Ambiances Magnétiques, Vol. 1: La Bastringue Migratoire

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1996
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Avant-Garde

Review

After 12 years of existence and 39 records produced, the seminal Montreal new music label Ambiances Magnétiques felt the need to release its first compilation album, Vol. 1: La Bastringue Migratoire. This retrospective CD came out as the label's main artists (René Lussier, Jean Derome, Joane Hétu, and Martin Tétreault, mostly) were about to change their musical approach. After 1996, the bulk of the label's production would shift from deconstructed rock idioms where humor often plays a central role (Les Granules, Justine, André Duchesne, Jerry Snell) to introverted free improvisation. So La Bastringue Migratoire came at the right time, summarizing the label's pre-1996 sound. All tracks are taken from albums already published, but the "musique actuelle" neophyte will find it a helpful sampler. Every major act on the label is represented: René Lussier (thrice if one counts the track by his duo Les Granules), Jean Derome, Martin Tétreault, Justine, Évidence, Bruire, and André Duchesne, plus a few lesser-known artists such as Geneviève Letarte and Jerry Snell. The booklet includes presentations of every artist on Ambiances Magnétiques. ~ François Couture, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Mme Xavier Martin Revisitée/Le P'tit Jésus de M. Chose		René Lussier	(4:38)
Vous Seriez un Ange			(3:36)
Leurs Personnalités		Martin Tétreault	(2:45)
Épilogue		Zeena Parkins, Tenko, Joane Hétu, Diane Labrosse, Danielle P. Roger	(4:57)
Le Sourire de la Joonde			(3:19)
Hope	Claude Fradette, Jerry Snell, Claude Vendette	Jerry Snell	(3:05)
Criss-Cross	Thelonious Monk	Évidence	(5:29)
Le Tango Qui Ne Finit Jamais	Jean Derome	Les Granules	(4:32)
La Muette		Danielle P. Roger	(2:15)
Elle			(4:19)
Bon Appetit			(4:49)
Y Tu Mirar	Michel F. Côté, Diane Labrosse	Diane Labrosse	(4:23)
Les Foins	René Lussier	René Lussier	(4:05)
Les Deux Mégots	Bruire, Serge Boisvert	Bruire
Les Fictions			(:44)
Zuripari	Jean Derome	Jean Derome et les Dangereux Zhoms	(3:55)

Credits

John Oswald (Liner Notes), André Duchesne (Musician), Michel Ratte (Liner Notes), Jocelyn Robert (Liner Notes), Lise Bouchard (Musician), Jean Derome (Musician), Fred Frith (Liner Notes), Pierre Hebert (Liner Notes), Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones (Liner Notes), Jean-Denis Levasseur (Musician), Zeena Parkins (Musician), Pierre Tanguay (Musician), Alain Trudel (Musician), Robert Langlois (Digital Transfers), Art Lange (Liner Notes), René Lussier (Compilation), René Lussier (Editing), René Lussier (Musician), Jean René (Musician), Martin Tétreault (Musician), Guillaume Dostaler (Musician), Pierre Cartier (Musician), Michel F. Côté (Musician), Joane Hétu (Producer), Joane Hétu (Compilation), Joane Hétu (Editing), Joane Hétu (Musician), Diane Labrosse (Musician), Danielle P. Roger (Liner Notes), Danielle P. Roger (Musician), Robert Normandeau (Liner Notes), Bruire (Performer), Les Granules (Performer), Jerry Snell (Performer), Tom Walsh (Musician)