Silktits aka Alexis Cuthbert isn’t just my namesake; she’s one of my favorite DJs and one of our best adopted Montrealers. Even though she falls under the 'open format' style of DJing, her signature sound often has a cheeky, twinkly quality, drawing from different genres like disco, boogie, early house, Balearic, and leftfield.
In this episode, we discuss taking mushrooms and listening to the same song 53 times in a row while in a kiddie pool, talk about the secret vinyl store in Montreal, jam out to bizarre 80s Quebec drum machine theatre-boogie, Romanian pan flute jazz-disco, and close out the show by playing different reggae cover versions of the exact same song by pure coincidence!
What is Back 2 U – Music Hangs & Records We Love?
Every month, Lexis welcomes record collectors, DJs, and artists for a friendly music hangout. In a format inspired by the DJ Back-to-Back, the selections go back and forth between the host and guests, sharing meaningful records and the personal stories behind each of them. A pillar of the Montreal scene, Lexis is the founder of the Music Is My Sanctuary website/collective and the 24 Hours of Vinyl worldwide event series.