Finally! The reprint of the CD Upbeat by Fred Frith Guitar Quartet is now avalaible!

DAME distributes a selection of DVD-Videos by the French label La Huit. Visit the catalogue’s page.

Two new albums on Malasartes label have been released: Departure by Michel Mergaerts, Pierre Tanguay and Erwin Vann, plus Mike Essoudry, Linsey Wellman by Mike Essoudry and Linsey Wellman.

Absolute novelty on actuellecd.com, Plat album by Fenaison (group formed of Rémy Bélanger de Beauport, Charity Chan, Kris Covlin). “Listening to Fenaison reminds me why I enjoy improvisation. They make music that is passionate, mysterious, and full of contradictions — careful and abandoned, melodic and noisy, peaceful and edgy, logical and surprising — music that doesn’t make sense. In other words, it’s alive! And well…” Fred Frith

Describing (juste) Claudette? Michel F Côté explains: “Style-wise, Claudette is not easily labeled. As usual, I’m avoiding sure-fire categories. This is nameless music. The musicians and the band have names, but the music they create doesn’t. There, now figure it all out! All right, in the name of kindness and to reassure those who absolutely need markers, we’ll pretend that (juste) Claudette is at the crossroads of Bruire, Klaxon Gueule and Flat fourgonnette (Mescal Free Style). Although, it would be pure luck if it happened to be true. Let’s say that (juste) Claudette is resistance to repetition.”