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To encapsulate the career of Montreal-based exploratory harpist Sarah Pagé, one would have to draw long, constellation-like shapes across genres, borders and histories. Her latest album, Voda, is a dynamic journey that drifts the listener through tangled knots and flowing eddies. Comprising nine long-form movements, it gathers, grows and throws off tensions, revealing murky depths and phenomenal tenderness. Where her last album, Dose Curves, was rooted firmly in the harp, Voda’s scope is much wider: instruments populating the pieces include bass, cello, violin, koto, electronics, oak branches, water bowls and waterphone.

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Nick Schofield is a Gatineau-based musician, producer and self-proclaimed ambassador of ambient music. Nick’s new album Ambient Ensemble features distant piano, vintage synths and faded orchestral arrangements resounding in spacious natural reverb. Where his previous two albums (Water Sine, Glass Gallery) were entirely solo endeavours and synth-focused, Ambient Ensemble marks a shift towards acoustic instrumentation with accompanists.

In concert, Nick is developing a new performance that merges his love of ambient music with the energy of emotional dance music.

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Charbonneau/Amato is a modular synth, a Farfisa, drum machines and a couple mono synths. It's the project of Mathieu Charbonneau (Avec pas d'casque, Organ Mood, Ferriswheel) and Pietro Amato (The Luyas, Bell Orchestre). The Montreal duo has released two records, Synth Works Vol.1 & 2, and recently worked on scoring a documentary on Burning Man Festival.

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Photo: Chloé Charbonnier