neglect. & over saturation & festivals
sorry for the neglect.
when consumed by a particular subject for example music, one becomes slightly adverse to music over time. industry kills the passion.
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Montreal's experimental community cannot be expressed better than through the barrage of festivals that take place throughout the year.
In May just outside of Montreal is infamous International Festival Musique Actuelle in Victoriaville. For over 20 years the festival has been bringing in the brink of contemporary music from around the world from improv, free jazz, experimental electronic, to noise...
This years highlights include Japan's Keiji Haino and experimental doom metalists SUNN 0)))
www.fimav.qc.ca/
Also in May is Elektra Festival - a Digital Arts festival featuring an array of media arts, and digital culture from music, video, design, gaming, and interactive/sound installations.
http://www.elektrafestival.ca
Similarly, the infamous MUTEK festival at the beginning of June, features and epic showcase of music, sound and new technologies. Electronic musicians, sound artists alike congregate with head to head collaboration showcases, big shows like Pierre Bastien, Placards (30 min sets by dozens of artists, mats & headphones all day)
The traveling festival has also been hosted in Mexico, and China.
www.mutek.ca
And finally, this year, Suoni Il Per Popolo offers and monstrous month long festival (more along the lines of Victoriaville) at the city's two main rock venues La Sala Rosa and Casa Del Popolo, where programming for the span of the entire month of June is dedicated to free jazz, noise, avant-rock and experimental music. From acts like Jack Rose, Pengo, Mouthus, Tetuzi Akiyama, Excepter, Sun Ra Arkestra and many many more...
SUONI il per popolo Sounds for the People
Along with mammoth indie-rock extravaganza Pop Montreal and MEG Montreal festival following only weeks after in October as well as Franco Folies and the Jazz Festival in the summer, it can't be denied that the city isn't over-saturated with culture (even in terms of only music). Especially with such a small population and general lack of money in the city to really support culture, it is quite impressive to see so much happening.
It's sometimes troubling to see festivals slowly deminishing, and down sizing events due to lack of funds.
Generally cultural development occurs after a city has substantial financial means to support it (ie. a strong market economy). It is surprising to see so little in Hong Kong, where the population is too concerned about work to even bother going out and further developing culture (though culture is generally expressed differently through more traditional means).
To work as a cultural pioneer and settler in newly developed modern economies might be a thrilling adventure on its own.
when consumed by a particular subject for example music, one becomes slightly adverse to music over time. industry kills the passion.
---------
Montreal's experimental community cannot be expressed better than through the barrage of festivals that take place throughout the year.
In May just outside of Montreal is infamous International Festival Musique Actuelle in Victoriaville. For over 20 years the festival has been bringing in the brink of contemporary music from around the world from improv, free jazz, experimental electronic, to noise...
This years highlights include Japan's Keiji Haino and experimental doom metalists SUNN 0)))
www.fimav.qc.ca/
Also in May is Elektra Festival - a Digital Arts festival featuring an array of media arts, and digital culture from music, video, design, gaming, and interactive/sound installations.
http://www.elektrafestival.ca
Similarly, the infamous MUTEK festival at the beginning of June, features and epic showcase of music, sound and new technologies. Electronic musicians, sound artists alike congregate with head to head collaboration showcases, big shows like Pierre Bastien, Placards (30 min sets by dozens of artists, mats & headphones all day)
The traveling festival has also been hosted in Mexico, and China.
www.mutek.ca
And finally, this year, Suoni Il Per Popolo offers and monstrous month long festival (more along the lines of Victoriaville) at the city's two main rock venues La Sala Rosa and Casa Del Popolo, where programming for the span of the entire month of June is dedicated to free jazz, noise, avant-rock and experimental music. From acts like Jack Rose, Pengo, Mouthus, Tetuzi Akiyama, Excepter, Sun Ra Arkestra and many many more...
SUONI il per popolo Sounds for the People
Along with mammoth indie-rock extravaganza Pop Montreal and MEG Montreal festival following only weeks after in October as well as Franco Folies and the Jazz Festival in the summer, it can't be denied that the city isn't over-saturated with culture (even in terms of only music). Especially with such a small population and general lack of money in the city to really support culture, it is quite impressive to see so much happening.
It's sometimes troubling to see festivals slowly deminishing, and down sizing events due to lack of funds.
Generally cultural development occurs after a city has substantial financial means to support it (ie. a strong market economy). It is surprising to see so little in Hong Kong, where the population is too concerned about work to even bother going out and further developing culture (though culture is generally expressed differently through more traditional means).
To work as a cultural pioneer and settler in newly developed modern economies might be a thrilling adventure on its own.
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