It’s no secret that Solid Steel has been a major influence on The HSS here and, as mentioned in a show a couple weeks ago, Solid Steel has been broadcasting the broadest beats for 25 years this year! To celebrate the show will feature a guest artist’s special set every week for...
January 26th, 2013
posted by nomig
Cold and foggy has been the vibe here in the Howe Sound the last week and the mood has set in. We kick it off with some high energy dnb-esque beats from Wisp and Squarepusher. We get a little melcancholy with a coupe nice tracks from Saycet and Weldroid plus Ninjatune’s Eskmo. After the...
FSOL Mix Series
posted by nomig
Future Sound of London fans have begun a mix series entitled Terminal Radio made up of eight 15 minute mixes selected from submissions. Fans of FSOL will dig it. You can listen to Vols 1 & 2 here: [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/69021172″...
Coldcut Interview
posted by nomig
A good interview with a/v pioneers Coldcut on their relationship to technology throughout their career and their new app Ninja Jamm (which we beta’d last...
The Waldorf is Closi...
posted by nomig
The Waldorf Hotel is closing due to real estate development. I urge you to sign this petition to keep this important local venue alive:...
January 12th, 2013
posted by vane
Our 1 year anniversary show! We share electronic music that first inspired us and talk about the early Vancouver electronic music scene. William Burroughs cut-ups, the importance of Psychic TV, Sonic Youth, having big brothers, Terrence McKenna…and a bit more. The Howe Sound System...
January 5th, 2013
posted by nomig
We enter the new year with some dark atmosphere courtesy of Vancouver local Beesaur. After that we start getting groovy with a classic from the Orb and a wicked head nodder by Evan Marc and Steve Hillage. Orb collaborator Thomas Fehlmann shakes our booties and slams the beats from his live...
January 2013
posted by vane
bvdub Brock Van Wey presents the sequel to his Serenity for Darla Records, folding deeper into his house, shoegaze and chillout roots. Equal parts tragic, melancholic beauty and serotonin rush redemption, A Careful Ecstasy is “more autobiographical” than its predecessor, and...
Shadow Kicked Off De...
posted by nomig
News has made the rounds that DJ Shadow got booted from the decks at a club in Miami for playing music that is “too future”. The video is here: In response, Shadow has uploaded the mix to Soundcloud: [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/73062052″...
December 29th, 2012
posted by nomig
Dark IDM courtesy of Autechre and The Orb brings 2012 to a close. We start flexing the bass with VibeSquad and a new one by Reso (one of our fav albums from 2012). We transition into the hippity hop with DJ Kentaro and a nice one by DDay One. An old school DJ Food reminds us of where we...
December 22nd, 2012
posted by vane
Out with the old…in with the new. This Mortal Coil opens up the show with Baby Ray Baby, then we find the chilled groove for a couple from Cell. New life gets dedicated with Pete Philly & Perquisite then the show gets ambiently glitchy with Preston, Xploding Plastix and Trickform. Drum...
DJ Enferno remix
posted by nomig
DJ Enferno giving us a look at the future of DJing. Synth, drum machine and turntables delivering one big remix. Bad ass.
