ratcharge can't believe you managed to see Spleen twice in the week you were here and I still haven't seen em... honestly not into that Glowing Orb band, saw em once and thought it was super schticky.
here is half done review of a show I saw on the weekend:
Local Randy Holden disciples Population ii got in the mix at some kinda Quebec cinema event, and if I were to take the temp of the room, CRAVE tv mighta been in part responsible for the proceedings. For the U.S.ers et al, it’s the HBO streaming partner up north, so with such a healthy sponsor 9 dollar domestic beers were hard to understand. Simply not an issue for us as we were imbibing off the forest floor if you pick up what I’m dropping. Spores on spores was the name of the game and what got me to the second most seat in the house. Off to stage left my vantage point was best described as bass to the face. Have you ever heard les Sinners or Champignons? Watching Pop ii shimmer on a QC culture stage really highlights the regional tradition of Franco progism in la belle province. Panopticon Eyelids lead the punkified hawkwind angle some 10 odd years back, and pop ii , who procured a castle faced lump at some point, sure as shit blast off even if on a smoother tip. The instrumental parts are the whig flippers. Unexpectedly, the guitar took a back seat almost the whole performance, maybe the bass was so melty that the twang box rang ambient, but it all made for a funky/moody foundation layer. These guys are whippersnappers and organs and space echoes were icing on the cake. It only took 3 of em, each with a laboratory station (well the drummer sang and his hands were already full, psynchopating the hard rocking groove), knob twiddle here, muted strum there, feedback gone rogue, feedback reigned in. Looks like a real collection of vintage gear, and I’m not suggesting this is a band to rob, but I heard they leave their rehearsal room unlocked on weekends, and they are rather scrawny. From the scant recorded material I've heard, they would still be better off bootlegging a show like this.
Ruby I'd like to see Chik White if he comes through Montreal, the videos he posts of his improv are mesmerizingly odd.
