The work of Morgan Z. Whirledge, an architect of dense, multi-layered instrumental soundscapes who releases music under the moniker Chrome Canyon, is often said to resonate as though it was intended to soundtrack a piece of cinema – his soaring arrangements boasting the grand sweep of a Hollywood epic. A surprising addition to the Stones Throw family, Morgan not only offers the great soul, funk and hip-hop label something different, but even in the multi-tiered world of the NYC music scene, Chrome Canyon is a wholly unique entity. – Read Dean Van Nguyen’s interview with Chrome Canyon here, see it live at Cameo Gallery on March 28 with Brother Tiger, Pictureplane, and Psychic Twin.
