for the lost

Fellow Canuck, Colin de la Plante aka 'the mole', aka 'the mole of soul', was raised in Montreal but currently resides in berlin, where he dj's and produces on the disco side of things.
his original productions are sample-heavy, emotional and repetitive, but in a way that captures (not looses) your/my attention. melodic house-ish tracks with deep soul roots.
here's one of my personal favourites:



'For the Lost', it turns out featured prominently in a snippet of a 2007 set of his that to this day I play often and drool over... (sometimes i even slip the set into my sets for a bathroom break)

Since his hugely successful LP, 'High as the Sky' he has put out 2 new EP's: Dreamer Keep on Dreaming and Nervous Disid /Secret Mummy.
his dj sets are awesome, soulful and eclectic; more uptempo and coherent than his mixes, but still a similar vibe. here is a super fresh mix (not set) he just did for Drunkpers in Trouw Amsterdam, to promote a show he did there last weekend with Cobblestone Jazz. Drukpers Podcast 07 | The Mole | Mole of Soul's Underdog Champion Mix by Drukpers

But he is also a super nice guy: check out an interview he did with RA 2 years ago here and an 'under the gun' feature he did with RA here... and let me know if you want the accompanying leftfield RA podcast and i will upload it..

Check out his myspace here and keep an eye out for his live shows here.