Interviews
Thundercat: Just what what is is
Interview by: Alain BrunetA compatriot of Flying Lotus, with whom he has been recording and touring since the album Cosmogramma in 2008, a collaborator with Kendrick Lamar, orchestra leader, composer, jazz/groove/R&B super bassist and countertenor whose voice is reminiscent of the late George Duke, Thundercat is the most prominent bassist of the current period. He was supposed to tour this spring with to promote his new opus It Is What It Is, released on the Brainfeeder label, but COVID-19 decided otherwise… which didn’t prevent the phone conversation here with Stephen Lee Bruner, reached in Los Angeles.
Zen Bamboo... wicked in the thicket Interview by: Alain BrunetWhat’s going on in the noggins of the four buddies in Zen Bamboo? It’s hard to say, but, one thing’s for sure, it’s going on! Since 2014, these adult teenagers have developed a taste for their hobby that has become a profession, to the point where the band is one of the most promising in Quebec rock. Let’s look at the story of an artistic gestation, the first album from which, GLU, has just been released on Simone Records.
- Garage-rock thrills and comic-book chills from The Gruesomes! Interview by: Rupert Bottenberg
Montreal’s “tyrants of teen trash”, The Gruesomes, are longstanding leaders in the global garage-rock revival scene. Rarely heard on stage or record in recent years, they now crawl out of the grave with a combination comic book/seven-inch single.
Albums reviews
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- PAN M 360 pays tribute to Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020) Krzysztof Penderecki 1990 / 1998 / 2020 Classical / Contemporary / Free Jazz / Jazz / musique sacrée / Romantic by Staff
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![Sketches with Guitar and Bongos]()
![Through Water]()
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![Before Love Came to Kill Us]()
Before Love Came to Kill Us Jessie Reyez 2020 Hip Hop / Pop / R&B / soul-pop / Soul/R&B / Trap by Jean Bourbeau![Glimmer Glammer]()
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![Blue]()
![I Fall in Love With the Light: A Sacred Bones Compilation]()
I Fall in Love With the Light: A Sacred Bones Compilation Artistes variés 2020 Coldwave / Folk / Krautrock / Neo-Psychedelia / Noise Rock / Post-Punk / Rock by Louise Jaunet![Liza Lim: Extinction Events and Dawn Chorus]()
Liza Lim: Extinction Events and Dawn Chorus Ensemble Klangforum Wien & Liza Lim 2020 Classical / Contemporary by Réjean Beaucage![Ghosts V-VI]()
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Rats and Mice Lina Allemano’s Ohrenschmaus 2020 Experimental / Free Improvisation / Free Jazz / Jazz by Réjean Beaucage![Creature]()
![Snow Catches on her Eyelashes]()
Snow Catches on her Eyelashes Eivind Aarset & Jan Bang 2020 Ambient / Contemporary Jazz / Experimental / Jazz by Michel Rondeau![Sixteen Oceans]()
![Bongo Joe’s All-time Favorites: Now]()
Bongo Joe’s All-time Favorites: Now Various Artists 2020 African / Afro-Caribbean / caribéen / Disco / Dub / East African Traditional / Electronic / Experimental / Indian Ocean / Jazz / Post-Punk / Psych-Funk / Psych-Rock / Psychedelia / Rock / Soul/R&B / Surf / Turkish by Rupert Bottenberg![Container]()
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