists: "Also if you can mention our upcoming show at cherry colas on June 27th with superstack and the marwills that would be great." - Jim Dan Dee "We're playing a show with Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 on July 12...it's going to be a groovy time. Here's a link to the event" - The Luvmenauts (Andrew) http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/That-Summer-2014-Feeling/ http://archive.org/download/toronto-sounds-good-2014-June/toronto-sounds-good-2014-June.mp3 1:01:55 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Fri, 20 Jun 2014 01:11:27 +0000 Music by: Kate Macdonald, Starks and Heights, Carl Andre, The Cameron Brothers, Heavy Weights Brass Band, Fever City, Sheen Swayzee The Third, Sleep for the Nightlife, BLACKSQUARES, Morta, The Harry Vetro Quartet, South of Bloor, Sickids, From the Br... 1) Kate Macdonald - You'll Never 2) Starks and Heights - Coming Down feat. Rosa Loess (2:22) 3) Carl Andre - The Projectionist (5:50) 4) The Cameron Brothers - Modern Day Lovers (8:58) 5) Heavy Weights Brass Band - Brasstronomical (12:10) 6) Fever City - Only Constant (16:10) 7) Sheen Swayzee The Third - voices (18:38) 8) Sleep for the Nightlife - Joey Hacked the Gibson (21:56) 9) BLACKSQUARES - Strength (24:15) 10) Morta - Joan (27:24) 11) The Harry Vetro Quartet - You Go To My Head (30:50) 12) South of Bloor - Woman (36:12) 13) Sickids - xXSlyFoxHoundsXx (39:10) 14) From the Bridge - White Paper (43:30) 15) Whisper Room - The Cruelest Month (43:30) 16) Queen of the fleet - like gold (51:08) http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Songs_For_Anticipating_Spring_2014/ http://archive.org/download/toronto-sounds-good-March-2014/toronto-sounds-good-March-2014.mp3 0:54:57 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Thu, 13 Mar 2014 03:34:34 +0000 Music from: Toronto City Riot, Denielle Bassels, Math Rosen, The Most Loyal, MidCoast, Beams, Nua, Kobo Town, Fresh Snow, Keenzi, Mas aya, Obsolete Components, Sandra Taylor, Chorus 1) Toronto City Riot - Bright Lights In the Dark 2) Denielle Bassels - cool cool water (3:40) 3) Math Rosen - Je suis l'homme (The Gulf Stream Remix) (6:05) 4) The Most Loyal - Light Blue (10:10) 5) MidCoast - The Wall At Jainkou (13:20) 6) Beams - Sun Wraps 'rond (18:30) 8) Nua - rich with heart (22:00) 9) Kobo Town - Kaiso Newscast (25:50) 10) Fresh Snow - Helix pass (28:45) 11) Keenzi - Blue Ink (34:42) 12) Mas aya - Askunessippi (36:32) 13) Obsolete Components - omniton (43:12) 14) Sandra Taylor - Stay With Me (48:16) 15) Chorus - Prologue (51:08) http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/2013_Winter_Collection/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodDecember2013/toronto-sounds-good-December-2013.mp3 0:53:48 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Sat, 14 Dec 2013 23:11:04 +0000 Music by: thatboyrichie, Pantayo Kulintang Ensemble, Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party, centaurs, Cale Sampson, Hurricane and Able, Jayme Stone, Union Duke, DowncastVII, LUM, Karyn Ellis, The Gateless Gate, Lilin 1) thatboyrichie - Move On 2) Pantayo Kulintang Ensemble - senselong (3:02) 3) Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party - Wickedness (4:45) 4) centaurs - The Outside World (7:40) 5) Cale Sampson - Reach Up (13:20) 6) The Breaks - You Get Down (18:16) 7) Hurricane and Able - The Leaves On The Ground (21:00) 8) Jayme Stone - Radio Wassoulou (23:48) 9) Union Duke - Add it On To the List (27:00) 10) DowncastVII - Goodbye Charlie (30:20) 11) LUM - Conquering Hearts (33:48) 12) Karyn Ellis - rust (37:16) 13) The Gateless Gate - Sunrise on Mount Shumisen (41:46) 14) Lilin - Second Prayer (46:00) http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Toronto-Autumn-Songs-2013/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodNovember2013/toronto-sounds-good-November-2013.mp3 0:50:10 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Sat, 02 Nov 2013 23:56:22 +0000 Music by: Deon, Tru Lyrikks, arkeologists and unknown mizery, Devaine, garbageface, Ta!ent 1) Deon - Maybe 2) Tru Lyrikks - Grandmother Earth (1:55) 3) arkeologists and unknown mizery - broken pieces (3:10) 4) Devaine - SYNESTHESIA (Prod. By Masterclass) (6:10) 5) garbageface - the question (rough mix) (9:20) 6) Ta!ent - M.E. (12:30) 8) Shawn Caza - Ongoing Cycles (16:00) Tried to pick out the best of the best from Toronto Rappers who's recent releases are raising the levels of consciousness and taking on challenging subject matter. If you missed Toronto Hip Hop Volume 1, check it out. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Toronto-is-Hip-Hop-Volume-2/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodMarch192013/toronto-sounds-good-March-19-2013.mp3 0:17:27 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:30:06 +0000 Music by: Brunswick project, harrison, shyann, the Soul Motivators, Alan Zemaitis, Meesha - Night, people in the clouds, Sean Clarey, Steve Benjamins 1) Brunswick project - Let's Begin 2) harrison - song for rue (3:00) 3) shyann - who are you (4:32) 4) the Soul Motivators - Until The Sun Goes Down (8:30) 5) Alan Zemaitis - Hot Strain (11:45) 6) Meesha - Night (15:54) 7) people in the clouds - fraction of a second (18:02) 8) Sean Clarey - Tired Eyes (22:30) 9) Steve Benjamins - St. Mikes, Old Town (26:00) The Soul Motivators will be throwing an EP release party in Toronto March 15 at BITE nightclub. The Brunswick project is releasing a song every week for a year. They are already half way through. That's pretty amazing. Sorry, it's been a little longer than usual since the last podcast. I'm planning to expand my beekeeping hobby into a small side business and I've been super busy preparing for the spring. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Music_with_which_to_invite_bliss_in/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastFeburary242012/toronto-sounds-good-feb-24-2012.mp3 0:27:58 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:03:15 +0000 A moment of balance between dark and light. Music by: Synecdoche, Church, Andrew Huang, Appletrack, Jenny Mayhem, The Broadview Band, AVIVA, Planet Creature 1) Synecdoche - Eurydice 2) Church - How Did I Get This Bored (2:54) 3) Andrew Huang - You Were My Brightest Light (6:22) 4) Appletrack - PapeR TigerR (Thundertiger) (12:06) 5) Jenny Mayhem - Shifter (12:20) 6) The Broadview Band - Walk On Me (15:54) 7) AVIVA - Boi Kalah (18:02) 8) Planet Creature - Das Pirates (21:00) Happy winter everybody! Hope you enjoy the holidays. If I find some spare time I'll try to put together some sort of a 2012 favourites mix. Otherwise I'll see you in 2013 with brand new Toronto tunes. BTW you can now listen to us on your mobile device with the stitcher app http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Winter_Solstice_Mix/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastDecember162012/toronto-sounds-good-dec-21-2012.mp3 0:25:11 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Fri, 21 Dec 2012 04:52:58 +0000 For those with cash we're entering a season of festivness, indulgence and gift buying, but for those who don't it's some of the longest darkest days of the year. At the same time it also seems to be when folks are feeling the most charitable and gene... 1) Bobby Racket - Patient Of Love 2) Down by Riverside - Where did the Money Go (2:48) 3) Vidian - Lifting it Dropping it Tossing it (7:36) 4) Royal Creatures - Jarvis Lanes (10:20) 5) DO MAR - Bathe Me (12:20) 6) pHoenix Pagliacci - I Cry Sometimes (15:10) 7) Boar M'londe - Melt/Groove (18:12) 8) Keemo & The Kid - Broken Dreams (20:28) 9) The Jessica Stuart Few - Two Sides To Every Story (23:22) For those with cash we're entering a season of festivness, indulgence and gift buying, but for those who don't it's some of the longest, darkest days of the year. At the same time it also seems to be when folks are feeling the most charitable and generous... even towards those they don't know. If you're looking to help those in need or just want to check out some great live music and painting go to the Feed it Forward event at the Drake Wednesday December 12th. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Music_for_Joyful_Miserable_Times/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastDecember22012/toronto-sounds-good-dec-2-2012.mp3 0:27:31 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:47:15 +0000 A furious wind certainly blew the leaves off the trees in a hurry this year. I walk carefully through these fallow streets with my head still clearing from the visions of summer. The air is wet, the sky is dark and the plastic poppies are blooming. ... 1) Delta Will - Game Change Parade 2) illogik - the path (2:44) 3) Hugh Oliver - Kill (6:20) 4) The Abductee - Phenomenom (8:48) 5) reluctant Cogs - memories i want to forget (12:20) 6) Kirty - I Don't Want to Break Your Heart (15:20) 7) Indoor Voices - Hung out (17:55) 8) Dead horse Beats - If I Had a Little Love Instrumental (21:05) A furious wind certainly blew the leaves off the trees in a hurry this year. I walk carefully through these fallow streets with my head still clearing from the visions of summer. The air is wet, the sky is dark and the plastic poppies are blooming. It's obvious change is descending upon us and the season of death is here. Stephen Jenkinson, as the leader of a palliative care counselling team at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital, has been at the deathbed of well over 1,000 people. On his web site he writes: "A good dying is nothing less than cultural subversion. Advocating for, providing for, pursuing good dying for ourselves and for those we love is a political and a spiritual project. It is an act of love and of revolution." Stephen also says we live in a death phobic culture, so this probably all sounds a bit overwhelming. But I challenge you to see to what extent you can subvert this cultural fear just a little bit. Is there a part of yourself that you are clinging too even though it's purpose has clearly been served? make some time to properly grieve this part of your old self, and then make s point of embracing something more appropriate for the person you have become. Take some inspiration from the musicians. For example Hugh Oliver is still doing new things in his 80's and there's the Reluctant cogs, who've put effort into stepping outside the musical norms, took the time to listen to each other in new ways and learned to speak a delicate and unique musical language. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Skeleton-And-The-Rising-Sun/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastNovember112012/toronto-sounds-good-nov-11-2012.mp3 0:23:17 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:54:09 +0000 Naghmeh Farahmand - Unbound, Great Marble - What You Need, Melodic Yoza, Colour District, Phrakture - Refigure, Union Duke - The Heart Inside, Wander Birds - All Time Low, LEN - It's My Neighbourhood 1) Naghmeh Farahmand - Unbound 2) Great Marble - What You Need (3:20) 3) Melodic Yoza - Ride On (7:10) 4) Colour District - November Frost (10:40) 5) Phrakture - Refigure (14:10) 6) Union Duke - The Heart Inside (14:55) 7) Wander Birds - All Time Low (17:00) 8) LEN - It's My Neighbourhood (19:30) check out Naghmeh making magic on the frame drum: Some Toronto love from LEN: http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Fall-Colours/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastOctober222012/toronto-sounds-good-oct-22-2012.mp3 0:22:42 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:56:50 +0000 Music by: The Jessica Stuart Few, Dog Is Blue, Nomad Sun, Abdominal and the Obliques, Andy Lajeunesse, Jonathan Atkins, Falcon Punch!, ruby drake, late july, pHoenix Pagliacci, Paul Chin, Foresight for the Blind, Trouble and Daughter, Bajcar, Tetro 1) The Jessica Stuart Few - Don't Ya 2) Dog Is Blue - Tortoise (3:20) 3) Nomad Sun - Waiting For The Dark (6:30) 4) Abdominal and the Obliques - Courage (feat. my mom) (9:52) 5) Andy Lajeunesse - Yukon (15:10) 6) Jonathan Atkins - All the Houses Look the Same (Part I) (18:20) 7) Falcon Punch! - bitcrusher (22:29) 8) ruby drake - late september (25:38) 9) late july - Not Your Lover (29:28) 10) pHoenix Pagliacci - Lady (prod. Ka$h) (32:56) 11) Paul Chin - House Party (Josiah's Theme) (35:34) 12) Foresight for the Blind - Harry's got his Gun (39:28) 13) Trouble and Daughter - Whats Good Is Gone (43:55) 14) Bajcar - Suga Mamma (46:57) 15) Tetro - Time Machines (Some Day) (49:48) --- It'd be nice to have rhyme with the reason, but sometimes I'm happy to settle for one of the two. There's so much random and inexplicable sensory stimulus, and sometimes it's powerful enough for us to forget to ask what it means. Then there's the occasional thread you pull on and the coincidences pile up so high that you can't help but muse on the significance of how it all connects. When everything unravels and pain pours out it helps to at least know why. When all is well and smooth you feel you risk missing something if you stop and try to understand it all too. Yet there is a pleasure in pointing out patterns and being confident about how the next things will go, and there is so much sweet relief to be had in escaping to the land of magic and forgetting what you think you know. Oh, where does one go to find rhymes for their reasons, or reasons for their rhymes? If I don't move, if I don't make it chase me, will that make it easier? Should I just let them find me in their own time? Jessica Stuart few rocking the Koto for Live in Bellwoods: http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/rhyme_or_reason/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastOctober2012/toronto-sounds-good-Oct-2012.mp3 0:53:41 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Sun, 07 Oct 2012 05:05:51 +0000 Music by: Darren Austin Hall, displacer, yoshi and chie, Panthea, Anthony Lohan, Eighty four, Juice, dead Panorama, Grandfather Mantis, Epoch Composed, The Schomberg Fair, Lenka Lichtenberg, collette savard, Shattervox, Ekoplex 1) Darren Austin Hall - Love Is Warrior 2) displacer - Untitled Groove (3:20) 3) yoshi and chie - spiral code (6:30) 4) Panthea - Ani Couni (13:10) 5) Anthony Lohan - Hard On Yourself (21:12) 6) Eighty four - Good Minus (24:28) 7) Juice - Save Me (29:50) 8) dead Panorama - Night Visions (33:38) 9) Grandfather Mantis - Fatal Measures (37:14) 10) Epoch Composed - Untitled 31 (41:34) 11) The Schomberg Fair - Dont Forget Me (47:10) 12) Lenka Lichtenberg - Dancing on the Titanic (49:44) 13) collette savard - Thousands Of Days (56:20) 14) Shattervox - Angels Don't You Cry (60:10) 15) Ekoplex - OM Circle 2012 reunion project recordings (64:10) Was feeling like entering the territory of the sacred for this mix. I was quickly made aware of the high danger of cliches, taking things too seriously and predictable cheese as I wondered how one finds the spiritual. Of course I didn't reach any hard conclusions, the music mix simply represents an appreciation of the multi-fold paths available. There are those finding the sacred in solitude, in connecting with the spirit of the ancestors, in looking up at the stars, in a shared community experience, in consoling a friend, in dancing with the end of the world, in the abstract, in raising the next generation, in everything that exists and in nothingness. In some cases I just went with the songs that found me, or picked from among those who self-identified with the theme.So I guess I'm admitting I've tried to find something sacred in the process of blending these varied voices together in this podcast, but everything else is up to you. In a land where all are visitors it's hard to rely on a tour guide, but the perspective of each visitor is infinitely valuable. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/visiting_the_sacred/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastSeptember2012/toronto-sounds-good-Sep-2012.mp3 01:10:39 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:42:39 +0000 Music by: Gitar, Unbuttoned, BF Soul, Moonwood, Eastborough, Iderdown, BluMoon Music, Kashka, Shuffle Demons, Canadian shield, Charlie Bobus, Partizans, Sienna Danhlen, Black Lady Soul, Prolific, Kevin Wong 1) Gitar - Eyes Of The World 2) Unbuttoned - This Feeling (3:10) 3) BF Soul - Real Talk (7:00) 4) Moonwood - Grafitti Blossoms (11:30) 5) Eastborough - Soft Step (14:30) 6) Iderdown - Everyone's (18:15) 7) BluMoon Music - One (24:15) 8) Kashka - No Way Around It (w_ Kit Knows) (27:20) 9) Shuffle Demons - ONE GOOD TURN (31:00) 10) Canadian shield - Oh My Soul (35:20) 11) Charlie Bobus - Creative Energy (38:00) 12) Partizans - Despite the Crowd (40:45) 13) Sienna Danhlen - Jaded Heart (44:10) 14) Black Lady Soul - One Day, Some Day (52:20) 15) Prolific - Sham (56:30) 16) Kevin Wong - Baby Grand (60:35) A few weeks ago I met a man who kept saying 'music is for the soul' while the band played. I knew what he meant and I wasn't really sure at the same time. For now I'm going to interpret it as a simple expression of the magic medicinal powers of music to transform the ugly truths of pain, heartache and anger into a force that soothes, consoles and uplifts. Gold's got nothing on that kind of alchemy. Music is for the soul. Music is for the soul. There's a few items of note from the artists: Charlie Bobus, founder of Inspirator International, is hoping to transform some of his album sales into a poetry lounge and youth Centre in Jamaica. You can help him out here. Eastborough is trying to transform online votes into a spot on the Late Show. You can help her out here. In case you missed it the 510 was transformed back to the Spadina Bus a little while ago: http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Music_Is_For_The_Soul/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastAugust2012/toronto-sounds-good-Aug-2012.mp3 01:04:17 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:57:24 +0000 Music by: J. Frank, Kaya, PERDUEbeats, Moves, Andrew Huang. Army Girls, Mystic Village, words around the waist, Friendlyness and the human rights, m/b, Diia, I.S. Noise, Shawn Clarke, Armistice, No Step, sufususu, bgm, Waxlimbs, Noyz, The Handsome Fi... 1) J. Frank - Layers 2) Kaya - lovelife (don't ask me why) (3:20) 3) PERDUEbeats - Fuckin Epic (4:55) 4) Moves - Summertime (9:15) 5) Andrew Huang - Ma Bicyclette (ft. Side Pony Nation) (13:35) 6) Army Girls - Twice (16:35) 7) Mystic Village - Crazed Band (19:26) 8) words around the waist - The Sand Is Black (24:30) 9) Friendlyness and the human rights - Take A Stance (28:20) 10) m/b - a start (32:20) 11) Diia - Notice (34:30) 12) I.S. Noise - Dreams (38:00) 13) Shawn Clarke - To Think I Once Was Lost (39:00) 14) Armistice - City lights cry (42:20) 15) No Step - Spinner (45:45) 16) sufususu - Radio (49:35) 17) bgm - kevin is lonely (53:42) 18) Waxlimbs - The Greening of India (56:00) 19) Noyz - Degrees of Freedom (56:50) 20) The Handsome Fix - Your Neighbour's Barrel (59:20) 21) Freeman dre & The Kitchen Party - To The Lost (61:26) Been looking back on the ambitions and accomplishments of my life with a curious wonder. Was it worth it? All the time and effort spent on things that don't seem so important now? As I look at the dreams that make me nervous but which I want to chase today I wonder if they'll be worth the risk. As I log off to contemplate these things some more I'll leave you with a comic from XKCD.com Freeman Dre's beauty track is off his new album which drops July 19th at 9pm. Join him and the Kitchen Party at the horseshoe for the release. It's a touching concept album, on which Dre applies his lyrical wizardry to telling the tale of multiple generations of a family history. For the artists listening out there. Pay special attention to m/b's track. If you're looking for live music at your art shows m/b would be glad to help you out. On a final note, I wonder how many people can identify the Toronto locations in Andrew Huang's video? http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Chasing_the_changing_music_of_your_heart/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastJuly2012_194/toronto-sounds-good-July-2012.mp3 01:03:56 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:43:31 +0000 Music by: Karma, Ian Blackwood, Subject 416, KJ, Count Oak, Chameleon-Project, Spek Won, Copycat, The oOohh Baby Gimme Mores, The Reply, Suncapades , illogik, Big eddy and the Trailer Park 5, Kip Gordon 1) Karma - Place We Live 2) Ian Blackwood - Riches To Riches (4:00) 3) Subject 416 - Styrophobic (6:30) 4) KJ - Becoming The (11:56) 5) Count Oak - Buried Under Maybes (13:48) 6) Chameleon-Project - Bigfoot (16:57) 7) Spek Won - Reality Bites (20:20) 8) Copycat - Monster (Live off the floor) (24:20) 9) The oOohh Baby Gimme Mores - You Gotta Boyfriend (29:30) 10) The Reply - Must Stop (32:00) 11) Suncapades - Sunday New Year (for Eleanor) (35:45) 12) illogik - gettin' stronger (39:40) 13) Big eddy and the Trailer Park 5 - Death of a cowboy (43:00) 14) Kip Gordon - Delayed Reaction Hero (47:35) A: Ran in to Tess on the way here. B: I miss Tess, I haven't seen her in ages. What's she up to? A: She told me times were getting tough. It's hard to ask what someone's been doing when you know they've been out of work for a while. So I didn't, but she smiled, read my mind, and said "You know the funny thing about being time rich is: you have time to think about how what you got is too valuable to spend all in one place." B: She always had that weird way of finding humour in the darkness. A: She's gotten comfortable there. B: I don't know if she's comfortable. But it's almost like a spiritual thing. A: Tess! Are you serious? B: Just something about her attitude, the way she moves and the look in her eye. Like she's made a deal with some higher power. A: The whole midnight standing out at some crossroads somewhere? B: Maybe 'deal' is the wrong word. It's more of an understanding. Like she's stared into the dark long enough that she knows it's light side, she's come to terms with something normal people are terrified of. A: Mmhhm. I call it an unwavering charm. It's become even more prominent since the accident. She asked me to give you this mixtape. B: The metaphor mixtape. Right on! Gotta love her A: Read the note. B: "Sorry it's been so long. Lately I've been feeling all of life's a song. When the melody is distand it's important to keep the rhythm strong. When things are out of step with the truth of your heart than everything is bound to fall apart. So I've been practicing without distractions, making sure I know my part. Can't believe it's already June. We need to get together soon. Till then, here's a few tunes I've been listening to. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Tess_metaphorical_mixtape/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastJune2012/toronto-sounds-good-June-2012.mp3 0:51:56 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:16:19 +0000 Music by: Justus Sustus, Transits of Mercury, Nader kachmar, Albert McKay, Roads and Boats, No Step, [Prime], Alan Stransman, Speaker Seekers, Freak Knees, 6955, Foxes in Fiction, Forest King 1) Justus Sustus - Do ZzzzZzzZebras Dream 2) Transits of Mercury - House of Dust (3:50) 3) Nader kachmar - Toronto Nites (7:30) 4) Albert McKay - Orion (10:15) 5) Roads and Boats - Introduction (13:24) 6) No Step - Spinner (15:52) 7) [Prime] - New discovery (19:20) 8) Alan Stransman - Big Mac (22:40) 9) Speaker Seekers - Bugz in the grass (25:10) 10) Freak Knees - Some Lightning Tastes Like Lemonade (29:00) 11) 6955 - Darkspace (38:20) 12) Foxes in Fiction - Memory Pools (41:15) 13) Forest King - C Beams Glitter In The Dark Near The Tanhauser Gate (46:30) This podcast is music for twilight. The French refer to entre chien et loup, the time 'between dog and wolf', in Hindi there is godh?livel? or 'cow dust time'. Photo by fusionpanda. With the sun below the horizon, scattering light in the upper atmosphere and illuminating the lower atmosphere. It's a magical time of transformation, when distinctions are fuzzy, and the hour is ripe for contemplative and imaginative action. Photo by John Vetterli. These musicians have left you room to travel deep within yourself. Photo by Fikret Onal. Enjoy the expedition. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Music_for_Twilight/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastMayChill2012/toronto-sounds-good-may-chill-2012.mp3 0:53:48 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Fri, 04 May 2012 07:41:25 +0000 Music by: They Say We Burned, Naila Keleta-Mae, Oliver Bailey, Maiko Watson, Art Imperial, High Park, 5th PROJEKT, Mike Kosowski, Runako Sadique, Lena Recollet, Tigre Benvie, Stick and Poke, Purple HeArts, Nader Kachmar, Ginger Grey, Delta Will 1) They Say We Burned - Grounded 2) Naila Keleta-Mae - i am leaving (5:00) 3) Oliver Bailey - My Lady (9:30) 4) Maiko Watson - Breaking my Heart (11:45) 5) Art Imperial - Cult of Love (15:00) 6) High Park - Live Hookers (18:22) 7) 5th PROJEKT - Hurricanes (22:00) 8) Mike Kosowski - KLB (26:43) 9) Runako Sadique - SlowBurn (30:45) 10) Lena Recollet - No Tears (35:00) 11) Tigre Benvie - Come Back Come Back (38:20) 12) Stick and Poke - Set Ourselves Free (44:30) 13) Purple HeArts - Intro HeArts (47:55) 14) Nader Kachmar - Recovery (52:00) 15) Ginger Grey - Now It's Time (57:40) 16) Delta Will - good will (61:10) This podcast is music for love reconsidered. At the moment some friends are thinking twice about their relationships, many of my own relationships in the past have ended at around this time of year, and I just happened to receive many submissions speaking to this theme this month. So here we are in Spring, the Winter has left us at our weakest, we've been cooped up in tight quarters for months and we're perhaps a little more sullen or irritable than normal. All these factors may very well be making our relationships a bit more strenuous than they would otherwise be. It might be the proof you need that a relationship should come to an end or perhaps it's just a typical time of year to be going through an emotional valley and you should remain optimistic about the peaks that are surely coming. But how do you know? In 'Hard Against The Soul' Toronto's Poet Laureate Dionne Brand writes: hearing finally all the words that passed you like air, like so much fun, or all the words that must have existed while you were listening to others. What would I want with this sentence you say flinging it aside... As you reflect on the state of your relationships this spring, take this podcast as a collection of new words and sounds to try on. See if they fit, inspire, heal, or if you'd prefer, fling them aside. For further listening I highly recommend checking out the Art Imperials new 'break up' album in full. Their Cult of Love attempts to "forge empathetic bonds with the listener that expose the universal feeling of heartbreak; to show, in answer to Al Green's famous question, that above all else music remains the best cure to mend a broken heart." It is a solid piece of musicianship for start to end. Each track on there is an excellent piece of work. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Music_for_love_reconsidered/ http://archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastApril2012/toronto-sounds-good-april-2012.mp3 01:04:30 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:26:14 +0000 Music by: Foxes in Fiction, Juan Dublio de Chenzo, Pink, Pachamama, Nicholas Doubleyou and the B-Squad, Lou Pomanti, Phedre, Roads and Boats, shanti and vale, Redey Production-Studio Gigant, Mental Forest, The Capitol Beat, People In The Clouds 1) Foxes in Fiction - Sleeping Building Unsuspecting 2) Juan Dublio de Chenzo - Fazlo Bento (5:30) 3) Pink Moth - Lines (9:30) 4) Pachamama - Thoughtless Obedience (demo) (13:00) 5) Nicholas Doubleyou & the B-Squad - Constantinople (16:50) 6) Lou Pomanti - The Boogaloo Lounge (21:22) 7) Phedre - In Decay (25:59) 8) Shawn Caza - Given the Speed of Trees (28:43) 9) Roads and Boats - Tijuana (35:45) 10) shanti and vale - the dangers of this life (38:30) 11) Redey Production-Studio Gigant - FIRE (OGIEN) feat. PHYSICAL GRAFFITI-LADY ASG (40:50) 12) Mental Forest - Idea 3 -Work In Progress (43:26) 13) The Capitol Beat - I Want You Too (47:07) 14) People In The Clouds - All I See Are Memories (49:40) There is a unique magic in those first warm days of spring when it seems everyone has left their caves. There is a certain lightness and relief in the air, you bump into friends you haven't seen in months and meet friends you've never seen before. These are the sort of feelings I've had in mind while putting this podcast together. Hope you're taking a moment to smell the freshly blooming flowers. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Music_for_Warm_Spring_Walks/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastMarch2012/toronto-sounds-good-March-2012.mp3 00:59:37 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:45:04 +0000 Music by: illogik, The Art of Fresh, Eddy da original one, Vidian, Abstract Random, Adam Emanon, Situatist Deux, Crown a' Thornz, Jenny Mayhem, Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Tenderness 1) illogik (aka cee) feat. liChelle - gettin' stronger 2) The Art of Fresh - Electrodisfunktions 4:00) 3) Eddy da original one - Trees dancing (9:00) 4) Vidian - Water (11:30) 5) Abstract Random - Don't Get Left Behind (15:15) 6) Adam Emanon - Leif's Resistance (18:37) 7) Situatist Deux - Natural Light (23:08) 8) Crown a' Thornz - Real (27:45) 9) Jenny Mayhem - Alice in Wonderland (31:30) 10) Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker - Yo Hello Hooray (Everyday) (34:00) 11) Tenderness - The Axe is Ready at the Tree (37:20) Hope everyone is making the best of their February. Y'all know what's real. Keep on being righteous. Let youself enjoy the bliss. Now for video: http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Truth_and_Mercy/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastFebruary2012/toronto-sounds-good-february-2012.mp3 00:41:06 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:37:22 +0000 Overall a pretty laid-back and mellow mix, though the tempo does pick up a little bit for a few tracks in the middle. Music by: Two Years Old, 9Planets , Freak Knees, Solvent, Shintaro, K-Seize, Philip James, Duane Forrest, Church, The Art of Fresh, ... 1) Two Years Old - Summer Dreams 2) 9Planets - Round and round (2:00) 3) Freak Knees - Palendromes (4:15) 4) Solvent - Curtains (8:02) 5) Shintaro - She's Electric (11:30) 6) K-Seize - What's Going On (15:05) 7) Philip James - Smokey Red Sorbet (17:52) 8) Duane Forrest - Simple (19:10) 9) Church - What Do You Do (22:15) 10) The Art of Fresh - When the Night Comes In (25:20) 11) Narcotic Velveteen - Transient Asshole (28:40) 12) Jordan Faye - It Seems (I'm Sorry) (34:05) 13) The Folk - Many are Lost (36:00) 14) The Get By - Faster f. Rich Kidd & Richie Hennessey (39:45) 15) Nicole Lee Davis - For Joshua (44:20) 16) Me and the infinite lovely - Learn Your Eyes (46:44) 17) Speaker Seekers - Unfinished Business (49:44) 18) 6955 - 011157 (53:52) A few interesting notes about the music in this podcast: Duane Forrest uses music to fund social activist projects he is a part of. He currently has a school of the Arts in Copan, Honduras called Genesis. K-Sieze is all of 16 years old, his song is a response the 'Whats goin on..' video that went viral a little while ago: The song by Solvent comes from an album entirely composed on a "Yamaha CS5 monosynth, having been owned by Richard D James (Aphex Twin)" Hope you enjoy this mix. I realized I've been doing this podcast for twelve months now. With it being New Years it was tempting to do a 'best of' mix, but I had already received so many new songs that I thought it would be better to let 2011 go and start 2012 fresh. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Music_for_New_Beginnings/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastJanuary2011/toronto-sounds-good-January.mp3 00:55:59 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:57:44 +0000 jefftheworld, Vidian, Sinotra - Farewell ft. Hi-Rez, Hooded Fang, Chloe Charles, DJ Eastern Blok, the Flying Museum Band, The Balconies, dennis gaumond and the bhadra collective, Ryan Driver, Thomas, Del Bel, The DoneFors, Fairthorne, Little City 1) jefftheworld - Low Tech (0:20) 2) Vidian - From Where I Am (3:20) 3) Sinotra - Farewell ft. Hi-Rez (7:00) 4) Hooded Fang - Hosta Mista (9:40) 5) Chloe Charles - Progressing (13:20) 6) DJ Eastern Blok - Northern Lights (17:35) 7) the Flying Museum Band - Black Canoe (23:15) 8) The Balconies - Serious Bedtime (26:10) 9) dennis gaumond and the bhadra collective - sharavana (29:45) 10) Ryan Driver - Tell Me True (34:35) 11) Thomas - Janela (39:15) 12) Del Bel - beltone (41:10) 13) The DoneFors - Bob and Stan (45:40) 14) Fairthorne - Broken Down (49:00) 15) Little City - Bright Glow (51:55) A few videos of the featured artists for those in search of visuals: http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Express-Yourself/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastDecember2011/toronto-sounds-good-December-2011.mp3 00:56:49 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:37:06 +0000 Entire Cities, Mr. Marblesz, 1977, Snowblink, Elos Arma, Elizabeth Shepherd, The Holy Gasp, Welldone Productions, Afrakaren, lightsweetcrude, Bruce Peninsula, Sickids, Eternia, Bob Wiseman, Daniel Sky, Drumhand, John Southworth, Eddy da original one,... 1) Entire Cities - Bruise black (0:20) 2) Mr. Marblesz - The Unconquered Sun Sacrifices (4:00) 3) 1977 - I'm Okay (There Will Come A Day) (12:30) 4) Snowblink - Tired Bees (15:10) 5) Elos Arma - Oh the Light (17:00) 6) Elizabeth Shepherd - High (19:42) 7) The Holy Gasp - The Last Generation of Love (22:58) 8) Welldone Productions - $pit Vomit Throw Dice (25:20) 9) Afrakaren - ToRCH (27:56) 10) lightsweetcrude - Yaman Skyline (30:20) 11) Bruce Peninsula - In Your Light (36:00) 12) Sickids - Sweet Collision (39:15) 13) Eternia - The Half (42:50) 14) Bob Wiseman - More Perverse Is (46:10) 15) Daniel Sky - Somebody's Leavin' (50:24) 16) Drumhand - Listening to Shadows (53:10) 17) John Southworth - Life is Unbelievable (56:05) 18) Eddy da original one - Momma wouldn't Buy me a drum Machine (57:45) 19) The Junction Trio - Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag (1:05:10) 20) Shelley O'Brien - From the Caribou (1:08:45) The days may be getting shorter but with so much great music around me this month the podcast got longer. I went to a potluck/concert featuring Bob Wiseman. He makes a some damn tasty potatoes and sent me an early mix of a new song for the podcast. 'More Perverse Is' features a handful of notable guest artists including Richard Underhill and Serena Ryder. The lyrics speak directly to the political/media landscape we live in and the music is full of fun and surprises. I had the good luck to catch Eddy, a beat-boxing poet, perform at FOOL. His performance touched us all. If you want to learn to beat-box he is the man to talk to. I learned about Entire Cities by way of a performance at Placebo Space(One of my favourite venues). I Immediately fall in love with their sublime mellow sound. lightsweetcrude, long time favourites of ours at the TSG podcast, held a great album release show. Their music is extremly tight and will transport you to other worlds. They are playing a show Tonight(Nov. 17) and are well worth seeing live. We have a few artists from Pinwheel Music is this episode. They are newly established but already represent some very eminent musicians including inimitable imaginator John Southworth. John is ramping up for a big year in 2012: he has a record, a cabaret show and a children's book in the bag. On tour in December to promote his latest offering, Human Cry. Souljazz innovator Elizabeth Shepherd records an album of obscure jazz standards, breathing life - and soul - into forgotten songs. Rewind in stores March 2012. Globetrotting ukulele songstress Shelley O'Brien's brand new album Vivarium is a gorgeous love letter to Canada, canoeing and caribou. Rootsy tunesmith Daniel Sky goes on a Traveling Wilburys trip with the help of Derek Downham (Beauties, Elliot Brood, Sarah Slean) on new record Spider Milk. After hearing the beautiful poem AfraKaren contributed to Ian Kamau's track in the last episode I had to seek out more from her. In anticipation of Seaforth, 1977 released So is the Sea yesterday. The Holy Gasp also has a recently released album with hand drum driven songs supporting the lyrics of a passionate and imaginative poet. Drumhand lays down some intricate rhythms and lucious vocals. Eternia knows hip hop. I'm impressed with her solid flow. I've been meaning to get Elos Arma's smooth pop sound into the podcast for months. I hope they'll forgive me for the delay. Mr. Marbelz though their song might be too long for me. It's an epic track and I love the journey it takes you on, so I'm sure you'll be happy to take that ride too. Welldone Productions and Sickids both showing their prowess at laying down seriously slick beats. The junction Trio brings some fresh ideas and unexpected twists to a classic old tune. Bruce Peninsula has released there much awaited new album last month after their front man's recovery from leukimia. They're bringing their unique sound to venues all over Ontario this month. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Evolution-in-a-Whirligig-World/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodNovember2011/toronto-sounds-good-November-2011.mp3 01:14:02 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:42:56 +0000 Red Slam Collective, Future Da Tutor, The Airplane Boys, Test Their Logik, MC Fubb, Ian Kamau, Rich Kidd, Sep, Amai Kuda, Rohain Arora 1) Red Slam Collective - Klick Klack (0:20) 2) Future Da Tutor - I'm Feeling It (4:00) 3) The Airplane Boys - Night Flight (07:15) 4) Test Their Logik - Imagine That (10:55) 5) MC Fubb - Imagination (14:16) 6) Ian Kamau - Hopes & Dreams ft. Karen Nile (18:00) 7) Rich Kidd - Let a Round Clap (22:48) 8) Sep - I Am (25:49) 9) Amai Kuda - All My Fine Shoes (29:40) 10) Rohain Arora - My Handle Bars (32:20) As far as music goes hip hop was my first true love. It was the first cassette I ever bought, the first concert I ever went to. I loved the story telling, the word play, the exuberant self-expression, the dancing, people laying down their politics. I'd sample songs and scratch records in my parents basement while friends freestyled. Then at some point in the middle 90's I grew a little bored with the rap I was hearing around me. It took a bit of a back seat to the other music I had started exploring. However, my early romance with hip hop has undoubtedly influenced my musical tastes in genereal. I'm a sucker for songs of any genre with clever lyrics, or boomin poly-rhythms. It's lead me to explore Toronto's poetry scene and to play the djembe. This music runs deep through the city, lyrics flow through our blood and our hearts are full of beats. As I started exploring Toronto's hip hop scene in earnest once again over the past year, I've been very happy to find a renaissance occurring of the kind of hip hop I love. The diversity of ways by which todays artists are approaching the art form has left me impressed. As two albums of straight up artistic brilliance(by Kamau and Kuda) have been released this month, I thought this would be the ideal time to celebrate Toronto hip hop love. Many of these artists have free/pwyc albums available for download. Many of these artists are involved in some interesting projects in the community. Follow their links and get to know them. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Toronto-is-Hip-Hop/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastOctober2011V.2/toronto-sounds-good-October-2011-V-2.mp3 00:35:39 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:26:39 +0000 Nicole Christian, Patti Cake, jefftheworld, Lal, Planet Earth, Thomas, evalyn parry, The Bare Minimum, Saint Dirt Elementary School 1) Nicole Christian - Barn Dance (0:20) 2) Patti Cake - Boy Detective (4:50) 3) jefftheworld - Robot Airport Level (7:50) 4) Lal - Old Cities (Murr Dhaka edit) (11:50) 5) Planet Earth - Love Someone (15:00) 6) Thomas - Either Side of the Symbol (18:50) 7) evalyn parry - Bottle This! (20:40) 8) The Bare Minimum - Saltwater (24:38) 9) Saint Dirt Elementary School - Zombies Love Dancin' to this Number (27:13) For October I thought I'd try shorter but more frequent episodes of the TSG podcast. For the first instalment I'm very excited to present another powerful foot stomping tune from Nicole Christian that is perfect this time of year, as we head into harvest festivities. Patti Cake Displays her fine mix of whimsy and amazing soulful vocal prowess on this rocker. At Nuit Blanche this year I came across a group of passionate Gameboy music composers in front of city hall. I was impressed and so were many others. They had attracted a good sized crowd of really talented joyful dancers. jefftheworld the organizer of the event has a number of his songs available for free under a Creative Commons license. Lal makes some very subtle yet sublime music. I really can't get enough of them. Planet Earth is one of the first bands I saw live in Toronto. Their sweet smooth funky sounds haven't really been matched by anyone else since. Thomas and Saint Dirt Elementary School have both just released new albums on Toronto's Barn Yard Records. For some reason I wasn't sure Saint Dirt was ever going to release more material. Very glad to hear some more wonderful, wacky and original pieces from the group that introduced me to the melodica.Thomas brings us a delicately blended mix of the unexpected and familiar on Either Side of the Symbol. In my books that's the recipe for a hit song. I don't think anyone has better articulated the bottled water phenomenon than evalyn parry. Hopefully you're already following her advice. The Bare Minimum lay down some kick ass catchy guitar licks. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Bottled-Robot-Zombie-Barn-Love/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastOctober2011/toronto-sounds-good-October-2011.mp3 00:29:16 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:49:30 +0000 Music by evalyn parry, Red Slam Collective, Amai Kuda et Les Bois, Vidian, Giacomo Cataldol, Maria Kasstan, The James Clark Institute, Cai.ro, Ian Kamau, Dave Borins, Nicole Christian, Saidah Baba Talibah, Donlands and Mortimer, MC Fubb, Lisa Bozikov... 1) evalyn parry - She Rides (0:20) 2) Red Slam Collective - Bring it Back (4:15) 3) Amai Kuda et Les Bois - Dance Chaka (8:12) 4) Vidian - No Time (11:25) 5) Giacomo Cataldo - Piccola Reminiscenza (14:00) 6) Maria Kasstan - Beets in the Cellar (19:10) 7) The James Clark Institute - Monstrous (23:15) 8) Cai.ro - Halfway There (26:15) 9) Ian Kamau - The Village (29:50) 10) Dave Borins - Little White Lies (33:18) 11) Nicole Christian - Good Man (36:53) 12) Saidah Baba Talibah - Place Called Grace (40:40) 13) Donlands and Mortimer - Dreaming Songs (44:08) 14) MC Fubb - Forever Love feat. Latte D. Kyd (47:48) 15) Lisa Bozikovic - No Denial (50:37) She Rides comes from Spin, evalyn parry's theatrical multimedia musical which makes heavy use of a bicycle as a musical instrument and looks at the bike as an instrument in the history of woman's liberation. It's definitely worth seeing live, let's hope it will be staged again in Toronto. In the meantime you can see excerpts of Spin and other performances here. Red Slam Collective is another a great multi-sensory experience to see live. They bring the spirit of indigenous oral traditions to contemporary poetry and hip-hop performance. They've just released a very impressive first EP this past spring entitled Serpent Skin. Amai Kuda et Les Bois should be releasing her first album any moment. Every track I can find by her suggests she's got the talent of a superstar. Her voice is wonderful, the beats are fresh, there's wisdom in the lyrics and it seems like it's all been put together with a certain dash of magic. She's got a great video for All My Fine Shoes. Vidian is my favorite artist on CCMixter. He prolifically produces great tracks using Creative Commons samples. I've played some of his songs here before but there's just so many I haven't had the change to play. Visiting his page for free downloads is definitely worth the trip. Giacomo Cataldo is a Toronto based composer the SACD just came out in late July but the world concert premiere was performed in the Czech Republic. We're hoping to see some live performances in Toronto in the near future. Maria Kasstan well known in the city for her work with Seeds of diversity and the Toronto Beekeepers Co-op has released a soul touching album titled Gamma Knife this past summer. The album pays homage to life with her partner who's life ended a little too soon in front of a Toronto police station. The album is full of wit, wisdom, joy, garden imagery as well as the sorrow surrounding her loss. You can read more about her story and watch a video performance in this Star article you can preview and buy Gamma Knife here. The James Clark Institute knows pop music. By filling his songs with complex, mysterious and personal he brings pop music to wear it sounds best. I stumbled across Cai.ro on the web and simply couldn't get their catchy melodies out of my head. Ian Kamau had his poetry featured on Shad's album a few years back, released a series of mixtapes that furthered my belief this man is someone to pay attention to. His first album is set for release in October, the preview track shows every indication that he is going to live up to my great expectations. Dave Borins brings us his sweet pop sound. Nicole Christian does the blues right, with the classic twang sound well matched to a formidable and fun rhythm section. Saidah Baba Talibah hits us with some more high energy soul on the track I've featured here. But this girl is dynamic to say the least. Her recently released album demonstrates an impressive range as a musician and deserves to be listened to in full. Donlands and Mortimer were ambitious with Dreaming Songs. It's a finely crafted reminder of the need to look for love, full of quick tempo changes and dreamy atmosphere. I came across MC Fubb through his involvement with The Cypher. It's the mature and thoughtful voice of a community organizer that we find on this track. Lisa Bo... http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/reminisce-live-dream/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastSeptember2011/toronto-sounds-good-September-2011.mp3 00:55:37 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:54:45 +0000 Some of the words used in the full details: light, joyful, bouncing sound that takes serious skill to balance just right; smooth, laid back and intensely sweet; famous for playing the electric violin; a bright fresh summer day suprise with a big ch... 1) Saidah Baba Talibah - Do it (0:20) 2) Aline Morales - Como p�len (3:10) 3) Marc Meril�inen - P�iv�� (6:30) 4) Static North - you can never cross the same stream twice (10:12) 5) Chloe Charles - Soon on a snowflake (14:27) 6) Nhapitapi Mbira - Mapadza (18:21) 7) Heartbeat Hotel - Seeing spots (23:39) 8) TrisLaw - Sweet salvation (27:40) 9) Samba Squad - Bahia-cuba (32:00) 10) Dr.Draw - Rodrigo (36:52) 11) Freedom or Death - This crowded room (41:40) 12) The MacHams - Lucky number 7 (45:00) 13) Patti Cake - He went to town (47:50) 14) Jumple - You & me (51:00) From back to front: Jumple brings some out high energy Balkan Beats that will have you ready for the dance floor. Patti Cake takes you to a new world with the aptly titled EP "The Prime Minister of Cool Chicks". It sounds a bit like the 50's but it also sounds damn cool right now. With Lucky Number 7, The Machams have nailed the light, joyful, bouncing sound that takes serious skill to balance just right. Freedom of Death, smooth, laid back and intensely sweet. Dr. Draw is famous for playing the electric violin. The song has got wicked mellow groove but isn't afraid to rock you with a dose of dramatic energy too. If you don't know and love Samba Squad by now something is wrong. You should get to now TrisLaw, it takes some kind of genius to pull something like this off. Heartbeat Hotel is a bright fresh summer day surprise with a big cherry on top. Nhapitapi Mbira has the deep delicate beauty of a snow flake but with a warmth that will melt your heart. Chloe Charles is simply sublime. You can never cross the same stream twice and Static North's songs will flow over you ears time and time again. Download the free EP here and put it on repeat. Marc tells me "The song is called 'P�iv��' (pronounced PIE - VAH). The chorus Paivaa is Finnish and it's means 'have a great day'". His dreamy ethereal voice on P�iv�� leaves me marvelling. Aline Morales who you may have seen parading around Toronto with Baque de Bamba has just released her debut album. She ain't messing around, it's evident there is a true artist at work on this album. Saidah Baba Talibah is one hell of a butterfly rawking on the soul. One song will leave you hungry for another. No wonder she was able to fund her new album with pre-investing fans. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/simply-dumbfounded-by-the-beauty-of-this-music/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodAugust201/toronto-sounds-good-August-2011.mp3 54:52 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:14:55 +0000 Music mix of some of Toronto's great live acts. 1) Pick a Piper - Den� Sled 2) Collette Savard - Travelling In A Storm 3) The Airplane Boys - Born To Be 4) Tala-wallah - Funky Lucknow Rela 5) Little City - Lincoln Learning French 6) Prosad - I Am Free 7) Lemon Bucket Orkestra - Lemon Cheeky 8) D-Sisive - No More Words 9) Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party - Funny Situation 10) The Shanks - Tenderizer 11) Black Devils Brigade - The Killing Business 12) One Hundred Dollars - Where The Sparrows Drop 13) Topanga - Fogo Island 14) Skull Fist - Blackout 15) MJ Cyr - Spark 16) Ewan Dobson - Sun I asked the Toronto community at reddit.com what acts to see live. I made this mix based on their responses. As a podcast is no replacement for a live show, I hope you will use this mix as a blue print for picking out the next band you will see in concert. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Best-Toronto-bands-singers-rappers-musicians-to-see-live-in-concert/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastJuly2011/toronto-sounds-good-july-2011.mp3 00:56:04 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:45:43 +0000 The summer love episode. Bursting with juicy musical love of all varieties, from agape to eros. 1) The Creaking Tree String Quartet - Last Payphone In Parkdale 2) Sanderson Dear - Something Wicked This Way Comes 3) Modicity - Your Country's New Order 4) Vidian - At The Root (ft. Snowflake, jacindae) 5) Jerome Godboo - 7th Days 6) Danny Bakan - 84,000 Ways 7) The Soles - Joy 8) Kristin Lindell - Temple 9) Tanika Charles (aka Mz. Chawls) - Silly Happy Wild 10) The Autumn Stones - Sweet as Cake 11) Natalie Brown - It's a Beautiful Day 12) Ben de Boer - Show Love 13) Sinotra - All Mine (feat. Kyauna) (Prod. Noah "40" Shebib & 88 Fingaz) 14) Sara Giguere - Who Needs A Romeo 15) Blood Rexdale and the Walls are Blonde - I Have it All Here in This Book 16) E-Dot & Darp Malone Are Hero - Blame Me 17) James Faulkner - Carpe Diem (Seize The Day) 18) Ian Kamau - Cross My Heart 19) Violets & Viruses - Awakening 20) White Suede - Cold Kids 21) Enio - Each Year Summer seems to have truly finally arrived and a whole lot of love seems to have come with it. The submissions I received speak to the love theme in various ways, be it a love of: community, the spiritual, seizing the day, making the world a better place, the love of a martyr or of parents, but above all romantic love is in the air. This fact is probably best exemplified by the album I received from Enio written specifically for his partner as a wedding gift. Look for that album to be released July 5th 2011. Inspired by his gesture I'd like to dedicate this podcast to the love of my life, thanks for all the light you've brought bursting into my life this past year. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/bread-Clover-blossoms-hot-fudge-and-roses/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastJune2011/Toronto-Sounds-Good-June-2011.mp3 01:08:11 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:17:43 +0000 I've tried to capture a bit of what I see going on around me in Toronto right now. Let me know how well you think it matches up with your experience of the city. 1) Luke Vajsar - Let it Flow 2) Suitcase Sam - The Sweetest Hippopotamus 3) Electronic Rhythm Assembly - Instruments 4) The Strumbellas - I ain't trying to die 5) Soul Natural - Wise Old Owl ft. ABD prod. by DJ Phocus 6) Young Feathers - Middle Class War 7) Roberto Philipp - Your Wicked Ways 8) KIZ & LEGIN - SHAKE 9) Rohain Arora - Ending Credits For The Comeup Show 10) Sara Kamin - Superhero 11) Nineteen Seventy-Seven - Daylight Comes 12) Jerome Godboo - Get On Your Bike 13) Samba El�gua - Olodum 14) Annex Quartet - Se Me Hizo Facil 15) Nhapitapi Mbira - Karimudande 16) Ian Kamau - Outro 17) Steve Gleason - Oh So Fine 18) taktik a$$umption - WOBBLIST I keep considering doing more genre specific mixes but in the end I keep deciding I like all kinds of music and I don't want to music to be segregated like that. This mix was lot's of fun to put together. It was a pleasure listening to one of the worlds great harmonica players, discovering a guitar genius, floating away with a string quartet and pondering the words of the poignant lyricists. I enjoyed the challenge of fitting these very different styles of music together while trying to maintain a cohesive feeling to the overall mix. I'm calling this mix sign of the times. I've tried to capture a bit of what I see going on around me and what I'm feeling from being in Toronto right now. Let me know how well you think I did and how it's matching up with your experience of the city. I also recommend reading featured artist Ian Kamau's note on The Mixtape Tradition. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Sign-of-the-Times/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastMay2011/Toronto-Sounds-Good-May-2011.mp3 00:59:47 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Wed, 18 May 2011 01:50:47 +0000 This month I put out the call for music to a wider range of websites and Toronto responded in full force. Big thank to the artists for opening up your soul, getting my body moving, making things funky, political, fun. Toronto rocks without a doubt...... 1. White Suede - Back By The River 2. Amanda Rose Moscar - Here Here Now Now 3. John Moore Live - Drop Back Down 4. Kristin Lindell - Bend 5. Shane �Shaky J� Forrest - That Ting 6. Adrian Smith-Meecham - A Serious Man 7. HOMEGROWN (Ft. Laila) - Favourite Things 8. T-illa - Rock'n You 9. Situatist Deux - A Moment 10. Fade Chromatic - Hold Your Candle 11. Decade of Sleep - Call for the Vicar 12. Psycho Mad Sally - Love Drunk 13. The Bloody Five - And For Me The Forest 14. Steve Bick - Like Snow 15. Danny Bakan - Here 16. Justin McMillan - Lovers Bloom 17. nilima - Nothing Left But Me 18. Luke Dinan - While You Were Sleeping 19. shivasjazz - Lake of Solitude 20. Deanna Fae Prall - Without You (acoustic version) 21. Modicity - milquetoast 22. Hayley Stark - Let Me Go (Tonight) 23. Ania Soul - Eagle 24. Joanna Mohammed - Love Game 25. GeeCee - Try 26. Steve Rot - Dodging Bullets I sent the call out for music to a broader range of music sites and Toronto responded with force. Thanks to many artists submitting I was able to put together an hour and a half of music and still have a number of tracks that I will save for future episodes. A theme that commonly came up while putting this together is the here and now. Making full use of the present, letting go of the past, enjoying your favourite things and accepting change. I've found these songs to be a fine soundtrack to the season of rebirth. Hopefully this mix will fit in with your spring as well. Please follow the links to support these artists who are working their butts off to make the Toronto music scene something amazing. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Stepping-into-the-Here-and-Now/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastApril2011/Toronto-Sounds-Good-April-2011.mp3 01:35:16 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:38:59 +0000 For this episode I wanted to see what Torontonians are doing in the creative commons. Turns our their is some exciting things happening in the world of free music. For this episode I wanted to see what Torontonians are doing in the creative commons. There are a few variations on the theme, but generally speaking the different creative commons licenses are used to freely share work so long as credit is given. Getting in touch with musicians was the most difficult part of putting together the first episode of this podcast, so music that already had the permissions needed for me to share it seemed attractive. But how would the quality of the music compare? It was exciting to see that the pool of content had rapidly expanded in the Commons since last I explored them and that a couple of high quality sites promoting CC music had come into existence. A few quick searches on CCmixter, Jamendo, Archive.org's netlabels and I knew I'd be able to put together an excellent mix of music. In particular Vidian's epic 'Exploring With Color' stood out. It's playful and earnest, witty and funky; a sonic manifesto in support of using the commons. With its long list of collaborators, it is a vivid glimpse into the potential for creation that the Creative Commons allows. Outside of the Commons I received some great submissions including lightsweetcrude's stunning track mixing Raga elements with a western jam band aesthetic. I asked Test Their Logik for permission to play their music. They first released their album for free, without any particular license, on crimethinc with the hopes of receiving donations to help pay legal fees when they were arrested prior to the G20 in response to their crash the meeting music video. The song I've featured here is uplifting, optimistic and speaks of beauty on a spiritual level. They are currently on a nation-wide tour. Look for them in Toronto June 9th. 1. Sanderson Dear - In Between The Raindrops 2. Vidian - Exploring With Color 3. Steve Chatterton - Fireflies 4. lightsweetcrude - Kaafi Funk 5. plastic flesh - talk 6. Test Their Logik - Who Are We 7. Southwild - Fonkey Monkey 8. Nomadic Sound Division - Squid Sandwich 9. Arkana Music - Through Sacco's Eyes 10. Michael Holt - Trees 11. Mr. Tunes - Don't Sleep Putting this episode together was good fun and I'm going to pay more attention to CC music culture and participate in it more fully. The first step? Opening an account at CCmixter.org and starting to upload stems of my personal audio recordings. This podcast is published as a collective work. Each song is made available under it's original license. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/Exploring-the-creative-commons/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastMarch2011/Toronto-Sounds-Good-March-2011.mp3 44:32 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:39:39 +0000 The premiere episode of the Toronto Sounds Good podcast. A mix of the Toronto areas best musical talent. 1) Hooded Fang - Love Song 2) Andrew Bathory - Kiss and Tell 3) The M.A.D. Poet (aka Melissa A. Dean) - Uncool 4) E-Dot & DarpMalone Are HERO - Feel Good (ft. Loer Velocity & Verbal E) 5) Lal - Pain 6) Abstract Random - Mi Nah Wannah 7) T.Royal - What Makes A Man 8) Soul Natural (aka Fraser MC) - Skate in my palm 9) The Silk Demise - Smoke and Mirrors 10) Eiyn sof - Quantum Physics 11) Captain Dirt - Sway 12) The Dull-Eyed Llamas - Three Sisters Follow the above links to learn more about each artist and to support your local music scene. http://www.t.isgood.ca/podcast/episode/The-premier-TSG-Podcast/ http://www.archive.org/download/TorontoSoundsGoodPodcastALocalMusicAnthology.Episode1/Toronto-Sounds-Good-Epidode-001.mp3 39:19 toronto.isgood@gmail.com (Shawn Caza) Shawn Caza Toronto, independant, Music, culture, local, good yes Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:49:50 +0000