3 December 2004
Friday 3 December 2004 22:15-23:30 (Radio 3)
Mark Russell and Robert Sandall introduce more music from their recent visit to Montreal.
Duration:
1 hour 15 minutes
Playlist
MIXING IT
Presented by Robert Sandall and Mark Russell
Produced by Felix Carey
Factsheet compiled by Sam Hickling
Tel. 020 7765 4661
Fax. 020 7765 4378
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Friday 3 December 2004, 10:15pm
Montréal CD edition
Lhasa: Anywhere on this Road (4.35)
Lhasa de Sela lives in Montréal, but grew up crossing between Mexico and the USA. She followed her sisters to the Canadian city when they went to the circus school there. This is from her second album, which features songs in English, Spanish and French.
Lhasa de Sela (vocals); Jean Massicotte (piano/Fender Rhodes/organ/synthesiser); François Lalonde (drums/percussion/bass); Rick Haworth (lap steel/electric guitar); Olivier Langevin (guitars); Sheila Hannigan (cello); Marie-Soleil Bélanger (violin); Ibrahim Maalouf (trumpet); Jean-Denis Levasseur (clarinet)
album: The Living Road
Tôt ou Tard 5050467-0122-2-6
http://www.lhasadesela.ca
Read a review of this album at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/world/reviews/_livingroad.shtml
Lhasa has been nominated for three Radio 3 Awards for World Music:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/awards2005/
Christian Calon: The Parking Lot; The outline of reality; The border; Through the book + second journey (9.35)
On this new work, the electro-acoustic composer Christian Calon has collaborated with another leading figure on Montréal's alternative music scene: the guitarist René Lussier. The piece is a contemporary setting of the story of Ulysses, the hero of Homer's Odyssey.
With the voices of Shelley Hirsch, Gabriel Gascon, Elisabeth Lenormand, Jean Maheux and Wajdi Mouawad
album: Le Projet Ulysse
http://www3.sympatico.ca/klong
Le Fly Pan Am: Ex éleveur de renards argents (2.00)
Le Fly Pan Am are signed to the Montréal-based Constellation label, and share members with fellow Montréal bands Exhaust, Shalabi Effect and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
Le Fly Pan Am: Jonathan Parant, J S Truchy, Felix Morel, Roger Tellier-Craig and Eric Gingras
album: N'écoutez pas
Constellation CST031-2
http://www.cstrecords.com/
Martin Tétrault and Bernard Falaise: sous-marin; pour F. (6.00)
This recording was made at 'Martin Tétrault chez l'habitant': a series of three concerts at the Fruits de Mhere 2000 (France) Festival
Martin Tétrault (4-armed turntable/prepared surfaces/electronics); Bernard Falaise (decomposition/computer/effects)
album: Des gestes défaits
& Records &01
http://www.actuellecd.com
http://www.cam.org/%7Efgilardino
Jean Derome: Tout leur est fourni en retour de services qu'ils rendent (chose à savoir 5) (4.30)
Saxophonist Jean Derome is one of the key players behind Montréal/Québec's Musique Actuelle scene: a collective of musicians specialising in improvisation.
Musicians: Jean Derome (musical direction/saxophones/flutes/invented instruments/voice); Nicolas Caloia (bass); Guillaume Dostaler (piano); Norman Guilbeault (bass); Joane Hétu (alto sax/voice); Diane Labrosse (accordion/sampler/voice); Jean René (violin); Pierre Tanguay (percussion/flute/invented instruments/voice); Martin Tétrault (four-armed turntable); Tom Walsh (trombone); Rainer Wiens (electric guitar)
album: Canot-camping (expedition 4)
Dame AM 100 CD
http://www.actuellecd.com/bio.e/derome_je.html
http://www3.sympatico.ca/jean.derome/
Yves Beaupré: Humeur de facteur part 2 - La Beauséjour (12.05)
Yves Beaupré is a harpsichord builder. In this piece from 1999, he uses harpsichord as a prominent sound source. The whole piece, which is in six movements, was inspired by 17/18th century French composer and harpsichord player François Couperin.
album: Humeur de Facteur
Empreintes Digitales IMED 0160
http://www3.sympatico.ca/clavecin/
http://www.empreintesdigitales.com
T Hecker: The Return of Sam Snead (5.00)
Commissioned by Eric Mattson for volt-aa
Described as 'North America's best kept secret of electronica', Tim Hecker was recommended to Mixing It by Eric Mattson: one of the Mutek Festival organisers.
album: My love is rotten to the core
Substractif (Alien8) subsf04
Substractif/Alien8, PO Box 666, Stations r, Montréal, QC, Canada H2W 1B8
http://www.substractif.com
http://www.alien8recordings.com
Sixtoo: Waiting for Anything (3.40)
Sixtoo is the recording alias (and height in feet and inches) of Montréal-based composer/producer Rob Squire.
EP: Body Ache Summer
Ninja Tune ZEN10157
http://www.sixtoo.net/
http://www.ninjatune.net/
Read a review of Sixtoo's Chewing on Glass album at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A2629767
A_Dontigny & Diane Labrosse: t.s.f. (8.40)
Recorded live at the Casa del Popolo, 20 April 2002
Aimé Dontigny is a composer and founder member of the free noise collective Napalm Jazz; Diane Labrosse has released many records in collaboration with other Montréal-based musicians, and is a founder member of Justine.
Aimé Dontigny (computer); Diane Labrosse (sampler)
album: télépathie
No Type IMNT 081
http://www.notype.com
http://www.electrocd.com/bio.e/labrosse_di.html
http://www.electrocd.com/bio.e/napalmjazz_.html
René Lussier: Le trésor de la langue (4.40)
The best-seller on the Ambiances Magnétiques label, this recording dates from 1989. It was written as a celebration of the Québécois French language, and features some of his improvising colleagues following the speech patterns.
album: La bastringue migratoire vol.1
Ambiances Magnétiques AM039CD
The original version was released on Ambiance Magnétiques (AM015CD)
http://www.renelussier.com/
http://www.actuellecd.com/
The Unicorns: I Don't Wanna Die (2.00)
The Unicorns are Nicholas 'Neil' Diamond, Alden Ginger and drummer Jaime Thompson with Richard Reed Parry (trumpets).
album: Who will cut our hair when we're gone?
Alien8 ALIENCD41
http://www.theunicorns.net
http://www.alien8recordings.com/
To read more on The Unicorns:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A3315593
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