Francois 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, Francois 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. The members of ‘LaConnor’ have performed with jazz/improv greats such as Evan Parker, Dave Douglas, Nels Cline, Marilyn Crispell, Joelle Leandre, Eugene Chadbourne, John Oswald, Henry Kaiser, Dylan van der Schyff, Peggy Lee, Benoit Delbecq, Torsten Muller Gerry Hemingway, Water Prati and many others. Press: “...one of the more distinctive ensembles to emerge in Canada this decade.” - Point Of Departure “...brims over with creative music making, intriguing production values, and an adventurous zeitgeist.” - Exclaim! “...a collection of sonic landscapes that range from the sweet to the sinister.” - The Georgia Straight User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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