Each month our members rotate picking the artists or theme to be reviewed, dissected and discussed. Join us!
Sometimes we just find cool music stuff on the Interwebs that we just have to share.
UPDATE: As of January 2025, we have ceased creating these mini-podcast episodes that outlines our upcoming review. We now simply add the next podcast episode preview to the end of the latest podcast. Be sure to listen to the end to hear about what album or musical musing we decided to cover next.
Cheers Sonic Collectivians!
Listen to our Sonic Collective member explain the selection for the month. Be sure to follow up the next month to hear the reviews from the group.
Meet our team of music lovers.
Scott has lived in Southeast Asia since 1999, when he co-founded what became one of the region’s most respected luxury travel companies, Smiling Albino. There, he designed and led adventures throughout SE Asia and Nepal before selling out of the business in 2013 to try his hand at other pursuits. While working as a Team Building Consultant, he developed a keen interest in how people learn and grow which led him to serve as Director of People Development with one of the region's largest travel companies, EXO Travel. \An enthusiastic mountain biker, runner, and explorer, he also very much likes bobbing his head to AC/DC while sipping beers.
Alain is a native Calgarian with a longstanding love of music. Groomed on post-grunge and 90s alternative, he seeks to expand his audio horizons ever further, exploring all the genres he once looked down upon. When he's not busy working six days a week like some sort of maniac, he enjoys gaming, obsessing about whisky, working out or frequenting seedy karaoke bars around town.
Scott Gregory is the newest dad of the group and brings his love of melody and music to the Sonic Collective. Scott is always full of facts and seems to have an uncanny love for the women in music. He likes to push the Collective into areas that we may otherwise overlook. Scott loves his new little family, the New York Rangers and all the music he can consume between diaper changes.
Darren currently lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada where he can often be found in the best live music venues in town (Palamino, Commonwealth, King Eddy's, Broken City, Cafe Koi, etc.) and he is used to being "The old guy" at the young punk shows. Darren likes to know the stories behind the music he listens to and enjoys the musical journey of it all. A "say it like it is" guy in his own words, he tends to go a little off the cuff from time to time. Ok, all the time. He loves his family, friends and Flames and has a sense of humour he thinks is hilarious.
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4 weeks ago
Classic Compilation Albums Review: Spawn, The Album (Movie Soundtrack)
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This month, Alain Dupuis takes us back to 1997 with a deep dive into the Spawn movie soundtrack! Featuring iconic and original collaborations from Korn, The Prodigy, Moby, Marilyn Manson, and more, we...Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email
2 months ago
Classic Compilation Albums Review: Hit Express, by K-Tel Records 1982
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Without too much background, here is my pick for April 2025, keeping on with the compilation theme. It was released in 1982 by KTel. This is the first compilation that popped into my head when Darren ...Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email
3 months ago
Classic Compilation Albums Review: Full Tilt, by K-Tel Records 1981
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In this engaging episode of The Sonic Collective, hosts Alain DuPuis, Scott Coates, Darren Scott, and Scott Gregory delve into the nostalgic world of compilation albums, focusing on K-Tel Records' ...Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email