The Phantom King Mississauga, Ontario
This is an instrumental solo project using my keyboard, guitar and occasionally other instruments. I bought my keyboard about 9 years ago and have been composing and trying things out with it since. I've spent the last 7 months composing new pieces on guitar or keyboard as instrumentals, trying to keep an open mind to new techniques and sounds. ... more
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This is a great and solid Toronto rock record. There's hard rock and folk overtones with a wonderful atmospheric quality to the vocals that feels transporting.
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Contraries
by Joanna Chapman-Smith
There's amazing minimalist instrumentation/arrangements here with intimate vocals. "A Glass of Right and Wrong" has beautiful brush drumming with friendly acoustic guitar and a Parisian accordian.
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I just heard of these two through a magazing I got at a record shop. I think they have an amazing blend of experimentalism and pop that I previously doubted could be possible. I was wrong.
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