Articles By Eric Hill
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![Chromatics Closer to Grey]()
ReviewsChromatics Closer to Grey Published Oct 10, 2019When Chromatics showed up as live performers in a roadhouse scene of 2017's Twin Peaks: The Return, it felt like they had stepped into a spo...
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![Oren Ambarchi Simian Angel]()
ReviewsOren Ambarchi Simian Angel Published Jul 08, 2019Collaboration and hybridization are two forces that yield interesting musical mutations, and this is especially true when the splicing invol...
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![The Ex FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19]()
ReviewsThe Ex FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19 Published May 20, 2019So how does a punk band last 40 years and not lapse into self-parody? Here is a partial list. By showing punk is not anti-intellectual....
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![Xavier Garcia and Lionel Marchetti FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19]()
ReviewsXavier Garcia and Lionel Marchetti FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19 Published May 20, 2019French duo Xavier Garcia and Lionel Marchetti were given a special setup on a small, raised stage surrounded by the audience on all sides. T...
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![Tyshawn Sorey Trio FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19]()
ReviewsTyshawn Sorey Trio FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19 Published May 20, 2019It could be festival fatigue messing with the senses, but drummer Tyshan Soren repeatedly pulled off the same subtle trick: biding time thro...
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![Senyawa and Keiji Haino FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19]()
ReviewsSenyawa and Keiji Haino FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19 Published May 20, 2019As an undeniable force of nature, one of Keiji Haino's innate abilities is not necessarily to play with others. He thrives in situations whe...
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![Joane Hétu FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19]()
ReviewsJoane Hétu FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19 Published May 20, 2019As a musician, organizer, label boss and all-around local hero for decades, Joane Hétu has a deep, deep Rolodex. The contact list came in ha...
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![Vijay Iyer Sextet FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18]()
ReviewsVijay Iyer Sextet FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18 Published May 19, 2019Pianist Vijay Iyer is at that point in his career, just past 40 years old, where his status as a promising new voice is near fully mutated i...
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![Philippe Lauzier and Éric Normand FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18]()
ReviewsPhilippe Lauzier and Éric Normand FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18 Published May 19, 2019A strong opening and closing can really make a performance, and that is where Montreal's Philippe Lauzier and Rimouski's Éric Normand really...
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![Moor Mother and Roscoe Mitchell FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18]()
ReviewsMoor Mother and Roscoe Mitchell FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18 Published May 19, 2019On paper, this pairing seems strange. Elder statesman of jazz Roscoe Mitchell — founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, which celebr...
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![Konus Quartett and Tomas Korber FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18]()
ReviewsKonus Quartett and Tomas Korber FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18 Published May 19, 2019While deliberate and considered are not alien adjectives to apply to many performances at FIMAV, few this year earned them as thoroughly as...
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![Kim Myhr FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18]()
ReviewsKim Myhr FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18 Published May 19, 2019There is something about the balance between easy apprehension and surprise in Norwegian guitarist/composer Kim Myhr's music that delights a...
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![Julien Desprez FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18]()
ReviewsJulien Desprez FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18 Published May 19, 2019French guitarist Julien Desprez's technique might require the coining of a new musical field — pedal dancer — a field wherein he immediately...
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![Peter Brötzmann, Heather Leigh and Keiji Haino FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17]()
ReviewsPeter Brötzmann, Heather Leigh and Keiji Haino FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17 Published May 18, 2019The musical partnership between Peter Brötzmann and Heather Leigh is one of those anomalies akin to the internet memes of bonds between arma...
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![Rainer Weins FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17]()
ReviewsRainer Weins FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17 Published May 18, 2019Debuting as a composer and conductor after a couple of decades appearing at FIMAV in an array of ensembles and musical duties, Montreal´s ow...
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![Klimperei and Madame Patate FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17]()
ReviewsKlimperei and Madame Patate FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17 Published May 18, 2019The French duo of Émilie Siaut (aka Madame Patate) and Christophe Petchanatz (Klimperei) are a bit of an anomaly in the predominantly object...
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![Elena Kakaliagou / Ingrid Schmoliner FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17]()
ReviewsElena Kakaliagou / Ingrid Schmoliner FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17 Published May 18, 2019Early on in the concert, Elena Kakaliagou described a song she and her musical partner Ingrid Schmoliner would play as being about displacem...
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![Barre Phillips FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17]()
ReviewsBarre Phillips FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17 Published May 18, 2019Bassist Barre Phillips would not appreciate the mention of his age, though he referred to it obliquely in one of his between-piece addresses...
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![Political Ritual FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 16]()
ReviewsPolitical Ritual FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 16 Published May 17, 2019Midnight shows at FIMAV are generally given over to the more fringe elements and emerging artists in the "musique actuelle" realm. Montreal´...
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![Bang on a Can All-Stars FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 16]()
ReviewsBang on a Can All-Stars FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 16 Published May 17, 2019Bang on a Can, from NYC, have been around in some form or other for almost as long as the 35 years of the Festival International de Musique...
