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Rechercher Victor Pellerin

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duncan
on December 13, 2006
in Cinema, En français and Montreal
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Originally posted on Vu d’ici (English below)
Billet publié d’abord sur Vu d’ici.

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Si l’envie d’aller voir un film vous prend ce soir ou demain, profitez-en pour voir Rechercher Victor Pellerin pendant qu’il est encore à l’affiche à Ex-Centris. Le seul film québécois présenté en compétition officielle au 35ème Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal, il a reçu une mention spéciale du jury et des critiques élogieuses. Mélant habilement les genres du documentaire et de la fiction pour offrir une réflexion originale sur le vrai et le faux, le cinéaste Sophie Deraspe nous livre un premier long-métrage fort intriguant.

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If you’re in the mood for a film tonight or tomorrow, head over to Ex-Centris and take in Missing Victor Pellerin while it’s still showing on the big screen. The only Quebecois film in official competition at the 35th edition of Montreal’s Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, the film received a Jury’s Special Mention and praise from critics. An artful fusion of documentary and fiction, filmmaker Sophie Deraspe’s feature-length film debut offers an intriguing reflection on truth and its counterpart, invention.

Paperbag 02 @ Madame Edgar

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duncan
on December 5, 2006
in Art, Events, Montreal and Shopping
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Originally posted on Vu d’ici (English below)
Billet publié d’abord sur Vu d’ici.

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Paperbag 02 - Exposition

Ce soir, c’est la 2e édition de Paperbag, l’expo de designs faits sur des sacs en papier brun. Il y a un encan silencieux des sacs qui se poursuivra sur le web une semaine durant. L’expo se termine le 23 décembre.

Tristement, c’est le dernier expo chez Madame Edgar, car la madame tire le rideau sur le magasin afin de mieux se concentrer sur sa fabrique d’objets en arrière-plan. Alors, plus de pignon sur rue, mais toujours des papeteries, des figurines, des objets maison, et le stimulant paperjam virtuel.

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Tonight is the the 2nd edition of Paperbag, an art show of designs made on brown paper bags. There’s a silent auction that will continue on the Web for a week. The show itself ends December 23rd.

Sadly, it’s the last showing at Madame Edgar, because madame has decided to shutter up the storefront in favour of focusing all energies on producing a variety of designer objects. So while the boutique may be closing, we can look forward to more stationery, designer toys and objects, and the always interesting paperjam online magazine.

Pheek album launch this Friday night

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duncan
on November 23, 2006
in Electronic Music, Events and Montreal
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On a more joyful note than my last entry, Pheek is throwing a party in Montreal this Friday night to celebrate the release of his new album. Featuring high-quality guest DJs Butane (Berlin) and Tim Xavier (NYC), and local heroes Baya and Kasteniede, all of whom will play on a state-of-the-art sound system by Ledoux Acoustique, it promises to be a memorable night. See you there?

CD info and audio stream here.

Pheek album launch party

Moondata’s LABproject #32 tonight at O Patro Vys

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duncan
on November 18, 2006
in Events, Montreal and Music
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Moondata

If you are in Montreal tonight, I strongly encourage you to head over to O Patro Vys for the sublime musical experience offered by Moondata’s LABproject series.

The LABproject series is the project that best expresses the concepts that govern Moondata. Based around ideas of collaboration & open-minded approaches to the creative process, it is presented as a monthly event to which artists are invited to participate in a live, improvised concert that has musicians, visuals artists and DJs performing together in a ‘very special one-time only performance’. With a line-up that changes from month to month, many of the participants meet and work together for the first time on the day of the show.

As is the case with many open-ended experiments in music-making, the music ranges in influence - from jazz to psych-rock, electronica, IDM, to music actuelle or pop, at any given show. With energy focused on composition as well as interpretation the listener is treated in turn to cohesive musical themes interspersed with barrier- free exploration. This unique approach that melds improvisation and composition makes the performances dynamic and highly exciting for the musicians and audiences alike.

Continue reading ‘Moondata’s LABproject #32 tonight at O Patro Vys’

Moment Factory’s music for the eyes

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duncan
on September 2, 2006
in Audio-visual, Montreal and Podcasts
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Moment Factory site relaunched

Moment Factory, a Montreal-based creative studio specializing in video production and visual environments for events, shows and communications, recently gave their website a facelift. Visitors will find an improved interface for viewing hundreds of high-quality videos (aka moments) and 60-second shorts (aka minutes) by talented video artists and VJs from Montreal and around the world.

You can watch every moment in full screen, have a pop-up player while you’re working, continuous and random play, a search tool to find your favorite moments, and even an online submit tool giving you easy access to our FTP. While we’ll be adding new functionalities throughout the year, the cat is out of the bag! So tune in, click random, go full screen, and let it play for all eternity. Better than TV, every moment is timeless.

Video maestros can use the site’s submit tool to propose their creations for screening at Moment Factory’s regular “Minute Moments” events and for broadcast on the Moment Factory site.

Moment Factory also has a video podcast on iTunes that you can subscribe to.

An unlikely port of call

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duncan
on August 30, 2006
in Art, Events and Montreal
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This weekend, Montreal’s Old Port is the setting for an art happening, Les escales improbables, which translates as “unlikely ports of call” in English.

Featuring artists from Quebec, France and Morocco, the event promises everything from “musical siestas to interactive performances, from impromptu concerts to philosophical conversations,” all with the goal of (re)learning how to do nothing but see, hear, feel and be.

My good friends Les Passagers, a VJ outfit that also has a couple of art installations to their credit, are presenting an installation and performance entitled L’homme-Oiseau. Collaborators include Lyne Nault (human/bird), Steve Savage (words), and Dany Fraser (sound).

Where do we go now?

Published
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duncan
on August 29, 2006
in Events, Montreal and Music
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Good thing the coming weekend is a long one, because there’s going to be a lot to pack into what appears to be too few days after sifting through the options. I finally had to resort to making a sort of schedule, which looks something like this:

Any dissenting opinions? Fellow travellers?

PS If you didn’t click on “chill”, you should: it’s a great read…

Anatomy of a night out

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duncan
on August 29, 2006
in Montreal and Out and about
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Rooftop view of Montreal skyline History on the horizon Father and daughter in conversation Autour de la table A photographer hears a shutter click Neighbours

Friday. We gather on a rooftop, Montreal at our feet. Planes thunder and whine overheard. Grenache in my glass, the murmur of the city in my ears. We converse, swill, and hold forth some more. There is nowhere else we would rather be.

A small cure for an incidental hunger Garnacha, si! Federico & Magali Bien vivre Etienne & friend Vegetation

Brimming with good food and conversation, we spill into the street. The river of asphalt carries us along. We fall in with fast friends and tumble up some stairs. Cold, clicky sounds and warm bodies. Smiles are currency in an economy of fun.

Where thirst ends Patience Ark is a blur of energy Seeing double? Deconstructing Marc A street to ourselves

Good things do not come to an end. They break for pizza.

Guillaume's getaway Derby Rage de faim Grease Homeward Dormir debout

Risqué Fridays

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duncan
on August 25, 2006
in Electronic Music, Events and Montreal
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Tonight (and every Friday if I’m not mistaken UPDATE: actually, it’s a monthly that tends to fall on the last Friday of the month–my bad), Montreal’s fabled Musique Risquée label hosts you and your dancing shoes at Academy, 4445 St-Laurent, starting at 10 pm. Cover is $8.

This Friday’s lineup:

ARK - Live
(Circus Company, Perlon / France)

AKUFEN - Dj
(Musique Risquée)

VINCENT LEMIEUX - Dj
(Musique Risquée)

MC will be in da house. And you?

Musique risquée

DVD launch featuring Marc Leclair aka Akufen

Published
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duncan
on August 24, 2006
in Audio-visual, Electronic Music, Events and Montreal
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Post-Audio_DVD

At 6 pm tonight at Laïka, Agence Topo will be launching an audiovisual DVD featuring the work of a few friends and acquaintances. The DVD can also be ordered online.

Disc two contains 5mm by Marc Leclair and Gabriel Coutu-Dumont, which was initially presented at Mutek this year in June.