http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/documentaries/montreal548p01.shtml

Forget London, Manchester, New York and LA. In 2005 the hottest city on the musical map isn't in the UK or the USA, but a French Canadian city undergoing a huge cultural renaissance.

Like Seattle 15 years ago, Montreal has become a hotbed of musical talent, whether it's guitar rock in the form of The Dears and Wolf Parade, or its long line of dance music heritage from Tiga through to Kayne West's DJ A-Trak.

Spearheading the city's renaissance are The Arcade Fire, who's debut album Funeral has become one of the most talked about records of 2005, and looks set to beat Coldplay and Gorillaz to the top of every end of year poll.

But what it is about Montreal which makes it so buzzing? How has a place on the edge of musical and geographical mainstream produced some of the most talked about records of 2005? And, most importantly, why should a Lamacq Live listener want to go there?

Cool shit...but we've known this for a while now. The New York Times or the Post(i'm not sure which) had an article about 4 months ago saying that Montreal was to become the Seattle of the mid 00's!!!

Good news though!

Whatever Pitchfork says is the new "IT" band or town, is what everybody listens to. Until the next one comes along of course...it's like the lemming approach.

Montreal always was a town with good grassroots music....ya don't need some mainstream hipster legitamizer to tell you that.






KGB

I love the Montreal Music scene. And i can tell you why the music scene has taken off there. Its all the live music clubs and cafes. You walk around in Montreal you can hear any music you want, and this healthy mixture of local bussiness and music is what has spured on this amazing scene. Go Montreal! :)

I don't know why Lamacq take is poutine but il looks a bit disgusting.. chips gravy and mayo!

Good to see Montreal being written up so well.

I don't know why Lamacq take is poutine but il looks a bit disgusting.. chips gravy and mayo!

The way he pronounced "poutine" is hilarious. Sounded closer to puta than anything else, Brits oh well ;)

Montreal always was a town with good grassroots music....ya don't need some mainstream hipster legitamizer to tell you that.


I was just suprised that BBC caught up with it. It is one thing to have New Yorkers writting about, another to have it featured overseas.

Off to Montreal to being filming a documentary on dance music in America. This is a sQuare production, in association with Philip Sherburne [http://www.philipsherburne.com]

We will be filming in and around Montreal in deference to the fabulous Mutek organization. [http://www.mutek.ca] happens every year in June and is one of the (if not THE) premiere showcase of cutting-edge electronic sounds. We’re especially psyched to see Monolake, Sense Club and Melchior Productions.

In the voice of the Director:

"One thing to know: we plan on to show the influential people in this underground scene as they make it happen. This isn't a film about history - it is about right now - and it isn't a survey of every person who contributed to electronic music's past."

The idea here is this is a living, breathing documentary, designed to bring the viewer into the world of electronic music. Not to teach them about it as much as welcome them in. It's a narrative, it's meta, it's a pleasure to watch.

In our research, we've watched all the electronic music documentaries, and, well, they can be pretty brutal. Tilted camera angles, too-dark shots, too many effects and a kind of hitting-you-over-the-head, you-should-like-this mentality that is off-putting right from the get go. Not the case with SiC. This is new and fresh.

The teaser below, along with cuts in progress was scripted and reworked many times by Director-Producer Amy Grill.

Plus, we now have a trailer editor that is helping us remix our teaser, a fellow named Nate DeYoung out of New York City (currently with Kinetic), who also writes for the fabulous Stylus Magazine.

We also have a Producer -- a real clever guy named Jason Redmond is putting us up on our feet. Jason is the executive director of the Boston Independent Film Festival, the most successful film festival in Boston. He knows what works and has given valuable insight and support so far.


pre-trailer of the movie:
http://squar3.com/site/traxx/songs/hits/cuts/trailer_supershortLg_Prog001.mov