Artist: François Houle & Nick Fraser
Songs: [1st set, excerpt from 1st piece] + Sticks and Stones [composer: John Carter]
Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), September 30, 2018.
François Houle & Nick Fraser - [1st set, excerpt from 1st piece]
François Houle & Nick Fraser - Sticks and Stones
This wasn't the first chance I took in a set with an unfamiliar name based on Nick Fraser's presence — and is so often the case, it lead to a proper introduction to a visiting musician as well as a powerful spontaneous collaboration. François Houle was actually slightly familiar to me by reputation (he was in town not so long ago with Gord Grdina and plays with all the West Coast/Drip audio types) but it was really an inspiration to see him extending his clarinet's sounds through some creative pedal use, including some bent and warped loop action. Moving from tasty l'il dits and arpeggiations to frenzied blasts, there were plenty "excitatious" moments (to use Houle's phrase) through two sets.
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