Magic Source
Voyage Spectral

After 4 years of interviews with strangers around Montreal, Elizabeth found herself with countless stories, making up a "people's history" of the city she loves so much - which she then wove into a series of 11 original songs to make up her first bilingual album: MONTRÉAL.Soulful, groovy, with a touch of electronica, the show is accompanied by a series of videos - a stylized journey of the places and people who inspired each song.MONTRÉAL is Elizabeth's most ambitious project to date, reaffirming her originality as an artist.creditsPersonnel:Vocals - Elizabeth ShepherdKeyboards / piano / samples / percussion (track 5) - Elizabeth ShepherdGuitar - Francois JalbertBass - Remi-Jean LeBlancDrums - Mark Nelson (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10), Rich Irwin (tracks 3, 4, 6,11)Trumpet - Jacques Kuba-Seguin (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), Andy King (track 4, 9)Produced by Elizabeth ShepherdAll songs written, composed and arranged by Elizabeth ShepherdAll instrumental tracks recorded by Padraig Buttner-Schneirer at Studio 451, except tracks 3 & 4 recorded by James Benjamin at Breakglass Studio, and track 9 recorded by Howard Bilerman at Hotel2tango StudioAll vocal tracks recorded by John MacLean World Records Studio except track 3, recorded by James Benjamin at Breakglass StudioMixed by John MacLean at World Records StudioMastered by David Travers-Smith at Found SoundCover artwork by Gene PendonAlbum design by Johan Hultqvist (Pinwheel Music)Photography by Richmond Lam

Freestyle dig out another rarity in the form of a DIY brit-funk 7" from Highway Motion aka David Humphrey (a session drummer who played with Sparks, and with PiL on the iconic Metal Box LP & Death Disco 12"). Tinged with raw post-punk edge and 70s library music-style synth leads, this 45 is quite simply massive amounts of fun.

Now Here by FRED SIMON

Afro-Finnish band Maajo return with their third album, "Water of Life," a fluid celebration of various influences. Supported by two preceding singles, "Better Days" and "Unelmissani," the album is the group's first release with the Brooklyn, NY-based tastemaker label Wonderwheel Recordings. Maajo's signature Afro-Balearic sound meets late eighties new age and fusion, with touches of modern soul. The addition of two band members, Waina and Gilbert K, as well as featuring artists Issiaka Dembele and Ismaila Sané, has rooted the album's stories in a diverse range of backgrounds, featuring vocals in no less than six different languages."Water of Life" is out on Wonderwheel Recordings October 14th, 2022, both digitally and as an exclusive, limited-run 2xLP.