Not to be muddled with Godard's Michel Legrand-scored film, Bande à Part is part of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's francophone wing. Bolstering their airwaves on a fortnightly basis, Poirier, has been a Sélecteur Invité since September 2009. With 20 of his 30-minute selections now complete, it's time we reminded you where to find them.
As we're slowly recovering from three days (and even more nights) of sun-drenched musical vibes, here's some more video, audio, and reviews straight off the SonarDome.
While we still can’t get enough of Caribou’s Swim album, the 32-years-old Canadian formerly known as Manitoba has now remixed Four Tet’s album-opening Angel Echoes, taking listeners on a tour-de-floor from gloomy percussion to sun-drenched vocal dashes.
Wagon Repair trio Cobblestone Jazz got their improv on last week in Moscow's Solyanka Club, as they took the helm of a couch session two-parter - with a live set-up to demonstrate just how they keep their trademark deep jams rocking. Mathew Jonson,Danuel Tate and Tyger Dhula gave the audience a peek into their set up, talking through how their tracks come together, and the virtue of restraint. We captured the HD version of their closing live performance for an On The Floor special - stream both parts here!