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<h1 style="margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0;">The History of RetryLife</h1>
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<p><strong>RetryLife</strong> (previously known as <strong>RetRY Life Music</strong>) was a Canadian electronic music collective based in London, Ontario, Canada. Founded mid-2015 by <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://ewpratten.com">Evan Pratten</a> and <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.artstation.com/kondroel">Nathan Desjardins</a>, the group was dedicated to publication and distribution of experimental Electronic dance music produced by a small group of local friends who struggled to find their own platforms.</p>
<p>RetryLife distributed music via their Bandcamp webpage as well as a now-defunct YouTube channel showcasing songs with short music videos and audio visualizations.</p>
<h2 id="collaborations">Collaborations</h2>
<p>RetryLife twice collaborated with <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_School_for_the_Arts">Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts</a> to compose and produce music for various shows put on by the school's students. These collaborations include two orchestral pieces, &quot;Lightining&quot; and &quot;Superspark&quot;, composed by Evan, along with a full-length theatrical soundtrack for the 2017 student-directed show: &quot;Imagined&quot;.</p>
<p>Near RetryLife's time of founding, Evan and Nathan also participated in an initiative to bring live orchestral samples into the game <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warframe">Warframe</a> as a collaboration between Lester B. Pearson SFTA and <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Blue_Bubble">Big Blue Bubble</a>.</p>
<h2 id="artists">Artists</h2>
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<li>Evan Pratten (Co-founder)</li>
<li>Nathan Desjardins (Co-founder)</li>
<li>Russell Seck</li>
<li>Ben O'Brien (2017 only)</li>
<li>Garret Beukeboom (2015 only)</li>
<li>Corbyn (2015 only)</li>
<li>Joel (2015 only)</li>
<li>Amihan (2015 only)</li>
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<h2 id="discography">Discography</h2>
<h3 id="compilation-albums">Compilation Albums</h3>
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<li>X-MAS 02 (2017)</li>
<li>Sir Dankley's MGL Restaruant (2017)</li>
<li>Imagined (2017)</li>
<li>Lemons (2017)</li>
<li>Explosive Christmas (2016)</li>
<li>Intergalactic Swirlz (2016)</li>
<li>Flare (2016)</li>
<li>Project 39 (2015)</li>
<li>Silent (2015)</li>
<li>Enlarging Elephants (2015)</li>
<li>Bring the Onslaught (2015)</li>
<li>Insanitorium (2015)</li>
<li>Hypernova (2015)</li>
<li>Hidden Forest (2015)</li>
<li>Death Among Us (2015)</li>
<li>Gifted (2015)</li>
<li>Memories From the Past (2015, contains songs from prior years)</li>
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<h3 id="eps">EPs</h3>
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<li>The Eternal (2017)</li>
<li>Radioactive (2017)</li>
<li>Reborn (2016)</li>
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<h3 id="singles">Singles</h3>
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<li>Refresh (2017)</li>
<li>This Is Music (2017)</li>
<li>Future Basses (2016)</li>
<li>Spike it! (2015)</li>
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<h2 id="project-end">Project End</h2>
<p>In late 2017, the members of RetryLife disbanded due to relocation.</p>
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