{"id":105517,"date":"2023-09-03T15:49:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T19:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/?post_type=gig_review&p=105517"},"modified":"2023-09-03T18:02:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T22:02:36","slug":"fme-day-3-vanille-night-lunch-ammar-808-truckviolence-tukan-les-louanges","status":"publish","type":"gig_review","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/gig_review\/fme-day-3-vanille-night-lunch-ammar-808-truckviolence-tukan-les-louanges\/","title":{"rendered":"FME Day 3: Vanille, Night Lunch, AMMAR 808, Truckviolence, TUKAN, Les Louanges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two writers from PAN M 360 are currently in Rouyn-Noranda for the 21st edition of the Festival Musique Emergente (FME) Festival, a musical takeover of the city to witness some of the best and brightest upcoming bands from Quebec, Ontario, and the international scale dabbling in alternative rock, shoegaze, new wave, dream pop synthpop, art rock, psych, and more. So without further ado, here are a few acts we wanted to shed a little spotlight on for Day Three.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos: by Stephan Boissonneault <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vanille Brings the Sun and Takes us Where we Need to Go<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vanille’s performance at La Guinguette\u00a0chez Edmund at FME might have been one of the most beautiful of the festival, with her sunshine ’60s pop bringing in the actual sunrise over Osisko Lake. She played much of her old album
Soleil ’96 <\/em> and a few more rock n’ roll versions of her baroque-medieval songs from the latest album, La clairi\u00e8re<\/em>. The vibes and atmosphere were fantastic, and everything seemed to be in a sepia-toned haze. Kids were running around, a metalhead was relaxing, looking at the sky with sleepy eyes. There’s really not much else to say other than it was a fantastic sun-soaked start to the mid-day.
– Stephan Boissonneault <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AMMAR 808 and his Thundering Tunisian Dance <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One artist who was only scheduled for killing time before Blesse, with my group, was Sofyann Ben Youssef aka AMMAR 808, a Tunisian DJ making his home in Denmark with a penchant for heavy, heavy bass and European electro that reminds you of dim-lit German clubs. we ended up staying for most of his set as we were pulled from his electronic tractor-beam beats. There was a point when AMMAR’s mic cut out, but he basically said ‘Fuck It’ We’ll do it live and started mixing on the spot, improvising, but still controlling the crowd’s energy. What separates AMMAR 808’s sound has to be his live mixing of aggressive, unrelenting beats and the Pan-Maghreb voices. It’s trippy and heavy, perfect for the dancefloor when you want to dissociate, which, by this point, many of us were well on our way to doing.
– Stephan Boissonneault <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TUKAN Post-Everything Jazz Electro Bliss<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day 3 of FME was graced by the analog electro-jazz mania of TUKAN in a basement, but their secret show set on the train tracks in front of the Horne Foundry was the true magic hour. TUKAN has the same energy and aptitude as say an electro-trance producer, but uses live instruments to create their dancy soundscapes. Floating Points, BADBADNOTGOOD, Wetpaint, Popul Vuh; these influences and more can be heard in TUKAN’s set. Though the fact they are recreating everything live makes it an exhilarating experience; especially for the two men fronting a catwalk fashion show during the train tracks set. The basement set was definitely more of a club setting, but this scrappy band from Brussels is not one to be missed. – Stephan Boissonneault <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Night Lunch (Served at 3PM)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s nothing like a generously-cut grey suit, dark shades, and a little analog synth to instantly transport you to an ideal world of yesteryear\u2014one of carphones and glittering city skylines. This specific moment of time was brought to life last night by Montreal art pop outfit Night Lunch. Featuring a cool, calm performance from lead singer and human ice cube Lukie Lovechild, he was backed up in style by rock-solid bass grooves and soft, cushiony chords and melodies coming from synth player Wesley McNeil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the pop influences that Night Lunch so proudly wear on their sleeves, there\u2019s a darker, sexier side to their sound than you might first expect\u2014just as at home in the dusky, subterranean venue we saw them in as they would be at the front a cigarette haze nightclub. In each track, ’80s-style synths and lead guitar come together to create passage after passage of resonant, endlessly satisfying changes that simply make you want to boogie the whole night away.
– Lyle Hendriks<\/p>\n\n\n\n



Truckviolence – Violence As Community Service <\/strong>
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