montreal

Laval, QC native High Klassified makes trap beats. Within that he has fostered a sound that is uniquely his own- an accomplishment for any producer, let alone one that contributes to a style that adheres so closely to fairly strict genre rules. In addition to the skittering snares and fat 808 kicks one would expect, HK blends in deep atmospheric sounds, warm textures, and interesting melodies…

I didn’t need Google Maps to pick out Le Belmont’s location in downtown Montreal from three blocks away, for the chittering mess of a crowd strewn outside. Muted low-hertz vibrations breached the club’s brick and glass exterior. Across the street a squad of squeegee punks ignored the honking of a police car and huddled restless around a pile of army…