Schlachthofbronx – Slowine / Dickie Riddim:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1pSdCuQB74

Schlachthofbronx played Karnival a year ago and it was such a crazy! It just make sense to end the Karnival chapter with them and it’s good timing because they have a new album!

La version française ICI.

Taking Care of Our Own
- Ghislain Poirier believes that Montreal should do more to support the headliners it breeds
At the dawn of the 2000s, Montreal definitively re-emerged on the global stage. The city had finally regained its former lustre, because one couldn’t deny that its star appeal – and international standing – had faded after giving rise to one of the liveliest disco scenes, one that had nourished and even influenced New York’s. The city had also bred its fair share of international Anglo pop stars in the 80s, namely Men Without Hats, Corey Hart, and Gino Vanelli.
Montreal’s comeback on the international stage was made possible thanks to a tidal wave of support stemming from two powerful fronts. Broadly defined, there was the indie-rock wave rising on one end, the electronic wave on the other, creating this creative and media-driven momentum no one could ignore.
The groundwork for the infrastructures of the electronic scene as we know it today was laid in the early days of the rave, electroacoustic and media arts movements. Over time, the ravers, dancers and partygoers of yesteryear became pillars and powerful players operating platforms such as MUTEK, Piknic Électronik, Elektra, MEG. We could even include the Jazz Festival on this list.
Most of these festivals (with the exception of the Jazz Fest) came into being at the dawn of the 2000s, and ten years later, we can attest to the fact that they’ve certainly hit their stride. I’m not saying that everything in the garden is rosy, but simply that before the early 2000s, there were no such events, and the electronic scene had closer ties to raves, afterhours, and lofts. It wouldn’t be exaggerated to say that these events democratized electronic music by making it accessible to a wider spectrum of the population, setting aside its nocturnal ties to resonate in broad daylight.
Now that Montreal’s electronic music scene has built up a reputation that isn’t about to dissipate anytime soon (at least, one would hope not), the time is ripe to proceed with the next key step in ensuring its lasting future and international standing: to develop local headliners that’ll breathe new life into the scene.
I would like to see our city’s big-ticket events and festivals showcase a greater number of local talents. Some may counter right off the bat that these local talents wouldn’t draw a big enough audience and that it would be an altogether risky move. That’s perhaps true on the short term. But maybe not on the medium and long term, and that’s precisely how we must take up the challenge. To borrow an analogy from the world of ice hockey, how can you develop someone to be a center on your first line if you only play him on right wing on the fourth line for just a couple of minutes a game?
Homegrown talents should not be confined to playing small venues or as opening acts, when the venue’s still empty. They need to play in front of massive crowds at the peak of the night. The communication strategy as a whole must follow the same logic and send a clear message to the public: that their names be written out in large print, that we secure the best time slots for them, that we give them the opportunities to shine, and ultimately, that we pay them better fees, so that everything may fall into place.
Little by little, local artists will gain confidence and develop lots of precious, exportable know-how, thus ensuring they have the needed backbone and poise to take their work abroad – without necessarily having to rely directly on the system of grants that’s been set up.
Granted, this kind of development work isn’t easy. But I think Montreal’s electronic music scene has reached a critical crossroads, and that it’s by taking such actions that the city will retain its significant musical footprint on the global stage. By developing, cherishing and showcasing local talents, the city will undoubtedly propel new faces and stars into the limelight. The best part of it all? It’s Montreal that will reap the biggest rewards.
(Photo by Philippe Sawicki)

http://soundcloud.com/poiriersound/dubs-for-ninjas

DUBS FOR NINJAS

Roots Manuva – Organ Skit

Roots Manuva Vs Wrongtom – Proper Tings Juggled (Instrumental)
Roots Manuva – Dub For The Worms
Roots Manuva – Styles Dub
Poirier – Cool Baby (Poirier Remix) feat. Busy Signal
Sixtoo – Jackals and Vipers in Envy of Man – Part 2
Cham – Rude Boy Pledge (Acapella)
Roots Manuva – Witness Dub
Poirier – Let Them Hate feat. YT (Mungo’s Hifi Remix)
Roots Manuva Vs Wrongtom – Rebel Art (Instrumental)
Poirier – Enemies feat. Face-T (Dub I.D. Remix)
Roots Manuva – Double Drat
Toddla T – Pum Pum feat. Double Kay
The Bug – Angry feat. Tippa Irie
TTC – Catalogue (Instrumental)
Poirier – Trust None Of Dem feat. Burro Banton
Erup – Click Mi Finger (Poirier Remix – Untrust Riddim)
Poirier – No More Blood feat. Face-T (Megasoid Remix)
Diplo – Diplo Rhythm feat. Sandra Melody, Vybz Kartel, Pantera Os Danadinhos
Poirier – Blazin feat. Face-T (Modeselektor Remix)
Toddla T – Sky Surfing feat. Wayne Marshall (Benga Remix)
Toddla T – Want U Now feat. Ms Dynamite
Poirier – Wha-La-La-Leng feat. Face-T (Uproot Andy Remix)
Coldcut – Man In A Garage (King Jammy Dub)

KARNIVAL v.16
Samedi le 25 février 2011

POIRIER
(Mixpak, Ninja Tune)

www.poiriersound.com
www.soundcloud.com/poiriersound

FACE-T
(New album: Tuff Like Stone)
www.face-t.net
www.twitter.com/iamfacet

BLACK TIGER SEX MACHINE
(Kannibalen Records)
www.facebook.com/official.btsm
www.blacktigersexmachine.com

+ invités surprises!

Club Soda
1225, St-Laurent
10pm – 3am / GRATUIT

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Pour une 3e année consécutive KARNIVAL prend part à la Nuit Blanche au Club Soda! Ce sera une chaude soirée ET C’EST GRATUIT. Faque tsé.

Pour vous donner une idée des deux années précédentes, voici quelques vidéos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc3Rd-pqc6E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtZ-SSBPVdI

Mixpak: How did you get into the music you produce & play?

It’s been a long curve, cos when I started making music I released a few ambient albums – so it’s quite different from where I am right now. It’s all related though so it was just a long and slow progression over about 10 years, so from ambient I went to abstract hip hop and from abstract hip hop I started doing more dancehall riddims and then I started to work with vocalists. Then I discovered soca music. So now I try to do a bit of everything…

So you’re changing genres all the time – but do you think you’ve found your spot now or in 10 years will you be making something different?

I’m always moving, always doing something different. At the moment I’m making super fast music, but I’m also making ambient and abstract hip hop at the same time. So I’m not really about trying to find anything, it’s just about making music. That’s what I’m like as a listener too. It’s not a big deal for me, but it’s quite shocking sometimes for people – they don’t see a progression or they don’t understand where it’s coming from but there’s always traces of where I’m going. I was making Soca Road at the same time that I was making music for a documentary that was very ambient, so I don’t have a problem making two different things at the same time. The easiest way to summarise what I’m doing is to say there’s 3 big genres of music that influence my work in general – that’s electronic, hip hop and reggae – and when they cross they can make all kinds of different music.

Read HERE the whole interview.

http://www.mixpakrecords.com/blog/2012/02/mixpak-interview-series-poirier

Head over here to listen/buy the tracks.

(Will share soon the international links to buy the single.)

You can subscribe to Mixpak FM via iTunes, subscribe with an RSS reader from the Mixpak FM site or download this mix directly HERE.

Mixpak FM 029: Poirier
Tracklist

Kes The Band – Wotless (Dubbel Dutch Remix)
Kes The Band – Come Gyal (Murlo Remix)
Skinny Fabulous – Waist (Charlie Sheen Riddim)
Lil Rick – Eh Yo (Charlie Sheen Riddim)
Skinny Fabulous & Busy Signal – Rave Out (Popso Riddim)
Lil Rick – Right Now (Popso Riddim)
Skinny Fabulous – 6:30 What Time Is It? (Rich Boy Riddim)
Lil Rick & Machel Montano – Go Dung (Remix)
Ciara – Deuces (Dubbel Dutch Remix Dub)
Krys – Bootyshakes (Poirier Edit)
Poirier – Wha-La-La-Leng feat. Face-T (Acapella)
Rudy – Whip It
Admiral T – It’s Like Carnival feat. Machel Montano
Poirier – Who Got Di Riddim
Poirier – Work That
Kes The Band – Where Yuh From (Poirier Remix – Work That Riddim)
Wiz Khalifa – Black & Yellow (Poirier Soca Remix)
Poirier – Sak Te Gen Tan Gen La feat. Imposs
Poirier – Get Crazy feat. Mr. Slaughter
Schlachthofbronx – Wave And Wine feat. Ruff N Smooth
Damian Marley – Set Up Shop

Via:
- Junodownload
- Beatport
- iTunes
- TurntableLab

Big up to Guillaume Simoneau for the cover picture.

The Poirier’s Soca Road Release!

Featuring:

POIRIER
RIZZLA
JUBILEE
DRE SKULL

WHEN: Saturday, Jan 21st
WHERE: DROM // 85 Ave A
DOOR: 10PM // 21+
COVER: FREE Before Midnight // $10 After

It’s a mix showing my love for reggae/dub/dancehall through electronic and club music. It’s a blend of exclusive tracks/dubplates with new tracks and some hard to find tracks. I wanted to do something to start the year not in mayhem, but in nice bass vibrations.

Head over here to listen/download:
http://www.channelonestation.com/2012/01/guest-mix-poirier-can/ 

Tracklist:

Thunderheist – L.B.G. (Bonjay Remix – Instrumental)
Poirier – Mangnen l’boulé feat. Nik Myo (Poirier’s Skream Refix)
Tayo and Acid Rockers – Vampayaa feat. Pupajim (RSD Remix)
Johnny Osbourne – Fally Ranking (V.I.V.E.K. Remix)
Mungo’s Hifi – Scream feat. YT (Bad From Riddim)
Black Warrior – Buffalo Soldier (Bad From Riddim)
Juakali – Bang Bang Slang
YT – Credit Crunch (Joker Smoker Riddim)
Africa Hitech – Too Late (Instrumental)
Dreadsquad & Lady Chann – Money Ah Dem God (Tv Tom Minimal Dub Remix)
Crookers – Arena feat. Poirier & Face-T (Warbox Dubplate Mix)
Jahdan Blakkamoore – All Comes Back To One (Nate Mars Remix)
Saul Williams – Black Stacey (Deadbeat Remix)