What to watch
Corridor – “Domino”
The indie rock band Corridor presents the video for “Domino”, from their album Junior, a source of great things in 2020.
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Korin F. – “Le Bruit des Plantes dans le Béton”Electro-Pop / Electronic by: Roxane Labonté
The French electronic duo Korin F. (Pierre Thomassian and Maxime Grayt) presents “Le Bruit des Plantes dans le Béton”, from their first album L’Arbre Exponentiel, due out in the spring of 2021.
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Herr Nox (feat. Jørgen Munkeby): “Where Shadows Fade”Alternative Rock / metal / Prog Rock by: Roxane Labonté
Herr Nox foregrounds the vicious circle of police brutality.
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Fennesz live@grillxElectronic / Experimental / Noise by: Michel Rondeau
A concert by one of the pioneers of electro-noise, recorded on Wednesday, December 8.
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Three duets courtesy of Banlieues bleuesContemporary Jazz / Free Improvisation by: Michel Rondeau
The French festival Banlieues bleues offers free webcasts of three concerts pairing musicians experienced in free improvisation.
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De.Ville: “Atlantique”Funk / Jazz / Maghrebi / Raï / Soul/R&B / Synth-Pop / Trip Hop by: Roxane Labonté
De.Ville shares a heart-wrenching glimpse into the migrant’s trajectories and the tragedies that can ensue. Poignant and bewitching.
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Battles: “Sugar Foot”Avant-Rock / Electronic by: Rupert Bottenberg
The anti-Covid anime insanity of Battles’ “Sugar Foot” video is, shall we say, transformative.
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Dope.Gng & LaF: “Soleil”Hip Hop / Keb Rap by: Roxane Labonté
Rappers get trapped in gruelling nine-to-fives with “Soleil”.
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Angèle David-Guillou: “A Question of Angles”Contemporary / Minimalist by: Rupert Bottenberg
The synchronicity sparkles between Angèle David-Guillou’s new compositions and Maurice Béjart’s classic choreographies.
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Palaye Royale: “Tonight Is The Night I Die”Art Rock / Industrial by: Roxane Labonté
Halloween continues with Palaye Royale!
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Haru Nemuri: Midem 2020 performanceIndie Pop / J-Pop / Poetry / Pop-Punk by: Rupert Bottenberg
The punk poetess of J-pop, Haru Nemuri, gives it her all in solitude for the French trade fair’s virtual edition.
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Das Mörtal: “It Comes”Darkwave / Electronic / Synthwave by: Roxane Labonté
“And it comes every bloody night / And it wakes us”: Das Mörtal shakes off the November torpor.
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Digawolf: “High Arctic”Alternative Rock by: Rupert Bottenberg
The game is on for Yellowknife electro-blues-rocker Digawolf, in the video for his new album’s title track.
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Brian Eno: “Decline and Fall”Ambient by: Michel Rondeau
A video to whet the appetite for the forthcoming collection of Brian Eno’s best film music.
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Arriola: “Par mes paupières”Psych-Rock / Synth-Pop by: Alain Brunet
How much fun is an amusement park, really? Arriola tries to answer with “Par mes paupières”.
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Nuits d’Afrique de Montréal: Dakka Dembélé and Nomadic MassiveAfrican / Hip Hop / Roots Reggae / West African Traditional by: Staff
Boarding this Thursday at 8pm: fifth and final musical journey for the Nuits d’Afrique de Montréal’s Live African Nights series!
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Black Nail Cabaret: “My Casual God”Dark Pop / Darkwave / Synth-Pop by: Geneviève Gendreau
The excellent Hungarian pop-noir duo Black Nail Cabaret offer a pastoral clip for the track “My Casual God”, from their most recent record, Gods Verging On Sanity, released last May.
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Sleaford Mods: “Mork n Mindy”Electro-Punk / Hip Hop by: Patrick Baillargeon
“Mork n Mindy” is the sound of central heating and the rest of the smells of Sunday dinner in a house in a residential area in 1982.
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The Staple Singers: “Respect Yourself”Gospel / Soul by: Rupert Bottenberg
A simple but effective animated video for the powerful, politically charged “Respect Yourself”, a massive hit in 1971 for the number-one family in gospel soul.
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Mirwais: “2016: My Generation”Disco / Electronic / Pop / Techno by: Yohann Goyat
Mirwais returns with a video in which all the codes of pop culture collide at 100 km/h
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Laibach: “Smrt za Smrt (REvisited)”Electronic / Experimental / Industrial by: Geneviève Gendreau
A new interpretation of a masterpiece of post-industrial music.
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Architects : “Animals”Metalcore by: Roxane Labonté
The activist group presents “Animals”, a call to each of us to improve the collective situation.
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SMCQ: Recital – “Visions cosmiques”Classical / Contemporary by: Roxane Labonté
La Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) presents Visions cosmiques this Sunday, October 25 at 3 pm. Sidereal exploration ahead!
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Marie-Gold: “Impatiente”Hip Hop / Keb Rap by: Roxane Labonté
Games of illusion? Augmented reality? One thing is certain, Marie-Gold’s creative urgency isn’t just aesthetic.
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SUUNS: “Fiction”Avant-Rock / Experimental / Post-Rock by: Patrick Baillargeon
“Fiction” is altered by distorted voices and heavy, disturbing instrumentation, at a creeping pace.