another slice of awesome from
leo37 has just been released. and this time, it benefits a cause that is near to my heart. check it:
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 16
th -31
st 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.
music for a cause: leo37's fire dance