January 31, 2013
| E1000 CA | 19:30 | |
Electronic musician, DJ and sound designer E1000, from Quebec City, has gained great reviews for his 2012 album Strange Fruit. Moving from deep 2-step to future garage, with some hip-hop and house flavors, he has shared the stage with many great electronic artists like Kid Koala, DJ Vadim, Poirier and many more, and took part in many major events and festivals such as MUTEK, Piknic Électronik, Festival International d'Été de Québec, Woodstock en Beauce and Komodo Dubs. For the Igloofest, he's working on a high energy DJ set, to warm the crowd up for Caspa and A Tribe Called Red, where all excesses of styles will be allowed! Tags : dubstep |
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| Henward CA | 20:30 | |
Henward is no stranger to turntables. Childhood influences of reggae and hip-hop get taken through the blender during his sets. With his experience, explosive energy and “in your face” style of DJing, Henward keeps you hooked to his sound until the last song. With many notable performances under his belt – he’s a Red Bull Thre3style Quebec champion, opening for Bonobo, Lil’Jon and many more – he keeps rising through the ranks of Montreal’s DJs. Tags : montréal |
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| A Tribe Called Red CA | 21:15 | |
Bursting forth from Canada’s capital, native Producer/DJ crew A Tribe Called Red is making an impact on the global electronic scene with a truly unique sound. Made up of three members – two-time Canadian DMC Champion DJ Shub, DJ NDN and Bear Witness – the group has created a signature style called pow wow-step, a mix of traditional pow wow vocals and drumming with cutting-edge electronic music. They’re known for creating and running the Electric Pow Wow events in Ottawa, which showcased native talent and aboriginal culture within an open and wild party. |
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| Caspa GB | 22:45 | |
If you don’t know Caspa, you don’t know dubstep. A host of bi-monthly nights at the world-famous Fabric nightclub, the West London DJ and producer remixer in demand for the likes of Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, and Depeche Mode, to name a few. Frequently working with his Dub Police labelmate Rusko, Caspa’s dubstep is rough, muscular and precise, designed to alter bass bins and rock dance floors all at the same time. Tags : dub-police dubstep |
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| Chocobeets CA | 20:30 | |
CHOCOBEETS is the project in which Caroline Blais shares her colourful, organic and playful universe through handcrafted video loops. She's been inviting people to experience her work in many artist run centres, festivals and parties in Quebec, Canada and Europe, since 2008. She is also one half of the visual-art collective VERY AWESOME. |
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| TIND CA | 22:45 | |
Active since 2001, TiND is a well-known video-art collective in the Montreal scene that has developed their own techniques for creating live audiovisuals. Diverting analog audio equipment such as distortion pedals, TiND creates singular imagery, echoing in visuals the sound sources. For live performances, they become laboratories in which real-time experiments meet controlled improvisations, and prepared statements clash with controlled errors. |
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| KANNIBALEN RECORDS SHOWCASE CA | ||
Since being launched in September 2011 by Black Tiger Sex Machine, Kannibalen Records has quickly made its mark on the EDM scene, garnering support from industry heavyweights like Porter Robinson, Afrojack, Madeon, Flosstradamus, Dirtyphonics and Munchi. Now Kannibalen Records is proud to present its first ever showcase at Igloofest!Put your tuques on, get your faces bloodied up and come discover five rising Kannibalen artists: Dabin, Apashe, Karluv Klub, LeKtriQue and Snails. |
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| Snails CA | 20:00 | |
Snails is an up & coming producer of future bass & banger music. Drawing from his electro, dutch house and moombahton background, the Montreal-based artist delivers his own unique twist on trap and bass music. Already supported by Flosstradamus, Munchi, Dirtyphonics & many others, Snails looks to have a great journey ahead of him. Tags : kannibalen banger montréal |
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| LeKtriQue CA | 20:55 | |
Vincent Sergeant, better known as LeKtriQue, is a prolific Belgian artist who constantly pushes the boundaries of sound design with his electronic music production. Passionate about all types of sound texture, LeKtriQue’s first taste of live performance made him an addict to the energy of the crowd. 2012 was a big year for LeKtriQue, with the massive success of his co-production with Apashe, ‘Jesus Christ’, and his first Kannibalen EP, ‘Voltage’. Tags : kannibalen electro-banger montréal |
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| Dabin CA | 21:40 | |
Dabin’s extensive musical background has shaped the melodic and rhythmic nature of his productions. His 2012 debut EP, “Electropolitics”, made simultaneous appearances in the top 5 releases of three different genres on Beatport, demonstrating his versatility. On Soundcloud, his collaboration with Black Tiger Sex Machine, ‘Kill My Soul’, was number 2 on the hottest tracks chart. With his latest EP, “Awakening”, Dabin is poised to continue his meteoric rise to the top of the electronic music industry. Tags : kannibalen electro-banger montréal |
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| Apashe CA | 22:25 | |
Apashe is an electronic music producer originally from Brussels who recently moved to Montreal to study electroacoustics at Concordia University. He's been making music since 2005 with different media such as digital and analog hardware. With a Breakcore/Frenchcore background, he's now exploring all kinds of bass music, such as dubstep, glitch hop, neuro funk and hard electro. His ‘Contamination’ EP in January 2012 established Apashe as a serious up & comer in the bass world. Tags : kannibalen electro-banger dubstep |
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| Karluv Klub CA | 23:10 | |
Karel Chladek, Montreal’s most prolific nightlife photographer, is also a master of distortion who goes by the name of Karluv Klub. His productions are full of crunchy distorted bass lines, speaker-rattling snare hits and blood-curling battle cries. His debut EP ‘Warfield’, released in April 2012, established Karluv Klub as a rising star in the electro-trash world. Make sure to keep an eye out for this multidisciplinary artist. |
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February 01, 2013
| Vosper CA | 18:30 | |
Formed by Montreal-based Edouard Le and Christopher Byron, the duo Vosper culls the fertile ground of dark wave and EBM, while remaining firmly positioned at the forefronts of techno. With less than few months of existence, this duo has already toured in cities like Paris, Geneva and Berlin and played festivals like Mapping and Osheaga. Their highly-anticipated debut Release EP on Parisian label Meant Records has received stellar feedback from Chloé and The Hacker. |
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| Ewan Pearson GB | 20:30 | |
Ewan Pearson has been making records for a living since 1998. He has released six singles and an album, Latitude, under his own name as well as a number of other guises, including Partial Arts for Cologne's legendary Kompakt label. His remixes for the likes of Depeche Mode and Chemical Brothers have made him one of dance music’s most respected producers. As a DJ, his two CDs - SciFiHiFi Vol.1 for Soma and July 2007's Fabric - were both nominated for Plug awards, while his 2006 Resident Advisor Podcast was voted best of that year by the website's readers. Tags : buzzin-fly soma-rec |
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| Magda US | 22:30 | |
Magda is an artist who can never be pinned down to any style or trend in techno. Any one of the Detroit-raised artist's DJ sets or productions breeds a rare feel of mystique and discovery. In 1998, she joined Minus and began touring the world as Richie Hawtin's sole opener. From there, her distinctive sound began to develop and the rest is history. These days Magda is fully focused on her recently resurrected label, Items & Things. Tags : items-&-things m-nus techno minimal |
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| vj Ma" CA | 18:30 | |
Ma" Carassou-Maillan, better known as vj Ma", is a Montreal visual artist, videographer and VJ. Active for ten years, she’s held numerous residencies, workshops and events to promote electronic music and digital arts, drawing inspiration from painting, photography and generative art. When creating visual experiences, she plays with spaces, shapes, material, transparencies and overlays to achieve a recomposition beyond reality. Her work follows the rhythm of the music, like an ephemeral painting. |
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| Baillat Cardell & fils CA | 22:30 | |
Baillat Cardell & fils is a design firm working in a multitude of forms, ranging from the symmetrical to the organic and explosive. Their content sources are digital, static, dynamic, microscopic or even erratic. Known for resolutely graphic visuals that are at once hypnotic and stroboscopic, Jean-Sébastien Baillat and Guillaime Cardell have put their mark on Montreal nights for over a decade, be it at MUTEK, Elektra, Igloofest or the now-closed Aria. Recently back from major events in Paris, Geneva and Mexico, you can also get to know their work by walking through Place Des Arts’ Corridor des pas perdus. |
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| Music Is My Sanctuary : "UKG Takeover" CA | ||
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| Lexis CA | 19:30 | |
Photo by: Robert Skinner, La Presse. A DJ for about 10 years and founder of MusicIsMySanctuary.com, Lexis is recognized to be one of the most eclectic DJs around. From house, UK-garage, passing through soul to the most abstract of beats, he enjoys playing all genres. He has recently shared the stage with Julio Bashmore, Quantic, DJ Vadim, Africa Hitech, Zed Bias, Onra, Mary Anne Hobbs among others and his monthly radio show was deemed among the best in the world by Mixcloud in 2011. Lexis is also the creator of 24HoursofVinyl.com. Tags : musicismysanctuary ukg |
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| Dr. Love CA | 19:30 | |
François Fluet aka Dr Love is a DJ and a music aficionado. He has worked in the vibrant Montreal nightlife playing regurlarly in clubs for many years during the late 80's and the 90's. The next decade he spent working as a manager and buyer at Mtl's premier DJ Shop, Inbeat records, which was opened from 1987 to 2010. His passion for music started when he first heard Disco music in the 70's |
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February 02, 2013
| Chase & Patrol CA | 18:30 | |
Chase & Patrol were born in the winter of 2011 after the improbable meeting of Ian Frigon and Dominic Anctil, the former a groove chaser and the latter more cerebral. The sounds quickly influenced one another in the mix. With one-off nights at Bar Passeport, Salon Daomé, Club U.N., Terrasses Bonsecours and Inspecteur Épingle, in July of 2012 Chase & Patrol scored a monthly residency aspart of Salon Daomé’s Safari Tuesdays. |
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| Audiofly GB | 20:30 | |
Audiofly are the Barcelona-based DJ/production duo of Luca Saporito and Anthony Middleton. They met and started working together in the spring of 2002 and immediately started a prolific partnership based on their shared music styles and experiences on the DJ circuit. With a debut album out on Get Physical, their combined talents have created a powerful, experimental and original style of music (a deadly, dirty, jackin, tech meets electronic House), which is very current on the underground club scene. Tags : 8bit all day-i-dream get-physical culprit tech-house |
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| Agoria FR | 22:30 | |
Apart from his own work as a DJ and producer, France’s Agoria (aka Sébastien Devaud) is co-founder of the influential French house label Infiné. Agoria began releasing his own music in 2009, and he’s recently put out his third album, the critically acclaimed Impermanence. He has also helped to establish Nuits Sonores, an ambitious electronic and indie event that takes in the city of Lyon every spring. It has, over the last ten years, become one of the best European festivals. |
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| DATA DADA CA | 18:30 | |
Intimate archives / degradation / analog distortion / autobiographical memory / pulse / pixels / travel segments. |
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| Cafrine CA | 22:30 | |
Active across a range of artistic projects, Catherine Turp’s work in visual performance goes under the name VJ Cafrine. Since 2001, she’s conceived and designed multimedia installations that involves live-image manipulation. Given her interest in new concepts, she’s collaborated on a variety of projects with a numerous artists to transform their performances into captivating interactive experiences. Working in the entertainment industry and on new-media events as a producer, director and production manager,Turp is currently a member of the creative team at Moment Factory.
Moment Factory Bumper - Making Of from Moment Factory on Vimeo. |
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| Hear CA | 19:30 | |
After enjoying several residencies in Beirut's most coveted nightclubs, Montreal resident Hear founded the collective Made in Montreal to share his love of techno and deep house. He is now a resident at Salon Daome where he co-founded the monthly nights Ground-Zero. He also produces and composes his own music, and is releasing on the label Archipel. Increasingly known for his marathon sets, his music is dynamic, intuitive, and continuously seeking the element of surprise. |
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| Fu Ancko & NoD CA | 21:45 | |
Fu Ancko & Nod is the junction between two parallel universes more or less equidistant. Having gained experience independently, these two lovers of music began their collaboration after recently discovering a shared vision of how to best bomb a dancefloor. The recipe: a refined mix, a ton of synths, and percussion without subtleties. Their versatility has combined for more than a few surprises so far. As the proverb goes, a DJ is good, but two is always better. |
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