Galactique Records Showcase @ O Patro Vys | Sept. 29 | 22h45

Brooklyn’s Taperecorder is the latest project from Marc Francis, who seems to have a case of musical multiple-personality disorder.  Founder of the house music collective Intergalactic Faerie Funk and the folkier Mossyrock, Taperecorder began as a solo project, and is decidedly quirky and poppy, danceable though still glitchy enough to keep it from sounding formulaic.  Former Mossyrock collaborators also contribute to the project, with Jeffro Richards mixing, and vocals provided by Bethany Spears (also of The Fever Few, one of my favorite, and most criminally underrated female singer/songwriters.)   Artwork for the project is done by Loren Edrich, and deserves a serious look.   Their latest single is “Cold Spring,” a track that sounds something like if a Warren Zevon melody were being played by a bunch of  space robot children with the angelic vocals.  As the name of the project might suggest, Taperecorder’s music is something of a montage of various styles and sounds, acoustic guitars, electronic textures and glitchy rhythms.

Also playing the Galactique Records showcase will be Halifax native Ryan Hemsworth at 21h00, Montréal’s own underground hip-hop producer Beeker at 21h30, Seattle’s Motrecreft at 22h00, Austin, TX’s  Toof at 23h30, and another hometown act sure to get the crowd moving,  Toboggan at 00h15.  A not to miss showcase with some of most interesting and fun indie-rock inspired  noisy pop, dance and electronic music.  Tobaggan will also be getting it going at a loft party on October 1st, but you have to message him for the address.  Do it.

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