In a half empty Stereo last Friday, we got more than a glimpse of what deepness could be.

After a finger clicking disco funk set by Chez Damier bringing us to the roots of the genre, Jamie Odell gave us our slice of clubbing fix we get to hear so rarely in such a venue.

From the booth down Jimpster beamed at us and wrapped us in rolling smoothness. Artist and perfomer at one.

For keeping up with his signature style,
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“Loud Home Listening Music”

Nous vous proposons un autre type de rencontre avec la musique électronique… à mi-chemin entre le confort de votre salon et l’intensité du dancefloor.

« Nearfield » aura lieu chaque 1er vendredi du mois au CFC (Centre Fusion Culturel) dans l’antre de l’ancien Zoobizarre, lieu mythique de la scène locale montréalaise.

Vous êtes conviés à assister à une première expérience musicale le vendredi 4 mars.

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Sofasticated Music by Soundshaper

01 – Liberto – Nano Doll
02 – Cormac – The Present (S.S.R re-edit)
03 – Isolee – Celeste
04 – Florian Gasperini – All Night Together
05 – Keremeris – Bwr
06 – Superpitcher – Country Boy
07 – Woolfy vs Projections – Neeve (Permanent Vacation Tropical Heat rmx 1)
08 – Andi Teichmann – Tape (Ada rmx)
09 – Geiger – Bambam
10 – The Juan Maclean – One Day (Marc Romboy rmx)
11 – Apparat – Arcadia (Telefon Tel Aviv rmx)
12 – Hubble – Atlantis
13 – Andreas Bergmann – Tartufo Bianco
14 – Kollektiv Turmstrasse – Helmat
15 – Maceo Plex – Gravy Train (Nicolas Jaar rmx)

Loyal au rythme et affuté par la richesse du son qui se dégage des enceintes murales du club U.N. Soundshaper a su etoffé sa gamme vendredi dernier. Ayant toujours à l’esprit d’embraser le dancefloor, il a  concocté un audio montage à une vitesse échevelée, créant un momentum d’envergure et provoquant la frénésie dans le coeur des clubbers.

Sunday  4.30 pm, the sky looks ominous and as I reach the booming site of Piknic people are getting ready for the rain. While the dark clouds hover above us,  Justin Martin is peddling the broken beats and signature blips from his Dirty Bird label. Halfway through his set, he graces the dancers with his superb take on Mushrooms and nobody cares anymore about the vile rain.

The mood is set, atmospheric and dreamy, oblivious to the fickle weather. At 6.30 pm, Soundshaper takes the controls alongside Olivier Saint-Germain and Justin slides to the side. The dancers are anxious as the rain is drumming down heavily and rumours spread like wildfire about shutting down the event.

Against the odds, the duo start building a soaring mix, catapulting us into a magnetic field: the stomping, the clapping, the shouting can be heard everywhere. Everyone rallies around. In the booth, Justin Martin looks on approvingly at the tag players;  they interlace beats with layers of effects, each more enthralling as time goes by. While the sky gives no respite, the decknicians weave in and out of styles and finish off with a whiff of 80s synth era. The brave are rewarded and the music prevails. Piknic under these circumstances is nothing but epic.

Burningwave was an interesting project from our friend Benoit. The idea was to create a Dvd and a Cd to offer to people at Burning Man 2008. As the covers specified, people were encouraged to give the “artifact” they received – after watching it – to someone else in order to create a “wave” of generosity. At the same time a website was put in place to receive the comments and coordinates of people who got the objects, allowing everyone to “see” the wave expanding around the world. Unfortunately, only a few people wrote comments.
So the content is an intense minimal techno mix by Soundshaper and some specific visuals added on top by the CN crew. That year the theme was “The American Dream”. Please have a watch (full screen recommended) and tell us what you think ; )

Weatherwise, it was another grim day. Musicwise, it was a real treat that Mutek doled out. Picture this, Minilogue, DJ Koze and german sensation Paul Kalkbrenner.

While we mustered around early in the day, Minilogue, the crafty sweedish duo got warmed up behind their machines. Their live set was smooth, flowing and replete with new material. Intelligent and intricate, their performance gave us shivers. For those who hankered after Animals, their last acclaimed album, it was a smart follow up to their boundless imagination.

It took just a few minutes for DJ Koze to ensure a seamless transition and to waylay us in his musical universe. The man behind the gutsy and playful Reincarnations, collection of remixes that came out last year on Get Physical, is no stranger to the djing world. He played with flair and finesse, never letting the groove trail behind. A class act.

Then Paul Kalbrenner took to the stage. After many setbacks in the past, he finally made it to Montreal. In keeping with the warped spirit of Berlin Calling, he delivered the soundtrack that all wanted him to play out for so long. A great day surrounded by warm human energy.

Kudos to Mutek for putting emphasis on the good solid eletronic music and extra care for their well thought programing this year.

Also, (thanks to ejival) here is a Minilogue interview about music… a very zen approach these guys have.

A nice video from Robert Babicz. First part was shot in Montreal while visiting us last january.

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Many Shades… there were ! For the 3rd edition at Stereo, Soundshaper, Olivier Saint-Germain & Dominic Dublin spun a wide variety of deep-tech-trancy-minimal beats all night long, putting big smiles on everyone’s faces.

Can’t wait for the next edition…