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1 January 1997
By Richard Moule in Exclaim! (Canada), January 1, 1997

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That Québec has always had a strong tradition in electronic and electro-acoustic music is a given; what continues to surprise is the health, depth and scope of the work being created. The Québec label OHM/AVTR seems interested in exploringsound sources and found sounds. At its core, OHM/AVTR seems to be following the esteemed traditions of people like John Cage, Pierre Schaeffer, Brion Gysin, and more recently Robin Rimbaud’s project, and Panasonic, in creating musique concrete and sound collages.

Jocelyn Robert -La theorie des nerfs creux is no less manipulative, but its intentions are more in creating waves and frequency-based glitches, similar in style to the german duo Oval. Robert’s sounds collages appear to come more from the electro-acoustic side of musical experimentation.

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1 January 1997
By FM in Le Musicien #9:1 (Québec), January 1, 1997

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“Une musique insolite à découvrir.”

Le compositeur et musicien, René Lussier, vient de lancer son tout nouvel album Trois histoires et de rééditer deux autres albums produits en 1983 et 1984. René Lussier explore le monde de la musique actuelle sous plusieurs formes thématiques construites et improvisées. Une musique organique de l’insolence et de l’instinct. Une musique d’expression contemporaine faite de brusques altérations, d’enchamements et de ruptures, de tensions et de douceurs, d’urgence et d’humour, de rigueur et de plaisir. Une musique insolite à découvrir.

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1 January 1997
By Pär Thörn in Storno #3 (Sweden), January 1, 1997

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1 January 1997
By Pär Thörn in Storno #3 (Sweden), January 1, 1997

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1 January 1997
By Pär Thörn in Storno #3 (Sweden), January 1, 1997

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