Miracle Fortress

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Natural Child - Hard Workin' Man (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Natural Child - Yer Birthday (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Miracle Fortress - Miscalculations (MP3) Happy Summer everybody. Before we get into this week's recommended shows, I hope you've ... more info

Altsounds — Montreal-based musician and producer *Miracle Fortress'* (aka Graham Van Pelt) anticipated sophomore album, Was I The Wave? is out today on Secret City Records (Diamond Rings, Plants and Animals). In support of the release he has offered the single M... more info

Altsounds — Montreal producer Miracle Fortress (aka Graham Van Pelt) has announced a North American tour with Junior Boys in support of his anticipated sophomore album, Was I The Wave? out May 17th on Secret City Records (Diamond Rings, Plants and Animals). Thes... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Miracle Fortress - Raw Spectacle (Pantha du Prince Remix) (MP3) Junior Boys art for It's All True "The striking image included with this announcement is a detail of the [new Junior Boys] album's cover, a deceptively abstract image taken... more info

Said the Gramophone — Miracle Fortress - "Raw Spectacle (Pantha du Prince remix)". Graham van Pelt's wish and longing overtaken by knock and clap. Pantha du Price's beats consist of huge structures, galleries bounded with bridge and cupola, an architecture of white marble... more info

Altsounds — On paper, The Luyas (http://themusebox.net/sendstudionx/link.php?M=26458&N=777&L=451456&F=H) look like a can't-miss band: its members are part of Miracle Fortress, Bell Orchestre, and Arcade Fire. In practice, uh, yeah, same thing… Their son... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis The Luyas M for Montreal is an interesting festival, at times more like a conference or summer camp or one of those all-inclusive resorts -- but with better music. There are about 40 "international delegates" (of which... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Miracle Fortress Think About Life (who have a new CD and a CMJ show... info in a sec) member Graham Van Pelt is the main force behind Miracle Fortress, a band that also includes Jessie Stein who is also in... more info

Stereogum — It's been three years since Montreal's Think About Life debuted with the self-titled dance record and hyper-energetic live show that made them one worth watching from the seemingly bottomless scene of Montreal circa 2006. In the interim keyboardist G... more info

Said the Gramophone — Discovery - "It's Not My Fault (It's My Fault)". Discovery's debut album, LP, initially appears to be a masterpiece. Its surges, snaps and blips press all my juicy summer buttons, recalling Len, Miracle Fortress and (inevitably) Daft Punk's Discove... more info