Électruck & Roll

DJ Frigid, or Joffrey for his intimate friends, is far from being a newcomer on the Montreal scene, and he's moved forward a lot in the past few years. He has built a loyal fan base and is currently bringing some very interesting names to his weekly, Électruck, held in the Parking's basement every Sunday night.



It all began at Parking, in the main room, on Thursdays. Back when the club opened in 2000, it didn't have the same promotional strength it has today, and it took quite some time for most of the night to take off. But Overdose, Frigid's baby, was attended by more and more hipsters every week and eventually became massive. It helped the rest of the evenings launch and the place became what it is today : a very well attended club with a solid reputation.

But Frigid moved out, leaving the night to Mini, and went to Unity II instead, hoping to drag his fans with him. His new night was renamed Kink! and eventually stopped working, for various reasons that most of the people who ever tried to do something at Unity II will understand.

He went back to Parking on Sundays, last summer, and has since then been working on renewing his formula in what we commonly know as ÉLECTRUCK, bringing guests such as Larry Tee & the DJ's from Ladytron to perform with him. Assisted by his loyal buddies Mekanik & Cherry Cola, he has brightened the mood of Sundays in the Village and is now preparing to receive none else than the freaky and bearded Tommie Sunshine.

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Sunshine is on a roll these days; his new mixed CD on Systematic is still making waves, and his numerous remixes for many rock bands are charting high in every respectable DJ's sets. He's crossing the fine path between rock and electro, incorporating keyboards that sound like guitar into his own productions, and making the purest of rock bands sound like discomaniacs.



He's already been in Montreal twice during the last year, first at the Voyeur launch and shortly afterwards at Stereo, where he gave the crowd a weird performance about which we can only say that... it wasn't sounding like what ANYBODY could have expected.

His recent collaborations with Marc Romboy and his well-traveled ways, coupled with his creepy and unique look, will give you something to chew on. He will take control of Électruck's decks this Sunday, closing an overly busy Pride week-end in the most apocalyptic manner there is. Bring your sunglasses because, you know, the Sunshine is blinding.