As the title suggests, this is a thread for Canadian Music.
What music from Canada do you like or dislike? This can be Christian or secular.
One Canadian artist I admire is Daniel Lanois. He's probably more well known as a record producer, having produced U2 albums such as The Unforgettable Fire, having played on ambient music albums by Brian Eno and with country artist Emmylou Harris. But he has also made some great music on his own and is one of my favorite guitarist's.
This following video shows Daniel Lanois in top form, with some blistering guitar work (sounding like a cross between Jimmy Hendrix and U2). It's not fully Canadian, since he's accompanied by two Americans (including the killer drumming skills of Brian Blade), but it's my favorite rendition of his song "The Maker". It was a source of both spiritual encouragement and musical inspiration, earlier this year:
Daniel Lanois, Brian Blade, Jim Wilson - The Maker - YouTube
Another source of inspiration from Canada is Newworldson. I initially didn't care for them, and still don't like every track by them. But after exploring their music more deeply, have discovered some amazing material. They can't be pinned down to one style, but they are soul based at the core, also drawing on reggae, funk, blues, jazz, rock, etc. Their first studio album "Roots Revolution" from 2006, had an overall soul and reggae focus, recorded in a studio that Daniel Lanois built. In a decade of so much CCM drivel, they were one of the freshest Christian music groups to emerge. Here is an amazing rendition of the hymn "Pass Me Not", taken from the bonus DVD of Roots Revolution:
Newworldson Pass Me Not - YouTube
One or two years ago, I discovered a fantastic violin player by the name of Dr. Draw (Eugene Draw). If I'm not mistaken, he's from Toronto. First heard him on a Christmas Eve radio show on The Rock (a rock station in or near Toronto area). Here he is doing a rendition of Carol Of The Bells, with a top notch band:
Carol of the bells 2010 - YouTube
Going back to my much younger day's, Toronto band Breeding Ground impressed my ears with it's post punk and 80's alternative (which I also first heard on the radio). Two examples of their sound:
YouTube
YouTube
Also from my younger days, was the unique Shuffle Demons, who were doing their own blend of bebop jazz with funk and rap. Think they were also from Toronto (off the top of my head). They have since changed their style, but what they were doing in the 80's wasn't altogether different from what The W's did in the late 90's (both sharing that lively jazzy band feel and fun attitude). Here is a video they did years ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6_sLmuze98
Just one more video I will share (for now), is from Rational Youth. I don't know if they got much exposure in the United States, but they were a great synth pop and new wave band from Canada. Their early music had a strong Kraftwerk influence, which can be heard on this track:
Rational Youth - City of Night (1982) - YouTube
What music from Canada do you like or dislike? This can be Christian or secular.
One Canadian artist I admire is Daniel Lanois. He's probably more well known as a record producer, having produced U2 albums such as The Unforgettable Fire, having played on ambient music albums by Brian Eno and with country artist Emmylou Harris. But he has also made some great music on his own and is one of my favorite guitarist's.
This following video shows Daniel Lanois in top form, with some blistering guitar work (sounding like a cross between Jimmy Hendrix and U2). It's not fully Canadian, since he's accompanied by two Americans (including the killer drumming skills of Brian Blade), but it's my favorite rendition of his song "The Maker". It was a source of both spiritual encouragement and musical inspiration, earlier this year:
Daniel Lanois, Brian Blade, Jim Wilson - The Maker - YouTube
Another source of inspiration from Canada is Newworldson. I initially didn't care for them, and still don't like every track by them. But after exploring their music more deeply, have discovered some amazing material. They can't be pinned down to one style, but they are soul based at the core, also drawing on reggae, funk, blues, jazz, rock, etc. Their first studio album "Roots Revolution" from 2006, had an overall soul and reggae focus, recorded in a studio that Daniel Lanois built. In a decade of so much CCM drivel, they were one of the freshest Christian music groups to emerge. Here is an amazing rendition of the hymn "Pass Me Not", taken from the bonus DVD of Roots Revolution:
Newworldson Pass Me Not - YouTube
One or two years ago, I discovered a fantastic violin player by the name of Dr. Draw (Eugene Draw). If I'm not mistaken, he's from Toronto. First heard him on a Christmas Eve radio show on The Rock (a rock station in or near Toronto area). Here he is doing a rendition of Carol Of The Bells, with a top notch band:
Carol of the bells 2010 - YouTube
Going back to my much younger day's, Toronto band Breeding Ground impressed my ears with it's post punk and 80's alternative (which I also first heard on the radio). Two examples of their sound:
YouTube
YouTube
Also from my younger days, was the unique Shuffle Demons, who were doing their own blend of bebop jazz with funk and rap. Think they were also from Toronto (off the top of my head). They have since changed their style, but what they were doing in the 80's wasn't altogether different from what The W's did in the late 90's (both sharing that lively jazzy band feel and fun attitude). Here is a video they did years ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6_sLmuze98
Just one more video I will share (for now), is from Rational Youth. I don't know if they got much exposure in the United States, but they were a great synth pop and new wave band from Canada. Their early music had a strong Kraftwerk influence, which can be heard on this track:
Rational Youth - City of Night (1982) - YouTube
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