biographical info
“..pushes the edge - hard.” - Victoria Times Colonist
“LaConnor keeps listeners from being lulled into inattention by bold shifts in mood, tempo, intensity and sound ambiance...” - Exclaim!
François Houle (clarinets, laptop) and Jesse Zubot (violin, electronics) have been performing
together on the west coast for several years. Strong from their respective projects (Au Coeur
du Litige, François Houle 5, Zubot & Dawson, Great Uncles of the Revolution) the two have
joined forces with Toronto percussionist/turntablist extraordinare Jean Martin (Barnyard
Drama) to form ‘LaConnor’. This album includes highly engaging and intricate works that
incorporate electro-acoustics, improvisations, folk-inspired chamber-like melodies, samples
and humourous dialogue. The result is a fascinating web of intriguing, relentless textural
soundscapes, that stay clear of the usual pitfalls of musique actuelle.
lineup
Jean Martin Drums & Turntables
François Houle Clarinet & Laptop
Jesse Zubot Violin & Electronics
influences
Autechre
Evan Parker
Fennesz
Jim O'Rourke
Susumu Yokota