Review: Coy Haste - Salonica (Stereo Ferment)

Once more, if you know your illicit grooves from your fermented grooves, Coy Haste on the Stereo Ferment label will be a familiar name to you.

Coy Haste (aka Brad Weber, based in Toronto and the tour drummer with Caribou) has slipped out this "laid-back, boom-bappy, sun-soaked gem for your ears to feast on"; and to go a bit further than that, it's one for a 70s Welcome to Un Vrai Paradis Ce Cefalù/BBC TV Theme for the modern day B-Boy.  

It sits nicely with his previous 3-tracker, 'Bancha Bounce' from last year (see review HERE) that's a heady combo of contemporary House and Disco influences with 70's and 80's South Asian Psychedelia.

You'll recall the 'Fermented Grooves Volume 4' compellation (see review HERE) and I've recently heard from my globe trotting Digger contact that Toronto is a nightmare to find vinyl - well, here's you're answer, stay at home and get onto Stereo Ferment.

Artist: Coy Haste
Album: Salonica
Release date: 9th May, 2025
Label : Stereo Ferment
Catalog Number : SF018
Format:  Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Coy Haste - Bancha Bounce (Stereo Ferment)

If you know your illicit grooves from your fermented grooves, Coy Haste on the Stereo Ferment label will be a familiar name to you.

Coy Haste (aka Brad Weber who is the tour drummer with Caribou) has made a 3 tracker, 'Bancha Bounce' that's a head combo of contemporary House and Disco influences with 70's and 80's South Asian Psychedelia.

Whether he's plunderd a Numero Group compilation for that Thai infused 'Noi District' or Hong Kong for 'Lamma Nights' (Ed. not very Jackie Chan?) I'm definitely up for some 'Giling Basah' for some baggin' backroom boogie with a big dub potential.

Toronto is a big cultural melting pot and the home of the label and its recommend Fermeted Grooves compilations.

Artist: Coy Haste

Album: Bancha Bounce
Release date: 1st February, 2024
Label : Stereo Ferment
Catalog Number : SF014

Format:  Digital / Bandcamp