Louis Beaudoin-de la Sablonni\u00e8re is one of the most versatile guitarists on the eclectic Montreal\/Quebec scene at the moment. You can hear him in contemporary avant-garde projects led by No Hay Banda as well as in the fiercely free jazz of Br\u00fblez les meubles or in discerning rock. At the helm of an electro-magnetic sextet (three guitars and a bass, with drums and synths), he revisits, in a very personal tribute, iconic bands of psychedelic Space Rock, from Pink Floyd to the Electric Prunes, passing thru the Flaming Lips, Silver Apples, King Gizzard, and several others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saturation interrupted or carried, depending on the case, by the drums and the bass pump, elsewhere still, soaring melodies against a backdrop of engaging riffs, or hallucinatory, iridescent atmospheres, the codes are skillfully revisited, enhanced, and reworked by the six artists present, all well-calibrated and synchronized with Louis B’s approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some pieces (all named in honor of a legendary band) have a particular strength: Pink Floyd <\/em>launches the album into a bath of intertwined colors, while The Doors<\/em> brings back to life a certain energy tinged with blues from Jim Morrison\u2019s band. Gong <\/em>is very successful in its insistent, almost hypnotic character, while Silver Apples<\/em> invokes the sound of the duo’s early period, that of the albums Silver Apples<\/em> and Contact<\/em>. Synth frenzy on a catchy beat, a recipe that had hit the mark back then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We could go on for a long time, from the low-fi surf sound of The Pretty Things <\/em>to the cosmic and trippy flights of The Electric Prunes<\/em>, but it suffices to say that this generous program is brilliantly carried out by Louis B de la Sablonni\u00e8re and his accomplices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An inspiring and respectful vision of a musical genre that has fueled so many woozy-boozy yet creative evenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alex Dodier: Synths<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maude Bastien: Drums<\/p>\n\n\n\n David Meunier-Roy: Bass<\/p>\n\n\n\n Louis Thibault: Guitar<\/p>\n\n\n\n Phil Girard: Guitar<\/p>\n\n\n\n Louis B de la S: Guitar<\/p>\n\n\n\n