Calgary, AB

Transforming from a duo to a trio since last year’s Sled appearance, Speed Strips meld classic psychedelia, ‘80s action-movie soundtracks and turn-of-the-Millennium bops into a fun-first, nausea-second roller-coaster ride. Longform songs based around minimal drum machines and tropical kosmische yield a climactic revelation when given the right kind of attention. Dare we call it tantric music?