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

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

We Are Busy Bodies announces a double LP compilation of Japanese ambient composer Ken-ichiro Isoda out on September 26. The double LP set is a compilation of 8 tracks from Isoda’s 6 CD albums released in 1990 and 1991, selected, edited, and reconstructed by himself. The album compiles two songs each from the albums “Beach …

Japanese Ambient Pioneer Announces 2LP Retrospective Album Compiles Early 1990s Recordings and is out September 26 via We Are Busy BodiesRead More

Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark is a hybrid of the ancient and the futuristic, where the arcane etchings of occult folk horror fuse with the unfathomable equations of the cosmos. A big bang, yes, but also an atom cleaved. On her latest album, this celebrated new champion of the finger-picked guitar looks upwards, …

Brighton-based Welsh instrumentalist Gwenifer Raymond is set to release her third studio album on We Are Busy Bodies.Read More

One of our last scheduled reissues exploring South African jazz (until 2027 most likely), and years in the making. The album has been remastered from a vinyl-to-vinyl transfer as the original masters are unfortunately no longer available. We’re proud to share this limited run release of 300 copies with you for pre-order starting today.  The …

Allen Kwela Octet – Allen’s Soul BagRead More

Since the mid 1990’s, Marsella has produced a varied and playful catalogue spanning punkish vaudeville songs laced with off-colour jokes to a complete (and utterly wayward) rendition of Mussorgsky’s Pictures At An Exhibition. Along the way, he composed music for three seasons of the Tom Green Show, toured North America and Europe, and founded the …

For his 17th full-length, the multi faceted Canadian eccentric Richard Marsella, better known as Friendly Rich, unveils what may indeed be his most imaginative and beautiful work to date.Read More

In 1855, there was a clown riot or two in Toronto, actually. While Christo Graham wasn’t there, he and album collaborator Tyrone Savage have immortalised the horrifying and hilarious mayhem that inspires Clown Riot, the 10th album by the Toronto musician, actor, and graphic designer. Overture, the actual overture from the play and album is …

Step Right Up for CLOWN RIOT: A Rock Opera Inspired by Toronto’s Wildest True StoryRead More

Toronto psych-rock experimentalists LAMMPING return with “Never Never,” a full-tilt collaboration with Montreal rockabilly legend Bloodshot Bill, out May 6 via We Are Busy Bodies. The track supports their upcoming album Never Never, set for release on June 27, which marks the first installment of an ambitious four-album journey that will span genres, collaborations, and sonic time-travel over the next year. After remixing …

LAMMPING announces “Never Never” – A sonic reset featuring Bloodshot BillRead More

Orbital Ensemble is the new group from the thriving Toronto jazz fusion scene, bringing an immersive fusion of psychedelic grooves and jazz melodies influenced by MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) Inspired by road trips playing 70s MPB and Afro-Brazilian drumming – the psychedelic jazz debut, Orbital is the debut album from Orbital Ensemble The project is headed up by …

Orbital Ensemble announce debut album, share first singleRead More

(March 11, 2025 – Toronto, ON) – We Are Busy Bodies and Black Sweat Records (Europe) announce the release of Yorkston / Jaycock / Langendorf, the collaborative album by James Yorkston, David A Jaycock, and Lina Langendorf. The album’s atmospheric soundscapes. Yorkston’s evocative nyckelharpa, Jaycock’s intricate instrumentation, and Langendorf’s expressive saxophone lines create a richly textured …

Yorkston / Jaycock / Langendorf Announce Debut Album, Share First Single ‘Tide’Read More

Acclaimed Toronto-based composer Nick Storring today announces his ninth full-length recording Mirante, and releases the first track taken from it, Roxa I, a lush mass of percolating melodic and percussive figures.  Mirante, which will be released on March 21st 2025 on We Are Busy Bodies, can be regarded as an homage to Brazil, albeit an oblique one, especially given that two of the tracks were composed …

Acclaimed Toronto composer announces sweeping, rhythmic ninth album which pays homage to Brazil, includes field recordings and traditional instrumentationRead More