Ghislain Poirier – breakupdown (CD)

Ghislain Poirier comes from my hometown Montréal and this his is fifth album. A long time ago, I bought his very first release a mini CD-R sold at Casa Del Popolo in a distroboto machine. Over the years I managed to dig out most of his release. To be honest I`m not into his music. I`m always curious to see an artist / band evolve / devolve. This album (20 tracks = 55.50 minutes) is my favorite one so far. The music is definitely electronically oriented, with some hip hop on the side. Ghislain combines / fuses elements of electro, rap, electronic, raga, hip hop, dancehall (à la Québécoise), with some great beats / breakbeats involved. Highly recommended. More information here; http://poiriersound.com/

Don`t waste my time department

Earlier on I wrote an article about Free online entertainment. This time around, I hate it when I watch a short movie or a full length and it turns out to be crappy / shitty / boring i.e a piece of celluloid garbage. I`m biased here. Everybody has different taste buds and it`s all good. We agree to disagree. Last weekend was a disappointment on various levels. Then again that`s life. Life is like a rollercoaster ride full of ups and downs with some nice / nasty curves / bumps at times. Enough with the melodramatic and let`s get back to business shall we. I lost some precious time watching this. At least the beer was good. It cost me a fortune in beer money just trying to ingest / digest the following one

The nutzoids at cannibal cove (short, comedy, horror, 40 minutes)

An uptight and strange Jewish family goes looking for their missing son. On the road they encounter a prostitute, an old clairvoyant lady and some zombies. There`s some cool psychedelic visual effect, it looks as if it was filmed in 1966. This one came out in 1989 folks. That was the good side. And now the numerous bad vibes department

-not much gore happening

-no laughing matter (sorry Hugh Morrus) here

-the image is often blurry (was this shot with a 8MM?)

-not much happening in the skin department either

-less talk more action please

-40 minutes is long when you`re watching crap. I drank my first six pack while watching this `masterpiece`. The beer entertained me. I took a dump after (it helped my regularity). It`s a good thing I didn`t pay for this. I watched it online. In case you have time to lose: https://vimeo.com/5427457 

Various – music from and inspired by the movie S.P.I.T. (CD)

A couple of years ago I was at a second hand record store, browsing through piles of used CD`s / DVD`s. I found this boxset with two documentaries inside

A – The street; a film with the homeless (1997).

B – S.P.I.P.T. – squeegee punks in traffic (2001).

I think I paid 5.00 $ at the time (2.50$ each, not bad). I watched both of them the same night. I like real life documentaries which has nothing in common with reality bullshit i.e. TV. Time passed. My apartment was full of CD`s / DVD`s they were just lying there. I made a pile, put them in a box and gave them to an old friend of mine. It< s a Sunday afternoon I`m scoping out the used CD`s at my favorite Renaissance Montréal store. I stumble upon this soundtrack. It almost feels like a local compilation, most of the bands come From Québec, some from Ontario, one from Malaysia and another one from the USA. The music is a mix of punk and hardcore with some exceptions. Roach does two spoken word pieces (about his life on the street). We end this CD with `Locos – sous la pluie on entend pas les gens pleurer` a beautiful instrumental track with acoustic guitar. Great ending. Local legends American Devices and Ripcordz are included  http://www.spit.ca/

From parts unknown (in America)

I got this envelope from the states (no return address) full of wicked goodies. Enjoy!

Various – 2003 hands (double CD)

I`ve been hearing this all weeklong. A massive (double CD) and impressive compilation from the fine folks at Hands productions from the land of Kraftwerk Germany. There`s 10 artists / bands doing three tracks each = 30 songs. You will hear tracks from Orphx, Klinik, Needle Sharing VS Squaremeter, Winterkalte, Placid, Ah Cama-Sotz, Synth-Etik, Ms Gentur, 5f_55 and Ms Mono. Some of those artists are known others wallow in obscurity. This compilation covers all types of obscure / underground (not for me folks) music styles; dark electronic music, industrial, ambient noise, electronic, experimental, noise, dark techno, rhythmic noise, drum & noise and lo-fi minimalism. Standout material by Orphx, dark electronics meet ambient noise with a dash of experimentations left and right. Good stuff. Details here: http://www.handsproductions.com

Short story of the day

Teddy bear                                                                                (François Marceau 04-10-2016)


John was at the bus stop waiting to meet Christine. They both met on one of those stupid online dating sites. John`s heart was beating real fast. The stress, the anxiety, the questioning was taking over. What does she sees in me? I`m different no doubt about that. She likes my writing, my music my paintings. She accepts my handicap, my insecurities the whole package deal. What`s the catch here. There`s no catch moron she`s into you. There`s no other possibilities. I never met anyone like her before. Than why am I so damned nervous? I cut part of my right ear while shaving this morning. There`s some blood still dripping. Now I look like some insane Vincent Van Gogh. I just hope she doesn`t think I`m crazy. I couldn`t sleep last night. My blue eyes are deep red now. Good God I look like Jeffrey Dahmer! I hope she doesn`t think I`m a psycho. This is my first real date in years. Not a one-night stand or friends with benefits. It`s just to discover if we`re compatible or not. Now I can`t stop sweating. The stress again. What does she sees in me? I`m losing my hair and I have this big belly. I look like a bald teddy bear. Oh my God she`s coming out of the bus. She`s smiling at me. What am I going to say? Hi John. Well, huh hi Christine. Now I`m mumbling like a damn fool. What should I say to her? Come here and kiss me Teddy.
              

mail art of the day

Various flyers / mail art lying around