DISCO FROM DOWN UNDER
February 18, 2010
Posted by Bil

First things first: it's freezing here in DC. Snow is still about two feet high, there are killer icicles hanging from every corner and my bf and I have resorted to stuffing kitchen towels and washcloths around the front door to try to preserve some heat. But you know what helps warm our chilly bones? Canyons. Hailing from the land down under, Canyons are two producers/DJs who are into all sorts of stuff. They combine live instruments and vocals with drum machines, samples, and analogue effects. Their 4-track EP is available digitally through the usual outlets, as is the 12" (which we recommend scooping up). They were recently featured on the I’m a Cliché compilation (the label founded by Cosmo Vitelli, another artist we go coo-coo for). This two-part, double CD set offers scrumptious doses of everything brilliant and beautiful in music today. On the CD, Canyons deliver the killer Blue Snake, a trippy, dance-floor ready, 7-minute song that has hints of tropicalia, jazz, balearic, classic disco, and house influence. It's a must-have for any DJ, and certainly a song that RAW is more than happy to deliver to its gyrating crowd of sweaty, dirty boys. Melt the snow with these amazing sounds from the nether regions of the world.

Canyons - Blue Snakes (192) | Download

Canyons - Dancing On Silk (160) | Download