Les Granules

Les Granules (the Kernels) was the duo task of guitarist René Lussier and saxophonist/flutist Jean Derome, dynamic from the first ’80s towards the late ’90s. Regarded as by many as embodying the esthetic of early Ambiances Magnétiques music, the machine played an essential role in the favorite conception of what musique actuelle is definitely (or at least utilized to be at that time): innovative, resourceful, funny music sketching from many backgrounds including rock and roll, jazz, modern music, and Quebec folk. Lussier and Derome fulfilled in the past due ’70s and began to interact in 1978, mainly on film soundtracks. By 1982, that they had created a duo concert, Ambiances Magnétiques; this name became the name of the performers collective and record label they co-founded a 12 months later. The overall performance currently included voices, acoustic and electrical instruments, as well as tape collages, home-made devices, and a range of little objects. Within the next couple of years, the two music artists created a closer romantic relationship and humor required a key part in the task. From Derome’s whimsical wordplay and continuous moving between sax, parrot phone calls, and what else, to Lussier’s foot-tapping, angular acoustic guitar lines, and frenetic strumming, put into the two-man-band strategy they utilized, gave their concerts high entertaining worth and their albums something to kitchen sink your tooth into. An initial LP, Soyez Vigilants… Restez Vivants! Vol. 1, arrived in 1986. Credited to Derome/Lussier, it highlighted the duo’s most critical materials. Like its follow-up, Le Retour des Granules (1987), it produced extensive usage of studio room techniques, specifically overdubbing. The next LP attracted extremely good testimonials and yielded cult underground classics in “Nombril/Fusil” and “Si Tu T’Ennuies du Temps.” For some time the record became Ambiances Magnétiques’ best-selling name. Soon both music artists embarked on several solo tasks (and became a member of Fred Frith’s group Keep carefully the Dog). Shows became sparse, but by 1990 a fresh album is at the functions. Finally finished and released in 1992, Au Royaume du Silencieux shifted the concentrate from studio room to live function. Rather than creating multi-track parts and then endeavoring to play them live with just two music artists, they performed the parts instantly but documented many requires and edited collectively the best areas. The effect became their most achieved record, both with regards to silliness and severe musicianship (an evaluation to Eugene Chadbourne’s strategy is effective). Les Granules resumed live show for some time, but both music artists were again occupied with new tasks. By 1998, Derome and Lussier experienced grown dissatisfied using their musical collaboration, and after your final overall performance at a Lussier retrospective concert series, they break up.