Factoria
Factor Chandelier
2016
Factoria tells the story about about the build and demise of a city called Factoria. The ruins of the failed city of Factoria lie under the residential subdivision of Silverwood Heights in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the hometown of producer Factor Chandelier.
Just prior to World War I, Chicago entrepreneur Robert E. Glass ventured north with dreams of building an elaborate industrial city in a formerly typhoid-riddled area that would house a brick plant, flour mill, brewery, school, post office, restaurant, hotel, and whatever else progress would afford.
But before his development plans could come into fruition, war, the cessation of banks issuing credit, and the inability to secure electrical power turned Factoria into a ghost town. Inspired by the obscure story of the Magic City that never was, Factor Chandelier has crafted a 13-track album that pays homage to Factoria and wonders what could have been.
The sounds shift on the album in accordance with the hope that the city began with and the wartime entropy that engulfed it.
Stand-Out Tracks
The Magic City
Noise Band
Climb Back Down
