Various Artists - Ambiances Magnétiques, Vol. 1: La Bastringue Migratoire

Title: Ambiances Magnétiques, Vol. 1: La Bastringue Migratoire Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 1996 Label: Ambiances Magnetiques Album Type(s): Various artists collection Genre: Avant-Garde Styles: Prog-Rock, Modern Composition, Experimental, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Improvisation, Sound Sculpture, Radio Works, Sound Art, Structured Improvisation Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Mme Xavier Martin Revisitée/Le P'tit Jésus de M. Chose :: René Lussier
2. Vous Seriez un Ange
3. Leurs Personnalités :: Martin Tétreault
4. Épilogue :: Joane Hétu, Diane Labrosse, Zeena Parkins, Danielle P. Roger, Tenko
5. Le Sourire de la Joonde
6. Hope :: Jerry Snell
7. Criss-Cross :: Évidence
8. Le Tango Qui Ne Finit Jamais :: Les Granules
9. La Muette :: Danielle P. Roger
10. Elle
11. Bon Appetit
12. Y Tu Mirar :: Diane Labrosse
13. Les Foins :: René Lussier
14. Les Deux Mégots :: Bruire
15. Les Fictions
16. Zuripari :: Jean Derome et les Dangereux Zhoms

Year Type Label Catalog # 1996 CD Ambiances Magnetiques 039

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After 12 years of existence and 39 records produced, the seminal Montreal new music label Ambiances Magnétiques felt the need to release its first compilation album, Vol. 1: La Bastringue Migratoire. This retrospective CD came out as the label's main artists (René Lussier, Jean Derome, Joane Hétu, and Martin Tétreault, mostly) were about to change their musical approach. After 1996, the bulk of the label's production would shift from deconstructed rock idioms where humor often plays a central role (Les Granules, Justine, André Duchesne, Jerry Snell) to introverted free improvisation. So La Bastringue Migratoire came at the right time, summarizing the label's pre-1996 sound. All tracks are taken from albums already published, but the "musique actuelle" neophyte will find it a helpful sampler. Every major act on the label is represented: René Lussier (thrice if one counts the track by his duo Les Granules), Jean Derome, Martin Tétreault, Justine, Évidence, Bruire, and André Duchesne, plus a few lesser-known artists such as Geneviève Letarte and Jerry Snell. The booklet includes presentations of every artist on Ambiances Magnétiques. ~ François Couture, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alain Trudel Musician André Duchesne Musician Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones Liner Notes Art Lange Liner Notes Bruire Performer Danielle P. Roger Musician, Liner Notes Diane Labrosse Musician Fred Frith Liner Notes Guillaume Dostaler Musician Jean Derome Musician Jean René Musician Jean-Denis Levasseur Musician Jerry Snell Performer Joane Hétu Musician, Editing, Compilation, Producer Jocelyn Robert Liner Notes John Oswald Liner Notes Les Granules Performer Lise Bouchard Musician Martin Tétreault Musician Michel F. Côté Musician Michel Ratte Liner Notes Pierre Cartier Musician Pierre Hébert Liner Notes Pierre Tanguay Musician René Lussier Compilation, Editing, Musician Robert Langlois Digital Transfers Robert Normandeau Liner Notes Tom Walsh Musician Zeena Parkins Musician