Glissandro 70
{{short description|Canadian Afrobeat band}}
Glissandro 70 was a Canadian Afrobeat band based in Toronto, Ontario.{{cite news |url=http://music.cbc.ca/#!/artists/Glissandro-70 |title=artist Glissandro 70 |work=CBC |access-date=2015-10-20 |archive-date=2016-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627044921/http://music.cbc.ca/#!/artists/Glissandro-70 |url-status=live }} Its members were Craig Dunsmuir[http://torontoist.com/2010/12/the_tranzac_transcripts_sandro_perri/ "The Tranzac Transcripts: Sandro Perri"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301163755/https://torontoist.com/2010/12/the_tranzac_transcripts_sandro_perri/ |date=2019-03-01 }}. Torontoist, December 9, 2010 By Steve Fisher[http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/7228 "Dusted Reviews:Kanada 70 Vamp Ire"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424060816/http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/7228 |date=2015-04-24 }}. Dusted, Patrick Masterson Jul. 3, 2012 ({{aka}} Kanada 70, Guitarkestra) and Sandro Perri{{cite periodical |periodical=Signal to Noise |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A28JAQAAMAAJ |issue=44–47 |year=2007 |page=91 | title=Signal to Noise }}{{clarify|reason=page 91 of which issue; title of the article?|date=September 2024}} (a.k.a. Polmpo Polpo), who play a blend of dance and experimental rock styles.[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/glissandro_70-glissandro_70 "'Glissandro 70 Glissandro 70"]. Exclaim!, By Kevin Hainey May 01, 2006
History
Dunsmuir and Perri began by creating music for an audio weblog.[http://www.brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4754:glissandro-70&catid=13:albums-and-singles&Itemid=133 "Glissandro 70"]{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Brainwashed, 14 March 2006 John Kealy They continued to collaborate intermittently over a period of three years,[https://web.archive.org/web/20211129140648/https://zapbangmagazine.com/music/record_reviews/glissandro-70-glissandro-70 " Glissandro 70"]. Zap! Bang!, by Philip Hoile February 8, 2006 beginning in 2004, and released their self-titled five-track debut album on Constellation Records in 2006, to positive reviews.[http://drownedinsound.com/releases/7263/reviews/721456- "Glissandro 70 Glissandro 70"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206192506/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/7263/reviews/721456- |date=2018-12-06 }}. Drowned in Sound, by Jordan Dowling March 27th, 2006[https://thelinknewspaper.ca/archive/view.php?aid=38611 "Summer of Spins"]{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. The Link, Concordia University, review by Dan Baudin Although the two musicians also play rock music together in another of Perri's bands, the musical style of this project is more dance-oriented.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/glissandro-70-mw0000708311 " Glissandro 70 Glissandro 70"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804085220/http://www.allmusic.com/album/glissandro-70-mw0000708311 |date=2016-08-04 }}. AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek The album appeared on the !earshot campus and community radio charts in April that year.[http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2006/May/top200.html "!earshot charts - April 2006 - top 200"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317085410/http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2006/May/top200.html |date=2016-03-17 }}. !earshot!
Glissandro 70 also contributed a track, "Voices Are Your Best Friend", to the children's compilation album See You on the Moon!, released by Paper Bag Records.[http://www.lostatsea.net/review.phtml?id=14519129184435486db066d "Various ArtistsSee You On The Moon: Music For Kids of All Ages"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130010441/http://www.lostatsea.net/review.phtml?id=14519129184435486db066d |date=2015-11-30 }}. Lost at Sea, April 6, 2006. Andy BrownElliot, Matthew. [https://business.highbeam.com/416338/article-1G1-145571919/various-artists-see-you-moon-songs-kids-all-ages "Various Artists, See You On The Moon! Songs for Kids of All Ages (Paper Bag Records)."]{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} This Magazine | May 1, 2006.
Discography
- Glissandro 70 (2006)
References
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External links
- [http://sandroperri.com/?page_id=12 Glissandro 70] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328182530/http://sandroperri.com/?page_id=12 |date=2009-03-28 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100106113437/http://cstrecords.com/bands/glissandro-70 Glissandro 70] at Constellation Records
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Category:Musical groups with year of establishment missing
Category:Musical groups from Toronto