Pick A Piper // In Short

The creative alias of Toronto artist and Caribou collaborator Brad Weber, Pick A Piper’s soundscapes contain infinitely immersive and vibrant layers of electronica creating this glorious sonic cosmos that feels as if floating through a kaleidoscopic daydream. We caught up with him to get to know a little more about Pick A Piper ahead of his show at Shacklewell Arms this evening.

He recently returned with the ethereal, atmospheric single ‘Sentience’, which follows on from his 2017 record Distance. On writing this newer work Weber expresses, “I’ve been connecting more locally,” he says, “exploring the inner workings of Toronto, collaborating with new people and finding inspiration in everyday things. It helped me slow things down and look to create vast, sometimes otherworldly soundscapes.”; something which is greatly reflected in the evolution of his sound.

Ahead of his show at Shacklewell Arms this evening, get to know Pick A Piper In Short.

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Three words to describe my music…

lush / rhythmic / electroacoustic

 A dusty car window that just says “Steve”

catsonsynthesizersinspace

Pula Arena – an old Roman Coliseum in Croatia

probably “Wouldn’t it be nice” by the Beach Boys

my dad was always cranking Pet Sounds from an early age

8rs/day of taking BBQ lids off of a moving line and passing them to the next person in the assembly line

depends on the country! am always down for some kind of noodle bowl

kerfuffle

Bob’s Burgers or Star Trek: The Next Generation

maybe an epic monastery in Bhutan or somewhere with a Patagonian glacier behind the stage

just saw Mdou Moctar on a beach (african desert blues) and it blew my mind

or listen to early Laraaji albums if you want to chill out and feel good about the world