Just on the cusp of Montréal’s summer season, stalwart experimental music distributor DAME will be launching a pair of new recordings from some of their most cherished collaborators. Composer, saxophonist, vocalist (and former DAME president), Joane Hétu has been a pivotal figure within Québec’s vibrant musique actuelle scene since its beginnings in the early 1980s. Her groundbreaking work in avant-pop projects such as Wondeur Brass, Justine and Les Poules merged the pluralist ethos of NYC’s “downtown,” the wayward extensions of prog happening in the UK, and the possibilities afforded by cutting-edge technology,
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[ March the 7th, 2025 release on Ambiances Magnétiques: Nour Symon – je suis calme et enragé•e ]
release date:07.03.2025 on Ambiances Magnétiques
je suis calme et enragé•e, (I am calm and enraged), is Nour Symon‘s latest creation. Oscillating between the form of the musical, poetical manifestó or theatrical performance, yet framed with the visual extravaganza while staged, it is not your usual piece of cake easy to classify. Many contradicting acts take place throughout the runway of the six tracks, all containing neither vocalise nor spoken or recited words. Not to mention the music framework wrapping it into the complex, finished work, yet with the score executed in a far from conventional way.