Articles by Vincent Pollard

Monolake

Metropolis, Montreal QC May 31

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2012

It was initially surprising that Monolake was billed after Shackleton, given the Robert Henke-led project's penchant for moody ambience, bu...

Jeff Mills

Metropolis, Montreal QC May 31

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2012

Jeff Mills appeared seated on a blanket on the floor with his equipment: a mixer in front of him and five CD DJs laid out around him in a s...

Robin Fox

Monument-National, Montreal QC May 30

PUBLISHED May 31, 2012

Following Lustmord and Biosphere's slow-motion elegy to the Cold War, Australia's Robin Fox shifted gears considerably. Fox's minimal glitc...

Apparat

SAT, Montreal QC May 30

PUBLISHED May 31, 2012

This was Apparat's second time performing at the MUTEK festival but his first playing with a band. Delivering mostly tracks from Sascha Rin...

Sigur Rós

Valtari

PUBLISHED May 29, 2012

Valtari is the Icelandic post-rockers' first album in four years and their sixth full studio album to date. It is also one their most ether...

Nihiti

For Ostland

PUBLISHED May 29, 2012

With For Ostland, Nihiti have created a diverse and complex sophomore album that defies categorisation. "Siobhan's Song For Jakob" opens th...

The Walkmen

Heaven

PUBLISHED May 29, 2012

It's been 12 years since the singer-less members of the prematurely defunct Jonathan Fire*Eater decided to join forces with the raw, soarin...

Amirali

PUBLISHED May 23, 2012

For debut album In Time, Iranian-Canadian producer Amirali draws on influences as diverse as synth-pop, house, downtempo and ambient. Amira...