Tune in on Friday, October 11th at 11:30am to hear In Your Orbit speak with Raphaelle Standell and Alexander Kirby Cowan of the Montreal // Berlin based electronic music duo, Blue Hawaii, before they play Rickshaw Stop in SF later that same night.
The duo recently unveiled “Diamond Shovel” — a club-ready masterpiece with faster tempos and trance-inspired beats. From the acclaimed “I Felt Love” to their Juno-nominated records “Untogether” and “Tenderness“, Blue Hawaii’s journey reflects a fusion of 00s dance music and Indie Sleaze, while still preserving their deep emotional core.
Blue Hawaii has spent over a decade perfecting their craft. The two met in 2009, at the heart of Montreal’s burgeoning underground party scene. Finding their start with lo-fi bedroom recordings, they gradually evolved towards a more uplifting and dance forward sound.
The essence of their work is threaded through the confident sanguine vocals and songwriting of Raphaelle “Ra” Standell-Preston, and the distinctive production of Agor “DJ Kirby”. They uniquely assemble every aspect of their music together amidst an ocean of separation, with Agor in Berlin, and Ra in Montreal.
