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Jue | Music + Art 2011 presents
Eerie pop catharsis The Besnard Lakes China Tour
“Like the Beach Boys when it’s calm, and Queen when it’s crunchy.”
Event Photos (by Sid Gulinck; Click to enlarge)
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Shanghai, Mar 18, Fri
@ Yuyintang
Door Time: 21:00
Address: 851 Kaixuan Lu, by Yan’an Xi Lu, Chang Ning District
Support: Triple Smash
Price: 60 RMB(presale) / 80 RMB(door)
Tel: 021-52378662
Check www.juefestival.com for ticketing info
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Beijing, Mar 19, Sat
@ MAO Livehouse
Door Time: 21:00
Address: 111 Gulou Dong Street, Dongcheng District
Support: Maze, CNdY
Price: 60 RMB(presale) / 80 RMB(door)
Tel: 010-64025080
Check www.juefestival.com for ticketing info
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“The Besnard Lakes make music to get lost in, a rapturous sound that invites comparison to the dense studio recordings of Phil Spector and the Beach Boys.” — Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune
“The dark heart of Canada has landed, burning within the psychedelic dirge-pop of this husband and wife-led Montreal Collective.” — Uncut
Formed in 2003 by the husband-and-wife team Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, Montreal indie rockers The Besnard Lakes have shown that they are masters of finely-honed experimental pop songs. Rounded out by bandmates Kevin Laing on drums and Richard White on guitar, TBL have released three albums to date, two of which have been nominated for Canada’s much-coveted Polaris Prize.
The band’s second album, The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse was recorded at singer Lasek’s own Breakglass Studios, with members of Stars, The Dears and Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Silver Mt. Zion making guest appearances. Lasek is also known for his production work at Breakglass Studios with the likes of Wolf Parade, Stars and Sunset Rubdown.
Their latest album, The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night was released on Jagjaguwar Records in 2010. The album calls upon the influence of ELO and finer parts of the Alan Parsons Project in its orchestration. Aided by the Ghost of Beach Boys Past, the album is more Dennis Wilson than Brian, and more Peter Green Fleetwood Mac than Lindsay Buckingham. That said, standout track “Albatross” has all the swagger of a Stevie Nicks-led Fleetwood Mac classic or Roy Orbison reimagined as a rollicking, snakeskin-booted Mazzy Star — dousing it all in gas and throwing the match..
The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night was tracked and recorded on Breakglass Studio’s latest acquisition, a 1968 Neve germanium mixing console rumored to have been used to record portions of Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti.
The album is a dark bliss-out that folds the eerie guitar epics of the Montreal band’s breakthrough into a wall of affected drones and atmospherics, but with a toughened immediacy and grit that gives the form a much-needed shove over the cliffs, making for a haunting, provocative swan dive into the crushing tide.
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2011《觉》音乐+艺术节呈现
加拿大后摇钉鞋乐队The Besnard Lakes中国巡演
“加拿大的黑暗之花绽放了，在这对蒙特利尔夫妻组合带来的迷幻火光中徐徐燃烧着，伴随着阵阵挽歌。”-《Uncut》杂志
“一种无形的温暖…一种来自其他世界的奇妙感觉…就像那些被投射出来的光束抓住的滴滴尘埃…四颗星。”-《MOJO》杂志
上海，3月18日 周五
@ 育音堂
入场：21:00
地址：长宁区凯旋路851号（近延安西路口）
嘉宾：Triple Smash
票价：60元（预售） / 80元（现场）
电话：021-52378662
详情查询《觉》官网：www.juefestival.com
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北京，3月19日 周六
@ MAO Livehouse
入场：21:00
地址：东城区鼓楼东大街111号
嘉宾：迷宫、CNdY
票价：60元（预售） / 80元（现场）
电话：010-64025080
详情查询《觉》官网：www.juefestival.com
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由Jace Lasek和Olga Goreas组建于2003年的蒙特利尔独立摇滚夫妻组合The Besnard Lakes是打造流行实验曲风的音乐专家。乐队成员还包括鼓手Kevin Laing和吉他手Richard White。The Besnard Lakes至今已发行了三张专辑，其中两张得到了加拿大备受瞩目的Polaris奖提名。
乐队第二张专辑《The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse》是在主唱Lasek的个人录音室Breakglass Studios录制的，Stars, The Dears和Godspeed You! Black Emperor/Silver Mt. Zion的成员们还客串了录音。Lasek在Breakglass Studios同时还与像Wolf Parade, Stars和Sunset Rubdown这样的乐队进行音乐合作。
他们最新的专辑，《The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night》2010年在加拿大著名的Jagiaguwar厂牌下发行。专辑深受ELO影响，借鉴了Alan Parsons Project精致的管弦乐曲风编排手法，通过重新创作制造出了另一支欢快而又锐意的Mazzy Star——这一支支音乐火苗在空气中相继融合，又被熄灭于融合之中，作为更强大的整体出现。
这张专辑是一份深沉的祝福，它蕴涵了蒙特利尔乐队摆脱影响，创立独特吉他弹奏风格时期的勇气，但时间的历练赋予了这些乐曲更符合现代精神的实质，专辑听来仿佛一只充满激情，奋不顾身投入破浪与水交融的天鹅傲然于眼前。
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