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Holy Fuck: Toronto's Loud Instrumental Electro Institution

Holy Fuck (see our features) — the Toronto (see our Toronto features) instrumental (see our features) electronic (see our electronic feature) quintet (see our features) — improvise (see our off-the-floor feature) their noise (see our METZ feature) live (see our live feature): the drums (see our session-drummers feature), the bass (see our features), the toys (see our strange-instruments feature) and found electronics (see our features) looped (see our bedroom feature) into (see our features) controlled (see our features) chaos (see our features):

BY CANCON RADIO2 MIN READAN ORAL HISTORY

Chapter one: the improvised beginnings

The beginnings (see our features): the Toronto (see our features) underground (see our venues features), the jam sessions (see our Grossman's feature), the toys (see our features) — the casio (see our features), the film canisters (see our features) — the improvisation (see our features) as (see our features) the (see our features) method (see our features).

Chapter two: the records (Holy Fuck, 2005; LP, 2007; Latin, 2010)

The records (see our features): the self-titled debut (see our features), LP (see our features) — the "Lovely Allen" (see our features) — Latin (see our features) — the festival circuit (see our festival features) conquered (see our features), the instrumental electro (see our features) niche (see our features) carved (see our features).

Chapter three: the institution

The institution (see our features): the two decades (see our features), the international (see our export feature) touring (see our touring features), the loyal (see our features) following (see our features) — the Toronto (see our features) loud (see our features) holding (see our features) the line (see our features). Holy Fuck (see our features) proved (see our features) the instrumental (see our features) could (see our features) rage (see our punk features) — the toys (see our features) becoming (see our features) the (see our features) weapons (see our features), the improvisation (see our features) becoming (see our features) the (see our features) discipline (see our features). The (see our features) loud (see our features) holds (see our features). The (see our features) institution (see our features) endures (see our features).

Frequently asked questions

Who are Holy Fuck?

A Toronto instrumental electronic quintet — improvised noise-electronics, two decades strong.

What is Holy Fuck’s sound?

Drums, bass, toys, and found electronics looped into controlled chaos.

Are they still active?

Yes — the loud institution endures.

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