Babe Rainbow is the moniker of Canadian indie musician Cameron Reed, who lives and works in Toronto. Reed is associated with electronic music and is described as part of a new generation of Canadian electronic musicians. He releases music on INgrooves and has received coverage from outlets including The New Yorker, Exclaim, CBC, Pitchfork and The Fader.

Music and releases

Reed has released two albums since 2010 on Warp Records, the label associated with artists including Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada and Grizzly Bear. His third album, Falling Apart, follows a short period playing in the touring band for the R&B project How To Dress Well. Reed also scores a documentary by Austin Lynch.

Performance and activity

He performs internationally and has appeared at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He also tours across Canada, the United States and Europe, including support slots for Animal Collective, Battles and Oneohtrix Point Never.

Sound and style

Babe Rainbow’s music is described as gently psychedelic and lightly jammy, with mechanised samba rhythms, high flute lines and a Gainsbourg-like swagger. The project is presented as rooted in a present-tense approach while drawing on older sounds and moods.

Name note

Another act also uses the name Babe Rainbow, including an Australian group from Byron Bay. The Canadian artist Cameron Reed is the person identified here.