"...I'm just building a stage for nature to perform."
September30th saw the inaugural nuit blanche come to Toronto. This Parisian night festival was the first of its kind in Canada and we're already waiting for it to come back next year. 7p - 7a and the city became a canvas for art exhibits, video installations, ballroom dancing, outdoor video projections and much more. The pool at Trinity Bellwoods had installed speakers underwater, and brought in Sound producers to soundtrack the nightswimming.
Yes, the lineups were a pain but the city had a sparkle in its eye all night. Everything so new, so creative, so bubbling. Events like this bring people together for their curiousity and appreciation of beauty. We were there, and if you were too, this mini-doc will take you back. If you weren't there, now you can go.
Thanks to Fujiko Nakaya, a nameless producer, Melanie, Alex, and Natalie for sharing their time with us.
Grindin' - that's what Cody ChesnuTT was doing when he made his album, The Headphone Masterpiece in 2002. This album is raw. Made on a 4 track recorder in his bedroom, it's a beautiful example of artistic expression. Big, messy, unnecessary, obnoxious - it's a double disc of soulful madness.
We give you some tracks, some background, and that Higher Learning magic touch;) This is the story of CC.
"...the next thing I know, I'm getting a massage from Erykah Badu."
James D. Yancey/ Jay Dee/ J Dilla
February 7, 1974 - February 10, 2006
From stonesthrow.com
"It is with great sorrow that the Family and Friends of J Dilla announces his spiritual transition on the morning of February 10th, 2006 in the loving arms of his mother, Maureen Yancey.
J Dilla had suffered for over three years with an incurable blood disease, and had also been diagnosed with lupus."
RESFEST is a festival that travels around the world showcasing short films, animation, commercials, and music videos. What you'll see on the screen here is progressive and inspired thought at it's best. RESFEST's theme this year was Keep It Curious - an invitation to dig deeper into the world we're living in.
Remember all those times you thought "wouldn't it be cool if we did a movie on...", well that's what RESFEST is all about. Using the newest technologies, ideas are made vividly real, and stories are brought to life to mindblowing effect.
Over the 4 days from Oct. 27th - 30th, 2005 we experienced the work of some of the world's finest creative minds. Lowsound was there for a giant lego chicken fight, an absurd Turkish Olympic event, political hilarity with Dick Cheney, and Rubber Johnny - a shape-shifting mutant child. Whoa.
Brilliant, innovative, and completely out of the ordinary - RESFEST celebrates creativity like no other festival in the world.
The next time you're at the newstand, pull a copy of RES Magazine and see for yourself, and next year at RESFEST06, say what up to Lowsound!
The Weekend Jumpoff at The Toronto Electronic Music Festival!
"...I think dj's are way higher skilled here."
The first official Weekend Jumpoff, and lowsound hit the Beats, Breaks, and Culture Festival at the Harbourfront Centre July 8 - 10, 05 in Toronto.
Summer in the city baby, and some excellent acts rolled through town. Platinum Pied Pipers from the D were here, Out Hud from NY, as well as the Quantic Soul Orchestra from the UK. The sun was out all weekend and fans of electronic music were treated to dj's spinning live sets all day long and all night.
The feature that takes a look at the hottest events, and activities around the city over the past weekend. Restaurant openings, parties, bars, clubs, art galleries, festivals - we cover them all and give you a full showcase on how it all went down. It's like being there, only closer. Sweep low.
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