Know Itself is the live electronic project of Canadian producer Evan Sidawi. The music is a style of electronica that blends house, techno, and melodic chillwave with live vocals. All the music is produced and performed live with an Akai MPC Live, synthesizers, and effected vocals. Know Itself formed in Toronto in 2014 as an experiment on the side while Evan was drumming in various post-punk bands. As of 2019, Know Itself has become Evan's primary focus marked by a relocation from Toronto to Berlin.
The name of the project is inspired from a quote by Carl Sagan in the 1980's Cosmos TV series: "The cosmos are within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself".
from Descenending,
released January 22, 2021
Remixed by Know Itself
Original track by World News
Recorded at The Oscillitarium, Scarborough
Engineered by Brandon Bak & Tobin Hawkwind
Mixed by World News
Final Mix & Mastering by Jonas at Tonebox, New York
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