
The least anticipated release of the year. Or, in other words, out of nowhere Animi Vice drops his first single, Call and Response. And with it, Vice brings up the west coast flank in the thus far, Toronto led charge of Canadian Hip hop. But while the rest of the industry is occupied with remixing [...]

The West Coast Fishing Club just finished up the week long culinary adventure up in Haida Gwaii. CAB Design provided a marketing package that included a brochure/folder, 2 eight foot banners, 3 24 x 36″ posters, and recipe cards. The WCFC team of culinary superstars will be creating eclectic menus for every evening of the [...]

Complex & Lucky bar Present A night honouring classic hip-hop from the 80s, 90s & early 00s! Marshall & Degree will be bringing a sick selection of classics & Longshanks has a sick hour-long set of Wu-Tang Bangers lined up! All Design and illustration done by CABDesign.

sub⎹div fam is super amped to have local hero Nathan “Hrdvsion” Jonson out for our July spot. Jonson is no stranger to Victoria’s electronic community. After years toiling away with his leftfield post-IDM techno experiments on Canada’s West Coast, Jonson upped & left for Berlin in 2008. Since arriving in techno’s capital, Jonson has slowly been refining [...]

The 2010 salmon fishing season has started up in Haida Gwaii. This year I was asked to do five shirts for the club. The first concept plays into lodge culture up north with a green reference. The West Coast Fishing Club has also started a venture down in Panama where anglers fish for off-shore big [...]

Let’s just come out with it: Gobe’s recent departure for the great white north has left The Big Reds slightly splintered (although we’re all counting on some amazing reunion gigs at some point later this year). Nevertheless, all three members are taking this hiatus as an opportunity to develop their individual skills, styles & image. [...]

“Created by ADVO, SHAWN B & SOULJAH SOUL Lost Soul Recordz is a Vancouver based record label dedicated in exposing true talent on the west coast. Lost Soul Recordz is home to 4 unique vocalists that bring thier own sound and lyrics to the Fijian and Canadian hip hop scene. With a hot roster consisting of [...]

I love doing gig posters and the last month and a half was full of them. LSP continues to bring in some heavy hitters in the genres of music I love so I am always stoked to do a poster for an artist such as Poirier. Also the brand of subdivision is evolving nicely with the [...]

The latest instalment of the subdiv podcast comes courtesy of Victoria’s finest: Hrdvsion aka Nathan Jonson. Those who saw Skream in Victoria last September likely caught Jonson opening with his amazing set of live original techno throbbings. Combining glitchy sound aesthetics with an amazing knack for bringing the weird funk, Hrdvsion straddles the blurry line between schizoid [...]

The long anticipated The Great Mundane Humdrum LP hits the streets 03.30.10. TGM delivers an elegant and essential work of minimal-techno-funk meets wonky hip-hop that speaks to TGM’s roots in Detroit and more recently, Chicago and Portland. It is a classic, with tunes that will ride big in the club, whip or headphones, whatever your [...]