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Zola Jesus + Xanopticon @ Il Motore
Without a doubt, this was one of the most diacritical evenings at Il Motore I have ever experienced. Up first was breakcore's lovechild, Xanopticon, performing an ecstatic collage of jungle rhythms, hazy samples and blissful delay effects. Using only his laptop, a small sampler and a mixer, he was able to pull in quite the audience, and by audience I mean goths. My two favourites were able to consistently vogue to Xanopticon's half hour performance. It brought me back to grade nine in a way I thought music and dance never, ever could achieve. Even though I had to dodge a few flailing arms and clompity-clomp combat boots, I quite enjoyed Xanny's seamless metamorphosing sound. I found his production similar to Venetian Snares and Machinochrist.
The audience got even thicker when Zola Jesus began to play. I was looking forward to this show, mainly because of how I inevitably blush whenever I hear Nika Danilova's voice. I couldn't believe the clarity of the performance, which was all thanks to their unbeatable sound engineer who made Il Motore's stinky soundgear smell like roses. I'm not being frivolous when I say that never, ever in my life have I heard drums sound so good; the toms cut through like a knife through butter and you could feel the bass kick shaking your bones.
It was a hell of a set, cute little Nika (standing 5 feet tall) even jumped off the stage to sing indie-opera while busting some strange voodoo thrash dance moves all over the crowd.
The musicianship was as impressive as the sound control. Two, sometimes three synthesizers would play so delicately and in the next moment they would ascend into a bold, dark chasm of echoes and harmonies. One member played electric drum pads that complimented the percussion of the organic drums, never missing a cue. They all had such fantastic stage presence, which gave their music a nice polished emotion that they were able to evoke so naturally. This was one of the best shows I have seen all year, so I give you praise Zola Jesus.
-Michael Cota
30 more MPs for parliament
The Conservatives tabled legislation to add thirty more seats to parliament.
The Fair Representation Act was tabled in response Canada’s fastest growing provinces. The lion’s share of new seats would go to Ontario which has experienced the largest population growth. Following is Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec.
The Canadian Taxpayers' Federation expects the bid to cost Canadians an extra $18 million a year. Opposition parties feel they’ve been locked out of the process completely.
UN troops set to vacate Libya
The United Nations Security Council has decided to take international military forces out of Libya.
They agreed that Monday October 31 will be the day the forces will leave the country.
The council sent armed forces to Libya in March to protect the protesters from Muammar Gadaffi`s violent rampage against them.
Many feel that the UN forces mission in Libya was successful because Gaddafi was overthrown as leader and then killed.
Until Monday there will be nothing left for the UN forces to do except inspect bunkers around the country.
October 27, 2011
Read by: Sofia Gay
Stories by: Joel Balsam, Shaun Malley, Brandon Judd and Dominique Daoust.
Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Quebec battles Ottawa over Long Gun Registry
Quebec digs in to fight Ottawa over the scrapping of the long gun registry.
Quebec called the decision to destroy the registry information a 2-billion dollar, ideologically blind bonfire.
The province refused to destroy its own data on the long gun owners.
Ottawa claims the data is federal territory. But Quebec wants to keep it so they can create their own provincial registry
Quebec was one of the registry’s strongest supporters since before its birth. It lambasted Harper for planning to destroy information that cost so much to collect and maintain.
This decision brought ire from federal MPs, as well. The NDP’s Jack Harris said the decision was extremely disturbing. He said police find the registry crucial in protecting civilians.
The Conservatives pledged to eliminate the registry during the last election. But they did not mention destroying the information that informed it.
Council rejects academic plan as it stands, pushes by-election back a week
The Concordia Student Union Council meeting got a little hectic last night. Councillors and invited guests battled back and forth for over five hours until past midnight.
Issues of main contention were the proposed academic plan and the legitimacy of the Chief Electoral Officer.
Invited to defend the academic plan was Concordia’s Provost David Graham. He said that despite its imperfections the plan is crucial if Concordia wants to become an elite university. But council unanimously slashed it. Stating that there was not enough student consultation.
Also invited to speak at the meeting was CEO Bram Goldstein. He was surprised to find out that his appointment is under dispute due to council alledging that the former CEO has not officially stepped down. Council decided to push the upcoming By-elections a week later to November 29th to 31st to sort out the situation.
Council also voted in favour of allowing CUTV to propose a fee levy increase on the by-election ballot.
Unilingual causes a stir
The appointment of a unilingual Anglophone to the role of Canada’s Auditor General has been condemned by the Quebec National Assembly. Every MNA in the house supported the motion on Wednesday.
Michael Ferguson was named to replace federal Auditor General Sheila Fraser. The former Auditor General of New Brunswick was appointed due to Fraser’s retirement.
ADQ MNA Francois Bonnardel deposed the motion which was supported by all other parties.
Ferguson’s nomination must be approved in a parliamentary chamber resolution and by the senate.
Wanna Learn How To Produce?
Ever hear a pre-recorded radio piece and wonder how its done?
CJLO is pleased to be offering a series of workshops starting in the first week of November. They will happen once a week with a facilitator from CJLO's production team.
Workshops will include:
Intro to Recording:
In this workshop, we'll cover the first principles of studio recording and how to make a recording in Pro Tools. Learn how to approach the studio and general audio recording.
First workshop on November 7th at 6:00pm at CJLO
Intermediate Studio Recording: How To Mic Drums:
For those with some experience with home or studio recording, come learn fundamental techniques for recording drums. From microphone selection and placement and basic mixing techniques to how to deal with drummers, learn how to get a good drum sound.
First workshop on November 14th at 6:00pm at CJLO
Art vs. Science will be live on Grade A Explosives!
Is your Thursday afternoon in need of a serious injection of dance and general awesomeness? Then tune in this Thursday, October 27th to Grade A Explosives from 4-6PM for a very special episode featuring some fine Australian gents from the band Art Vs. Science. They'll be playing LIVE in studio and doing an interview, and in general causing involuntary foot motions. So tune in and get your weekend started early!
October 24th 2011
Produced By Melissa Mulligan
Read By Melissa Mulligan
Stories by Audrey Folliet, Esther Viragh and Gregory Wilson
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