http://www.downtempo.ca Music is my life, life is my music. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:03:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sup! Been a long time since I released a new mix, mostly because i’ve been holdin out till I had a bunch of originals i could share. I wish there was more originals in here, but I’ve been working a really time consuming job and i have many other projects that ... http://www.downtempo.ca/2010/01/11/dewey-db-i-can-has-louder/ Portland-based producer and live performer Graintable first caught my attention when he popped up as one of the defining members of our online glitch-hop community. His tunes are head bobbing, melodic and with that live/improvisational quality that is all too rare in traditional electronic music.  His music pays homage to ... http://www.downtempo.ca/2009/11/07/portland-style-graintable/ The difference between Toronto-based artist Ill Gates and anyone else you might check out?  An electrifying combination of intelligence, global awareness, and wicked bass combined with a compelling live presence.  There is a depth to his style that demands multiple listens, and I sat down with the man over a ... http://www.downtempo.ca/2009/06/14/43/ THE INTEGRATED GRIME UNIT :: REEL BASS TOUR 2008 Words & Photos by ill-esha——————————————————————————–“LIKE A ROBOT HAVING SEX WITH MC HAMMER,” grins Bevan of the hype Vancouver-based duo Glitchy & Scratchy when I ask him how he would describe glitch hop to someone who’s never heard it before. I’m sitting in ... http://www.downtempo.ca/2008/12/18/glitch-hop-shop-talk-with-glitchy-scratchy/ In the heart of the mission district in SF; behind the cogs & gears of XLR8R, their web techie and licensing guru, is Bryant Rutledge {aka LL [Low Limit, Lowest Layer?]}. If we recuse one level deeper; behind Bryant Rutledge's nine to five facade is half of the music genius ... http://www.downtempo.ca/2008/03/13/lazer-sword-bear/ When I look at this guy, the last thing that comes to mind is University Professor; however, to the contrary, Steve Nalepa teaches 'Principles of Music Technology' at Chapman University Conservatory of Music. He shows really talented classical musicians how to use ProTools, Ableton Live, Reason, etc. To indulge his ... http://www.downtempo.ca/2008/02/29/nalepa-bass-science-the-fms-native-state/ Jason Chung aka Nosaj Thing has been catching a lot of peoples attention lately. The reason is obvious. People are starved for talented electronic musicians like this. When I first listened to Jason's promo mixtape [recorded for dublab], my brain milk was leaking all over the desk ...it ... http://www.downtempo.ca/2008/02/06/nosaj-thing-unsigned-itunes/ Ok, I'll just come right out and admit it, I'm obsessed with the glitch mob and everything glitch mob, for fuck sakes I even have a glitch mob sticker on my laptop that I cherish almost more than the laptop itself. I'm tempted to say that Ooah [Joshua ... http://www.downtempo.ca/2008/01/17/ooah-the-glitch-mob-muti-music-alphapup/ Believe it or not, I do actually listen to all of the submissions for content on this page ...and I get a lot. That said, this blog isn't very big because I don't believe in posting daily. I can't stand bloggers that dilute their content with daily posts about the ... http://www.downtempo.ca/2008/01/13/am-architect-wait-till-the-ice-melts-exponential-records/ Vibesquad aka Aaron Holstein is a musician / producer based near Boulder, Colorado. He not only makes music with computers, plays bass, keyboards, guitar, sings, bangs on drums, shakes things, manipulates synthesizers, samplers, doo-dads & what nots... but he also creates websites, digital graphics, writes words and spreads good vibes! ... http://www.downtempo.ca/2008/01/08/vibesquad-native-state-addictech/