PLAYLIST 22. Tess Roby: Montreal’s DJ, singer and photographer
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Roman Pavlov
20 august 2020
A new Deep Cuts playlist is brought to us by Tess Roby — a Montreal, QC singer, DJ, and photographer.
For a while now, Roby has been using her voice to bring attention and support local artists who lost their primary source of income in live shows as a result of the pandemic.
For a while now, Roby has been using her voice to bring attention and support local artists who lost their primary source of income in live shows as a result of the pandemic.
Tess Roby
You can listen to all 11 artists and support their Bandcamps below. Enjoy!
First discovered Chivengi on Club Quarantine (the internet's hottest online queer party based out of Toronto) and have been listening to these tracks since. Really excited to see what they do next.
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Military Genius — Deep Web
A beautiful, thought-provoking record from my good friend Bryce Cloghesy, who also plays in Canadian post-punk bands N0V3L and Crack Cloud. This one is really special.
02
ouri — MMMMM
Ouri is an incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist and producer, who works with so many Montreal artists (you'll find her on the albums of Chivengi, Forever and Paradis Artificiel!). Her live sets are full of energy and are so fun to watch too.
03
J. Ellise Barbara — Greatest Hits
Elle Barbara was one of the first artists I saw live when I moved to Montreal. It was so memorable, and I remember leaving the venue thinking about how cool her and her band were... Some serious synth pop treasures in her discography — highly recommended!
04
Dust-e-1 — The Cool Dust EP
Serious label to watch. Dust-e-1 is the master of lush down-tempo rhythms, perfect for summer.
05
The Beat Escape — Life Is Short The Answer's Long
A criminally under-rated record full of incredible hooks and melodies. Watch out for these two...
06
TOPS — I Feel Alive
What can I say? Just one of the best bands out there right now.
07
Richard Lamb — Automatic Tango
This is one of my favourite records that came out last year. Love to pop that in the headphones and head out for a night walk.
08
Forever — Close to the Flame
Enter the world of June Moon, poet and gemini songstress of Montreal and beyond!
09
Paradis Artificiel — Paradis Artificiel
Some really nice moments on this record. Odile Myrtil has such a gorgeous voice... Love the album art too.
10
Sorry Girls — Deborah
GREAT road trip album. Full of ballads and hard-hitting nostalgia.
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