Music and art
Tanuki Project is much less a “new artist” than an undiscovered gem from Canada who’s been producing innovative music and touring with increasingly complex audio-visual shows since 2009. It’s actually criminal they haven’t had more interest yet, as the quality both of production and performance rivals the likes of Bjork, Massive Attack, Phantogram and modern-era Kraftwerk, to name a few. That seems about to change, however, with the release of the first two chapters from their new EP series, Adamant."With Adamant, the duo has finessed in their sound alluring and soulful vocal harmonies, pulsating beats and atmospheric electronic riffs to give audiences something truly startling to relish in.. Read full article here
By Layla Marino
YOUREDM Magazine
By Samantha Simmonds-Ronceros
NOHO ARTS DISTRICT
With Adamant, the duo has finessed in their sound alluring and soulful vocal harmonies, pulsating beats and atmospheric electronic riffs to give audiences something truly startling to relish in.. These are emotionally powered sounds that will resonate with listeners long after the record has stopped spinning. Packed to the tee with hypnotic bass lines, a very synths-based sound, invigorating beats and powerful vocals, those looking for some great electronica, trip hop and electronic soul tracks will find that these songs are just what they are looking for." Read full article here
By My Nguyen
With Guitars magazine
By Joshua Macala
Raised by cassettes
French-born Legyl and Nady settled down in creative and artistic Montreal, Quebec in 2007 where they composed and self-produced the debut album PLAYGROUND FOR EVERYONE, released august 2010 under a record deal with the famous canadian group of labels Aquarius Records/DONALD K DONALD GROUP.
Since 2009, they toured Canada at CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK, [FAT] Toronto Alternative Art and Fashion week, MONTREAL MODE AND DESIGN FESTIVAL, showcases at Toronto Indie Week, COCA central regional conference and MEG festival. Fall 2011, they release a new EP called ONE BY ONE, perform a TOKYO TOUR during the JAPAN MUSIC WEEK. A second Japan tour for 3 weeks in spring 2017: 10 concerts in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe.
They decided to go independent and release their second album in october 2012, FAR FROM THE CITY LIGHTS, with their own diy label GO WITH THE FLOW during a special multimedia performance at Montreal Contemporary Arts Museum.
Feeding on their professional experience in the fields of multimedia, web and graphic arts, they like to explore and collaborate to remain creative: they composed the original soundtrack of the viral 3D animation short movie I, Pet Goat II + a few scenes of the animated series URBANCE from the creative Steambot Studios.
TRACE is their third album released in 2015 - 2016 starting with an EP, some videos and shows. Trace is the fruit of a collaboration with singer Mic Dainjah and the black novels writer André Marois. A «multimedia concept» mixing videos, music, songs and a short film.
The music is a sort of electro Caribbean culture clash, some electronic soul... it's like a sound clash but everybody wins. Put your dancing shoes on !
The Crazy Rozy project started early 2016 with a simple but irresistible recipe: 2 humans, 10 machines, 125bpm. Electronic audio video live performance with analog synths, a drum machine and a voice with effects. Some energizing dirty house A/V live act they took on tour to Japan for 3 weeks in spring 2017: 10 concerts in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe.
Haters Lovers animation and Hip Hop / Trip Hop project with Joel Dos Reis Veigas (Urbance from Steambot Studios). Money Snake, featuring John Orpheus, was the first piece released end of 2018. The first EP #blackflag out on digital stores summer 2019.
Adamant is a cinematic electronic tale. ADAMANT’s sound is emotional, back to the band's Trip-Hop roots and the statement is purely artistic though deeply rooted in today’s collective unconscious issues. Super atmospheric and bravely minimalist. The CHAPTER #01 and CHAPTER#02 are officially released Fall 2021 with a full original video for the title SLOW. Chapter 3 is following end of 2023.
Japan – 3 weeks tour in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe | Quebec FLOW Festival Yoga & Sound | France – ElectroAlternativ Festival | Toronto – Spike Hill | Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art – Montreal – MEG @ DIvan Orange – Sala Rossa – Le Belmont – Petit Campus with Turbo prod – MEG showcase @ DIvan Orange – Club Lambi – O Patro Vys – Cabaret Playhouse – Jupiter Room – Divan Orange | Japan Music Week – Tokyo tour | Canadian Music Week showcase – Toronto ON | This ain’t Hollywood – Hamilton ON | Sapphire Room – Peterborough ON | COCA conference showcase – Hamilton ON | Indie Week Showcases – Rivoli Toronto ON | NYC album launch party @ Inc Lounge – New York US | Montreal Festival Mode & Design | Browns Shoes in-store showcase – Montreal Qc | Alternative Arts and Fashion Week – Toronto | L’agitée – Québec city | eXcentris – Montreal Première | Société Des Arts Technologiques – Montreal SMIM | Centre St Ambroise – Montreal | London tour UK | Toulouse – France tours