Release!: Depth Charge by Interchill

New Interchill compilation Depth Charge is now available.
Order the cd from Bandcamp and get the download right away – instant gratification…
http://interchill.bandcamp.com/album/depth-charge

Depth Charge is the latest compilation from Interchill. Compiled by Andrew and Naasko, the selection travels through a wide variety of mid tempo bass music and reflects elements of the festival culture we’ve seen evolve out here in BC, Canada. There are tracks from Interchill favourites like Hibernation, Liquid Stranger, Spiral System and Legion of Green Men [log(m)]. There are also a number of artists that appear on Interchill for the first time which round out the track list with a forward thinking and ultra fresh sound. Kryptic Minds, Ruckspin, Submotion Orchestra, Daega Sound, Bakir, Kaminanda, Occult, Venture, Maus & RootsInSession all make their debut on Interchill and bring their low-end stylistic influences to the plate.

Rather than take a honed-in approach with Depth Charge, we’ve widened our horizons and mixed up boundaries and genres including breaks, downtempo, 2step, dubtech, future roots and the deeper side of dubstep. The result is a synthesis of depth and energy, sparseness and detail, favouring contrast over sameness – all tied together by bass.

Daega Sound – Don’t Stop
Bakir – Deep End
Occult – Loose Change
Submotion Orchestra – Sunshine
Ruckspin, Planas & Lavalian – Steppin’
RootsInSession – No War
Maus – Story Tailors Feat. Doba
Hibernation – Catacombs [SE23 Remix]
Spiral System – Pascal’s Journey
Kaminanda – Owl’s Gaze
log(m) & Laraaji – Daisy Dub
Venture – Breathe In
Liquid Stranger – Sorb
Kryptic Minds – Brief Passing

Gallery: Ascend

Not every artist that sets their mind to it ‘makes it’ out there in the big world… so when a well known Victoria music maker like Kaminanda returns, who is now frequenting festivals with some of the biggest headliners in the world, it’s a pretty big deal. Joining him for Returning Saturn’s ‘Ascend’ event was Victoria newcomer and up-and-coming psy-glitch producer Sixis (Substruk Records, USA) who also made quite an impression!

Huge props to Returning Saturn for one of the event highlights of the year, and massive thanks to Dodd’s Eye Media for the gallery!

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New Mix: Beatfarmer – Zen Trip Radio Mix

This mix was recorded for Zen Trip Radio, a long running show from Tampa, Florida. You can listen to the whole show, including an interview with beatfarmer here: http://www.wmnf.org/programs/181 This mix is a world fusion journey, Rather than seeking a meditative quiet state, it takes the listener to zen via the dancefloor. Loose yourself in sounds from around the world and connect with the peace within yourself. Featuring new music from Jef Stott, Kaminanda, Beats Antique and Adham Shaikh, plus some older favorites from Drumspyder, Eat Static, Kaya Project and more. Catch beatfarmer this summer performing at Inshala, Entheos, Diversity and Karma Festivals. He will also be releasing a new album this June on bandcamp:

Gallery: Event Media 2008

In 2008 we started to hit our stride – both musically, and graphically! Which is to say – we started to play with some really great graphic designers! We also started to deliver some of the first recurring series Tribe Productions (now Sunset Labs) got into – including Lucid, Sunset Sounds, Root Riddims, Sunset Sessions & the monstrous Bass Bottoms series. Again we were able to work with some hugely talented artists including Bluetech, Ronin, David Starfire, Adham Shaikh, Gaudi, Daega Sound System, Shen, Dub Gabriel, Jef Stott & Drumspyder, Subatomic Sound System, Max Ulis, Liquid Stranger & Delhi 2 Dublin – many for their first visits to Victoria! We started giving the younger crowd more of what they wanted as well – with guests like Isaac Amor, DJ Leanne, Taal Mala & Miss Marz! Hope you enjoy this visual trip down memory lane…

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Gallery: Tunes for Tibet 08

We reach into the archives to share with you some images from this amazing night. Born of my participation in a course I was taking that focused on self expression & leadership, Tunes for Tibet was a fundraiser & awareness event I created for the ‘Students For a Free Tibet’ organization. Delhi 2 Dublin, Adham Shaikh and all the other performers all played for free or nearly free, and we raised many hundreds of dollars (I dont recall anymore!) and really shone the spotlight on their efforts in Tibet. Small steps…

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On The Cusp Music video