NADJA

Nadja is a duo of Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff—active since 2005—making music which has been variuosly described as ambient doom, dreamsludge, or metalgaze, a signature sound which combines the atmospheric textures of shoegaze, ambient, and electronic music with the heaviness and volume of metal, noise, and industrial music. Using electric guitars and a drum machine, the duo creates layered, dense, atmospheric music which juxtaposes melody and noise and demands the listener's attention as much as it embraces them within an immersive sonic environment.

FRESH SNOW

Toronto experimental rock quartet Fresh Snow blend their love of krautrock inspired soundscapes with hints of exotica and library music meanderings. Undying synth lines and guitar fuzz merge into one vibrating beast driven by a drum beat locked into the warbling distortion. Tense tones constantly move forward the humming, buzzing, clattering structure that is Fresh Snow. Rough guitar notes cut through pulsating fuzz to converse with formless electronics. Hard psych noodling becomes a backdrop for groove repetition. Hints of jangle pop dig themselves out of a squealing wall of sound.