Electric Mantis

A new Electric Mantis track is something that always puts a huge smile on my face. Whenever his music starts to flow into my ears, I feel like I’m being surrounded and hugged by a lukewarm spring breeze. One of those rich with floral fragrance that carries away the grayness of the winter and starts to spread and celebrate the…

Electric Mantis doesn’t just make music, he paints soundscapes. Carefully selecting each colour and adding the right amount of pressure with each brush stroke. ‘FACED’ is yet another one of his works of art. It opens with an intoxicating progressions of keys that are soon joined by steady percussion. A musical deep breathe opens to a section that sees pounding…

A few weeks back we featured Electric Mantis’ incredible remix of ‘Easier’ by Mansionair. The release was just a taste of the full remix pack which is out now. In addition to Mantis’ flip it also features Feki, French Braids, Lower Spectrum and illjusWifmo. Each artist gives the track a very different spin. Feki stretches it out, letting it build…

Mansionair’s ‘Easier’ is an emotionally gripping, slow burner with a powerful punch. Taking the track to new levels come a fresh remix from Electric Mantis. The stellar re-imagination sees Mantis embodying the touching feeling of the original while adding an even more impactful backdrop. The drums are more pronounced, the breaks are beautiful and the walls of bass and wobbly…

BC bred producer and DJ Ekali took the industry by storm in 2016. Closing the year off strong, Ekali took his Autumn tour across North America. On Friday, he touched down in Toronto alongside Electric Mantis. The can’t miss show saw Velvet Underground set on fire. I rolled in just after 11:30. After heading downstairs to coat check, I made…

Electric Mantis isn’t so much a producer as he is a wizard. His ability to weave magical tapestries of emotion through sound is otherworldly. The latest embodiment of this power comes in the form of a remix of Hotel Garuda’s ‘Smoke Signals’. Mantis brings the gripping house anthem into his unique realm of future bass. It’s deep, gloomy and engrossing while…

From the birds chirping to the slight vinyl pops in the intro, Electric Mantis’ ‘Daybreak’ conjures images of a warm and familiar nostalgia. As waves of bass and walls of synths collide, the track draws you in deeper, sweeping you away. It’s this transcendent feeling that makes his music so powerful. Whether you’re on a crowded bus, sitting in a…

As 2015 wraps up, it’s time to reflect on another incredible year in music. To do so, we’re counting down the top 100 songs of the year. In developing this list we weighed each track against the following criteria: overall song quality, impact and popularity, and support (blogs, charts, DJs, etc.). We’re counting down 20 tracks per day and today we…

Electric Mantis really doesn’t disappoint. Since his breakout release ‘Flips and Flops, Drips and Drops,’ the producer has proceeded to astound listeners. His EP Braincase is a transcendent journey through sound and his latest release is his most touching. ‘The One’ is a composition that mirrors the complexity of love itself. It’s a smattering of sounds that somehow come together to create…

The highly anticipated debut EP from Electric Mantis has arrived. Braincase is a 5 track effort that takes listeners on an entrancing and mind-altering journey. It’s the audio equivalent of doing LSD in an underwater cavern. ‘Pixel Wave’ sets the tone perfectly; blending the sounds of running water with gorgeous keys, shimmering synths, hard hitting bass and even a few…