Drum Therapy is the debut album from Canadian producer Tor. Released on December 11th, 2012 on Emancipators new label 'Loci Records', it combines layers of downtempo melodic beats, organic instrumentation, and the unmistakable sounds of dusty samples. For the album, Tor mined everything from 60’s Italian film scores and long-lost Turkish psych records, to Celtic folk hymns, exotic eastern instruments and deep south gospel. He also played many of the non-sampled elements himself, and treated the sounds to give them the warmth & texture he had always wanted the album to have.

Physical CD also Available to purchase here.

Credits:
All tracks written, arranged and produced by Tor
© Copyright 2012 Loci Records
Mastered by Angus Woodhead at Sunshine Coast Mastering
Cover art by Sébastien Tabuteaud

In the meantime, have a listen to the opening song from the album, 'Glass & Stone'. Available as a free download!

UPDATE: Drum Therapy is now available! Listen / Download Here

On December 11th, my album 'Drum Therapy' will be released by Loci records! I've been working on it on and off for about 18 months, and this past winter pretty much hibernating and finishing it off. Keep reading for some album art, tracklist, and more info on me and what this is all about...

01. Glass & Stone
02. Heikki
03. Nomad
04. The Thickness
05. Aperture
06. Lux
07. Drum Therapy
08. Moon II
09. Paper Rain
10. Let Me Down

Tor was raised in a small mountain town on Canada's west coast where he started experimenting with music production as a teenager. He further honed his skills while living in Australia, running a small recording studio and remixing some prominent Australian producers. He later produced the Sufjan Stevens hip hop mashup album 'Illinoize', which garnered a lot of critical and audience acclaim.

Now based in Vancouver and inspired by the positive feedback he received from his previous projects, he decided to finally produce the album he had been wanting to make for almost 10 years: 'Drum Therapy'. It combines layers of downtempo melodic beats, organic instrumentation, and the unmistakable sounds of dusty samples. For the album, Tor mined everything from 60’s Italian film scores and long-lost Turkish psych records, to Celtic folk hymns, exotic eastern instruments and deep south gospel. He also played many of the non-sampled elements himself, and treated the sounds to give them the warmth & texture he had always wanted the album to have.

Tor is the first artist signed to Emancipator’s newly minted label ‘Loci Records’, and is continuing to perform live after adapting his music for multiple festival performances over the summer of 2012.

In between working on tracks for my upcoming album, I've been lucky to have worked on a remix for Emancipator, which just got released on his album 'Remixes'.

I'm stoked to be on the same release as talented artists like Emancipator, Blockhead, Ooah, and everyone involved. Check out the whole album at http://emancipator.bandcamp.com/album/remixes-2 and stream my remix of Siren below.

Most of the feedback I get from people these days is asking me what the hell I'm up to, so I thought it was time to share. I am part way through producing a full length album of original tunes that I will be releasing sometime in the coming months. One of the songs on it is called 'Aperture', which you can stream and download for free below. Keep an eye out here and along the social networking channels for more news as the album progresses!

Download

(10MB zip file - CBR 320kbps)

(26MB zip file - Lossless CD Quality)

Also, if you're a label / PR / management type and want to talk with me about what I'm up to, feel free to email me at torsmusic@gmail.com

March 5th, 2010: Illinoize turns 1 year old today, and with over 50,000 downloads and still hundreds of new listeners every week, I want to say thank you! Also, everyone who has taken the time to email me, make a donation, or write about it in their magazines, blog, or tell their friends - a HUGE thank you!

I would also like to give a shout out to Asthmatic Kitty records for contacting me and extending a license for me to use Sufjan's samples - a really refreshing and awesome move from them, in a time where unfortunately a lot of record companies are still trying to resist the changes in how fans listen to, distribute, and manipulate music.

If you haven't heard Illinoize yet check it out, and if you like it become a fan on facebook, and keep checking back here for updates!

Cheers