White Whale Records is a Los Angeles based label that formed in 1965 and was home to the legendary surf music band “The Turtles”. What? No wait….that isn’t it. White Whale Records is a Vancouver based indy label that is home to such bands as Octoberman, The Mohawk Lodge and Culture Reject. I guess record label names are in short supply, kind of like Canadian Football Leage team names. If you email White Whale, then chances are you will get a reply from either Ryder Havdale (Mohawk Lodge) or Marc Morissette (Octoberman).

Quote From The Label: Play your heart out, (Ryder Havdale, The Mohawk Lodge)

Next Show Check out Octoberman in Toronto during Canadian Music Week in March

Next Release: Culture Reject, some time early 2008.

Cutlture Reject (Michael O’Connell) was at Pop Montreal this past year, and also played at the White Whale Show at CMJ in New York along side the Mohawk Lodge and Octoberman. He is sometimes backed up by vocalist Karri North or a thick wall of saxophone and trumpets. A thick wall of saxophone and trumpets you say? Hmmm…sounds interesting.

I included a couple of songs compliments of Ryder over at the label. The first is track from the upcoming Culture Reject album which will be out early this year. The second one is the Octoberman track “Run From Safety”. This tune was nominated as the ‘Best Song to listen to in the Fetal Position’ category for CBC Radio 3’s year-end ‘Bucky’ Awards. If you are a fan of Young Galaxy, then you should give this one a try for sure.

 

 Culture Reject - Inside The Cinema (2008) [3:48m]: Play Now

 

 Octoberman - Run From Safety (2007) [5:03m]: Play Now