Heil Kalkbrenner, yet lived within the der Wand (the wall)

One of the most unlikely candidates you would see here for a second time around, is actually here again. It must be the women or the alcohol, shit it must be both that would drive Kalkbrenner back to this god forsake island, no I am not talking about I B I Z A, but about this great cosmopolitan city we call Ville-Marie, actually Montreal. You might remember hearing about him for the first time when; Zeit was released, even though Superimpose was released only a couple months before. Some of you must be wonder why the hell I would talk about the “BERLIN wall” seeing its gone, WRONG part of it is still there, a nice little reminder of the past.

He has come a long way since his first record which was released back in ‘00. We all know where we heard “Press On” for the first time, actually probably not. Forced Exposure puts it best; “A feeling of estrangement yet also melancholia and entrapment start to seep in”. S H I T I can not believe I forgot to mention the tune that launched him into the stratosphere, and without a doubt made him E X T R E M E L Y known; “Gebrunn Gebrunn”. If you have never heard of Gebrunn Gebrunn, honestly no idea how you could be reading this right now, or know about this site! GO GO GO find the tune on his myspace, actually it is the only tune on his myspace, listen to it THATS if you have never heard it, if you heard it LISTEN to it again, just bugging you. KALKBRENNER is one of the few that will keep going, his the damn ENERGIZER bunny. ON a side note, I should have said (I mean typed) something else about him. His first performance was back in ‘92/93 at a youth club.

One more time KALKBRENNER is BACK, for a damn short period what a shame. Hope to see you electro, minimal freaks out on THURSDAY (JULY 19TH), oh yah this time its not free, its going to cost you a nice mint, actually not really just want to pull your leg or arm or your beautiful long hair for the lady’s it will cost you 10 bucks at the door, this time we will be at BALROOM (close to Prince Arthur & St Laurent), FINE it is not the corner but it should be the corner.

MIRRORBALLS IS ON VACATION

That's right ! Until August 9th, Night Vision takes a break. I'll be off on my first holiday in ages, cruisin' the West Coast from San Diego to San Francisco. If any of you guys have nice clubs to recommend, feedback on the site, praises, rants & hate mail, feel free to drop me a line at clifford@mirrorballs.ca !

In the meantime, we still have some major news to announce !


*News en Vrac*

The Daft Punk afterparty at S.A.T., on Aug. 7th, promises to be one hell of a bash. With a reduced fraction of the Ed Banger crew (Busy P, SebastiAn & Kavinsky), some crazy dudes from NYC (including James fuckin' Friedman), Kitsuné's Gildas (after missing his plane at the Neon Loves Kitsuné event, it will be his first appearance in Montreal) and our very own Jordan Dare. Other guests are to be announced, so keep your eyes peeled.

It looks like the fine folks at DiskHo are doing it again : they'll celebrate their 2nd year anniversary at Stereo, on Sept. 14th, with Crosstown Rebels label boss Damian Lazarus. Openers have yet to be announced, but how can they change anything to the impact of this stellar booking ? You tell me.

On Sept. 13th, the previous day, Boys Noize touches down Parking at Mini's Overdose night ! The kid has one of the most hard-hitting DJ set around, and he's a riot !


*Events we recommend*

Being gone doesn't mean the world stops turning. Check this out !

15/07 - It's time for the Musique Risquée Piknic with Tim Hecker, Akufen, Bruno Pronsato & Vincent Lemieux.

17/07 - Def Leppard touch down Bell Center !
17/07 - Alienata, Baya & Mighty Kat invade the Daomé for Dizzyphunk.

19/07 - Do we need to tell you we HIGHLY recommend you check out BPitch Control recording artist Paul Kalkbrenner's second gig ever in Montreal ? Going down at Balroom, with openers JohnG, Dave K & Robert de la Gauthier, it's going to be one hell of a night. At Balroom.



20/07 - Romeo Kardec welcomes heartbreaker Axel Klein at Bistro de Paris' Bordello night, so expect some minimal madness on top of Romeo's dark house cuts. All this, of course, for FREE.
20/07 - Bender & Benny Benassi will push out the dirty beats at Stereo.

22/07 - What would you say to Mighty Kat, Amir Javasoul, St-Michel & Rob Mello if they were to all play at the same party ? Who cares ? You can go down to Parc Jean-Drapeau to check 'em out and DANCE !

27/07 - Sean Kosa & Romeo Kardec are tag teaming all night, at Bordello. This sweet event, presented by Mirrorballs, is taking place every week and is always fuckin' free, so you'd better come down & dance !

28/07 - The next Nu Ravers on the Block party features Atlanta's Le Castle Vania and Kingston's STA, and takes place at Academy Dancehall.

29/07 - Piknic will be set on fire by Oly Arsenal, Sarcastic, Jeff Fontaine, Arsen & the one and fuckin' only John Acquaviva ! If you've heard his latest productions, you know he'll KILL.

02/08 - Misstress Barbara pays another visit to Parking for Mini's Overdose night.

03/08 - If you're in the mood to drive to Boston, Taste (another incarnation of DiskHo's Jeff Grosse) brings Booka Shade to the Mansion. See you there for another Get Physical extravaganza !

04/08 - Studio 54's former DJ Nicky Siano gets his sweet ass to Academy for a Compact Disco edition you should remember for a very long time !
04/08 - Bender welcomes X-Cube to Panorama, at Mile End Bar.

05/08 - Eloi Brunelle, the Triggerheroes & Vincent Casanova will give you your weekly dose of tech-house at Piknic.

07/08 - Daft Punk !!!!!!!!!! @ Bell Center.
07/08 - Playhouse's My My greet Dizzyphunk with an appreciated visit !

That's enough folks ! Be good while I'm gone !

Night Vision 2.24

How can you resist the urge to go out after the shitty winter we went through ? Unless you're out of town and just spending the summer here, and normally live somewhere tropical, you just can't.

And Montreal is in no short supply of shit to do to make your soul bounce and your soles groove. On top of the Jazz Fest, currently occupying downtown, the Just For Laughs festival is kickin' off eminently, and we have more than our share of vibrant club nights to visit.

So let's quit the fidgeting around and head straight to the chase.


News en vrac

If you missed Paul Kalkbrenner for his North American premiere last November at Lobby Bar, there's no excuse for you to miss him when he passes by Balroom on July 19th for a surprise live set. Paul just released his new EP, Altes Kamuffel, on Ellen Allien's label, BPitch Control.

Also improbable but true, Playhouse's My My are already back, after their smash Piknic performance at Mutek - it's happening on August 7th, at Dizzyphunk. Salon Daomé will be on fire that night !

We missed out on the news last week but on Sept. 26th. I remember seeing them shortly after the Bell Center was inaugurated, during the nineties, for the Wild Mood Swings tour. Even if the rumors are true and Bob Smith is really sedated, their backcatalogue is so fuckin' impressive it cannot be a bad show, no ?


05/07

At Helm, it's Arsen's turn to put the funk in your drinks, and the vodka in your brain. Or is that the opposite ? Free !



There's something wild going on at Mix Thursdays. Boston's DJ Endo will crack down your headz alongside Rhys Taylor, Sarcastic and Evafresh. When the fever breaks...


06/07

The Eresys boys are once again touching down at L'Appartement for a night of deep minimal techno; this time around, you can hear the talents of Le Boucher, Fu Ancko & Saturnin.



Bordello is launching @ Bistro de Paris, and let me tell you something : it's free, it's friendly, and it's delicious (musically and visually). So you pretty much have no excuse to miss it. Residents Romeo Kardec & myself will be DJ'ing with the UK's Pakman, and you better get ready to dance, folks !

At Le Social's Loose Joints disco night, our trio of skilfull residents welcome the UK's Johnny 5. Old school jams and wide smiles are something you might see if you head over...

Cadanse, Microzoo's monthly, takes place at Salon Daomé with Maus & Nathan Burns on the decks all night. You know you've got good moves - prove it.

For all-nighters, a serious night of funky house awaits at Stereo : Bombay's boss Miguel Graça plays alongside Epsilonlab's big boss Eloi Brunelle, all night.


07/07

One year, one month and one day after the devil never came (on 06/06/06), things are getting surreal all around. People escaping death become insane partygoers, and the city will soon run out of clubs to host them all !

At Academy, the 2nd edition of Compact Disco takes place. Offering you disco on a golden plate are Eddie Lewis, Eduardo Cabral, Raw Soul and Slyde, who'll take turns all night to bring out the best in everybody.



At Zinc Lounge, Miles Moore's new home on Saturdays, another fine edition of HeadzUp! takes place with guests Façade, from Philadelphia, and your very own Clifford Brown. Come and taste the best cocktails in town - the lounge is gorgeous and best of all, there's no cover ! 1148 Mont-Royal East.

It's Cat Atomique's birthday and what better way can you find to celebrate than heading to the Mile End Bar, where Omni & Bender will battle for her attention while trying to drink up all the liquids located near the bar ? Get a panoramic vision at Panorama.


08/07

Piknic is the word you can find on everybody's lips. Dirty lipreading ? Indeed. It's time to set back after a few weeks of rockin' beats... and appreciate rockin' beats from a few upcoming DJs and producers. Opening the day is Eresys' Christian Thibeault, followed by a live set from Upbeat, a delightful minimal set by Axel Klein, and Spain's Alienata.


10/07

Dizzyphunk proposes a duo as exotic as an exotic car can be : Maus & Nathan Burns. The Tuesday night tradition involves cheap gin & tonics, dancin', and seducin'.


Next week

Chromeo stop by Club 1234... Mirrorballs go live on Ste-Catherine street... and it gets Risqué to go to Piknic, apparently !

Until then... stay fresh !