It’s been over a year since the last time I posted a mix of my own here on ACL, and nearly as long since the last mix I published in general (Soundtrack Politica, commissioned by Cinema Politica in Montreal). So it seemed time to fix that, just before we head into our End of Year season.
On 27 August 2023, Stefan Christoff organized an event at La Sotterenea in Montreal, bringing together artists and community members in opposition to the CAQ government’s proposed legislation to end the tenants’ right to lease transfers. Lease transfers are one of the few tools renters have in this provence, allowing us to pass on apartments without the rent being increased beyond the percentage mandated by the Rental Board. Removing the right to lease transfers during a housing crisis is nothing other than a gift to predatory landlords. September saw several large protests against the proposed legislation, which many more actions to come.
In comparison our event was just a small gesture of defiance, welcoming a variety of musicians, community organizers, and others to speak against this bill. I DJ’d at the start of the event, between performances, and with a longer set at the end of the evening. This mix is a version of what I played that night, recorded at my home studio in mid-September. Some of the selections were made to reflect the occasion, though mostly I kept things more upbeat and danceable (by my standards, at least).
The morning of the event, the world also learned of the passing of Brian McBride of Stars of the Lid, and so I worked in a few tracks that night in his memory, particularly at the start of the night. For this version, I open with a track from McBride’s second solo album, Effective Disconnect, and end with a track from SotL.
The very last track is a modified version of the intro of Reverberations d’une Crise / Sounding the Housing Crisis, an 8-episode bilingual French/English podcast series I co-produced with Hubert Gendron-Blais and a collective of Montreal tenant sound artists. (Joseph Sannicandro)
TRACKLIST
Brian McBride – “Girl Nap” (Effective Disconnect, 2010)
Black Devil Disco Club – “Sweet Sins” (Abul Mogard Remix) (2020)
Lykke Li – “Melodies and Desires” (Youth Novels,2008)
Cheikha Remitti – “bakhta” (Aux Sources du Rai, 2000)
D-P-I – “BURNER BEAT” (IMAGEREVISIONS (Unreleased), 2020)
Co La – “wanna say faux” (NNA, 2011)
Burial – “Archangel” (Untrue, 2007)
DJ Sprinkles – “Midtown 120 Blues” (Midtown 120 Blues, 2008)
Hudson People – “Trip To Your Mind (LTJ Re-Edit)” (1979/2008)
Flying Lotus – “Camel” (Los Angeles, 2008)
Vladislav Delay – “Onttola” (Demo(n) Tracks, 2004)
Talking Heads – “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)” (Remain in Light, 1980)
Dabrye – “Won” (Instrmntl, 2002)
J Dilla – “Rico Suave Bossa Nova” (Welcome 2 Detroit Instrumentals, 2001)
DJ Sprinkles – “Bassline.89.4” (Gayest Tits & Greyest Shits: 1998-2017 12-Inches & One-Offs, 2021)
Muqata’a – “Simya’” (Kamil Manqus, 2021)
Daft Punk – “Doin it Right (Nicolas Jaar / Dave Harrington Remix)” (2013)
DAKLSD – “inpain” (pendule, 2021)
DJ Sprinkles – “Grand Central, Pt. I (Deep into the Bowel of House)” (Midtown 120 Blues, 2008)
Group Anmataff – “Tinariwen” (Studio Geordie Remix) (Music For Saharan Cellphones: The International Reworks, Sahel Sounds, 2011)
Dabrye – “no child of god” (Instrmntl, 2002)
Nina Simone – “Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat remix)” (2003)
Wallias Band – “Musicawi Silt” (Ethiopian Grove: the Golden Seventies, 1994)
Rosalía – “Motomami” (Motomami, 2022)
Muqata’a – “Shay’an Fa Shay’an) (Kamil Manqus, 2021)
Dabrye – “That’s What’s Up” (Two/Three Instrumentals, 2006)
!!! – “Me And Giuliani Down By The School Yard (A True Story)” (Louden Up Now, 2004)
the killers – “mr brightside (thin white duke remix)” (Mr Brightside 12”, 2005)
The Knife – “Silent Shout” (Silent Shout, 2006)
Andy Stott – “no surrender” (Faith in Strangers, Modern Love, 2014)
M.I.A. – “Fire Bam (Diplo Mix)” (PIRACY FUNDS TERRORISM vol.1, 2004)
Señor Coconut Y Su Conjunto (Uwe Schmidt) – “Trans Europe Express (cumbia)” (El Baile Alemán, 2000)
Manu Chao – “Clandestino” (Clandestino, 1998)
Rhythm & Sound – “Queen Version” (The Versions, Asphodel, 2003)
Sly Dunbar – “Senegal Market Place” (Sly, Wicked And Slick (Extra Version), 2004)
DJ Spinn – “2020” (Bangs & Works Vol.1 (A Chicago Footwork Compilation), 2010)
Cakedog – “9-1-1” (Doggystyle, LEAVING, 2019)
The Upsetters – “No Peace Dub” (Arkology (Reel 2), 1997)
Flying Lotus – “Burning Down the House” (Flamagra, 2019)
Missy Elliott – “Get Your Freak On” (Miss E …So Addictive, 2001)
DJ Stingray 313 – “Outsourced” (F.T.N.W.O, 2022)
Drexciya – “Depressurization” (Deep Sea Dweller, 2003)
Missy Elliott – “4 My People (Basement Jaxx Remix)” (Miss E …So Addictive (remixes), 2001)
Ripatti – “Please Come Out” (Dancefloor Classics, Rajaton, 2023)
Laurence Rassel & Terre Thaemlitz – “Useless Movement (Useless Dub)” (Gayest Tits & Greyest Shits: 1998-2017 12-Inches & One-Offs, 2021)
Strategy – “Daydream space graffiti 04” (Daydream Space Graffiti, 2023)
Swaya – “Say So” (EXistence EP, PTP, 2022)
DJ Sprinkles – “Glorimar’s Whore House” (Gayest Tits & Greyest Shits: 1998-2017 12-Inches & One-Offs, 2021)
billy woods x Messiah Musik – “Cossack Wedding” (Church, Backwoodz, 2022)
E L U C I D – “Impasse (prod. Sebb Bash)” (I Told Bessie, Backwoodz, 2022)
Juggaknots – “Loosifa” (Re:Release Clear Blue Skies, 2002)
vhvl – “treee” (hem/sew, 2021)
Cannibal Ox – “Scream Phoenix” (Cold Vein, DefJux, 2000)
D-P-I – “DRAKE1 IMAGEREVISION” (IMAGEREVISIONS (Unreleased), 2020)
Stars of the Lid – “Goodnight” (Music For Nitrous Oxide, 1994)
Reverberations d’une crise – podcast intro (2022)
a closer listen 