December 14, 2013 I can’t resist a good bass track, especially when it’s FREE and CANADIAN. Silence, by Mark Instinct featuring Charlotte Dobre dropped December 6, and is getting a lot of positive attention from bassheads around the web. Mark Instinct is no stranger to DJ Mag Canada, but Charlotte Dobre is a relative newcomer [...]
December 11, 2012 DJ Nu-Mark has been a staple in the world of hip hop forever. As the DJ manning the decks for popular hip hop group Jurassic 5, Nu-Mark made his name in the 90s with his unmatched skills on the 1s and 2s. Since Jurassic 5 disbanded in 2007, Nu-Mark has been bringing [...]
December 10, 2012 Saturday December 1 marked the end of an era in Calgary, with the closing of two predominant music venues. The Distillery, and Quincy’s Late Night were both electronic music friendly establishments, with the latter focusing solely on dance music. PartySafe Fundraiser at Quincy’s – Photo by K. Lea Although both venues were [...]
November 26, 2012 RackNRuin is known for multi-genred sets that get the dance floor moving. If there is an artist that fully encompasses the ‘EDM’ moniker, he fits the bill. His brand of ‘electronic dance music’ includes everything from four on the floor to dubstep. As long as the floor keeps moving, the categories don’t [...]
November 8, 2012 Azari&III (pronounced Azari and third) is a Canadian electronic music quartet currently taking North America by storm on the Sonar Tour. Made up of producers Dinamo Azari and Alixander III, as well as singers Starving Yet Full and Fritz Helder, the group has seen an unusually industrious year, and have attained a [...]
October 23, 2012 It was a typical chilly October night when Australian glitch artists Gruff and Crazy Daylight arrived in Calgary to teach us a bit about Australia’s bass scene. Coming straight from Kelowna, the first stop on their six week tour, Crazy Daylight turned up to The Area wearing shorts and shivering to learn [...]
October 18, 2012 Foreign Beggars have blown up. Whether it was their North American appearance on the Skrillex Mothership Tour, their spotlight on British teen television show Skins, or their colossal 2009 hit with Noisia Contact that vaulted them, these three have landed in the spotlight of bass music worldwide. The last few years have [...]
October 16, 2012 Calvin Harris played to a sold out crowd at the Big Four building for his DJ Mag Top 100 DJs party on Friday, brought to you by Aqua Audio and Connected Entertainment, and powered by PK Sound photo by Montography // full albums here (1), here (2), here (3), and here (photo booth) His accomplishments in the pop [...]
October 10, 2012 Skrillex at Full Flex Express 2012, Winnipeg // photo by Shawn Fillion Skrillex will once again embark on a cross Canada train tour with his friends in the summer of 2013 for the second annual Full Flex Express tour. Initial dates have been released below, with details on lineups and venues slated [...]
September 27, 2012 Last Saturday Danny Byrd touched down in Calgary to bring some Hospital Records flavour to the Republik. The place was packed and sweaty, and the crowd was going off. He started his set to chants of “no dubstep! no dubstep!” and certainly didn’t disappoint the drum and bass heads crowding the dancefloor. [...]
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