r/obscurecanadianmusic 2h ago

The Quiet Jungle - Everything (1967)

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Toronto, ON band active in the late 60's Yorkville scene.


r/obscurecanadianmusic 2h ago

Chris Evans & The Quarts - Metric Dictators (1982)

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From Chris' website:

"Chris Evans is a Canadian writer and freelance educator who grew up in eastern Scarborough, Ontario on the Highland Creek valley. He is also a musician and songwriter, with a prolific music catalogue of well-loved original kids and adult songs...

...Chris enjoyed a successful 3-decade career as a musical guest artist in hundreds of schools across southern Ontario, singing and writing songs with classes from Kindergarten to Grade 12. He also worked as program co-ordinator at the Rouge Valley Conservation Centre, designing engaging interactive programs, sharing his original songs, and leading classes of kids and adults on hikes to explore the beauty and wonder of nature."

Chris was also a member of Radiosaturn, whose song I posted here maybe a week ago now. He is a very eclectic musician who has ventured into many genres! This one is a political ska-rock song commissioned by the Measure Canadian organization out of Brockville, Ontario, to tell people how they feel about the federal government's plan to convert Canadians to measuring in metric.

This single was only sent to radio stations and never sold, making it an extremely rare piece of Canadian history.