After a fantastic international response for LEO37’s first single, Fanfare, Toronto-based artist collective, PPFHouse, is proud to present the EP’s second single/video titled: Fire Dance. Based on the first living organism to ever be patented (the Oncomouse a.k.a. Harvard Mouse), Fire Dance discusses the widely unknown history of the 1988 mouse that could have ultimately set Cancer research ahead 10-15 years but due to Harvard’s patent, ended up doing the opposite and slowed what could have been an astonishing series of breakthroughs. Now, at a time when the disease is more rampant then ever and after what has been a difficult year for several close friends, PPF House will be offering the single at LEO37.bandcamp.com for a pay-what-you-want price from January 16th -31st and will be donating all proceeds to Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong Foundation as a tribute to those we’ve lost as well as lend support to those currently in the fight.
The video itself was shot and recorded at the legendary Canterbury Music Company in Toronto and
edited by Joyce Wong (Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival) and Lillian Chan (NFB, Red Rover,
Guru Studios, Nelvana). The song
itself once again showcases the synergy between producer, John Poon’s aggressive sense of tone and time with LEO37’s equally
aggressive cadences and subject matter that conjure up sensibilities of 1989 (Public Enemy, N.W.A., Paris, etc) while
still being unquestionably 21st century.
Having previously been referred to as ‘one of the most original sounds
in Canada.’ by Exclaim!
Magazine, Fanfare serves as a
reintroduction for LEO37 to the Canadian and International music scene. Having spent the better part of the last 5
years touring (including – all
self-booked -- 3 Canadian tours, Amsterdam, Ireland, 20 cities across the U.S.
as well as 7 countries in Asia), and sharing stages with the likes of: Aloe Blacc, The Bad Plus, Del the Funky
Homosapien, Tittsworth, Swollen Members and Tanika Charles, just to name a
few, LEO37 returns boasting a few more stripes and million more reasons to stay
tuned.
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