LA JAMÉSIE OSTIE (LAUNCH)

La Jamésie ostie by Les Enfants du plomb is a musical creation by Geneviève et Matthieu. Recorded during the winter at Lake Fortune in Arntfield, from 2011 to 2014, this disc includes 10 musical works. Mixed at the Disques laurentiens studio by Martial Lenoir, Mingo l’Indien and Martin Leblanc, the album is part of the interdisciplinary project La Jamésie.

“La Jamésie is a work in which Geneviève et Matthieu imagine a new land where all artistically inclined but socially inept folk may live in peace and harmony. Through their exploration of allegories of the supernatural boreal landscape, with occasional references to science fictional predictions, the duo has produced a body of work containing various sculptural accessories that are animated by a poésie noire, athletic performances, cinematic sounds and music”     

– Stéphane St-Laurent

The project will be presented in an all-inclusive format (exhibition, CD and calepin launch and performance) at l’Œil de Poisson in Québec City, from November 7^th to December 7^th, 2014.

Until then, on the evening of November 3^rd, animals, outcasts, artists, poets, the tormented, the forgotten, the weak, those from la Carter, are invited to Galerie Clark for a special listening session of the album with live commentary by Mingo l’Indien and Matthieu. 

Since the late 1990s, Geneviève et Matthieu have created a shrill universe in which musical happenings and performative installation clash with abandon. Inspired by art and life, the duo has evolved within an artistic dead-end while continually attempting to push the boundaries of their medium. By learning new production techniques and gaining skills, they have lost a lot of time and friends along the way.

Mingo l’Indien emerged right out of the great ‘petrochimique’ school. He has pushed the envelope of sound through his unique approach and an anti-aesthetic process. Martial Lenoir was trained in the highest echelons of the electro-acoustic world. His mind is continually innovating. For him, anything can be created, but nothing really comes out of it. Martin Leblancwas born in the Abitibian Noranda region, but little else is known about him. 

La Jamésie ostie
Les Enfants du plomb
Music and lyrics: Geneviève et Matthieu
Recording: Geneviève et Matthieu
Mixing: Martial Lenoir, Mingo l’Indien, Martin Leblanc, assisted by Geneviève et Matthieu
Mastering: John Wilson