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Mutek was founded in 2000 when the rave era was at its peak, but after the monster party scene collapsed a couple years later, the festival stayed strong because they traded in a style of electronic music that was more esoteric than ecstatic. Read More

MUTEK Festival 2012 [preview]

Forget WEMF, Electric Daisy, and Shambahla…Montreal's annual MUTEK Festival is the place to be for die-hard electronic music fans. Read More

"In days of yore, from Britain's shore, Wolfe, the dauntless hero, came And planted firm Britannia's flag On Canada's fair domain. Here may it wave, our boast our pride And, joined in love together, The thistle, shamrock, rose entwine The Maple Leaf forever!"Read More

After a week's rest, LWE correspondents Chris Miller and Jordan Rothlein file their report on Unsound New York 2012. Read More

Thomas Meluch (aka Benoît Pioulard) and Rafael Anton Irisarri (aka the Sight Below ) released their eponymous debut LP as Orcas on April 24, a collection of beautifully hazy, ambient sound beds accompanied by Meluch's haunting vocals, inspired by America's Pacific Northwest. Read More

Figures like Philip Glass helped to tie classical culture to the modern age. Read More

Five reasons to go and see Tim Hecker

At least according to Hecker's new album: the wonderfully-titled Ravedeath 1972 , a lush assembly of droning, dream-like electronic soundscapes which builds upon the work he's been creating for the last two decades, both under his own name and as Jetone. Read More

This year, Andrew W.K. is helping curate the Canadian festival, Sled Island, which happens this summer, June 20-23 in Calgary, Alberta. Read More

The 2012 Juno Awards, Canada's version of The Grammys, took place last night, and Feist was the big winner of the evening, taking home the award for Artist Of The Year and Adult Alternative Album Of The Year for Metals . Read More

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