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DVAS SIGN TO UPPER CLASS RECORDINGS
Monday, October 5th, 2009
“Divan Orange was at capacity with a large crowd trying to get in to see Toronto’s DVAS…The band makes us think a little bit of Journey’s More Than A Feeling re-imagined as house music, and that formula works way better than it should. The whole Phil-Collins-on-ecstasy vibe is silly enough to be fun, and catchy enough to stick in your head for the rest of the night. The club was so steamy and sweaty that our video camera kept fogging up” – NOW Magazine “One of my favourite electronic bands in Toronto” - BlogTO It started in Edmonton, spread to Toronto & Montreal and begins to circle the world – an infectious musical exploration that’s filtered into the ears of London Hipsters, Parisian electro-kids right through to New York Fashionistas. The creators of this musical blitzkrieg are DVAS, a pair of electro-dance innovators who have busted-beats from their hometown in Edmonton alongside label mate Cadence Weapon and local pals Faunts and Shout Out Out Out Out. Dietzche V. and the Abominable Snowman’s French touch will take you on a dangerous and sexy journey of disco, funk, and soul with their bounce-heavy set of emotional and summer-y electro house anthems. They may share some attributes with the space sounds of Daft Punk and pop legacy of Hall And Oates, but DVAS bring intense originality and innovation to up DVAS have released three internet-only mixtapes, a slew of remixes including a lethal-mash of Cadence Weapon’s “Getting Dumb”, available exclusively on Cadence Weapon’s iTunes release of the Separation Anxiety EP, and have brand new track “Inner Sanctum” featured on the 2009 France based blog turned label, Valerie; “Valerie And Friends” As 2009 draws to a close for most of us, it is only the beginning for DVAS. They made their Upper Class live debut at Pop Montreal for ‘Le UC Throwdown 09’ Showcase at Divan Orange, Saturday October 3rd alongside new label-mates, The Cansecos & Cadence Weapon and locals Silly Kissers and CFCF. January will see the anthem-in-waiting “Society” “Society”, the album will be released summer 2010 on their new abode Upper Class Recordings, the Toronto-based label responsible for bringing you influential and notable artists The Russian Futurists, Cadence Weapon, Girlsareshort (MSTRKRFT Al-P’s original project) and The Cansecos. Download DVAS remix of Cadence Weapon’s “Getting Dumb” at www.dvasmusique.com
Upper Class + Pop Montréal presente LE UC THROWDOWN 09
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Join your Upper Class comrades as we throwdown at Pop Montreal next month! Exotic and pounding performances by Cadence Weapon, The Cansecos, special local guests Silly Kissers and the debut of Upper Class’ brand new signing DVAS, all topped off with a late night closing DJ set by CFCF Get your tickets in advance here Be part of the Facebook Event magic here
The Cansecos win International Songwriting Competition
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 A huge congratulation goes out to The Cansecos as they win First Place for the most celebrated song-writing competition in the world, The International Songwriting Competition. Over 15,500 songs were considered by a judging panel stacked with legends (T-Pain, Robert Smith, Tom Waits, Black Francis, Weird Al Yankovic, Tiesto and Chaka Khan, to name a few). The Cansecos “Raised By Wolves” (Juices! Upper Class Recordings) wins for Best Electronic/Dance Song of 2008. The admiration bestowed on The Cansecos is a great honour and accomplishment.
The Cansecos Launch new retro 3/4 shirt
Friday, May 1st, 2009 The Cansecos 3/4 Sleeve Retro Baseball Shirt! For a limited time to celebrate the launch - we are offering THE CANSECOS SHIRT/CD PACKAGE DEAL!! - seen below - click visit the Upper Class Recordings Online Shop for details! (or click the picture!)
The Cansecos tour with Shout Out Out Out Out, shortlisted for ISC Prize
Saturday, April 4th, 2009 Toronto electro-wizards The Cansecos spring out of studio seclusion to hit the road with Edmonton scissor kicking, all-rhythm homies, Shout Out Out Out Out, forming a double bill that will have Canada’s finest electro outfits locked in bass drenched battles on dance floors from London to Montreal. The usual dressed to impress enthusiasts are expected to hit the dance floor for the rapture of The Cansecos. The Cansecos have earned praise from Pitchfork Media, Uncut Magazine and the NY Observer for their unique musical soundscapes and visionary production. On their sophomore release Juices! (Upper Class Recordings) they enlisted the help of Adam Nunn (Radiohead, Air) at Abbey Road Studios. The result was heavily textured sounds, layered in 70’s funk rock production that marked a departure from their debut. The Cansecos remain true and comfortingly familiar, but with an absolutely modern style all of their own. In keeping with their visionary antics, The Cansecos initially released a full-length bootleg version of Juices! aptly entitled, Juiced! The disco mash-up project, remixed tracks from Juices! “Raised By Wolves”, “Fight Yellow”, “Seen The Sun Rise” were ambitiously blended with original disco jams of the 70’s. Juiced!, available only on the band’s website and circulated through live shows, peer portals, and blogs, caused more of a stir than most traditional releases of 2007. That led The Cansecos to release a 70-minute disco mix tape, Showers. Showers displayed the musical inspiration behind Juiced! and made the All Music Guide’s Top 10 Mixes of 2008 alongside Santigold, Diplo and Simian Mobile Disco. Both Juiced! and Showers are available as free downloads at www.thecansecos.com The buzz surrounding the back to back releases of Juiced!, Juices! and Showers had music heads celebrating the redefined concept of an album, as well as attracting attention from their music peers, which landed The Cansecos back in the studio for most of 2008 producing and remixing some of the finest artists of the electronic dance and indie scenes (The Russian Futurists, Sally Shapiro, Black Kids) Once in a while The Cansecos step away from the keys and knobs in their lab, and assemble their four-piece lineup; “The Billionaire” and “Generous G” are writing/production duo Bill Halliday and Gareth Jones with rhythm aces “Princely P” Paul Prince (bass) and “Stealy” Dan McCormick (drums) to jump on stage and reveal their live prowess. Next month, The Cansecos are confirmed for one such rare outing to perform 5-dates with Shout Out Out Out Out and Smalltown DJs. The Cansecos will be jamming out music from their two studio albums, their disco mash up Juiced! and live versions of their famed remixes THE CANSECOS on tour This exciting tour announcement comes hot on the heels of the band’s newest accolade, for the most celebrated song-writing competition in the world, The International Songwriting Competition. The Cansecos “Raised By Wolves” (Juices! Upper Class Recordings), is short-listed in the top ten finalists for Best Electronic/Dance Song of 2008. Over 15,000 songs were considered by a secret judging panel, stacked with legends (last year’s judges included T-Pain, Robert Smith, Tom Waits, Black Francis, Weird Al Yankovic, Tiesto). The admiration bestowed on The Cansecos is a great honour and accomplishment The winner of the 2008 ISC will be announced at the end of April |
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