Critically-acclaimed Canadian experimental band presents its collaborative album with lead vocalist of the legendary Bad Brains

Today, Critically-acclaimed experimental band New Age Doom announces Angels Against Angels, its collaboration with H.R. (Human Rights), lead vocalist of the legendary Bad Brains, and releases the track ‘Amaseganalo pt.2’. The full album will be released on March 6, 2026 through Toronto label We Are Busy Bodies.  The two-part album closer “Amaseganalo” (translating to “thank you” in Amharic) is nostalgic, uplifting, and emotionally charged, drawing on New …

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We Are Busy Bodies is proud to announce Covered, a new compilation album honouring the legacy of legendary Canadian experimentalist Nash the Slash. Curated by musician, educator, and long-time Nash collaborator Richard Marsella, the release gathers an eclectic group of artists from around the world to reinterpret, reimagine, and celebrate the singular vision of one of Canada’s most unconventional …

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LAMMPING Announces Second Album in Four-Part Series — Featuring Drew Smith (The Bicycles) and Chris Cummings (Marker Starling) Toronto’s shape-shifting psych project LAMMPING continues its ambitious four-album series with the upcoming LP — a lush, immersive collaboration between Drew Smith (Dr. Ew, The Bicycles) and Chris Cummings (Marker Starling). The record follows Never Never, Lammping’s …

LAMMPING Announces RISKY, the Second Album in Four-Part SeriesRead More

Over a dozen Toronto-based record labels will come together for a one-day Label Market at The Garrison on December 13, celebrating the city’s vibrant independent music community. The event will feature an eclectic mix of labels selling vinyl, CDs, and other merchandise from their catalogues—offering music lovers a chance to discover new music and connect …

Toronto Record Labels Unite for Holiday Label Market at The GarrisonRead More

Today, the singularly original, creative and musical mastermind, Rich Aucoin announces the final release in his quadruple album project Synthetic with its fourth Season announced to be released on October 30. This Season boasts the highest number of synthesizers of any of the previously released Seasons with its sounds being comprised of 103 unique synths. These 103 synths bring the total count for the four Seasons …

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For those just tuning into their programme, Vanity Mirror is the name under which the transnational musical duo of Canadian singer-songwriter-producer Brent Randall and Los Angeles-based drummer Johnny Toomey release music. Their debut record, Puff (2023), was a masterclass in lo-fidelity rock and roll, weaving together various strands of twentieth-century pop into a variegated sonic …

Vanity Mirror returns with sophomore album, Super Fluff Forever, share first singles White Butterfly & Mr. WatchmakerRead More

Created by Turkish musician and electronic music composer İlhan Mimaroğlu, Tract is dedicated to fellow countryman Nȃzim Hikmet, whom Mimaroğlu regarded “as the greatest poet of the revolutionary struggles.” Utilizing the voice of Turkish singer Tülay German (identified as Tuly Sand on this recording), Mimaroğlu creates an audio collage of political messages in the propaganda …

We Are Busy Bodies announces the 50th anniversary replica reissue of Tract: A Composition Of Agitprop Music For Electromagnetic Tape by İlhan Mimaroğlu, featuring the singing and speaking voice of Tuly Sand.Read More

We Are Busy Bodies continues its 20th anniversary celebrations by returning to the Reeperbahn Festival for its third annual label showcase. This year, the showcase takes place at Schmidtchen (Spielbudenpl. 21-22) on Thursday, September 18 and features four artists from the label and its Having Fun Records imprint, which was launched earlier this year. Stream …

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Dun-Dun Band is a ten-member ensemble based in Toronto led by guitarist Craig Dunsmuir, inspired by North African gnawa music, American minimalism, progressive/post-rock and spiritual jazz. It features members of cross-genre jazz-informed groups The Weather Station, Eucalyptus, Badge Epoque Ensemble, GUH, and The Brodie West Quintet. Dunsmuir has long been drawn to the trance-like states that …

Ten-piece Canadian ensemble release an album inspired by North African gnawa music, American minimalism, progressive/post-rock and spiritual jazz. Read More