"DJ Santo and Chauncey Canfield turn in a stunning debut full of broken beats and live latin-tinged jazz breaks."
-GiantStep.net



Jon Freer  (Mosoul.co.uk) On Soulphonic Soundsystem's Remix EP 12" (Vol. 1-CW-001):

"Santo and Chauncey Canfield might be based on opposing coasts, but this hasn’t stopped this US based pair making great records together. Unfortunately, this isn’t an EP of original material, but a remix 12” featuring overhauls from The Fort Knox Five, Ed Royal & DJ Enne and Ben Mitchell. Mitchell’s summery remix of “Catalina Sunset” is the pick of the bunch, with its playful keys, sunshine strings and powering percussion."

From Flavorpill - www.flavorpill.net


"Broken beats, Latin rhythms, jazzy horns, and sultry lounge vibes all co-exist brilliantly in the Soulphonic Soundsystem's anything-goes universe."

XLR8R Magazine on 'Sonido' 12" - www.xlr8r.com


"After Starting out like a classic DJ Buck four-on-the-floor stomper, this lil' beauty pumps up the Latin persuasion and turns into some kind of Pal Joey/Mr. Scruff all-tempo burner.  Find yourself a boat party and tear shit up!




From Flavorpill - www.flavorpill.net

"With a long history of importing world-class DJs and producers for their intimate weekly affair, Transistor Lounge has become LA's midweek hot spot for sophisticated dance music."   

From Cultivatelife.org (San Diego)
review of 08-08-2004 show:

Were you there? About 700 people were at Ventanas, for the opening night of the new monthly Broadcast Sessions, presented by CultivateLife.org, Merge Events and OceanLiner Records...the CultivateLife community, in all it's variety and flavor, just percolating with artistic appreciation – the warm vibes of the Soulphonic Soundsystem keeping the heat up in the lounge, the callous blasts of bass from the techno live PAs and DJs in the warehouse – live instrumentation fused with electronic beats everywhere you turn – the gear, the laptops, the white labels, the video installations….the fusion of analog and digital, the juxtaposition of sounds and vibes and rooms…

The Soulphonic Soundsystem kept the Ventanas lounge chock-full of warm pulses and shaking asses, with their gorgeous mix of latin, jazz and electronica, all performed live – and having El John from Thievery Corporation providing live percussion to Soulphonic's latin-laced electronic grooves made this night of music that much more significant. The area in front of their setup swelled with bodies as the energy escalated and the dancing undulated – the perfect complement to the cold, dark warehouse was the warm, cozy lounge, and the Soulphonic Soundsystem kept that vibe alive all night long. Whether you were cooling out in one of the plush sofas, or making your way around the beautifully diverse crowd, the front lounge had an energy all it's own, all damn night.

From Flavorpill - www.flavorpill.net

Highlighting everything from nu-jazz to deep house to the best in funky downtempo, Transistor Lounge has established itself as a cherished institution, bringing all things electronic, stylish, and sensual to Angeleno ears and dancefloors. Tonight Transistor Lounge celebrates its three-year anniversary with a special appearance from Nicola Conte. Conte hails from another lounge: the Eighteenth Street Lounge, the label headed by Thievery Corporation, whose luxe vibe and sonics have impacted Transistor's circuits. Like Thievery, Conte merges bossa nova rhythms with international savoir-faire atmospherics on albums such as Bossa Due and the ace remix comp Jet Sounds Revisited (featuring revamps from Kyoto Jazz Massive and Koop). LIVE, he should set the cinematic soundtrack appropriate for LA's futuristic jet set. (MD)





From LA Weekly, Best of LA Issue - www.laweekly.com

LA's: BEST Space-Age Oasis: Transistor Lounge
Do we like to trance? Not particularly. So in a club scene where dance music is still nursing a trance hangover, we are thankful for the space-age oasis of civilization that is Transistor Lounge, especially when we're zoned out on the sprawl of sofas. Transistor Lounge founders Matthew Semancik and Dave Sanford aren't clueless money guys, but hard-working DJs spinning super-cool variations on deep house and broken beat. And hard-to-get Euro stars like Dublex and Four Hero regularly appear at the club as well as such homegrown talent as Madlib and Backyard Bangers. As Sanford likes to say, "It's a sophisticated club for sophisticated people." And us, too.  Nacional, 1645 N. Wilcox Ave., Hollywood, (213) 840-7625.
 

Feature Article on Chauncey in "On Tour With Shure" Magazine [PDF of Scan Here]



From Project5.com- www.project5.com:

Soulphonic Soundsystem's Chauncey Canfield:  Artist Interview at Project5.com

Transistor recording artist Chauncey Canfield of Washington, D.C. has been a long time user of Cakewalk products. He is currently using both Sonar and Project5 for both of his musical projects, Aubergine 3 and Soulphonic Soundsystem. read more