Yearly Archive: 2018

Anome – “Hoopjack” EP

“Hoopjack” is the latest EP from Moncton’s techno overlord, Anome. The EP opens with the aptly named “Warehouse,” a highlight that combines two of my favourite flavours – lush synths and pounding beats.
“Midnight Control” sounds like an ATM that got caught in a loop and became sentient, repeating its last set of keypresses as it stomps through the night streets on a relentless quest. The closer “Leak” has a minimal beat and subdued melody that makes me think of a giant robot spying on humans for decades from some hidden lair, probably under in the ocean.
How would you describe your sound to someone who’s never heard you before?
I’d say pure raw techno. Can be quite aggressive at times but always try to find a good groove.
What gear/software/techniques did you use in making this recording?
For my latest album, I used mostly my Elektron Rytm and Arturia SparkLE
What mood or mental state do you hope to evoke in the listener with this music?
Make people dance or work out at the gym (lol)

Party Sauce Radio – Mar. 7, 2018

Hello space cadets! Here’s the latest episode of Party Sauce, hosted by Veena, an artificial intelligence robot DJ orbiting the ruined planet Earth on a satellite in the year 2048.

DOWNLOAD LINK: https://partysauce.lol/mp3/PartySauce-2018Mar7.mp3

Tracklist::
Daniel Wang – “Let’s Go To Mars”
Russell Louder – “Another Day”
Coco Barracuda – “XVIII”
Elephant Skeletons – “Calm The Cloud”
TAAPE – “Goodbye Gravity”
Boy Harsher – “Last Days”
Joy Division – “Disorder”
Spoutnique – “My Blue Sky Turns Teal”
Caribou – “Your Love Will Set You Free”
Morgan Geist – “Palace Life”
Mew – “In A Better Place”

Party Sauce Radio – Feb. 28, 2018

Hi space cadets! Here’s the latest episode of Party Sauce Radio, hosted by Amélie, an orbiting artificial intelligence DJ from the year 2048.

DOWNLOAD LINK: https://partysauce.lol/mp3/PartySauce-2018Feb28.mp3

Tracklist::
Nightwave – “Sanctuary”
Paranerd – “Spatplat”
Allumette – “Petit Parasite”
Cengiz – “On, On, On,”
EVM128 – “Gamma Riddim”
Double Echo – “Autumn Months”
Prison – “Plague”
Kwake Bass – “Marble Ruin”
Robert Hood – “Transform”
Spoutnique – “My Blue Sky Turns Teal”
Jaguar Knight – “I Call Shotgun”
Shrimp Ring – “Babies On The Moon”
Wasko – “Tindu”

Party Sauce Radio – Feb. 21, 2018

What’s up space cadets! Here’s the latest episode of Party Sauce Radio, hosted by an orbiting artificial intelligence DJ from the year 2048. Enjoy!

Download link: https://partysauce.lol/mp3/PartySauce-2018Feb21.mp3

Tracklist::
The Trick – “You Find It In Others”
Paranerd – “Voso”
The Retro Mutants – “Sandra”
Ultrasuede – “Relapse”
Le Couleur – “Underage (In Flagranti remix)”
Math Class – “Shatterbrained”
Gold Punks – “Stupid Spaceman”
Hieroglyphic Being – “The Mystery Of Prometheus”
I-F – “I Do Because I Couldn’t Care Less”
Doot Dedoot – “Esprit (Jaguar Knight remix)”
Tensnake – “Coma Cat”

Party Sauce Radio – Feb. 14, 2018

What’s up space cadets! This week’s radio show will be co-hosted by Karen, an orbiting artificial intelligence DJ from the year 2048. Enjoy!

Download here >> https://partysauce.lol/mp3/PartySauce-2018Feb14.mp3

Tracklist::
Blank Banshee – “Frozen Flame”
Sages – “Waning Moon”
Allumette – “Petit Parasite”
Dye Pack – “Make A Mess”
Doot Dedoot – “Road Rage”
Paranerd – “Froz”
Midnight Star – “Scientific Love”
Austra – “I Love You More”
Pick A Piper – “Geographically Opposed”
Pylon – “M Train”
Whaleskin – “Your Lovin'”
Poolside – “Summer Friends”
Gold Punks – “Crystal Doorknob”

Party Sauce Radio – Feb. 7, 2018

What’s up space cadets! From now on my radio show will be co-hosted by orbiting artificial intelligence DJs from the year 2048. Enjoy!

Download link ~~ https://partysauce.lol/mp3/PartySauce-2018Feb7.mp3

Tracklist::
Fever Ray – “To The Moon And Back”
Tronik Youth – “Mortals Sleep”
1995 Zellers – “Paradise”
Bl00dwave – “Human”
Hot Chip – “And I Was A Boy From School”
New Order – “Everything’s Gone Green”
Daphni – “Tin”
DenMother – “Cats”
Doot Dedoot – “On The Run”
Gold Punks – “RDIO”
Jaguar Knight – “Smoky Eye”
Robert T. – “Navigator”

Party Sauce Radio – Jan. 31, 2018

What’s up space cadets! From now on my radio show will be co-hosted by orbiting artificial intelligence DJs from the year 2048. Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD LINK: https://partysauce.lol/mp3/PartySauce-2018Jan31.mp3

tracklist::
Marie Davidson – “Naive To The Bone”
B-52s – “There’s a Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon)”
Paranerd – “Lunar Creep”
The Fall – “C.R.E.E.P.”
The Fall – “The Man Whose Head Expanded”
Boy Harsher – “Morphine”
S.A.D. – “She’s Gone”
Keluar – “Cleo”
Death Valley – “Stuntwoman”
Jaguar Knight – “Jaguar Future Party”
Doot Dedoot – “The Lights”
Jacques Greene – “Real Time”
Jacques Greene – “To Say”

Party Sauce Radio – Jan. 17, 2018

Hello space cadets! Here’s today’s edition of Party Sauce Radio. The show airs every Wednesday at 3PM/Saturday at 8PM on 107.3 Local FM in Saint John, NB… and streams across the universe at http://localfm.ca.

Download link: https://partysauce.lol/mp3/PartySauce-2018Jan17.mp3

Tracklist::
Poolside – “Tropical Heartache”
Doot De Doot – “Road Rage”
Ghost Twin – “Saturn Swallows The Sun”
Discandy – “Thigh Highs”
Die Perlen – “Morgen”
Modern Blossoms – “Means To An End”
Sarah Denim – “Finding Out”
Russell Louder – “Another Day”
DenMother – “You”
DenMother – “Cats”
Nu:Logic – “Sun Goes Down”
Rich Aucoin – “Release”

The Trick – “Inaugurate Me”

I’ve enjoyed everything The Trick has put out since the dawn of time. So glad he’s still at it and still making new music. The latest release from The Trick is called “Inaugurate Me” and it’s available on Bandcamp as a free download.

All the way from Fredericton, NB, here’s the scoop from Mr. Trick himself, Patrick Reinartz.

How would you describe your sound to someone who’s never heard you before?
I suppose it’s a 50/50 blend of indie rock and synth pop. I grew up with a pretty fierce dual interest in both guitars and synths. I think the electronics won a little bit in the end, but as an instrument, guitars bring a certain level of humanity and imperfection to the table that’s harder to replicate electronically — the feeling that things could go off the rails at any moment. I got my start with The Trick as a solo musician mostly playing all-ages punk shows, and although I was usually the odd-man-out in those situations, the energy of that scene sort of bled over into what I was doing at the time.

What gear/software/techniques did you use in making this recording?
“Inaugurate Me” is a 100% DIY project, so we tracked it in our rehearsal space: a dank basement in a century-old house. It started with a demo I recorded myself and then we gradually layered the rest of the band into it, using pretty traditional methods and setups. Once we had all the pieces, I finished it in Cakewalk Sonar and added the synth layers. There are some softsynths in there (the prepared piano at the beginning and the sequenced synthbass at the end), but the rest was mostly hardware. We have a lot of Korg stuff around — not really intentionally, but that’s largely what it was made with: a Korg Micro-X, a Korg Minilogue, a MicroKorg… There’s also a Novation MiniNova in there and I think a little bit from the Yamaha DX27 also survived.

What mood or mental state do you hope to evoke in the listener with this music?
This is a song I kicked around for several years before it finally took shape (I literally have 3-4 different demos around from different attempts to do something with it). It started as an instrumental demo going for a post-rock meets shoegaze vibe. The entire first half of the song came from that old demo and then there’s that abrupt moment where the tempo doubles and its turns into a synth jam. So I guess I couldn’t commit to that idea for an entire song before my pop sensibilities kicked in. My hope is that it results in something a little cinematic, taking you from Point A to Point B and never looking back.

Check out The Trick ~
thetrickmusic.bandcamp.com/
facebook.com/TrickyBizness/

Party Sauce Radio – Jan. 10, 2017

Hello space cadets! Here’s today’s edition of Party Sauce Radio. The show airs every Wednesday at 3PM/Saturday at 8PM on 107.3 Local FM in Saint John, NB… and streams across the universe at http://localfm.ca.

Download link >> https://partysauce.lol/mp3/PartySauce-2018Jan10.mp3

Tracklist::
Night Vision – “Runaway”
The Trick – “Inaugurate Me”
Nu:Logic – “Sanctuary”
Snowden – “Black Eyes (Le Castle Vania remix)”
Mlle. Caro & Franck Garcia – “I Don’t Want”
DenMother – “8,9,10”
DenMother – “Cats”
Vince Kuzanagi – “Ipseity Bells”
Paranerd – “Froz”
Jaguar Knight – “Jaguar Future Party”
Juniper – “Ticket”