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In a world of downloadable singles, our hope with this podcast is to look a little deeper at what influences musicians and see the impact an album (as opposed to a single) can have on an artist’s work. The Sound Affect is about discovering (or re-discovering) a record that has influenced a musician. You tell us the record. We will do the legwork to investigate the record and tell the listener some of the basic information. Then we invite an artist in to chat with us about that record. This is the artist's opportunity to "geek out" and have some fun.
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Montreal's Mooch pick the stoner-rock/Desert Rock classic "Welcome to Sky Valley" by Kyuss!Despite breaking up in 1995 Kyuss impacted the 1990s musical landscape in so many ways. "Welcome to Sky Valley", Kyuss’ third studio album demonstrates a much more psychedelic and mature sound that has influenced a slew of bands including Black Thorne Productions recording artist Mooch. Ben Cornel (guitar , bass, vocals), Julian Iac (guitar, vocals, bass), and Alex Segreti (drums) join us to discuss their love of the record. Be sure to check out their latest release "KIN". MOOCH have just wrapped up an extensive tour of Canada that was highlighted with a performance at the Yellowknife’s Folk On The Rocks Festival
On the dawn of his latest album, Last Dance at the E Room, Toronto troubadour John Borra joins the Sound Affect to talk about Toronto, post punk, and The Waterboy's seminal classic "This is the Sea".Released in September 1985, This Is the Sea is the third studio album by the Waterboys. It’s widely considered their breakthrough record and the pinnacle of their long and distinguished career. Blending rock, folk, and Celtic influences with a spiritual and emotional intensity, This Is the Sea was quintessential to what leader Mike Scott called their “Big Music” era…a sweeping, anthemic sound characterized by grand arrangements, spiritual themes, and a sense of transcendence.
CLEM LEEK is a British born musician and composer, hailing from Kent, England. He studied performing arts and composition. For the last 10 years, he has produced music professionally for general release, film, TV and is a seasoned performer. His modern classical and ambient soundscapes take inspiration from his surroundings and the experiences that have shaped his life. However, they also take inspiration from fellow Englishman Matthew Nicholas Hales AKA Aqualung, whom Clem discovered through a 2002 VW Beetle TV commercial featuring the song "Strange and Beautiful".The Chicago-based Leek’s latest ep signs is out now.
Gavin McLeod is a 22-year-singer-songwriter from Milton Ontario. Gavin’s raw guitar-based sound is rooted in classic rock and blues as well as the modern sounds of Sam Fender and James Bay, but is - obviously - also influenced by the sounds of Neil Young. He joined the Sound Affect to talk about the impact of Neil's 1974 On the Beach, his fifth studio album and the second in his so-called "Ditch Trilogy" in which he grapples with feelings of alienation and melancholy. Listen and hear how his Grandfather propelled this album to mythic proportions.
Toronto's legendary Change of Heart are back baby! After 27 years, the members of the post-Smile line-up of the band have a new album, In the Wreckage, and are hosting two shows at the end of the month in Toronto! To celebrate this, bassist/lyricist Rob Taylor and Guitarist/Singer Ian Blurton joined us to discuss one of their early influences, The Days of Wine and Roses by California's The Dream Syndicate.
Kitchener's I, the Mountain, pick an album by their kindred souls, Toronto's The Strumbellas.Formed in 2009, they soon picked up residencies at legendary Toronto clubs like The Cameron House and The Horseshoe Tavern before releasing their debut albumMy Father and the Hunter. They then signed with Six Shooter records and brought on The Lumineers’ producer Ryan Hadlock to make their sophomore releaseWe Still Move on Dance FloorsJoin us as we chat with I, the Mountain, about The Strumbellas, The Red Dog in Peterborough, and community.
25 years ago, the Toronto and Canadian music landscape was turned on its ear with the release of The Russian Futurists’ internationally acclaimed debut, The Method of Modern Love. The album is an unabashed confession of romance built on a bedrock of thrift-store toy keyboards and cheap guitars recorded on a porta studio. The Method of Modern Love won fans in R.E.M's Peter Buck, former Blur guitarist Graham Coxon, and filmmaker Jason Lee.
The Magnetic Fields' first two albums, Distant Plastic Trees and The Wayward Bus, were the template for The Russian Futurists and a change in the direction of Canadian indie music!
In the early days of the new millenium Toronto was alive with new innovative music. This new indie music revolution was spearheaded by one band in particular: Broken Social Scene. And, now, almost 25 years after it began, they are the subject of a documentary.
Stephen Chung's IT'S ALL GONNA BREAK unearths the intimate behind-the-scenes footage that shows the creation of Canada's indie-darlings of the early aughts, Broken Social Scene.
Founding member and Toronto-indie-rock-darling Brendan Canning joins The Sound Affect to discuss the movie and the band's legacy.
NRTHRN is the solo project of composer and producer Felipe Elioenay. He started playing hardcore in 2002 in his hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil. His ever-evolving music style explores the Cinematic powers of the Guitar.
His love of Post-Rock music stems from his first listen to San Marcos, Texas band This Will Destroy You and their debut album Young Mountain.
The Flaming Lips have established themselves as one of the most important alternative acts of the 21st Century! So, why did it take us until season 4 to finally discuss them and their album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots?
Mindblowing!
Alas, here we are...
Ottawa's Lives Like Skyscrapers have a lush sound that is full of layering and powerful musicianship. Their debuted album At Dawn We Said Goodnight is out now! Go and buy it!
Toronto's The Anti-Queens have just released their latest album, Disenchanted on Stomp Records!
Their heavy punk is a perfect blend of pop mastery and gritty aggression! And, as you will learn in this episode, they come by it naturally! Lead vocalist and guitarist Emily Bones and lead guitarist Valerie Knox join us to talk about Brody Dalle and the Distillers and the impact of her on their sound and the sound of many young women in punk music.
Kitchener's Rachel Hickey kicks Dave and Tom out of their comfort zone and sends them flying all the way back to 1997's where they will revisit the absolutely massive hit album Come on Over by the pride of Timmin's Shania Twain.
Don't know Rachel HIckey?
Check her out wherever you get your music. Or, better yet, catch her live on Saturday, November 18th at Quinn's in Ottawa, or Saturday, December 8th at The Transac Club in Toronto.
https://www.racheljhickey.com/
Matt Rhode is the bassist for Vancouver’s progressive-indie band Bend Sinister. Their latest single Price You Pay and Hot City, was released on July 14th, 2023 and they are currently working on their next album release in early 2024. And, when we asked Matt what album he wanted to chat about he answered Styx's Paradise Theatre. Yup. Styx baby! So, hop about the Sound Affect time machine to the AOR years when radio was filled with big bold poppy-proggy-jazzy-rock n' roll!
For the first episode of our third season, we are so excited to be joined by Glenn Milchem. Most of us know Glenn as the drummer from Blue Rodeo a band he joined in 1992 after cutting his teeth with Groovy Religion, The Plasterscene Replicas, Vital Sines, and of course, as the drummer on Change of Heart’s Smile. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, he played with the Swallows, Starvin' Hungry, Holy Fuck, Luke Doucet, Andrew Cash, and a slew of other great Canadian bands.
Join us as we discuss The Silver Jews' album "Natural Bridge".
Formed in 2012 by Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay, Toronto’s July Talk has spent the last ten years building up an incredible following based on an energetic live show and three stellar albums that won them the Juno award for Best Alternative Album. They have just released their fourth studio album, Remember Never Before, on Six Shooter Records. They are about to hit the road on a massive tour that begins with two shows at the legendary Massey Hall before crossing Canada and forging into the US!
The two of them wax poetically about Leslie Feist's 2017 album Pleasure, an album that Leah and Peter would agree is almost perfection!
Toronto's Kiwi Jr. has released their newest album Chopper on Sub Pop Records. Jeremy Gaudet joins us to chat about a strange band and an equally strange album that he was listening to a lot when making this record. So, sit down and relax with Ween's 1997 album The Mollusk. From the very start to the very end enjoy the strange ride of #tensionandrelease that make up this wonderfully strange ride!
He was our first official guest, and on the dawn of his latest release, he joins us once again to talk about an influential album on Second Skin, Ian Blurton's Future Now's second album! Except, it is not just one album! Not two! Ian has picked five albums that have shaped this newest record! So, get comfy and listen to one of Canada's enigmatic rockers talk about The Damned, Voivod, King Crimson, Motorpsycho, and Max Webster. Yup. That's right. Max Webster.
With this week's pick, Beck makes it to a very special club (the only other artist in the club is David Bowie) here at the Sound Affect: The second album club. Like Beck himself, Winnipeg's Royal Canoe has made a career of pushing the line of contemporary indie rock and pop. Lush production and musicianship are cornerstones of this album and have proven a cornerstone of Royal Canoe. So, it should come as no surprise that a band like this would choose Beck's seventh album, 1999's Midnite Vultures.
The Beastie Boys' 1989 masterpiece Paul's Boutique is a legendary album that changed how the world viewed the art of sampling. Who better to talk about the album than Polaris Prize-winning hip hop artist Cadence Weapon (Rollie Pemberton). And, when you are done listening be sure to get to your favourite local book store to grab Rollie's brand new book Bedroom Rapper!
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Teagan Johnston - the artist formally known as Little Coyote - is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter with a penchant for melancholy melodies that sing from her piano. Jonhston's latest singles: "Blue Monday" and “Slash to hurt, Stab to kill” are dripping with dark imagery and are sure to be cornerstones of her upcoming album due to be released at the end of the month. Her despondent pop music puts her piano and her introspective vocals at its centre and judging by her love of Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton, she comes by that sound naturally.
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