mudd up!

in more uplifting news, Ghislain Poirier unveiled a new video for his Soca EP (which I describe in my Mondomix top 10). Directed by Gabriel Poirier-Galarneau, this video is composed of over 12,000 still shots of Montreal. I love the silent airhorn moment, although the entire video is impressive, great narrative & visual execution. City portrait on fast fwd, tropical bounce cut with snow-covered streets:

[ GPG : GHISLAIN POIRIER - GET CRAZY feat MR. SLAUGHTER ]

from Gabriel Poirier-Galarneau on Vimeo.

Track : GET CRAZY feat MR. SLAUGHTER
Artist : GHISLAIN POIRIER [http://ghislainpoirier.com]
Label : NINJA TUNE [http://ninjatune.com]
Director : GABRIEL POIRIER-GALARNEAU [http://gabrielpg.com]

“Doing experimental music is kind of easy. Doing something more joyful is harder.” – Ghislain Poirier

2 weeks from now, Ghis will stop by my radio show while on tour; until then, here’s leaked heat from his brand-new bootleg CD: Bounce Le Remix vol. 3!

Ghislain Poirier – Lil Mama refixxx (320kbps)

of special interest on vol. 3 are some insane soca refixes, although this jam takes the Lip Gloss acapella and adds a riddim as minimal as the original — which necessitates serious focus since the original was just a compressed, brash beat. Ersatz steel drum massive, STAND TALL.

3 Canal – Mud Madness [video]

i learned about 3 Canal and their embrace of paint and mud via Word the Cat’s Dutty Artz post The Rag is the Water, and the addictively upbeat soca mix inside it, Word the Cat – Soca Exhaust. Heartbeats quicken as the family fattens up…