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monster Planet seattle MONSTER PLANET is a place that lies beyond the furthest reaches of our imaginations. Extensive research into this vast uncharted world is conducted by the mysterious SYNPROV CORP, a pulsating throb of musicians, producers, sound designers, visual artists, pixel bandits, and B-movie chuds, based in SEATTLE, WA, USA, Earth, Solar System. Audiences… Continue reading Monster Planet

desert bloom montreal Montréal-based musician and producer Desert Bloom (Rachel Nam) makes intricate and ethereal synth-based tracks that draw on her twin passions of classical piano and electronic music. Originally from BC, Nam moved to Montréal to pursue a degree in biology, in turn inspiring her moniker. Akin to those wildflowers blooming in the desert,… Continue reading Desert Bloom

Hannah epperson mayne island With early ties to the American Southwest and Canada’s Pacific coast, Hannah Epperson first heard music and stories as a traveler between high mountain desert and ocean shores. Her music draws from a life of listening and play inspired by musicians and artists across a wide range of genres: from generous… Continue reading Hannah Epperson

Trevor lang victoria Floating in deep space, distant echoes of Country radio tunes in and out. Songs of longing and vague memories of wide open plains obscured through magnetic clouds and radioactive dust. Sunday Afternoon | Cameron Bandshell at Beacon Hill Park When. Sunday, August 6 (3:30pm) Where. The Cameron Bandshell at Beacon Hill Park… Continue reading Trevor Lang

ZüGELLOS lekwungen territories Originally from Galicia way back when the shtetles still stood, Zügellos roamed the countryside until retiring to the far reaches of a land called Lekwungen. Here the fair peoples sold and rationed out their own herbal remedies unworried about the dark times behind them, or the dark times ahead. In this environment,… Continue reading Zügellos

ÆNNIÆ victoria Ænniæ’s ability to float across genres with ease, and mix togetherspellbinding sounds is second-to-none.  Late nights are her playgroundand we’re excited to have Ænniæ to close out our Saturday night againthis year. Saturday Night | The Downbeat Event Centre When. Saturday, August 2 (1:00am, Closing Set) Where. The Downbeat Event Centre (1325 Government… Continue reading Aenniae

KHOTIN EDMONTON Khotin is the recording project of Edmonton-based electronic artist Dylan Khotin-Foote.  Over the last decade, the producer has drifted freely between genre experiments, every move linked by distinct melodic and impressionistic sensibility.  His dance-leaning output, marked by years of involvement in Vancouver’s underground landscape, is both offset and informed by a deep interest… Continue reading Khotin

OKPK – LIVE victoria OKPK is the solo project of Dan Godlovitch, exploring the textured, cinematic edges of modern bass music.  Equally interested in 3am club energy and the soundtrack to the walk home, okpk plays with rhythm, texture, and mood in their dense and detailed studio productions.  OKPK has always had deep roots in… Continue reading OKPK

big body victoria Big Body is Victoria DJ/Promoter Ian Hoar.  The founder of Vibrate Victoria, he’s been a long time dancefloor fixture in front and behind the booth.  Big Body is a dancer’s DJ, picking ecstatic fast-paces 4/4 selections in the house/techno/trance vein.  Expect some swirling hypnotic sounds peppered into some big bright progressive/trance tunes… Continue reading Big Body

Sabrina campbell River Sabrina (a.k.a. the Space Monkey) crafts immersive sets that blend ambient textures, sultry rhythms, and soundscapes built from nature, memory, and machine. A pioneer in Victoria’s early electronic scene since 1994, starting out on CFUV Radio, she continues to evolve drawing from foley, field recordings, analog synths, and her background in audio… Continue reading Sabrina