Night Vision 1.36
Co-written with Bruce Benson
While the world (and Patsy Cline) fall to pieces, we watch. The light is so bright we need sunglasses. Oh, wait, that's our hung over. Drilling in our foreheads like an albertan looking for crude oil.
Pubes, lube & lewd. You'll need some lovin' when the time comes. And it's about to come, believe me : the signs don't lie. It's starting to be way too cold to do anything but dance, motherfucker.
Last Week's Wickedness
Saturday, Fred Everything's gig at Academy was definitely a crowd pleaser: the place was packed, and it seemed really hard to get anyone to leave at 3, since everyone wanted MORE.
Over at Alizé, Bark at the Moon was frankly pumping, with a booty shaking crowd of good lookin' dance music amateurs. Éloi Brunelle's set was solid from A to Z, and Marinelli blew away the roof - and the crowd - for the final hour with a wicked, funky minimal set that seemed, at the time, unstoppable.
Later during the night at Aria, Maus delivered a fantastic build up set for Loco Dice... who didn't show up. What happened? Who knows, but we were lucky to have Creator as a replacement. Not exactly the same kind of music, but nevertheless a very satisfying selection. Good stuff, good crowd, despite the absence of the scheduled headliner.
On Sunday, Balroom hosted No Excuse for one last time before the big move to Stereobar. Both Bender & Sean Kosa gave away good vibes for a great little Sunday night party.
Over at Academy, on Monday, Extend saw two dark and driving sets resonate deep in the walls as Omni & Stitch both gave ace performances. Nobody died on the floor, though, and Death will have to take revenge some other time !
Dizzy & Telephunk are fighting for Tuesday night on the Plateau, and since Academy is just a few blocks away from Daomé... we went to both nights. Let's just say the competition is FIERCE. Rrrawrrr!!
News En Vrac
Well, we didn't have to wait long to hear a final good news concerning the RaveMontréal series of events: Creator has announced that there will be a RM20, a last farewell if you will, sometime in the first quarter of 2007.
We also got word that Justice would probably be coming to town on March 29th as part of their North American tour. Electricity is already in the air...
Thursday 26/10
Get ready for banging beats, a packed house and possibly widespread earbleedin': it's techno Overdose at Parking, and the one and only Adam Beyer will be at the helm. Paco Osuna & Mini also appear.
Jordan Dare & Sean Kosa battle on four decks, along with another fine crew, at Saphir's Mix Thursdays.
Friday 27/10
Trentemoller – Seriously: need we say more? We will anyway, since no one should miss the Montréal début of the Danish producer (the country, not the pastry!) that is largely responsible for keeping the tech-house scene alive for the last two years. Anders Trentemoller will be sharing the stage with his usual partner in crime DJ T.O.M. for what promises to be a great live PA. Opening for Trentemoller is Montréal's own DJ Maus (recently affiliated with Microzoo), who we are happy to finally see play at an event where she will have the occasion to remind a few people of just how great a DJ she is. Also on the bill: Mateo Murphy, Philgood & Jeff Grosse.
DiskHo's Clinik night takes place at Musée Juste Pour Rire. Need more convincing? Check out our review of Trentemoller's latest album, The Last Resort or read the interview we did with the man himself.
Over at S.A.T., it's time for Voyeur's Halloween party, and once again some prestigious locals are driving the beats : Jordan Dare, Why Alex Why, and Thomas Von Party. Kick ass !!
Afrika Bambaataa will be at Les Saints with some members of the Broken Crew, if you prefer your beats syncopated and breakish, and flavor old school. Respect !
You might also want to check out a new night at Tokyo called "The Joyride", hosted by Les Night Riders, a weirdly hip composite of Peer Pressure & Neon dudes. Worth checking out !
It's definitely a big night, and no such occasion should be complete without a proper afterparty. The big one, of course, is Lee Burridge's gig at Stereo, which is bound to be an earthshaking event in the tradition of the venue's best parties. Halloween party + Burridge's attitude + Stereo's vibe: mayhem, madness, chaos. Maher Daniel opens.
Didn't get enough of Maus earlier on at the Trentemoller gig? You can catch her again on the same night at Microzoo's ALL-NIGHT Halloween party at Café Delima (6409 St-Hubert). Soundshaper, Nathan Burns & Le Menuisier also appear, making this party a must for any fan of all brands of smart tech-house variants.
Into All-night loft parties? Then you should check out Red Lite District, featuring DJs Dax, My Favorite Robot, Math Knobbs & Mr. Honeydrop. The party will be going on from 10 to 10 at 997 St-Laurent, in Chinatown, which will be accessible via the back door (no pun intended).
Saturday 28/10
Frankly, it was time we got a proper combo of music and costume party, and Sneaky is just that. The party's theme revolves around spies, gangsters, femmes fatales & pin-ups - so dress up if you can & come boogie down with Montréal's finest party people.
You'll get to hear François Lebaron, Eloi Brunelle, Bender, The Autist & Upbeat for an ALL-NIGHT party WITH ALCOHOL 'til "4."(Yes ! we turn the clock back that night !) VJ Futil will take care of the visuals, unseen before performances will also be on the menu and slick entertainment will occure all night ! We also heard of a mysterious VIP room where only few choosen ones will have the chance to enjoy sinful pleasures.... Sneaky takes place at the fresh & sumptuous Théâtre Sans Fil (411 Létourneux, a 2 minutes walk from the corner of Notre-Dame & Pie-IX), from 10pm to 8am. More info at silkysins.net !
In one of the weirdest turn of events for this Saturday night, there's an outdoors party at Square Jacques-Cartier that features Mini (20h) and fuckin' Assemblage 23 (21h)... for FREE ! The thing is that it's pretty early, so my guess is that they want the kids to dance 'til they shake away the candy fat they might accumulate on Halloween night.
Sunday 29/10
No Excuse at Balroom is a thing of the past... but don't worry: they'll be back next week at Stereobar. So yeah, unfortunately, Jeff Grosse's gig has been cancelled.
No worries about the entertainment, though : Saphir's Beat Me Up night showcases Denyse Juncutt, Mary Hell & MZ Sunday Luv.
And our fuckin' famous friend David Guetta plays Opera.
Monday 30/10
Halloween is never over in Montreal, as Extend proposes an Acid Halloween party : JohnG & Plastique de Rêve, the swiss prodigy, will play alongside Clifford Brown at Academy Dancehall. I would advise you not to miss this one, as it's always fuckin' nice to hear Plastique, even more so in an intimate setting like this.
Tuesday 31/10
Telephunk's celebrating Halloween in style at Salon Daomé… where Nathan Burns & Soundshaper will receive mysterious guests from The Beyond (Word on the street is that there will be a séance to summon the ghost of Lucio Fulci – good times!).
Further down the main, at Academy, it'll be time to get Dizzy once more with MightyKat & Vincent Lemieux.
Next Week
Germans ! Hot Chips !
Until next week: keep givin' love a bad name.
While the world (and Patsy Cline) fall to pieces, we watch. The light is so bright we need sunglasses. Oh, wait, that's our hung over. Drilling in our foreheads like an albertan looking for crude oil.
Pubes, lube & lewd. You'll need some lovin' when the time comes. And it's about to come, believe me : the signs don't lie. It's starting to be way too cold to do anything but dance, motherfucker.
Last Week's Wickedness
Saturday, Fred Everything's gig at Academy was definitely a crowd pleaser: the place was packed, and it seemed really hard to get anyone to leave at 3, since everyone wanted MORE.
Over at Alizé, Bark at the Moon was frankly pumping, with a booty shaking crowd of good lookin' dance music amateurs. Éloi Brunelle's set was solid from A to Z, and Marinelli blew away the roof - and the crowd - for the final hour with a wicked, funky minimal set that seemed, at the time, unstoppable.
Later during the night at Aria, Maus delivered a fantastic build up set for Loco Dice... who didn't show up. What happened? Who knows, but we were lucky to have Creator as a replacement. Not exactly the same kind of music, but nevertheless a very satisfying selection. Good stuff, good crowd, despite the absence of the scheduled headliner.
On Sunday, Balroom hosted No Excuse for one last time before the big move to Stereobar. Both Bender & Sean Kosa gave away good vibes for a great little Sunday night party.
Over at Academy, on Monday, Extend saw two dark and driving sets resonate deep in the walls as Omni & Stitch both gave ace performances. Nobody died on the floor, though, and Death will have to take revenge some other time !
Dizzy & Telephunk are fighting for Tuesday night on the Plateau, and since Academy is just a few blocks away from Daomé... we went to both nights. Let's just say the competition is FIERCE. Rrrawrrr!!
News En Vrac
Well, we didn't have to wait long to hear a final good news concerning the RaveMontréal series of events: Creator has announced that there will be a RM20, a last farewell if you will, sometime in the first quarter of 2007.
We also got word that Justice would probably be coming to town on March 29th as part of their North American tour. Electricity is already in the air...
Thursday 26/10
Get ready for banging beats, a packed house and possibly widespread earbleedin': it's techno Overdose at Parking, and the one and only Adam Beyer will be at the helm. Paco Osuna & Mini also appear.
Jordan Dare & Sean Kosa battle on four decks, along with another fine crew, at Saphir's Mix Thursdays.
Friday 27/10
Trentemoller – Seriously: need we say more? We will anyway, since no one should miss the Montréal début of the Danish producer (the country, not the pastry!) that is largely responsible for keeping the tech-house scene alive for the last two years. Anders Trentemoller will be sharing the stage with his usual partner in crime DJ T.O.M. for what promises to be a great live PA. Opening for Trentemoller is Montréal's own DJ Maus (recently affiliated with Microzoo), who we are happy to finally see play at an event where she will have the occasion to remind a few people of just how great a DJ she is. Also on the bill: Mateo Murphy, Philgood & Jeff Grosse.
DiskHo's Clinik night takes place at Musée Juste Pour Rire. Need more convincing? Check out our review of Trentemoller's latest album, The Last Resort or read the interview we did with the man himself.
Over at S.A.T., it's time for Voyeur's Halloween party, and once again some prestigious locals are driving the beats : Jordan Dare, Why Alex Why, and Thomas Von Party. Kick ass !!
Afrika Bambaataa will be at Les Saints with some members of the Broken Crew, if you prefer your beats syncopated and breakish, and flavor old school. Respect !
You might also want to check out a new night at Tokyo called "The Joyride", hosted by Les Night Riders, a weirdly hip composite of Peer Pressure & Neon dudes. Worth checking out !
It's definitely a big night, and no such occasion should be complete without a proper afterparty. The big one, of course, is Lee Burridge's gig at Stereo, which is bound to be an earthshaking event in the tradition of the venue's best parties. Halloween party + Burridge's attitude + Stereo's vibe: mayhem, madness, chaos. Maher Daniel opens.
Didn't get enough of Maus earlier on at the Trentemoller gig? You can catch her again on the same night at Microzoo's ALL-NIGHT Halloween party at Café Delima (6409 St-Hubert). Soundshaper, Nathan Burns & Le Menuisier also appear, making this party a must for any fan of all brands of smart tech-house variants.
Into All-night loft parties? Then you should check out Red Lite District, featuring DJs Dax, My Favorite Robot, Math Knobbs & Mr. Honeydrop. The party will be going on from 10 to 10 at 997 St-Laurent, in Chinatown, which will be accessible via the back door (no pun intended).
Saturday 28/10
Frankly, it was time we got a proper combo of music and costume party, and Sneaky is just that. The party's theme revolves around spies, gangsters, femmes fatales & pin-ups - so dress up if you can & come boogie down with Montréal's finest party people.
You'll get to hear François Lebaron, Eloi Brunelle, Bender, The Autist & Upbeat for an ALL-NIGHT party WITH ALCOHOL 'til "4."(Yes ! we turn the clock back that night !) VJ Futil will take care of the visuals, unseen before performances will also be on the menu and slick entertainment will occure all night ! We also heard of a mysterious VIP room where only few choosen ones will have the chance to enjoy sinful pleasures.... Sneaky takes place at the fresh & sumptuous Théâtre Sans Fil (411 Létourneux, a 2 minutes walk from the corner of Notre-Dame & Pie-IX), from 10pm to 8am. More info at silkysins.net !
In one of the weirdest turn of events for this Saturday night, there's an outdoors party at Square Jacques-Cartier that features Mini (20h) and fuckin' Assemblage 23 (21h)... for FREE ! The thing is that it's pretty early, so my guess is that they want the kids to dance 'til they shake away the candy fat they might accumulate on Halloween night.
Sunday 29/10
No Excuse at Balroom is a thing of the past... but don't worry: they'll be back next week at Stereobar. So yeah, unfortunately, Jeff Grosse's gig has been cancelled.
No worries about the entertainment, though : Saphir's Beat Me Up night showcases Denyse Juncutt, Mary Hell & MZ Sunday Luv.
And our fuckin' famous friend David Guetta plays Opera.
Monday 30/10
Halloween is never over in Montreal, as Extend proposes an Acid Halloween party : JohnG & Plastique de Rêve, the swiss prodigy, will play alongside Clifford Brown at Academy Dancehall. I would advise you not to miss this one, as it's always fuckin' nice to hear Plastique, even more so in an intimate setting like this.
Tuesday 31/10
Telephunk's celebrating Halloween in style at Salon Daomé… where Nathan Burns & Soundshaper will receive mysterious guests from The Beyond (Word on the street is that there will be a séance to summon the ghost of Lucio Fulci – good times!).
Further down the main, at Academy, it'll be time to get Dizzy once more with MightyKat & Vincent Lemieux.
Next Week
Germans ! Hot Chips !
Until next week: keep givin' love a bad name.
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