Mechanical Forest Sound

Recording: Toronto Improvisers Orchestra Artist: Toronto Improvisers Orchestra Songs: Non-pitched sounds/Rod's conduction Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), February...

Live recording: Toronto Improvisers Orchestra explore sounds + approaches to realtime collaboration at The Tranzac. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/03/reco...

Recording: OH GEE Artist: OH GEE Song: [ 1st piece, excerpt ] Recorded at Wenona Lodge ( Track Could Bend #113 ), February 3, 2026. OH GEE - [ 1st piece, ex...

Live recording: OH GEE is Marilyn Yogarajah and Rod Campbell — the sounds of two trumpets, two Yamaha CP Refaces, and friendship. #TrackCouldBend mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/02/reco...

Recording: Ryan Kinney Artist: Ryan Kinney Songs: Saints/Witches and Devils/Love Cry [ composer: Albert Ayler ] Recorded at Wenona Lodge ( Track Could Bend #113 ...

Live recording: Ryan Kinney's solo guitar explorations at #TrackCouldBend include Ayler and much more. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/02/reco...

Monday Roundup #267 Community notes: Like many in the community, I experienced an immense sense of shock last week on hearing of Jay Pollard's sudden and tragic...

Here's your Monday Roundup, with extra memories of some of the shows put on by Jay Pollard. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/02/mond...

Recording: Heraclitus Akimbo Artist: Heraclitus Akimbo Songs: Western Stasis + At the Vilhjalmur Stefansson Monument Recorded in The Sun Room at 918 Bathurst, January ...

Live recording: Heraclitus Akimbo celebrates a new album of solo music for lap steel with some investigations of ghosts + arctic exploration. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/02/reco...

Recording: Charter of the Forest Artist: Charter of the Forest Songs: Come All Ye [ Fairport Convention cover ] + Big White Cloud [ John Cale cover ] Recorded in The Sun R...

Live recording: Charter of the Forest (Isla Craig, Karsten Stryker, Kurt Newman, Pete Johnston + Blake Howard) mix Fairport Convention and bluegrass vibes in their folk-rock explorations. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/02/reco...

Monday Roundup #265 Concert announcements: Labyrinth Ontario presents Makam Nights (feat. Behnoosh Behnamnia / Naghmeh Farahmand) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2...

Here's your (it's-a-holiday-i-got-to-it-later-than-usual) Monday Roundup! mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/02/mond...

Monday Roundup #265 Concert announcements: Labyrinth Ontario presents Makam Nights (feat. Behnoosh Behnamnia / Naghmeh Farahmand) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2...

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Recording: Toronto Improvisers Orchestra Artist: Toronto Improvisers Orchestra Songs: [ two pieces ] Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), January 11, 2026. Toronto Imp...

Live recording: Toronto Improvisers Orchestra explore avenues of collaboration at The Tranzac. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/02/reco...

Monday Roundup #264 Concert announcements: mdbm [Michael White/Maggie Keogh/Don Rooke/Blake Howard] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-02-11 (Wednesday...

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Recording: Vividness Trio Artist: Vividness Trio Song: unknown * Recorded at Wenona Lodge ( Track Could Bend #112 ), January 6, 2026. Vividness Trio - unknown Laura...

Live recording: Vividness Trio do as much exploring as song-singing at #TrackCouldBend. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/02/reco...

Recording: Duo BEAK Artist: Duo BEAK Songs: [ opening and closing sections of an improvisation ] Recorded at Wenona Lodge ( Track Could Bend #112 ), January 6...

Live recording: Duo BEAK [Bea Labikova & Kayla Milmine] bring some new instruments to #TrackCouldBend. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/02/reco...

Recording: The Silt Artist: The Silt Songs: Waltzing Around + Mistakes Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), January 2, 2026. The Silt - Waltzing A...

Live Recording: Rat-drifting legends The Silt re-assemble at The Tranzac. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Recording: Bateman/West/Dann Artist: Victor Bateman/Brodie West/Nico Dann (and Doug Tielli) Songs: Rhythm-A-Ning [ composer: Thelonious Monk ] + I'm Getting Sentimenta...

Live recording: Victor Bateman, Brodie West, Nico Dann (plus special guest Doug Tielli)wing it at The Tranzac. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Recording: Fraser/Cole/West Artist: Nick Fraser/Josh Cole/Brodie West Song: unknown * Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge ( Nick Fraser presents ), Decemb...

Live recording: Nick Fraser, Josh Cole and Brodie West convene in trio mode at The Tranzac. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Monday Roundup #263 Community notes: The is more of an eyebow-raising note than breaking news, but the Silver Dollar sign has apparently been (literally) covere...

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Recording: Ronley Teper & The Lipliners Artist: Ronley Teper & The Lipliners Song: Just Show Up Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), December 30, 2025. Ronley Teper &...

Live recording: Ronley Teper & The Lipliners show up at the Tranzac to feel the love + spread their joyful chaos music. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Recording: The Ryan Driver Quintet Artist: The Ryan Driver Quintet Song: Feeling Good [ composed by Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse ] Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cros...

Live recording: The Ryan Driver Quintet brings in some subs but still zones in on its particular flavour of languid intensity. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Recording: Ballyk/Davis/Elrod/Hunt/Ng Artist: Mark Ballyk/Brandon Davis/Kayla Elrod/Will Hunt/Karen Ng Song: [ 1st set excerpt ] Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge...

Live recording: Mark Ballyk/Brandon Davis/Will Hunt/Karen Ng are joined by Kayla Elrod's contact mic'd "noise fingers". mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Monday Roundup #262 Community notes: Thanks to last week's Snowy Good Times, the screening of Luka Kuplowsky's Cluttertones documentary/performance film Memory...

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Recording: Agnes Artist: Agnes Songs: Sjawm [ excerpt ] [ composer: Rob Clutton ] + [ set 2 improvisation excerpt ] Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cros...

Live recording: Agnes (Mark Zurawinski, Rob Clutton, Mira Martin-Gray, Kevin Turcotte, and Doug Tielli) bring the singing saw, the buzzing noises, the horn section and some compositions to The Tranzac. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Recording: Beverly Glenn-Copeland with Elizabeth Copeland Artist: Beverly Glenn-Copeland with Elizabeth Copeland Song: In The Image Recorded at East End United Church ( Burn Down the Capital, Venu...

Live recording: Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Elizabeth Copeland turn up the house lights, exchange energy and joyfully celebrate. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Recording: Topanga Artist: Topanga Song: River Song Recorded at East End United Church ( Burn Down the Capital, Venus Fest and The Music Gallery present ), D...

Live recording: St. John's Topanga let their voices join together to sing for the rivers at the Music Gallery's celebratory East End United Church show. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Recording: Kamra Artist: Kamra Song: Absolute Ardor Recorded at East End United Church ( Burn Down the Capital, Venus Fest and The Music Gallery present ),...

Live recording: Kamra show some absolute ardor for Beverly Glenn-Copeland at the Music Gallery's celebratory East End United Church show. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Monday Roundup #261 Community notes: Exciting movie night! Luka Kuplowsky will be presenting Memory of Light , his study of The Cluttertones, "part observationa...

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Recording: mdbm Artist: mdbm Song: unknown * Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), December 10, 2025. mdbm - unknown Presenting the sort of exp...

Live recording: mdbm (Michael White, Maggie Keogh, Don Rooke + Blake Howard) bring an experimental, drifting take on folk music to The Tranzac. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Recording: Clutton/Cole/O'Reilly/Howard Artist: Rob Clutton/Josh Cole/Patrick O'Reilly/Blake Howard Songs: [ set 1 excerpt ] + This is what happens inside a room [ edited excerpt...

Live recording: Rob Clutton, Josh Cole, Patrick O'Reilly + Blake Howard explain what happens inside a room at The Tranzac. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Recording: Bitchin Bajas Artist: Bitchin Bajas Song: Keiji Dreams Recorded at Monarch Tavern, December 7, 2025. Bitchin Bajas - Keiji Dreams This Chicago trio retu...

Live recording: Bitchin Bajas' touring analogue science lab explores the Inland See. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Recording: Fortunato Durutti Marinetti Artist: Fortunato Durutti Marinetti Song: The Movie of Your Life Recorded at Monarch Tavern, December 7, 2025. Fortunato Durutti Marinetti...

Live recording: Fortunato Durutti Marinetti mesmerizes in a lean set using only guitar, violin... and words. mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...

Monday Roundup #260 Community notes: The Tranzac "is inviting artists, groups, curators, ensembles and organizations to apply to our performance residency for A...

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