Album Notes

Review by Amelia Raitt, emusic.com

The cover of manoeuvres 1 - a collection of vancouver electronica is a brilliantly malleable thing — nearly every track on the compilation seems to embody it in some way. The urban scene, for instance, lends itself nicely to “Step Inside,” a hip-hop tinged electronic soul strut, while the unearthly glow that the orange sky gives off is a perfect match for the exotic and disorienting vibe that Sonicjoy’s “Om Nama Shivaya” trades in. Meanwhile, Tomas Jirku’s tech-house anthem, “Footloose,” will probably be playing in one of those abandoned warehouses at a late night rave later that night. And you know that the tasteful dub-electro-pop of “Si Vous Me Quittez” is playing in an upscale loft somewhere in the city. The fact that the cover has to be so malleable is a testament to both the city and the artists involved, of course. But, crucially, the compilation is both cohesive and consistently entertaining — so much so that I’m thinking pretty seriously about visiting. When was the last time you thought that after listening to an album?


what they said about manoeuvres 1:

“cohesive and consistently entertaining” - eMusic.com
“viva electronica!” - the georgia straight
“an excellent collection” - mountainchill.com
“6/10” – popmatters.com
“an unexpected musical journey” - the spill online
“the perfect soundtrack to a rainy day on the coast” - mote magazine

manoeuvres 1 chart positions:

#1 electronic album @ eMusic.com

#1 electronic album @ CJLO, CJAM, CILU, CHRW, CHLY

top 5 electronic album @ iTunes Canada

top 5 electronic album @ CKXU, CJSW, CJSR, CJSF, CRUV, CFBX