émission du 21 février 2008

L'édition qu'on écoute pour apprendre : 1) la valeur souvent sous-estimée du math rock (quoique les petites doses restent recommandées) ; 2) l'importance du silence en musique - voir le fameux negative space ; 3) le lien inébranlable unissant Glasgow aux racines du twee pop.

THE RAVEONETTES - With My Eyes Closed (Lust Lust Lust / Vice, 2007)

ZYKOS - What You Know (EP Keep It Light / Indépendant, 2007)
BORN RUFFIANS - Barnacle Goose (Red, Yellow & Blue / Warp, 2008)
THE WORLD PROVIDER, avec FEIST - Valentine (EP Lost Illusions / Ta-Da, 2006)

THE WINKS - Guitar Swing (Birthday Party / Ache, 2006)
THE MOST SERENE REPUBLIC - Why So Looking Back (Population / Arts & Crafts, 2007)
PARLOVR - Sever My Ties (Compilation Under The Snow, volume 3 / Where Are My, 2008)

SUNSET RUBDOWN - Stallion (Random Spirit Lover / Jagjaguwar, 2007)
THE KILLS - I Call It Art (La Chanson De Slogan) (Compilation Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited / Barclay, Verve, 2006)

LEONARD COHEN - Waiting For The Miracle (The Future / Columbia, 1992)

SIBYLLE BAIER - Tonight (Colour Green / Orange Twin, 2006)
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT - Bloody Mother F***ing A**hole (Martha Wainwright / Maple Music, Drowned In Sound, Zoë, 2005)
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE - Lover's Spit (Bee Hives / Arts & Crafts, 2004)

BELOW THE SEA - Polaroids (Blame It On The Past / Where Are My, 2005)
BATTLES - Tonto (Mirrored / Warp, 2007)
MAPS AND ATLASES - Songs For Ghosts To Haunt To (Tree, Swallows, Houses / Sargent House, 2007)

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - The Purple Bottle (Feels / FatCat, 2005)
ELFIN SADDLE - She Mountain (Gigantic Mother / Wounded Child / Kill Devil Hills, 2008)
THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN - Swimming Pools (We Brave Bee Stings And All / Kill Rock Stars, 2008)

THE PASTELS - Everybody Is A Star (The Last Great Wilderness / Geographic, 2003)
THE WEDDING PRESENT - Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft (George Best / Reception, 1987)
THE VASELINES - Son Of A Gun (EP Son Of A Gun / 53rd & 3rd, 1987)

THE BIG SLEEP - So Long (Sleep Forever / Frenchkiss, 2008)

émission du 14 février 2008

Contre toute attente, Haute Fidélité ne sera pas tout «ballades» pour la Saint-Valentin. Plutôt, la fête de l'amour rime avec guitares lourdes en ce mercredi minuit, à CISM. Au menu, dance-punk et shoegaze dans le tapis !

UNKLE, avec THOM YORKE - Rabbit In Your Headlights (Psyence Fiction / Mo Wax, London, 1998)

NADA SURF - Blizzard Of '77 (Let Go / Barsuk, 2002)
BRITISH SEA POWER - No Lucifer (Do You Like Rock Music? / Rough Trade, 2008)
THE DEARS - We Can Have It (No Cities Left / Maple Music, spinART, 2004)

ISOLATION YEARS - Family Tree (EP Talkin' Backward / Stickman, 2002)
MELPO MENE - Hello Benjamin (Holes / Imperial, 2004)
THE RADIO DEPT. - Where Damage Isn't Already Done (Lesser Matters / Labrador, 2003)

TIMES NEW VIKING - (My Head) (Rip It Off / Matador, 2008)
TEST ICICLES - Circle. Square. Triangle (For Screening Purpose Only / Domino, 2005)

LIARS - Hold Hands And It Will Happen Anyway (They Were Wrong, So We Drowned / Mute, 2004)
YEAH YEAH YEAHS - Maps (Fever To Tell / Interscope, 2003)

LAVENDER DIAMOND - Here Comes One (Imagine Our Love / Matador, 2007)
THE HYLOZOISTS - La Fin Du Monde (La Fin Du Monde / Boompa, 2006)

BLONDE REDHEAD - Loved Despite Of Great Faults (Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons / Touch & Go, 2000)
MY BLOODY VALENTINE - Sometimes (Loveless / Creation, Sire, 1991)

AARKTICA - Bleeding Light (Bleeding Light / Darla, 2005)
BEAT HAPPENING - Sea Hunt (Music To Climb The Apple Tree By / K, 2003)

MOJAVE 3 - Sarah (Ask Me Tomorrow / 4AD, 1995)
SLOWDIVE - When The Sun Hits (Souvlaki / Creation, 1993)

GODSPEED YOU BLACK EMPEROR! - The Dead Flag Blues (F#A#∞ / Constellation, 1997)

JOY DIVISION - Love Will Tear Us Apart (The Complete BBC Recordings / Strange Fruit, 2000)

émission du 7 février 2008

Le printemps arrive, et ce même s'il neigeait sur Montréal il y a de cela à peine quelques heures... La preuve ? Les sorties de (bons) disques, qui abondent en ce début février. Sorties d'albums riment avec renouveau climatique, c'est bien connu. Et comme on cherche à être à l'affût... Voici l'émission des nouveautés !

DEVASTATIONS - The Pest (Yes, U / Beggars Banquet, 2007)

KRIEF - We're All Whores (EP Take It Or Leave / Sunny Lane, 2007)
THE LOW LOWS - Sparrows (Shining Violence / Misra, 2008)
THE MAGNETIC FIELDS - I'll Dream Alone (Distortion / Nonesuch, 2008)

FUTURE BIBLE HEROES - Smash The Beauty Machine (Eternal Youth / Instinct, 2002)
THE 6THS > MIHO HATORI, avec CIBO MATTO - Lindy-Lou (Hyacinths And Thistles / Merge, 2000)

ASOBI SEKSU - Pink Clouds Tracing Paper (Citrus / Friendly Fire, 2006)
MICE PARADE - Nights Wave (Bem-Vinda Vontade / FatCat, 2005)

THE BOOKS - Smells Like Content (Lost And Safe / Tomlab, 2005)
XY LOVER - Expand Your Instants Into Oblivion (Démo / Indépendant, 2007)

BLACK MOUNTAIN - Angels (In The Future / Jagjaguwar, 2008)
SAY HI - Oboes Bleat And Triangles Tink (The Wishes And The Glitch / Euphobia, Rebel Group, 2008)
THE ORANGES BAND - Drug City (The World & Everything In It / Lookout, 2005)

ENVELOPES - Party (Here Comes The Wind / Brille, 2008)
VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Campus (Vampire Weekend / XL, 2008)
THE TEENAGERS - Homecoming (Reality Check / XL, 2008)

DD/MM/YYYY - Sun Moon (Are They Masks? / We Are Busy Bodies, 2007)
PINE TARTS - Aurora Borealis / Lit A Path (EP Pine Tarts / Indépendant, 2007)

SCARY MANSION - Sorry We Took All Yr Money (Every Joke Is Half The Truth / Zum, 2008)
KARATE - Airport (Some Boots / Southern, 2002)

THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION - Tangled (The Spell / Touch & Go, 2006)
TINDERSTICKS - Trouble Every Day (Bande Originale du Film Trouble Every Day / Beggars Banquet, 2002)

MONADE - Lost Language (Monstre Cosmic / Too Pure, 2008)
MODEST MOUSE - 3rd Planet (The Moon & Antarctica / Matador, 2000)

émission du 31 janvier 2008

Je regrette d'avoir à vous présenter pour l'émission de ce soir une rediffusion de l'émission de la semaine dernière, datée du 24 janvier 2008 (malheureusement).

La bonne nouvelle, c'est que de la bonne musique, ça se réécoute toujours mieux que de la mauvaise (heureusement).

Haute Fidélité sera à nouveau au rendez-vous la semaine prochaine pour vous emplir les oreilles de bruits stimulants. D'ici là, amusez-vous.

émission du 24 janvier 2008

Troisième épisode de Haute Fidélité. Ou l'art de passer du coq à l'âne. Emo-punk old school. Pop minimaliste. Indie rock borderline musique classique. C'est comme ça. Et c'est comme ça qu'on aime ça.

SAMIAM - Sunshine (Astray / Hopeless, Burning Heart, 2000)

CONSTANTINES - On To You (Shine A Light / Sub Pop, 2003)
MAGIC WEAPON - Capital Of Colour (Compilation Pop Montréal 2007 / RSB, 2007)

THE SADIES - The First Inquisition Pt. IV (New Seasons / Yep Roc, 2007)
JASON COLLETT - Papercut Hearts (Here's To Being Here / Arts & Crafts, 2008)

ORILLIA OPRY - Shadow Shadow (Lighthouse For Stragglers' Eyes / Ships At Night, 2007)
OLA PODRIDA - Cindy (Ola Podrida / Plug Research, 2007)
SONIC YOUTH - I'm Not There (Bande Originale du Film I'm Not There / Columbia, 2007)

RED HOUSE PAINTERS - Katy Song (Red House Painters [I], aka Rollercoaster / 4AD, 1993)
APILLOW - Plotless (Compilation Je T'aime / Where Are My, 2006)

(SWEDISH) DEATH POLKA - Cold Blood, White Beds, Shiny Crowns (Överbrygga / P572, 2007)
VALET - Fire (Compilation The Second Marriage Records Compilation / Marriage, 2006)

BELL ORCHESTRE - Throw It On A Fire (Recording A Tape The Colour Of The Light / Rough Trade, 2005)
YACHT - So Post All 'Em (I Believe In You, Your Magic Is Real / Marriage, 2007)
ROGUE WAVE - Are You On My Side (Descended Like Vultures / Sub Pop, 2005)

CUT COPY - So Haunted (In Ghost Colours / Modular, 2008)
THINK ABOUT LIFE, avec SUBTITLE - What The Future Might Be (Think About Life / Alien8, 2006)

MARK ROBINSON - We Don't Need No Fascist Groove Thang (Compilation Je T'aime / Where Are My, 2006)
AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - Another Morning (Love Songs For Patriots / Merge, 2004)

BASIA BULAT - The Pilgriming Vine (Oh, My Darling / Hardwood, Rough Trade, 2007)
CAT POWER - Ramblin' (Wo)Man (Jukebox / Matador, 2008)
BROADCAST - The Book Lovers (Work And Non Work / Warp, 1997)

SIGUR ROS - Sorglépur (Takk... / EMI, 2005)

émission du 17 janvier 2008

Lo-fi, lo-fi, lo-fi. Un peu de folk (anti-folk (ou peut-être anti-anti-folk ; nous sommes postmodernes, après tout...)) aussi. Et un retour dans les années 60. En chansons, ça se traduit comme ceci...

FROG EYES - Caravan Breakers, They Pray On The Weak And The Old (Tears Of The Valedictorian / Absolutely Kosher, 2007)

EDITORS - Bullets (The Back Room / Kitchenware, Fader Label, 2005)
MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS - Into The Galaxy (Dystopia / Siberia, Astralwerks, 2007)

YEASAYER - Sunrise (All Hour Cymbals / We Are Free, 2007)
TV ON THE RADIO - Young Liars (EP Young Liars / Touch & Go, 2003)

MORRISSEY - The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils (Southpaw Grammar / Reprise, 1995)

PIXIES - Wave Of Mutilation (Doolittle / 4AD, 1989)
SEBADOH - Temptation Tide (Bakesale / Sub Pop, 1994)
SUPERCHUNK - Pink Clouds (Come Pick Me Up / Merge, 1999)

DANIEL JOHNSTON - Devil Town (Welcome To My World... The Music Of Daniel Johnston / High Wire Music, 2006)
LOU BARLOW - Caterpillar Girl (Emoh / Merge, 2005)
SHAPES AND SIZES - Head Movin' (Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner / Asthmatic Kitty, 2007)

PLANTS AND ANIMALS - Lola Who? (EP With/Avec / Secret City, 2007)
GRIZZLY BEAR - Colorado (Yellow House / Warp, 2006)
THE LUYAS - Dumb Blood (Faker Death / Indépendant, Pome, 2007)

AU REVOIR SIMONE - Fallen Snow (The Bird Of Music / Moshi Moshi, 2007)
JOANNA NEWSOM - Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie (EP Joanna Newsom And The Ys Street Band / Drag City, 2007)

MGMT - The Youth (Oracular Spectacular / Columbia, 2008)
OKAY - Loveless (Low Road/High Road / Absolutely Kosher, 2005)
THE SHINS - Caring Is Creepy (Oh, Inverted World / Sub Pop, 2001)

ADAM GREEN - Bluebirds (Friends Of Mine / Rough Trade, 2003)
THE MOLDY PEACHES - Who's Got The Crack? (The Moldy Peaches / Rough Trade, 2001)
KIMYA DAWSON - Tire Swing (Remember That I Love You / K, 2006)

THE KINKS - A Well Respected Man (Kinkdom / Rhino, Reprise, 1965)
JONATHAN RITCHMAN - Stop Your Sobbing (This Is Where I Belong: The Songs Of Ray Davies And The Kinks / Rykodisc, 2002)

émission du 10 janvier 2008

Première émission de Haute Fidélité. C'est l'édition des groupes qui ne sont plus. Dans l'ordre, voici ce que vous y avez entendu :

WIRE - Our Time (EP Read & Burn 03 / Pink Flag, 2007)

MOCK ORANGE - Nothing To Write (The Record Play / Lobster, 2000)
THE WEAKERTHANS - The Last Last One (Fallow / Sub City, 1999)
KISS ME DEADLY - Lovango (Travel Light / Blue Skies Turn Black, 2002)

RAINER MARIA - Artificial Light (A Better Version Of Me / Polyvinyl, 2001)
ONE CANDLE POWER - When I Was Dead (EP Do You Think That Sparks Will Fly? / Indépendant, 2001)
JULIE DOIRON - No More (Woke Myself Up / Endearing, Jagjaguwar, 2007)

GRANDADDY - He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's The Pilot (The Sophtware Slump / V2, 2000)

Q AND NOT U - Collect The Diamonds (Power / Dischord, 2004)
PANDA BEAR - Ponytail (Person Pitch / Paw Tracks, 2007)
XIU XIU- I Do What I Want, When I Want (Women As Lovers / Kill Rock Stars, 2008)

THE SEA AND CAKE - All The Photos (Oui / Thrill Jockey, 2000)
YO LA TENGO - Autumn Sweater (I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One / Matador, 1997)

THE SECRET STARS - Wait (Simple Wait / Simple Machines, 1995)
GUIDED BY VOICES - Learning To Hunt (Mag Earwhig! / Matador, 1997)

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY - Snow And Lights (How Strange, Innocence / Sad Loud America, Temporary Residence, 2000)

DEEP SLEEPOVER - True Blue (Voyage To The Other World / A Tale Of A Liar / Indépendant, 2007)
ELLIOTT SMITH - Everything Reminds Me Of Her (Figure 8 / Dreamworks, 2000)
SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL / SHE IS SO BLONDE - Days (She Is So Beautiful / She Is So Blonde / Science Of Sound, 2007)

YESTERDAY'S RING - San Cristobal De Las Casas (EP Back From El Rancho / Dare To Care, 2006)
MALCOLM BAULD - Flying Blind (EP Malcolm Bauld / Indépendant, 2005)

MOGWAI - Take Me Somewhere Nice (Rock Action / Matador, 2001)
PEOPLE FOR AUDIO - Black Memory White Whale (The New Ancients / Storyboard, 2006)

LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION - No Surprise (Original Demo) (EP Midnight Surprise / Domino, 2007)
BEIRUT - A Sunday Smile (The Flying Club Cup / Ba Da Bing!, 4AD, 2007)