A look at two highlights from Montreal's Igloofest.

Son Raw is 8-track only Livity Sound is a growing concern. What started as a vinyl-only label for Peverelist, Kowton and Asusu to explore intersections between Bass Music and Techno has since grown into a festival-favorite live project and a musical collective that’s carved out its own unique space, one that’s acted as a Trojan […]

Son Raw is sipping on a Blue Mountain roast. My day job precludes me from coming up with more words, as it requires most of the words I’m able to generate in a day, but I highly recommend this latest mix from Mumdance, coming just over a month after his recent Twist & Turns opus. […]

Son Raw is jetlagged. Do not adjust your monitors – I’m actually posting on Passion of the Weiss again, much to the chagrin of those who hate Grime music and to the joy and/or slight interest of those who do. Having spent the past three months abroad with little to no access to new music, […]

Son Raw could use a rum punch “Thank You, I’m just a guy in South-London making tunes.” They say you should never meet your idols. It’s with this cliché in mind that I first spoke to Mala, possibly the most revered and idolized producer to have emerged out of London for the past decade. While […]

Son Raw is electric sliding to this one. “But is it Grime?” That question seems to be popping up with increasing frequency as the London based mutation of Garage and Hip-Hop nears its 10 year milestone. Whether it’s the rise of “road rap” explicitly rejecting dance music as a reference point or major label pop […]

Son Raw wrote a think-piece and killed three releases in one review. I don’t like writing about music as if it were fashion. Some people may find it to be a useful parallel but reducing the meaning of music to the same base level as the endless commercial cycles clothing manufacturers use to hawk their […]

Son Raw will be opening for Lunice at the July 29th edition of Piknic Electronik. There’s an odd link between Glasgow and Montreal. Perhaps it’s our shared distaste of British rule or our love of fattening foods but Scottish label Lucky Me has found a rich vein in signing Montreal musicians from Jacques Green to Ango […]

Son Raw is the dream within the dream within the potential Inception sequel. No, I haven’t abandoned beats and bass lines for the sensitive sounds of the singer songwriter. Despite a name befitting a James Blake successor alongside a baby face and EP title to match, Joss Ryan provides the latest incarnation of the UK’s […]

Son Raw spends most of his months in MTL. Book him in your city for a nominal fee. Lots of interesting music gets made in Montreal, particularly over the Winter months when nobody wants to leave the house for fear of yetis. Unfortunately, I don’t always have the time to properly document all of the […]