Canadian-Belgian filmmaker Jean Detheux is the special guest of the next Mercredimusics event, to be held on April 5, 2006 at Casa Obscura in Montréal. Musicians Jean Derome, Joane Hétu, Martin Tétreault, Diane Labrosse, and Pierre Tanguay will improvise musical soundtracks for his movies Liaisons, Rupture, Happening cinéma-musique, and Le Bleu-Plus.

The abstract bluegrass of the band Les Queues de Veaux (Pierre Lavoie, dobro and Lap Steel guitar; René Lussier, guitars; Fred Fortin, bass; Claude Lavergne, drums; Martin Tétreault, turntables) will enkindle Le Va-et-Vient (Montréal) on April 1, 2006.

Katharine Norman’s book [ash_0754604268] (242 pages + 1 CD) is now available on electrocd.com. The book describes various aspects of sound art, and presents the work of many artists such as Magali Babin, Luc Ferrari, Barry Truax, Francisco López, Hildegard Westerkamp, Francis Dhomont, Merzbow, John Oswald, and Martin Tétreault.

Martin Tétreault will begin his tour at the Club Transmediale.06 festival in Berlin (Germany) on February 9, 2006 with a concert alongside Goodiepal and Ignaz Schick titled The Curious Membrane Meets the Happy Accident. Subsequently, Tétreault will proceed along in duo with Ignaz Schick at the Cuba art center, located in the Münster (Germany) train station on February 10, 2006, at the Haferkamp gallery in Köln (Germany) on February 11, 2006, and at the Klanggalerie in Hannover (Germany) on February 12, 2006. Afterward, they will continue to the Stary Browar building in Poznan (Poland) on February 13, as well at the Mozg association in Bydgoszcz (Poland) on February 14, 2006.

Martin Tétreault truly had a hyperactive year, releasing 8 new albums on 5 different labels! Come celebrate with Martin and his collegues on December 20, 2005 at the Cheval blanc (Montréal) Here is the CDs that Martin released this year: 2. Tok, Labo MTL, 3. Ahhh, Trace Cuts, Dur Noyau Dur (live en France), Lunch in Nishinomiya, 4. Hmmm, and the 4-CD boxset Grrr Tok Ahhh Hmmm.

Martin Tétreault will be in concert alongside Gastric Female Reflex from Toronto, on December 22, 2005 at Casa del Popolo (Montréal).