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          <li> <span class="date">May 9</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/lacasa_er/" class="bio" class="ind">&Eacute;ric La Casa</a> (1968), <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/simard_matthieu/" class="bio" class="ind">Matthieu Simard</a> (1974)</li>
        
          <li> <span class="date">May 10</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/truax_ba/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Barry Truax</a> (1947)</li>
        
          <li> <span class="date">May 11</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/gfroerer_br/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Brian G’froerer</a> (1945), <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/norman_ka/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Katharine Norman</a> (1960)</li>
        
          
        
          <li> <span class="date">May 13</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/chuprun_ia/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Ian Chuprun</a> (1966)</li>
        
          <li> <span class="date">May 14</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/dharmoo_ga/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Gabriel Dharmoo</a> (1981), <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/forget_ge/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Georges Forget</a> (1978), <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/lewis_an/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Andrew Lewis</a> (1963)</li>
        
          <li> <span class="date">May 15</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/daoust_li/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Lise Daoust</a> (1950), <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/higaki_to/" class="bio" class="ind">Tomonari Higaki</a> (1974), <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/lippe_co/" class="bio" class="ind">Cort Lippe</a> (1953)</li>
        
          <li> <span class="date">May 16</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/smalley_de/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Denis Smalley</a> (1946)</li>
        
          
        
          <li> <span class="date">May 18</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/rochaiturbide_ma/" class="bio" class="ind">Manuel Rocha Iturbide</a> (1963)</li>
        
          
        
          <li> <span class="date">May 20</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/schwarz_je/" class="bio" class="ind">Jean Schwarz</a> (1939)</li>
        
          
        
          <li> <span class="date">May 22</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/blackburn_ma/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Maurice Blackburn</a> (1914-1988), <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/dockstader_to/" class="bio" class="ind">Tod Dockstader</a> (1932), <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/helvacioglu_er/" class="bio" class="ind">Erdem Helvacioglu</a> (1975), <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/muckle_ya/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Yan Muckle</a> (1967), <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/zanesi_ch/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Christian Zan&eacute;si</a> (1952)</li>
        
          <li> <span class="date">May 23</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/man_ro/" class="bio" class="ind">Roderik de Man</a> (1941), <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/paolini_fi/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Filippo Paolini</a> (1966)</li>
        
          <li> <span class="date">May 24</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/blanchard_ph/" class="bio" class="ind">Philippe Blanchard</a> (1961), <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/horwood_mi/" class="bio" class="ind">Michael S Horwood</a> (1947), <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/nystrom_er/" class="bio" class="ind">Erik Nystr&ouml;m</a> (1978)</li>
        
          
        
          
        
          <li> <span class="date">May 27</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/lecaine_hu/discog/" class="bio" class="ind">Hugh Le Caine</a> (1914-1977)</li>
        
          <li> <span class="date">May 28</span>:  <a href="http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/ligeti_gy/" class="bio" class="ind">Gy&ouml;rgy Ligeti</a> (1923-2006)</li>
        
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            <p>Discussions of “The soul of the machine” have been going on since at least the time of the Luddites, and probably since the debut of the wheel. This is one of the reasons that I enjoy the new <span class="ind">Nicolas Bernier</span> album <span class="t">Travaux m&eacute;caniques</span> so much. On this new DVD-Audio, <span class="ind">Bernier</span> explores the subject primarily through the use of electronic music, which makes for a nice bit of irony.</p> <p>The five tracks that make up <span class="t">Travaux m&eacute;caniques</span> are concerned with the sounds of industry in many different forms. One description of the album would be to call it musique concrete. That term certainly applies, but there is much more to this recording than that somewhat simplified musical categorization would imply. There is no doubt in my mind that each of the five pieces were deeply thought out, yet the overall effect sounds random. This speaks to the compositional talents of <span class="ind">Nicolas Bernier</span>, for it must be a very difficult thing to make music that sounds as if the machines are playing themselves.</p> <p>For this listener, one of the most compelling tracks is <span class="w">Les chambres de l’atelier</span> (10:48). As <span class="ind">Bernier</span> describes it in his liner notes, the piece is “The workshop. A place of sudden agitation, of ideas both clear and unclear that disappear just as quickly as they surge.” During this track, both electric and non-electric sounds converge to create a mysterious and oddly intriguing ambience.</p> <p>Even more fascinating to me is <span class="w">Writing Machine</span> (15:28). The piece is inspired by the famous “cut-up” writing technique of <span class="ind">William S Burroughs</span>, and “By some similarities between his writing, and electroacoustic composition,” as <span class="ind">Bernier</span> again states in his notes. The use of disconnected spoken word elements, along with a great deal of various tonal directions certainly adds up to a very interesting listening experience. It shows just how effective this music can be when a composer of <span class="ind">Bernier</span>’s obvious talent treats sound as an all-encompassing ecosystem.</p> <p><span class="ind">Nicolas Bernier</span>’s <span class="t">Travaux m&eacute;caniques</span> has been released on the Canadian empreintes DIGITALes label, who specialize in some of the most adventurous electronic music currently available. Check out their website for more information about <span class="t">Travaux m&eacute;caniques</span>, and other electroacoustic artists on the label.</p>
          
        
  
        
      
    
    
    
  


                  
                
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      <i>in</i> <a class="out" href="http://blog.monsieurdelire.com/2012/04/2012-04-24-aardvark-jazz-orchestra.html">Monsieur D&eacute;lire</a> (Qu&eacute;bec), April 24, 2012
    
  

  

  
    
      
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      <i>in</i> <a class="out" href="http://blog.monsieurdelire.com/2012/04/2012-04-18-monty-adkins-leo-kupper.html">Monsieur D&eacute;lire</a> (Qu&eacute;bec), April 18, 2012
    
  

  

  
    
      
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      <i>in</i> <a class="out" href="http://blog.monsieurdelire.com/2012/03/2012-03-20-andrea-belfi-erikm-christian.html">Monsieur D&eacute;lire</a> (Qu&eacute;bec), March 20, 2012
    
  

  

  
    
      
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      <i>in</i> <a class="out" href="http://blog.monsieurdelire.com/2012/03/2012-03-15-kjetil-mster-joke-lanz.html">Monsieur D&eacute;lire</a> (Qu&eacute;bec), March 15, 2012
    
  

  

  
    
      
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