This is a last minute call for my Berlin readers and u better be excited about it! I give away two spots for the Born Gold (formerly Gobble Gobble) and Kuhrye-oo event on Wednesday May 16 (Naherholung Sternchen), presented by my dear friends of NFOP, Shameless/Limitless and Spoon Train. This night will be a complete Canadian take-over [...]

The Canadians win at music. We went to three things at the Canadian showcase: Hooded Fang (above), Slow Down Molasses, and Hot Panda, and all three were fucking great.  I know it’s a cliché to say that Canadians seem to be disproportionately good at music, but on this weekend’s evidence, they just are.  Born Gold [...]

mp3: Kuhrye-oo – Give In (For The Fame) Kuhrye-oo comes from the same circle of Canadian artists and musicians as that of Grimes, Purity Ring, Doldrums and Born Gold/Gobble Gobble. In fact he has been a member or touring member … Continue reading →

Being a member of Gobble Gobble, Born Gold, and Grimes‘ touring band, Kuhrye-oo aka Calvin McElroy has been exposed to some rather creative people. Which would explain his expansive new side project and latest single “Give In (For The Fame)”,…

Festival season is now so close you can nearly touch it, and The Great Escape is not only one of the first, but is also guaranteed to be one of the best. This year's event is taking place from Thursday 10th May and culminates on the Saturday 12th of May. Across the three days three hundred plus bands will be providing Brighton rock, indie, electronica and more in 30 venues on the south coast. Listing all the great acts playing may break the internet but some names we’re excited about include: Perfume Genius, Niki & The Dove, Alt-J, Shabazz Palaces, Grimes, Friends, Zulu Winter and Django Django. There will be shows in the Brighton Dome, in churches and pubs around the city. Add to that an array of fringe events, club nights and a daytime conference - plus a bar on the famous Brighton pier - and you have all the ingredients for a very special time indeed. Amazingly tickets are still available and you can get them here . For a full of who’s playing and for more info visit escapegreat.com . See you there, yeah? Listen to our Great Escape playlist by clicking here . ***** Editors Picks: James Canham (Live Editor): Retro Stefson Possibly the most interesting and entertaining live act I've ever personally witnessed, Retro Stefson would need no introduction in their homeland of Iceland. Renowned on the Reykjavík circuit for their unique mix of pop ethics and peculiar, yet stunning, execution they're definitely one to catch. [ Listen ] Performances: 10th May - Latest Music Bar - 23:15 11th May - Above Audio - 14:30 11th May - Green Door Store - 19:30 Fever Fever Art punk isn't dead, and with bands like Fever Fever it never will die. On top of their fantastically literate lyrics their layers of dissonant yet raw guitar and pounding drums give the festival one of the best and most interesting performances. [ Listen ] Performance: 10th May - The Hope - 20:30 AlunaGeorge With an EP coming soon on the illustrious Tri-Angle records, and with an arsenal of future pop hits to hand, now is the time to see AlunaGeorge before they make it huge. Every song they've released so far is dredged in a fantastic drape of smooth and sexy vocals with rich synthy backing, and their near-midnight show at Coalition on the Friday is shaping up to be one of the best of the festival. [ Listen ] Performance: 11th May - Coalition - 23:30 Seams While Seams will be playing the sounds at his Corn exchange, the real reason anyone will be going is to see his fringe jumping excitedly on stage. We've loved him from the word go (especially his remarkable Tourist EP, a piece of work focused and composed from sounds heard in Berlin, the city he's now based in) and by all reports his live show is just as great as his recordings (mainly because of his fringe...). [ Listen ] Performance: 12th May - Corn Exchange - 21:30 Micachu & The Shapes Along with many others we've eagerly awaited the next move from Micachu and The Shapes . After a few interesting diversions (most notably their chopped and screwed mixtape performance piece with the London Sinfonietta Orchestra) they've finally got a sequel to 2009's Jewellery in the pipeline and, with any luck, we'll hear something new from the makers of one of the last decade's most fascinating albums. [ Listen ] Performance: 12th May - The Haunt - 21:45 ***** Alt-J Editors Picks: Wil Cook (Music Editor): As they prepare to drop one of the albums of the year, Alt-J are the band to be excited about. Engaging, melodic songs full of depth, songs that linger on longer than you expect. Remnants appear in your head for days after and they are welcome. I cannot wait to see this band play live. [ Listen ] Blind Tiger Friday 21:15 Jonquil I have been screaming from the rooftops about Jonquil since 2006 when I caught them playing in a horrible little bar in Ipswich. It's been fascinating to watch them evolve from a folk band who evidently had a bit of a crush on Boards of Canada into this massive summery behemoth of a band. I love this band more than I could ever put into words for you, which says a lot, because I love to talk. [ Listen ] Prince Albert Thursday 22:15 Green Door Store Friday 14:00 Cloud Nothings Since releasing the wonderfully nihilistic Attack on Memory earlier in the year Cloud Nothings have been on my "must see" list. It's a crunching punk rock pop fix that simultaneously restores my faith in my ability to feel alive and reverts me back to a mindset where I wanted to die. Basically, they are the hipster Nirvana. I just hope they are as ramshackle and urgent in the flesh as they are on this record. [ Listen ] Above Audio Thursday 21:45 Perfume Genius I'm not who St. Mary is, but she doesn't half know how to book a gig, last year she hosted Dustin O Halloran and Richter">Max Richter for one of the shows of the festival. This year it's the turn of Perfume Genius who plays after Loney, Dear making one of the sexiest double bills of the three days. The chance to see songs like Hood and Dirge performed in the beautifully intimate surroundings of the church is not something that you should pass up. [ Listen ] St. Mary's Church 21:15 Tall Ships One of my favourite memories from last year was the mass sing-along during Vessels, mid afternoon in the Pav Tav, it placed in my mind an idea that has been reaffirmed several times since, Tall Ships have it. They have whatever it is that every band is trying to achieve when they write songs, that feeling. Y'know that feeling when your hairs prickle up with your skin bumps as you realise that you are lucky to be alive and in a world full of potential. Yes, that is quite a bold statement, but have you seen Tall Ships play? If you haven't, then you really need to catch them soon, this years Great escape is the place. [ Listen ] Pav Tav Friday 1am The Hope Saturday 22:15 ***** Editors Picks: Tim Boddy (Photography Editor): Gang Colours The 405 have been following Will Ozanne's Gang Colours closely since the release of the violently monikered EP, In Your Gut Like A Knife , last summer. Recently the chap from Southampton released full-length debut album The Keychain Collection on Brownswood Recordings, to positive appraise. It's the kind of album that rewards enormously on repeated listens, the reflective soundscapes burying deep into the skin, and cut-up homages to garage swirl smoothy through the bloodstream. The result is rather Beautiful stuff, like if Mount Kimbie went into ballad territory - but with a very definite Gang Colours personal grace to proceedings. [ Listen ] Swords">Forest Swords Oh Swords">Forest Swords , where have you been? The solo project from Liverpool-based Matthew Barnes has been quiet of recent, following the release of 2010's gorgeous and beguiling LP Dagger Paths . Beguiling in that a myriad of differing styles are sewn into each other; Barnes' passion and knowledge ...

Kuhrye-oo  is the latest project from Calvin McElroy, member of Gobble Gobble, Born Gold, and Grimes ' touring band. The glitchy R&B; track  "Give In (For the Fame)"  is off of Kuhrye-oo's new self-titled EP out now on  UNO . The video, co-directed by McElroy and Grimes ' Claire Boucher, was shot on iPhones and features Boucher and others dancing in a New Orleans cemetery, an abandoned Six Flags, and other locations.

At the end of March, EARMILK featured a remix done by Canadian producer Calvin McElroy, better known for his past ventures with Born Gold or under his current solo-project's moniker Kuhrye-oo. During that time, Calvin was hectically touring with Grimes, playing in the backing band for her live acts,...

At the end of March, EARMILK featured a remix done by Canadian producer Calvin McElroy, better known for his past ventures with Born Gold or under his current solo-project's moniker Kuhrye-oo. During that time, Calvin was hectically touring with Grimes, playing in the backing band for her live acts,...

Here’s a breezy and inviting track by Canadian producer Calvin McElroy bka Kuhrye-oo, formerly of the band Gobble Gobble and now of Born Gold. Set to a glitchy, rattling beat, “Give In (For the Fame)” … read more »

You may be vaguely familiar with Calvin McElroy as a background figure in up-and-coming Canadian indie circles-- he was a member of Purity Ring -associated acts Gobble Gobble and Born Gold , and has been a steady Grimes tourmate. Now he's got a solo self-titled EP under the name Kuhrye-oo , out today through UNO . Have a listen to a glitchy R&B-leaning; track from that release, "Give In (For the Fame)". (McElroy recently shot a video for a rework of the song with Grimes, too). Kuhrye-oo: "Give In (For the Fame)"

A member of the backing bands for both Grimes and Born Gold, Kuhrye-oo is stepping out on his own and prepping a self-titled debut EP for NYC's UNO label that drops next week. We last heard from the Canadian-born producer on a gloomy I-f edit , but the Kuhrye-oo EP marks his first proper set of solo productions. Featured here, the beatmaker enlists NJ producer Nadus (a member of the Brick Bandits crew) to supply a brooding, Massive Attack-esque remix of "Human Rights," a song which will be present in both its original and remixed form on the official release ...

Purity Ring - ‘Odebear’ 4AD have landed a couple neat acts in the past few months, new folk talent from Daughter just last week and before that Canadian duo Purity Ring - a side project of Born Gold (formerly Gobble Gobble) members  Corin and Megan. The pair dropped some glitchy electo-house last year in the form of ‘Ungirthed’, ‘Loftcries’ and ‘Belispeak’ and now have an LP due called Shrines.   ‘Odebear’ is the lead single, it’s blippy electro-pop with chopped up samples,  dragging electronics, 808 beats and flickering glassy vocals - comparisons to other bleating Canadians may arise.  Download ‘Odebear’ for free from ...

Kuhrye-oo is the brainchild of Calvin McElroy from (Winnie favourites) Born Gold. With a nice underground buzz happening, Kuhrye-oo are on to some hot shit. Download three wicked songs recently released here and enjoy my favourite track below. Kuhrye-oo – Love Don’t Live Here Posted exuberantly by John

by Ze Pequeno • April 2012 Claire Boucher is in an odd place. Only two years ago, the then-22-year-old transplant from Vancouver had become a fixture of the Mile End/Outremont warehouse scene in Montréal before deciding to make a name for herself as a musician. Despite being very new to the process, her music, under the name Grimes, has attracted significant attention from the press, including our own site. Depending on your take, she’s either taking a more elegant and more upbeat approach to the dark pop of recent years, or she’s continuing the trend of making an ...

Kuhrye-oo - ‘Love Don’t Live Here’ Recap. He’s Calvin McElroy from Canadian mad-cappers Born Gold (the artists formerly known as Gobble Gobble). By himself, he makes deep n’ dark electronica. ‘Love Don’t Live Here’ is a brooding cover of the 1978 Rose Royce classic, a digital makeover injected with new century rythyms. The track, along with flipside ‘Deep Drama Diva’, is out not on UNO. [ unonyc.com ]