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Chris Bro's avatar

That was brilliant. Thank you for sharing. Big fan of the music too. Been playing that on my new music radio show πŸ€˜πŸ‘ŠπŸŽΈ

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Right on! I'm glad you liked it, Chris.

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Matthew Joel Vanderkwaak's avatar

Thanks for reading, Chris. Great to hear their new record is getting some spins on your show!

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Chris Bro's avatar

Thank you for your thanks!

I try.

Have a brilliant day

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Andres's avatar

Beautiful story. I loved how Matthew took us on a journey through the Canadian Prairies from his secondary school to the present day. I was wondering if my computer sound was playing up, so I'm glad I then read what Matthew explained about the tone being deliberately flat πŸ˜‚ Not my cup of tea to be honest but I loved the story and I can feel the passion come through.

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Matthew Joel Vanderkwaak's avatar

I wondered if anyone would have sharp enough ears to notice! When I was working on the remix, there was this super confusing moment when I tuned up my guitar and tried to play along.

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Andres's avatar

Cheers! It's an asset when it comes to my own singing. It's a curse when I try to enjoy recorded material (yes, including my own 🀣).

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Matthew Joel Vanderkwaak's avatar

I bet! I've sung in choirs with folks who have perfect pitch. I usually try my best to sit on the other side of the room! 🀣 That said, I do wish I had a more reliable pitch memory. It would make sight reading music so much easier!

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Andres's avatar

I hear you (if you'll pardon the pun πŸ˜…). Mine is not perfect, but in all the tests I've done, I always get "very high relative pitch". I'm not formally trained in music theory but I've sung all my life 😊

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Jt Smith's avatar

I never heard of FoxWarren or Andy Shauf. I am familiar with Leslie Feist's Broken Social Scene, Stars from Montreal, and the great indie rock group Tragically Hip. It's true sometimes you discover something new that alters the heart & ear of a listener. btw Qobuz is not user friendly and its interface is not what I expected. I resorted to it decades ago. It didn't offer me technical issues like now. I am a MacBook user. The audio quality is fine and all but without any sound from my headphones, it is indeed frustrating.

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Matthew Joel Vanderkwaak's avatar

For a long time, most of our massive indie-rock exports here in Canada were based in Montreal or Toronto. What I love about Andy Shauf and his friends in Foxwarren is that they are all prairie kids from the most unlikely little towns. You never know what will happen!

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