Ppower Ontario

Some recent music has come by the RhythmWORKS desk, showcasing amazing talent.

First off, we're very excited by KIDSTREET
From the official bio: Waterloo electro trio Kidstreet have barely started to make their mark in Toronto, but the three siblings who make up the synth-pop outfit have already inked a major licensing deal with Ford. The staccato piano from their song (simply titled Song) backs the car-maker’s latest TV spot.

“It’s one of the few good ways left to make money in music – and we plan to invest that money back into the band,” says drummer Karl Snyder.

Rounded out by older brother Cliff on synths and guitar and younger sister Edna on piano and vocals, Kidstreet began with a different sound. They only decided on their present upbeat and uptempo direction last summer.

“We were playing this really depressing-sounding music and no one was dancing. Then, one day we wrote a dance song by accident, and people loved it, so we were like, ‘Oh, this what we need to do!’” remembers Snyder.

Onstage, the band blends electronic elements with live drums, vocals, guitar and synths – while encouraging the crowd to dance.

“We reproduce our recorded sound as much as we can. We’re trying to make experimental dance music, and we sound like a DJ but with the energy of a live band.”

Snyder laughs that sometimes their audience gets nostalgic over their name, shamelessly lifted from classic kids’ TV game show Kidstreet.

“People started doing the clap at our shows! It’s nerdy but also pretty terrific to see a sweaty crowd doing it!”

you can download Kidstreet - X or keep them on steady rotation off their myspace.com/kidstreet

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Born in 1989, and now entering the golden gates of his 20's, dj salad spews from the lost suburbs of Ottawa to bring dance music to his native scene. Dj'ing for the last 4 years, Salad takes a new approach to his musical ambitions in creating original tracks fueled by funk-inspired bass lines, clean piano, samples and electronic drums. This new project, entitled Cookshire Fellowship, is a tribute to a trio of good friends that inspire each other in all aspects of life.

check Anything Called Love - The Darkness _Cookshire Fellowship Remix

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For an extended listening session, another sweet mix from the recent Harvest Mix, this comes courtesy of Michael Thompson - Harvest Festival 2009


Tracklisting:
Eat Static - Abnormal Interference
Legion Of Green Men - 21st Century Disease
Hard 'N Phirm - ∏
DJ Food - Consciousness (Version 2 - Ultraconsciousness) (Ashley Beedle Remix)
Coldcut - Autumn Leaves
Depeche Mode - Useless (The Kruder & Dorfmeister Session)
Boards of Canada - Happy Cycling
A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out
Alif Tree - Forgotten Places
The Beatles - Across the Universe
The Orb - Earth (Gaia)
Adham Shaikh - Ohm (Transfix Mix)
Beastie Boys - 33% God
David Bowie - Golden Years
Peace Orchestra - Domination
Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Plastikman - Plasticity
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
Orbital - Impact
Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country