Canadian-Algerian Multi-instrumentalist, Singer-songwriter, and Producer Aladean Kheroufi Announces ‘Studies In A Dying Love’

Today, Canadian-Algerian multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, producer and DJ, Aladean Kheroufi announces Studies In A Dying Love, his debut album out June 7th via Toronto-based label We Are Busy Bodies. A stunning and cathartic portrait of a relationship’s collapse, Aladean looks to classic soul, forgotten Chicano rhythms and dreamy folk-rock for an emotional dive into the ebbs …

Canadian-Algerian Multi-instrumentalist, Singer-songwriter, and Producer Aladean Kheroufi Announces ‘Studies In A Dying Love’Read More

We Are Busy Bodies recently reissued its third trilogy of albums with the legendary As-Shams/The Sun label with a focus on the works of Mike Makhalemele and Winston ‘Mankunku’ Ngozi. Following the success of Makhalemele’s debut The Peacemaker and Mankunku’s long-awaited sophomore release Alex Express, which both appeared in 1975, the bar had been set …

WABB Releases third As-Shams trilogy with focus on Mike Makhalemele & Winston ‘Mankunku’ NgoziRead More

Rich Aucoin has been nominated for Electronic Album of the Year at the 2024 Juno Awards for his Synthetic 2 album released by We Are Busy Bodies in October 2023. This is Aucoin’s second nomination in the category in as many years. Synthetic 2 is the second of four albums as part of Aucoin’s quadrilogy …

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On July 6th, up-and-coming singer-songwriter, Joe McLeod, will release the dynamic new single “What A Pity” from his upcoming album “The Dancer & The Bear” (out via We Are Busy Bodies October 13) – listen to the new music HERE. A gifted songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Joe McLeod brings his stories to life in vivid detail, using his evocative voice to explore …

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Puna, recorded in bedrooms, studios and other salubrious locations around Helsinki during 2022, is a mix of lo-fi spiritual jazz, experimental, and avant-garde music forms. It includes four vocal tracks recorded with Merikukka Kiviharju, which feature both original lyrics and those sourced from traditional Finnish folk songs. With a background in electronic music, Vauhkonen explains …

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Wide Mouth Mason, the iconic Canadian blues-rock band, are thrilled to announce their highly anticipated new single “You Pushed Me”, from their upcoming album entitled Late Night Walking (set for release in the fall via We Are Busy Bodies). With an impressive discography spanning over two decades, the band has captured the hearts of fans …

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Composer Kristen Roos came across Laurie Speigel’s Music Mouse program for Macintosh on eBay in 2019. After purchasing the floppy disc, Roos experimented with the program, emailing its creator along the way. This track, take from Roos’s album Universal Synthesizer Interface Vol II, is “defined by using Music Mouse as a MIDI sequencer on a Macintosh Plus,” he explains over …

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We Are Busy Bodies is thrilled to announce the reissue of Elegua’s rare private press album. The album has been long out-of-print and highly sought after by collectors and fans of Latin music. The release follows the label’s recent exploration of latin jazz with reissues of Venezuelan pianist Virgilio Armas’ 1970 album De Repente, and 1973 album, Espejismo.  …

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Halifax pop artist and composer Rich Aucoin shares his long awaited newest album Synthetic – A Synth Odyssey: Season 2, the latest instalment in his four-part album series, announced last year.  On Synthetic: Season 2, Aucoin continues his journey through the history of synthesizers. The second entry in his quadruple LP series once again features an armada of the world’s most rare, …

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On his third solo LP, Find Yourself Lost, Dawson veers toward the fringes of country and western. Although ‘cosmic’ has become catchall descriptor in both country and ambient music, Dawson reaches for something more earthly. Something more grounded. Ribboning miles of pedal steel nestle into hushed tones and gossamer textures. Reflecting on the process he states, “It took some time to …

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