Toronto, ON
http://radio3.cbc.ca/artists/THE-NEW-DEAL
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Prog House, Breakbeat
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- Sound + Light Records
While the New Deal openly ape electronic-music styles like house, breakbeat, trip-hop and drum'n'bass, the band sets itself substantially apart from a typical DJ or producer in several ways. The live-human element and the trio's improv aesthetic are obvious distinctions, manifested through each member's unique contribution. Keyboardist Jamie Shields pours out wave after wave of bouncy ear-grabbing melodies on a stack of analog equipment, providing elements of both smooth house and acid-tinged techno; bassist Dan Kurtz effortlessly switches from enveloping low-end boom to upper-register acid-house bubbles, which alternately propel and mesmerize; and Shearer's drumming adds lightly shaded nuances through hi-hat tension, off-beat snare accents and a bass-drum pulse that never descends into monotony.
| Name |
Role |
| Nash Peters |
Sound and Light Management |
| Dan Kurtz |
bass |
| Jamie Shields |
keys |
| Darren Shearer |
drummmmmms |
| FANS |
PLAYLISTED |
TOTAL PLAYS |
| 25 |
462 |
7,631 |
