Blending a steady backbeat of rock with textures unique to older analogue equipment, Toronto-based madrid is not about making beeps and bleeps for the sake of empty formalist experimentation. A focus on melody and universality makes them appealing to all generations. Even in its darker moments their music is always positive, so that rather than being ominous, their dynamic crescendos and drops have an uplifting, positive vibe. From Milky Way love songs to techno rainstorms, “there is a common melody that plays in the head of every dreamer.”

Genre: Downtempo-Electronic, Electro-pop

Sounds Like: Boards of Canada, Air, Royksopp

“Warm Waters is the sound of Spiritualized dancing underwater, with analog synths and burbling beats pulsating from the deepest depths, while tranquil guitar slides, stoned-immaculate melodies and flute fourishes hover at the surface.”

– Stuart Berman, Eye Magazine

Stereostar (video)

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Quick Space (video)

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Campfiring

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