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New Age Doom What if Black Sabbath went to India instead of The Beatles all those years ago? New Age Doom might be the answer. The two-piece experimental band mixes elements of free-form jazz with a low-end doom metal drone to create something melodic and ethereal, like the soundtrack to a vivid lucid dream.
respectfulchild
Like the first gentle snowfall of the winter, Treaty 6’s respectfulchild creates ambient soundscapes that envelop listeners like an auditory hug. Their latest release 更新 re:new – which was produced by Rae Spoon – conjures up a dreamscape of looped violin instrumentals driven by themes of self-exploration, rebirth and appreciation of life.
okpk
From the euphoric club sounds of double-single “I Saw You Standing In The Fog / Halfway Up” to the recent series of 140 BPM releases exploring texture, experimental bass music producer okpk has range. He’s played at New Forms and Bass Coast (as well as Sled Island) and caters his eclectic style to the occasion. Wherever you find him at the festival this year, he’ll make it a seamless experience.
k.burwash
Edmonton's Kris Burwash is no stranger to esoteric, experimental, and avant-garde music. Under the alias k.burwash, he has taken a unique approach to creating hazy ambient compositions. His electronic live shows summon drone and experimental elements to create an intersection of art and meditation.
Hailstones
Led by Hesam Ohadi – who made electronic music for more than a decade before forming this band – dream-pop/shoegaze act Hailstones make music cloaked in gloom that combusts at just the right moment. Among its moody milieu, Ohadi alternates between valley-deep vocals and a stirring falsetto.
About Sled Island:
Sled Island is an annual five-day independent music and arts festival in Calgary, Alberta that brings together a community of music, comedy, film and art with over 30,000 attendees in multiple venues across the city. For more information, visit SledIsland.com.
Upon entering a festival venue, the passholder agrees to being photographed, filmed or recorded in that venue, and agrees to the publication, reproduction, distribution and broadcast of all photographs, video or other recordings of the passholder's voice or likeness without further notice or compensation in any publicity, advertisement or other publication carried-out by, or on behalf of, Sled Island and in perpetuity in any manner and media whatsoever, including print, broadcast or internet.
Everyone has the right to feel safe and included at Sled Island. All festival attendees must abide by Sled Island's safer spaces and inclusion policy and agree to the code of conduct, which can be found at SledIsland.com/SaferSpaces.
Sled Island acknowledges Calgary as the traditional territory of the Blackfoot and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Ĩyãħé Nakoda First Nations, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Goodstoney First Nations. Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).
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Loophole Coffee Bar, 1040 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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