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The Sound Affect

In a world of downloadable singles, our hope with this podcast is to look a little deeper at what influences musicians and see the impact an album (as opposed to a single) can have on an artist’s work. The Sound Affect is about discovering (or re-discovering) a record that has influenced a musician. You tell us the record. We will do the legwork to investigate the record and tell the listener some of the basic information. Then we invite an artist in to chat with us about that record. This is the

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01:26:33

Jaguar Sun picks x and Y by Coldplay

The Sound Affect ·

2024/01/28

Whether you love or hate them, the impact of Coldplay on modern music is undeniable. And, their impact on Dreampop musician Jaguar Sun is equally undeniable.Join us as we chat with Toronto's Jaguar Sun about the importance of Coldplay's X & Y on his layered pop masterpieces.

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01:29:58

Episode 57 - 2023...our thoughts

The Sound Affect ·

2023/12/31

Because you know you've been waiting.

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01:23:07

Episode 56 - Autogramm picks Have An Idea by The Heats

The Sound Affect ·

2023/12/20

Seattle, Chicago, and Vancouver combined to create Autogramm. A pure power-pop masterclass, their new album "Music That Humans Can Play" brings their love of everything 80's to an epic crescendo! In this episode, Autogramm's Lars Von Seattle joins us to chat about hometown Seattle heros The Heats and their debut album "Have an Idea".

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01:35:38

Episode 54 - Terra Lightfoot picks The Slider by T-Rex

The Sound Affect ·

2023/11/30

T Rextacy

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01:34:58

Episode 53 - Rachel Hickey picks Come On Over By...

The Sound Affect ·

2023/11/08

Kitchener's Rachel Hickey kicks Dave and Tom out of their comfort zone and sends them flying all the way back to 1997's where they will revisit the absolutely massive hit album Come on Over by the pride of Timmin's Shania Twain. Don't know Rachel HIckey? Check her out wherever you get your music. Or, better yet, catch her live on Saturday, November 18th at Quinn's in Ottawa, or Saturday, December 8th at The Transac Club in Toronto. https://www.racheljhickey.com/

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01:41:00

Episode 52 - Rise Carmine pick The Bends by Radiohead

The Sound Affect ·

2023/09/14

Toronto's electro-pop-rock band Rise Carmine have a slew of influences, but for lead singer and guitarist Liam Colbert one stands above the rest: Radiohead's The Bends.

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00:38:37

Pop Up: Saying goodbye to some legends. Robbie...

The Sound Affect ·

2023/08/31

This summer, we have seen the passing of several legendary musicians. We want to take a few minutes in this pop-up episode to look on the music of two of these legends: Sinead O'Connor and Robbie Robertson. Take some time and wander with us down this "crazy river" as we look back on "the last days of our acquaintance" with Sinead and Robbie.

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01:32:05

Episode 51 - Matt Rhode of Bend Sinister picks Styx's...

The Sound Affect ·

2023/08/15

Matt Rhode is the bassist for Vancouver’s progressive-indie band Bend Sinister. Their latest single Price You Pay and Hot City, was released on July 14th, 2023 and they are currently working on their next album release in early 2024. And, when we asked Matt what album he wanted to chat about he answered Styx's Paradise Theatre. Yup. Styx baby! So, hop about the Sound Affect time machine to the AOR years when radio was filled with big bold poppy-proggy-jazzy-rock n' roll!

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01:37:02

Episode 50 - Kilometre Club picks The Closer I Get by...

The Sound Affect ·

2023/07/25

WOW, it's our 50th episode! Kilometre Club’s Daniel Field describes himself as someone “who has entirely too much time on his hands”. However, this abundance of time has allowed him to create some of the most interesting ambient and electronic music coming out of Canada. Fields joins us to discuss his love for Hayden's 1998 album The Closer You Get.

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01:51:51

Episode 49 - Marc from Hammock picks Kiss Me Kiss Me...

The Sound Affect ·

2023/07/04

Marc Byrd is one half of American ambient/post-rock band Hammock who formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2003. The band consists of composers and instrumentalists Marc and Andrew Thompson. Hammock's music is characterized by its ethereal, atmospheric soundscapes, lush melodies, and emotional depth. The Cure are...nevermind, you all know the Cure. Listen to hear the best "album discovery moment" on our show's history and relive the glorious mid-eighties when the Cure could do no

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00:39:57

The One & Only Tina.

The Sound Affect ·

2023/06/12

Sorry for the delay on this episode, but we wanted to make sure we got this pop-up episode right. The loss of the reat Tina Turner is a hard pill to swallow. Dave and Tom reflect on their love of the Queen of Rock n' Roll and all that she did for the music industry. Rest in Peace Queen.

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01:36:57

Episode 48 - Stuart Chatwood picks Ocean Rain by Echo...

The Sound Affect ·

2023/05/26

For over 30 years, Stuart Chatwood has been 1/3 of Canada's legendary Tea Party. He has also garnered great attention as a soundtrack composer for video games like Prince of Persia and the recently released Darkest Dungeon II. Whether it is as a member of The Tea Party, in his role as a music producer, or his soundtrack composing, Chatwood pushes the sonic landscape to create a musical aesthetic like few others. His choice of album is Echo & The Bunnymen's classic Ocean Rain, and album

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00:31:22

Pop Up - So what bands do you think should be more...

The Sound Affect ·

2023/05/10

We give you 4 to check out for yourself!

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00:16:04

In memory of Gordon Lightfoot

The Sound Affect ·

2023/05/04

This week Canada and the world lost the legendary Gordon Lightfoot. His music touched the souls of so many. It was only suitable to spend a few minutes reflecting on his passing and his enormous impact on the music world.

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Episode 47 - Brent Smith from Tin Constellations...

The Sound Affect ·

2023/05/03

Brent Smith arrived in Ottawa in the late 1990s and brought a penchant for pop music! That pop music is the root of his latest project Tin Constellations. Joined by Andrew Robertson on violin/mandolin, Brennan Plikington on drums, and Rob "Chops" Snasdell-Taylor, Tin Constellations' debut EP A Cosmonaut's Lament is a daring narrative-folk record that distinctively fuses pop sensibilities with folkish flair and creates a sound that is both comfortable and original. The Tin

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01:28:35

Episode 46 - Sunsetter picks Captured Anthems For an...

The Sound Affect ·

2023/04/04

We are going back to Toronto in the late nineties, and two albums that shaped the Canadian indie music scene. On the heels of his new album The Best That I Can Be, Sunnsetter joins us to chat about all the importance of Charles Spearin and Kevin Drew's KC Accidental, and how this album came to shape Broken Social Scene, the Canadian music scene, and his latest record!

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00:20:18

Pop UP - What are we listening to?

The Sound Affect ·

2023/03/28

Lots of great new music out right now, some old favs and new stuff to!

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01:28:26

Episode 45 - Kevin Hearn and Hugh Marsh talk about...

The Sound Affect ·

2023/03/22

After joining the Barenaked Ladies in 1995, Kevin Hearn has released innovative solo records and collaborated with everyone from Ron Sexsmith and Mary Margaret O’Hara to The Violent Femmes and Lou Reed, for whom Hearn acted as a musical director and keyboardist from 2007 until his passing in 2013. Hearn was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2018 as part of Barenaked Ladies. Canadian violinist Hugh Marsh began playing music professionally in the late 70s. Although he began playing

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01:54:10

Episode 44 - July Talk pick Pleasure by Feist

The Sound Affect ·

2023/02/27

Formed in 2012 by Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay, Toronto’s July Talk has spent the last ten years building up an incredible following based on an energetic live show and three stellar albums that won them the Juno award for Best Alternative Album. They have just released their fourth studio album, Remember Never Before, on Six Shooter Records. They are about to hit the road on a massive tour that begins with two shows at the legendary Massey Hall before crossing Canada and forging into the US! The

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Episode 43 - Jim Bryson picks Sumday by Grandaddy

The Sound Affect ·

2023/02/07

In what very well might be the most entertaining interview (at least for us) in the show's history, we are joined by Ottawa's Jim Bryson to discuss Grandaddy's album "Sumday". This may very well be our last episode, as Jim decided halfway through the interview to take over the show. I think he was okay with us joining him, but by all accounts, this is his podcast now. So, listen to Jim Bryson's The Sound Affect. I hope you find it as entertaining as we did making it! These guys sound sketchy - Jim

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