Welcome to the weekend. Our first track is a remix off of St. Lucia's new single "We Got it Wrong." St. Lucia is not only an awesome island (go there if you can its amazing!) its a dude from Brooklyn that makes great music. The single its a proper remix treatment by London's Fin Dow-Smith aka Starsmith. Really great synth-pop here. Check it out. St. Lucia - We Got It Wrong (Starsmith Remix) by Starsmith The third is a great track produced by our dude Ghis Poirier. Its a remix of Face-T's [...]
Montreal's favourite beatsmith and occasional ragga dabbler, Poirier , has announced he will be releasing his latest EP, 'Soca Road', on Mixpak come January 17. The new EP marks the beginning of the build up to carnival season, despite it being absolutely Baltic anywhere north of the equator. For all those lucky buggers living a bit closer to the sun than Newcastle (which last saw the sun in 870 AD when King Ethelred earned his suffix by drawing the sun closer to Earth with a campaign of violence and strongly worded [...]
We are one of the handful of selected blogs to stream the complete Electro Track Therapy album by none other than post-dancehall badman himself aka MC Zulu . The Panama born/Chicago based MC is widely known as being one of the most in-demand vocalists in the scene. Electro Track Therapy is oficially out today and is a compilation of all of MC Zulu's latest collaborations with some big names in the global bass community such as Poirier, The Bumps, Mega Bo, Kush Arora, Top Billin and more. Post-Dancehall (also known as future reggae, future dancehall or [...]
Some old stuff, some new stuff and a all great stuff for you to enjoy this weekend. The first is a new remix from Freddie Joachim which if you follow this blog you have heard from before. This remix is very well done. The next is a remix from Arsenii. A Russian producer and DJ who I haven't heard of before. His remix of James Blake's track is awesome. We conclude this collection with a long time favorite. A remix of Wiz Khalifa by our dude Poirier (pictured). The remix isn't new but in our mind its still fresh. Have [...]
Montreal is a cold place. Thankfully, producer and selectah Poirier resides there, offering some heat to his frost-bitten city. That is, if you can catch him in town: his releases on Ninja Tune, Chocolate Industries, and the Argentinian digital cumbia label, ZZK, have kept the DJ and producer in demand across the globe. Poirier's work shows a knack for blending tropical rhythms, whether it be soca, dancehall, or cumbia, with a healthy dose of bass. The roster of vocalists he's worked with reads like the posters in the corner of your favorite jerk-patty store – Busy Signal, Burro Banton, and [...]
Master Montreal decknician Poirier recently performed at Sonar. Our friends at Red Bull Music Academy recorded his set and have shared it through the magic of technology. Poirier's set features his spicy blend of electrofied tropical riddims, boomin' beats and heady rhymes. Rewind, selecta! <!--
3rd year UCLA political science student Kevin Poirier joins UCLA Radio News broadcast intern Tim Dyess and anchor Adam Swart for an interview on his views on the recent political scene across the nation. The interview aired on Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 on UCLA Radio News. Spotlight On A Bruin: Ucla Political Science [...]
Filed under: News , Video , Exclusive Gino DePinto, AOL Prolific DJ and producer from Montreal Ghislain Poirier, better known by his stage name Poirier , has worked with some of hip-hop's most influential artists. Using glitchy original instrumentation, Poirier sets up creative pallets for emcees to rap over. Spinner recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the rising Canadian star to talk about his methods of production, and his fascination with patterns. [...]
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Brutal track from Enchufada and Poirier! Living together!
The Enchufada label, home of Kuduro kings Buraka Som Sistema, have this week released the fifth in their Hard Ass Sessions series featuring an international line-up of Kingdom , Poirier , Bert on Beats and Pocz & Pocheko , each of whom have risen to the challenge and created their own unique take on a Kuduro beat.
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Awards , Junos Night Slugs | Young Turks | Merge Records What's the difference between dance music and electronic music? On its face, the question sounds silly, or at least, needlessly specific, like one of those insignificant arguments that used to seize fans of drum'n'bass (or should that be jungle?) for weeks at a time. In 2011, though, synth-y sounds are leaking into the pop charts via [...]
There's so many great artists that start with a P or R that this post only contains artists whose name starts with either of those letters. 12 artists and songs below, let's gooooo! First we got Peelander-Z's track "Go! Rio!". Reminds of old punk
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Exclusive , Q + A Raphael Ouellet Just as Montreal-based DJ-producer Ghislain Poirier began making his name in the electronic music scene, he realized no one could pronounce it -- the first part, anyway -- so he pulled a Morrissey and decided to go by just his surname. Poirier may have simplified his handle, but he hasn't dumbed down his music. [...]
Nostalgia comes in all forms during the holidays, particularly vinyl. Turns out music fans still want a physical product to hold onto, and vinyl and CD box sets are a sure bet this season. Take your pick from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Decemberists , Plastikman and The Pixies (whose massive Minotaur scored a Grammy nomination for best packaging design). Labels released big box sets to celebrate anniversaries, including Matador at 21 (Pavement, Mogwai , Dizzee Rascal , Cornelius) and Ninja Tune's XX [...]
Filed under: Exclusive , Between the Notes Ninja Tune's 'Beats 'n' Pieces' aesthetic, which colours virtually every artist on the 20-year-old British label, began when founders Matt Black and Jon More burst onto the international scene as Coldcut with their 1987 remix of Eric B and Rakim 's 'Paid in Full.' The result was an abstract hip-hop landmark that augmented its slinky beats with movie samples, sound [...]
Filed under: Exclusive , Between the Notes Ninja Tune's 'Beats 'n' Pieces' aesthetic, which colours virtually every artist on the 20-year-old British label, began when founders Matt Black and Jon More burst onto the international scene as Coldcut with their 1987 remix of Eric B and Rakim 's 'Paid in Full.' The result was an abstract hip-hop landmark that augmented its slinky beats with movie samples, sound [...]
Ninja Tune has pretty much been the go to avant indie electro label for the past two decades. More like it: CD Review: "Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1974-1983" by Kid Creole NOFX: still punk after all these years FROM THE NEWS NEST: Girls tune in gay porn and more.
Some of the Fried crew made it down to the RBMA x Major Lazer party on Monday and we've just had notification of 3 of the live sets from Poirier, Drop The Lime and Joker. Relive that day with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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