Panic! at the DiskHo

Someone you might not quite have expected is coming to town tomorrow.  Someone whose presence at a table during a family dinner can spoil the vibe.  A dark, menacing individual whose twisted spirit is projected in his techno songs.  THE man behind such insane projects as Très Demented or Demon Days is going to appear at Stereo; his name is Carl Craig and he's one of the driving forces behind Detroit's early 90's second wave of techno.



To call him a "legend" is not over-rating the man; he is a radically lethal remixing machine, making every song he touches his own, with his infamous jazzy touch and deadly basslines.  His latest victims ?  Junior Boys, Faze Action, Amp Fiddler, Brazilian Girls, Lazy Fat People, Theo Parrish...  His label, Planet E, has been home to artists such as Moodymann, Kevin Saunderson, Recloose, Alton Miller, E-Dancer and the Innerzone Orchestra, to name only a few.  He is one of those producers who turns everything he touches into gold.



On Friday, June 1st, in the midst of a crazy Mutek festival, Carl Craig touches down with his partner-in-crime Gamall, and both guys will deliver the memorable Demon Days experience to the lucky few 500 persons able to fit in Stereo.  Montreal's own funky don Mossa opens, and the party is the launch of DiskHo's new series of afterhours events called Hi-Tek.

Night Vision 2.19

If you're not melting as you read this, you're lucky. The downtown high rises never looked so tempting to me. It would seem that every club I go to has A/C problems, and I'm lucky to be into the "moist dog look" on girls, because that's what I'll keep seeing around all summer long. Despite the false start in April, I think the heat is ON.

The heat is ON during the week-end too. Terraces will get busy, and hormones will fly in your face in an unprecedented way if you dare to step out of your flat.

It's the last calm week-end before the Mutek craze hits town, and I recommend you spend it piss drunk. Waking up in a stinky back alley with your pants down and broken glass all over your butt never felt better.


News en vrac

Did anybody say Kavinsky ? That's right. The filthy French Miami Vice character signed to Ed Banger won't wait 'til he opens for Daft Punk at the Bell Center in August; he'll drop by Academy on May 9th ! There's no info about any promoters on the flyer, and no other names but his, but spy for me and if you find something out, drop me a line !

R.I.P. Bite my Style. After one month, lots of drinks & drunks, countless party animals and a legendary fight with security, Sunday Luv has decided to call it a night.


25/05

If you love Neon, and think you've got class, come on over to the S.A.T. and be prepared to strip your filthy soul bare - and your clothes too ! Oh yeah, and read our article about the party in the post below !!



The disco madness rages on @ Le Social, with Loose Joints in full swing ! This week, my man Philgood drops by to share his knowledge of all things funky. Afro far from mandatory.

At Academy Dancehall, the 28th Soirée Risquée goes down ! If you like to take risks, or to dance to some kick-ass minimal grooves, head over, as Vincent Lemieux & John Shananigans will twist your brain 'til you beg for mercy.


26/05

Panorama explodes with tightness as Arsen & Bender take on the Mile End Bar's decks. Always a good time, and always cutting-edge beats !



The 11th Électro-Chic night goes down at S.A.T. and will double as Omni's wedding party. That's right ladies, the man is no longer available, sorry ! So after sets by Fu Ancko, Yann & busy lil' Philgood, Omni will close the night with a bang, and probably spice up his sets with a few of his own tracks.



HeadzUp! has found a new home and will try out the Plateau's Zinc Lounge (1148 Mont-Royal) for another deep house extravaganza. The cover of 5$ gets you a pint, so if you couple that with Sunny D's warm welcome and Miles Moore's sweet selection, you can consider this a pretty good deal !



At Musée Juste Pour Rire, it's time to celebrate one year of iPod Battles that left out lots of dust and practically no blood on the various rings on which it took place. The 1st year anniversary proposes lots of hyper up teams, as well as a mid-time show by supergroup CLAAS, comprised of some of We Are Wolves' members and the fuckin' Prince of Darkness himself, Jordan Dare. Cherry Cola opens from 9 PM, and after the showdown it's up to the Nu Ravers on the Block to make you dance 'til you forget your name.


27/05

Philgood completes his week-end's hat trick by headlining Saphir's Beat me Up night alongside residents Cherry Cola & Mary Hell. Go Phil go !

BUT if you are to do only one thing on this traditionally lazy day, may I strongly suggest that you take your sweet ass to Ile Ste-Hélène ? Piknic's got something very nice in store for you : the Cynosure edition ! Jesse Morris and Jay Hunsberger open up their hearts, and Lazy Fat People's Mirko, from Switzerland, is to follow. Closing the night on the right foot will be quite easy, as expat Mike Shannon drops one of his infamous & infectuous sets. Fun in the sun, beer in hand...


29/05

Lady Sovereign drops by Montreal at Musée Juste Pour Rire, and the Peer Pressure boys will warm up the room. Crunk !



Dizzyphunk ! That's the spirit ! It's an all-out celebration this week with Chile's Andres Bucci, who plays alongside Maus. Time to kick those good vibes through the roof !


31/05

I have only one thing to say : Richie Hawtin & Magda @ Parking. Minimal-licious.

Mutek starts on the right note with Nocturne 2 @ S.A.T., in fact it starts on Wednesday May 30th, but for full info about the whole fest you can visit their website : www.mutek.ca - next week, we'll elaborate on our personal picks.


Next week

Carl fuckin' Craig drops by. Mutek rages on. Too much dancing & a heathwave kills everybody @ Piknic. And more, WAY more ! You won't know where to throw yourself.

Until then, dust off these Skinny Puppy 12" and FREAK OUT !

A Touch of Class Never Really Sucked

I first came in contact with ATOC at my record store, when I bought The Ones' "Superstar" 12", in 2002. I wasn't really into their heavy-filtered first hit "Flawless", but this one, with its catchy chorus and funny disco-era analog sound effects, sounded quite nice. After the release of Waldorf's "Fashionist", a couple of months later, I became very interested in the label and kept my ears peeled for any new releases.

I heard both "Fashionist" and "Superstar" a lot in clubs, namely at Soundshaper & Philgood's night @ Unity, called "Digital City". My friend Sarah was doing one choregraphy a week, and she had to choose new songs to dance to, and I helped her a bit in that regard.

I couldn't help being very excited when I heard the news, at the beginning of 2004, that the St. Valentine's I Love Neon party would feature Domie le Touch & Oliver T. Class from ATOC USA. Held Saturday Feb. 14th of that year, the party was everything I expected & more - rapid-fire mixing of all styles expertly blended together to create an unmistakable party vibe that nobody resisted. Taylor Daine was mixed with Laquer - and these boys were pretty much the first ones I heard playing Kitsuné records - and Gloria Estefan mixed with Tiefschwarz. They threw in so many cool remixes or covers of known songs that even the jaded faces that came for the hype were sweat-covered and danced the night away.



They came back last year and the party was as dope as I had predicted it would be. And now they're doing it again this week-end to promote their all-new compilation, A TOUCH OF CLASS STILL SUCKS. The CD is now available in every good record store and features smash hits and amazing remixes by The Gossip, Scissor Sisters, Le Tigre, Services, etc...

It's going down @ the S.A.T. and features openers Jordan Dare and Services LIVE ! Anybody remembering the mental MSTRKRFT remix of their track "Element of Danger" will know right away it's un-fuckin'-missable. And when the sonic onslaught retires, Domie & Oliver will step in to crack up your brain with their magical party bombs. Bombs that make you want to french kiss instead of fighting.

Night Vision 2.18

From now on, I think I'll post this every Friday and include the Thursday of the following week. What do you think ?

Would it be better with a little gin & tonic on the side ? Would you like me to call you, instead, and gently whisper in your ear ?

Let's cut the crap, jump the shark, hop in the boat and sail away with all the drugs of the world. There's a week-end waiting for us and we're not about to miss a thing. Except that my heart may keep skipping a beat or two.


News en vrac

You know that it's time to think about booties and short skirts when summer comes along and brings you DJ Assault. That's right. There's a new booty temple in town and it's called Musée Juste Pour Rire. On June 1st, just before headin' to Stereo to see Carl Craig, you might as well consider seeing the man in action, alongside France's Boogalo Freeze and your friendly locals Rhys Taylor & Sarcastic. The thing is called Bounce That Booty and it's sick.

The Horrorist will appear at a party called Hitched on June 16th. One night in Montreal ? I sure hope some lucky fellas will fuck all night !

The most absurd news of the week ? Miss Kittin & The Hacker are reuniting and launching an album on Goodlife in early June. I'll beat that bitch with a bat.


18/05



One strong scream resonates through the desert city streets : "Kenny Glasgow !!". Also being the flyer of the week, this gig's gonna be shit-bananas. Glasgow hasn't been in town since I don't know when, and he's soon putting out new material on a Toronto based label called Red Circle. Mirrorballs & Soultek present this Red Circle Label Party tonight, with Kenny & Nitin, and B'Ugo and Cliff. Family fun for a friendly price, and the sweatiest dance party on St-Laurent ! At Academy Dancehall.



Over at Le Social, the Loose Joints night boys welcome Poontz, who's known for his feverish breakbeat sets but isn't limited to 'em ! Love on the dancefloor, y'all. And a pretty nice fuckin' flyer to boot.


19/05

Two choices are possible if you pretend you like good music :



In the right corner, the UK's Jesse Rose, crunkmaster supreme and provider of quality fidget house alongside Switch & Sinden on the very cool label Dubsided. The DiskHo boys are bringing him to Main Hall for an intimate night, and the openers are no stranger to funk : Mossa & Dirty Bird's The Bald & the Beautiful. Solid beats, solid sweat, and coolness.

In the left corner, my man Vedrenn, a new France producer who churns out solid songs like I churn out stupidities. He has released on Zoo Brazil's John Henry label, and has recently been signed to Stephan Bodzin's Herzblut. It's going down at Mile End Bar at Bender's Panorama night, and it should also be sweaty and nuts. A couple of doors South. Heaven Vs Hell. Looks like everybody will be in the mile end area !!


20/05

Long week-end, dudes... lots of shit to do on Sunday night since nobody's working on Monday - apparently because of some old queen.



But first, there's Piknic. What's that, will you say. It is the best idea Montreal has ever had. Outdoor dancing, bring your own booze kinda thing. Bring the sunglasses too, because there's some beauty to obsess over, believe me. All the beautiful montrealers will be dancing to Monolake, Pole, Slim Jim, mParadis & Sternreise. Hope the weather's nice. Pray.

Now nightly :

Bad Boy Bill, Kal & Troy Carter will be at Circus.

At Stereo, Danny Howells will extend his set 'til morning.



At Salon Daomé, a prestigious Finland expat relocated in Berlin pays a visit. He's called Vladislav Delay, and is launching his new album Whistleblower on Huume. He's also known to some of you as Luomo, the infectuous disco machine. Vincent Lemieux & Moka are also on the bill, and this one should be sweet.



Le Social's Bite my Style sees Sunday Luv, NYC's Sound Advice, the Team Canada DJs and a redhead named Sean Kosa team together to offer up a crazy evening of infinite good times.

Saphir's Beat me Up night proposes a crazy "Queereaction" party involving Disco Trash, Mary Hell, Cherry Cola, Bliss & Frigid. More queers for your bucks, and a bucketful of nice vibes.

Finally, going down at a venue we have chosen to boycott for various good reasons that may or may not be exposed here in the future, DiskHo's funtastik Danny Howells pre-party goes down with Mateo Murphy, Jeff Grosse & Matt Dimond, the bald OR the beautiful of the infamous crunky Boston duo. We only mention this bash because we love DiskHo, but don't count on us in the future to mention any of the future events going down in this basement.


22/05

It's Microzoo's turn to take control of the Daomé at this Dizzy / Telephunk Tuesdays thing. As SonOfLeGun puts it, it's time to go back to havin' fun and drop the 'tude, and a Nathan Burns / SonOf tag team will help you do just that, while Leloopar plays live. Sweets !


24/05

Poison Arrow, Archipel's Baya and our good men Diagraf & FancyFhreek do their thing at Pas-Sages, for free.

Salon Daomé's Fricoti welcomes Montreal expat Mike Shannon. Let's show him some good old local love, shall we ?

Saphir's Mix Thursdays features the UK's The Rogue Element, playing alongside Bind, Melon, Rhys Taylor & Spacekadet.

Helm's always free & fun Thursdays will be piloted by Clifford Brown from 8 to 1 and the man wants to warn you that there might be a few crash landings along the way.


Next week

You have to select between A Touch of Class and Fall Out Boy, Electro Chic or iPod Battle or HeadzUp!, Bite my Style or Beat me Up, and another heavenly Piknic with local & international heavyweights.

Until then, try to keep up !

Night Vision 2.17

It's gettin' hot in here...

And yes, there's tons of stuff to do to make the best out of this suddenly very friendly warmth. I honestly have never seen so many skirts walking the streets of Montreal, and besides the bike accident risk I'm running by staring at them with a gaped mouth while rollin', I don't have anything negative to say about it.

But let's skip the usual chit chat and head straight to the meat, yes ?


News en vrac

June 19th, at Club Soda, the Shiny Toy Guns are shakin' it up. Those of you who like "Le Disko" will be served hot beats on a leather plate.

Piknic Électronik has officially announced its schedule for the whole summer, something that will run from May 20th to September 30th. That's a bit more than four months of total weekly bliss. Some notable names include James Holden and Marc Romboy ! Of course, there are still some surprises waiting in the dark, and if you watch this space closely over the summer you'll learn all about it.


11/05

The last RaveMontreal event will take place tonight at Stereo, in the wee hours of the morning, with an extended set by Creator and Vega & The Autist in a infamous tag team. The Dirty night at Stereobar serves as a pre-party, with DJs Maus, X-Cube and Jeff Fontaine preppin' the peeps.



At Le Social, the Loose Joint night welcomes Ottawa's DJ Plush, a wicked lil' lady that'll push housey breaks and breakey house in your ears. Always free, always nice.

Dirty Bird recording artist Justin Martin pays a visit to Academy and to the ever-lovely Mightykat at her Diskfunction night. Fidget house, quality beats and good people are rumoured to attend.



One word's on everybody's lips : TURBO. Dirty beats and party monsters are waiting for you tonight at Musée Juste Pour Rire. In fact, if you're brilliant, you have already read our feature article & interview with Thomas Von Party. If not, scroll down, mofo's. Chances are The Proxy might not get his visa to get here, but that still leaves us with enough weapons of massive eardrum destruction to please everybody.


12/05

The big thing is the Peaches / Les Georges Leningrad / Lesbians on Ecstasy etc party at S.A.T., but the only place I've seen it advertised is in the Ici. And nothing else matters. Didn't hear about it before or anything. So if you go there and find a closed door, don't blame me, blame the promoter's sucky promo.

At Mile End Bar, you can also find sonic delights as Vega battles Bender for a five hours tag team.


13/05

What's a clubber to do on Sunday the 13th ? Well, pay a visit to Sunday Luv at her new night, Bite my Style, of course ! Second week at Le Social sees sonic terrorists Mutante, Pornorobo, Moebius, Trash da Disco and Alakazoo assault the turntables. All this for FREE.

Monsieur Scott does Beat me Up at Saphir, with residents Mary Hell & Cherry Cola.


15/05

At the newly joint Dizzy / Telephunk night, Mightykat welcomes Akufen for a vertiginous night of serious funk.


16/05

Fedde le Grand does Opera. Put your hands up for silicone & expensive drinks !


Next week

Kenny Glasgow ! Vedrenn ! Jesse Rose ! Bad Boy Bill ! Danny Howells ! The mighty return of Piknic Électronik ! The Pope resigns !

Until then, keep the pedal to the metal !

Borat Loves Turbo

BORAT LOVES TURBO

"I asked him once what his favorite sexual act was, and he said "In toilet at club"



Turbo Recordings is perhaps Montreal's best known label. Wait, erase the "perhaps". If you could name only one label worthy of international respect, or ask any producer where he'd release his stuff if he had any choice, chances are that any pair of lips will form the word "Turbo". It's anybody's favorite feature on a car, and it's any self-respecting DJ's not-so-secret weapon in a set when the heat starts to boil on the floor.

Turbo has mutated over the years, and who wouldn't ? It's gone from releasing mixes and deep house stuff from Alexi Delano to more cutting edge beats by Mateo Murphy, FPU, Martini Bros... Its biggest-selling single of all times was Tiga's "Burning Down", and just before disappearing from the public eye in 2005, it released a Plastique de Rêve EP and a BOMB de Zdar, "Don't U Want" - a song that was played all over that makes us suspect that, if you never heard it, you might be deaf.

After a year in limbo, Turbo suddenly resurfaced, and it's never stopped releasing amazing high-quality singles since then. The label has nothing to prove anymore; I'm pretty sure that it must be quite painful to select what will be released with a limited vinyl schedule, versus the tons of bomb tracks the label gets.

Good news is that some of the latest - and loudest - Turbo artists will be in town this Friday for a huge label party at Musée Juste Pour Rire, and to clarify a few things we spoke with Thomas Von Party, organiser extraordinaire, Turbo rep, puppetmaster and party DJ par excellence.



-What caused Turbo's resurrection ? And while we're at it, what caused its year of silence in the first place ?

The silence came from Tiga taking time off to do his own thing and take Sexor to the world. Mark Dillon, who was working with Tiga on managing the label, got more into doing events and got involved with Neon... I guess it also coincided with the downfall of CD sales. The resurrection was really sparked by Tiga hearing that Sweetlight remix of Etienne Daho and wanting to release it. Since then it's just rolled on with myself and Oliver Interactive (also Tiga's manager) handling the daily operations.


-The label has graphically and sonically taken a whole new direction. It's done a very "Turbo" thing and went in a direction nobody expected.

Really ? Is it so unexpected ? Our next release coming out this week is by Dahlback & Dahlback... basically the same guy who was doing records for Turbo almost 10 years ago. As far as graphics, we've kept a very tight relationship with just a couple of designers over the years, and our man Pawel Karwowski has done some great work for Tiga and Turbo for I think about 7 years (Good as Gold cover, Turbo Studio Sessions, 031-036 art, etc). As for the new sound, I think we've just gravitated to harder-edged stuff lately with Boys Noize, DIM and Proxy, but that's really just one side of the label. It's important to us to not think too much in terms of genre, or stick to any easy formulas, but just release records that we love. I think the next few releases will blow things wide open... Duke Dumont, Compuphonic & Kolombo, more dope Chromeo remixes and an insane new Proxy... it might be hard to play them all in one set, but they're all dope records.



-Besides having all these friends who produce, which could make it easy to sit on your laurels and release sure fire hits by well established producers, you also sign obscure artists - as per example The Proxy, a guy the legend pretends you found on MySpace.

It's not just legend... he sent me a message back when he had only 8 friends on MySpace. Destroy had 6 plays. To me that's the single most rewarding thing about working for Turbo : finding new talent, and changing the course of their lives - I hope - and of history ! Proxy is a kid who had never left Russia, and now he's going to be playing all around the world... He could have gotten there with another label, but it feels really great to make those connections and work together to build something. There are some other newcomers too, but they're still top secret...

But for every Proxy you find, you have to listen to about 400 wack demos...

Tiga obviously is connected to EVERYBODY, and Turbo has a great reputation, so it's a very fortunate position to be in, from an A&R perspective. We never have to really sell the label, people want to put records out with us, so that makes the job a lot easier !


-Being Tiga's little brother seems like a full time job in itself, but what exactly do you do at Turbo ?

Funny timing for this question, because for the last 20 minutes I've been on the phone adding 900 friends to Tiga's MySpace, ahahahhaha ! I don't read the messages or anything, but I handle the adding for him... it's so stupid that you can't just ADD ALL !

At Turbo, I listen to demos, keep in touch with artists, handle the promos, deal with the pressing plant, etc. Oliver Interactive, aka NEXT, handles contracts and more BIZ stuff... I'm starting to handle some of the licensing stuff, but for me it's an ideal situation of not having to think much about the 'bottom line' or handle all the administrative stuff... NEXT man seals deals...



-What's the label's level of implication with the I Love Neon boys, what's the "connection" ? Let's just say I was surprised to hear that they weren't involved in the May 11th party.

Ya, I wanted them to do the party but it was a busy week, and they had the LCD show booked. There's no official affiliation between Turbo and Neon, but obviously we're old friends and have all worked together on tons of different things over the years. This party has been an act of will on the part of myself and Mike Mind, who helped us get the Puma sponsorship.


-It's a very "actual" question that you might get asked a lot, but do you still have faith in vinyl ? Do you, like many people, think that the medium will slowly die and be replaced by digital releases ?

I'm a digital bitch... a myshit bootlegging mp3 dweeb... guilty as charged... laptop nerd...

Vinyl is the bomb, and it DOES sound better in a perfect setup, but yes I do think it will die, but so will everything. It's still worth fighting for, though !



-Can you share a scoop ? What will the next Turbo releases be ?

I already answered that, but ya:

Dahlback & Dahlback - minimal techie megabomb.
Duke Dumont ... dope party record played by Erol Alkan...
Proxy - Decoy - rave caviar !
Compuphonic & Kolombo - beautiful trippy lite-trance.
Turbo Mind Vacuum - mini psychedelic EP

...and lots lots more !


-Are you going to release DJ mixes in the future, or is that a thing of the past ?

Yes, but I can't talk about that... for now you can check out our free podcasts !


-At Friday's party, D.I.M. and The Proxy will perform. It will be their first time in Montreal. What can we expect from them ?

Proxy is like a real live Borat. I asked him once what his favorite sexual act was, and he said : "In toilet at club". Ahahahahah ! And DIM is like Boys Noize, with much bigger balls ! They'll be dope.



-A mythical figure will also make a smash comeback. Hint : he's from the Czech Republic and he dances like a motherfucker. Why the wait ?

It was something so special to me that I couldn't keep doing it over and over. I wanted to wait until it would feel fresh again... The amazing thing is that I feel like almost no one in this city has even SEEN the puppet ! They have no idea ! I'm also debuting a visual show I've been working on for a long time... I'm very very excited about it.


-I have a feeling this party will be quite dope.

Come early... don't miss anything.

*****

It goes down on Friday at Musée Juste Pour Rire, starting at 10. The 4th floor mezzanine will greet a P-Thugg DJ set and feature heavy drinkers. At midnight, things go down a notch, to the 3rd floor, where Von Party will warm up the crowd with visuals by Mind Vacuum. Then it's a rave noise orgy with D.I.M. and The Proxy playing back to back while the puppet dances & amazes y'all.

Tickets are on sale for 10$ at Moog Audio & Reborn, and it'll be 15$ at the door. But don't miss, and don't get there too late, as I have a feeling it'll sell out pretty fast. It's not every day that you can shake hands with the devil, get drunk and watch Borat play a nu rave set.

Night Vision 2.16

The horror of being sick is always floating above your head like Damoclès' sword. And of course, the constant fuckin' rain doesn't help your organism to provide you with an ideal defense mechanism. And so I spent all of last week-end locked inside, unable to move. Missed a few things. Didn't regret a few others.

It's a brand new week-end that's waiting now, so let's not ponder over past regrets, and head straight to the club's door with a flask hidden in our back pocket !


*News en Vrac*

I love Piknic. You probably know that by now. My best memories of the last four summers are probably buried there, somewhere under the Calder. Or at the bottom of a drink heated by a more-than-friendly sun. And when I learned that Josh Wink would probably be there on June 24th, I liked it.

The guests for the Mutek week-end have also been announced. Two Piknics will take place, a very nice strategy that seems to work every time. On Saturday June 2nd, we'll have international superstars MyMy, Claude VonStroke and Audion (aka Matthew Dear), as well as locals Chic Miniature. And on Sunday June 3rd, it's up to Heartthrob, Digitaline, Jesse Somfay, Sutekh and the fuckin' Wighnomy Brothers to entertain our ears & feet. Holy !

The DiskHo boys have announced who'll be the first guest at the première of their new afterhours event Hi-Tek, on June 1st. And it's none else than techno legend Carl Craig. With Mutek's regular programming, the Piknic and now this, those of you still standing on the Monday morning following that CRAZY week-end will get a Mirrorballs.ca medal.



Closer in time, but nonetheless as impressive, the Turbo Recordings Label Party that was waiting in the shadows to kick you in the nuts has made its lineup known : on top of Thomas Von Party, Chromeo's Pee Thugg will perform a DJ set and the main course are the two most recent Turbo-powered horses : Russia's The Proxy and Germany's D.I.M. ! If you're a big fan of eardrum destruction, let me warn you : this one's not to miss.


*03/05*

For once, it's a quiet Thursday in the city. Nothing is going on at Pas-Sages, Mini doesn't have any notable guest at Overdose, and it's a fine, sunny day. So why don't you head for Helm after work, to grab a beer and talk your way out of a threesome with the devil ? Marinelli provides the fine-brewed beats, and the Outremont & Mile End girls provide the view.



But of course, there's still a dose of SONIC DIRT waiting for you at Saphir's Mix Thursdays, as two live acts competing for "sleaziest in town" are proposed : Pad Class (the name says it all) and moustached porn king Tony Ezzy. On top of that are soulful DJs Scott C, Melon & Rhys Taylor.


*04/05*

It's time for the 27th Soirée Risquée at Academy Dancehall ! It's a tradition, and once again minimal fans won't be disappointed; Akufen, Ernesto & Vincent Lemieux will share the decks.



A very special guest will touch down tonight and grace the Main Hall's desk with his magic : Joakim. Founding figure of France's label Tigersushi, the man is a "hors pair" remixer and quite the songwriter. Who can resist the funky synth line that drives his hit "Drumtrax" ?! Not me ! The man is on at 12:00 sharp, and right after him Cherry Cola closes the night. Hurray for frenchies !



At Le Social's FREE Loose Joints disco night, residents Chris Paré and Davey Lahteenmaa become DFA, better known in the martini circles as the infamous "Disco From Above" duo, two cats who often end up drinking all the bottles that your aunt's liquor cabinet can countain. They promise you an orgy of DFA tracks, and will duck under the decks if James Murphy enters the room. 1445 Bishop.



Eresys' monthly gig at l'Appartement welcomes a Spectral Sounds recording artist, Seth Troxler. That's a whole lot of beats for one guy ! Also on the bill are residents Mono-Poly and Joystick.

And Alizé's not sleeping on its laurels yet - the sixth edition of the monthly Citizens party is taking place under an "urban jungle" theme. Reunited on the bill are Dub Logick, Jah Style, JMoney, Seismologick, RCola & Blake Market. Except everything from breakbeat to reggae, jungle, dubstep & drum n' bass. All this for the friendly price of 5$ !


*05/05*

The Lazydays sessions continue at Academy Dancehall, with Fred Everything coming back as a monthly resident. It's an incredible chance to hear this superstar in an intimate setting, for a nice price.



At the Mile End Bar's Panorama night, Bender welcomes X-Cube, with whom he'll play for the first time. It promises to one hell of a floaty, techy musical program ! Get on the guest list at www.noctambules.tv !


*06/05*

Mary Hell now teams up with Cherry Cola to bring you beats every week at Saphir's Beat me Up. This week, their guest is none else than red-headed animal Sean Kosa.



A new weekly launches at Le Social, and it's called Bite my Style. Curated by our very good friend Sunday Luv, the night proposes hard beats, queers, freaks & a circus atmosphere every week, in a classy setting. The party that starts it all features a heavy line-up; it will feature live performances by Sigrid Elliot (Chicago), Nellboy (Ireland), Marauders and Music for Money, as well as DJ sets by Mexico's DJ Sixx and yours truly, Clifford Brown. It's always free, always fun, and always a pleasure to see you.


*08/04*

The Autist is the guest of honor at the newly joint Dizzy + Telephunk night. Tuesday fun @ Salon Daomé !


*09/04*

At Foufounes Électriques, Omnikrom team up with Numéro# to bring out the kids. Faites du bruit ! Together, these two bands have an insanely wide army of groupies, so if you like screaming girls, this one's for you !



LCD Soundsystem's "Sound of Silver" tour touches down in Montreal, at Spectrum. Jordan Dare will provide the beats, and James Murphy's gang will provide the sonic beating. I heard that the show was starting pretty early, so don't miss !


*Next week*

Dirty Bird's Justin Martin kicks the Academy down ! Some noisy europeans invade Musée Juste Pour Rire for the Turbo label party ! The weather continues to improve & mini-skirts make a comeback !

Until then, keep your hormones on a leash !