Soundwave 08 recap

I just got back from Vancouver Island, where I’ll be moving at the end of August. The place is amazing, it’s a totally worthwhile trip to make without leaving the country (although it kinda feels like you did).

The Island (specifically Victoria) has an impressive music scene, and I ran into a lot of local DJ’s and producers at Soundwave, where house and techno dominated the stages. The Danksoul crew (spread across Western Canada) were there in full force, and managed to impress me both with their music and their alcohol tolerance.

The party is spread across 5 stages, where live artists and DJ’s share the timeslots. Standout acts for me were Tigerskin (live), Nino Moschella (live band on Ubiquity), Marc Schneider (DJ), Longwalkshortdock (live), and Neighbour & Trever (dj/live).

Very mature-sounding music, for the most part, and the satisfied crowd didn’t get out-of-control-rowdy (despite the 4+ bars and intoxication everywhere). I could have honestly stayed there a few more days.

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