Montreal Cultural Calendar

Come out this Sunday October 19 to Ego_trip 4-12 @parquette with local artist that are pushing the boundaries of experimental games

Games that will make you feel like you are wandering the desert, nostalgic poetry about connection, spaces between people, and make more than friends with rocks

Games lineup
Émile et moi by Philippe Grenon
Glitch Garden by Paloma Dawkins
Rare Union by Marie Leblanc Flanagan
That Rock Game by Ida Toft

Music by @gi____gi_____
Food by @lesoupersuper
Tarot by @yakuchaskareadings
Lighting by @crustybyduffy

Avec Raphall Mawen !


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Le 21 octobre, venez changer autour de lart de la Scnophonielors du prochain 5 SAT!

Avec son plus rcent projet derecherche-cration en Scnophonie, la SAT rinvente la spatialisation sonore pour crer des expriences immersives, penses pour linteraction collective et pourdes environnements architecturauxvaris.

Au programme:
Mot de bienvenue et courtes prsentations de notre quipe dinnovation, ainsi que des partenaires du projet Le Vivier et PHI.
Inauguration et visites exclusives de notre tout nouveau studio de son soyez parmi les premierres dcouvrir cet espace!

Nemanquez pas cette soire pour explorer, couter et changer avecartistes, chercheurses et partenaires qui faonnent lavenirdu son immersif!

Infos + RSVP: https://lnkd.in/ed9n8CU4

Plongez au cur du projet Scnophonie avec notre tout nouveau dossier:https://sat.qc.ca/fr/evenements/5-a-sat

Notre srie de 5 SAT est prsente avec le soutien de la Caisse de la Culture

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Posie-performance de Meryem Yildiz avec les nappes soniques de thisquietarmy (aka Eric Quach / guitare drone, improvise et lectroniques) dans le cadre de la sortiede son premier recueil de posie Backbone , qui vient de paratre sur Guernica Editions au moisde septembre 2025.

En premire partie : Cloud circuit, le duo de la pote Deanna Radford et de l'artiste sonore Jeremy Young.

Mardi21 octobre
P'tit Ours
5589 ave duParc
Portes : 19 h
Spectacle : 20h

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Meryem Yildiz x thisquietarmy: Backbone

Meryem Yildiz is a Montreal-based poet of Turkish andFrench Canadian descent. Winner of The Malahat Reviews Far Horizons Award for Poetry as well as the Quebec Writers Federation carte blanche Prize, her work explores identity, culture, and the psyche. Backbone is her first book.

Montreal-based artist Eric Quach, known as thisquietarmy, celebrates 20 years of crafting experimental electronic and free jazz-infused heavy drone guitar music. Over the years, he has released work on labels such as Consouling Sounds, Midira, Utech, Aurora Borealis, Shelter Press, and Denovali, and has collaborated with members of Voivod, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Amenra, and Nadja. He has performed over a thousand live concerts across 40 countries, including appearances at internationally renowned festivals such as Le Guess Who?, Biennale Nemo, Amplifest, Dunk! Festival, Mutek, FIMAV and Red Bull MusicAcademy.

On a side note, over the 25+ years they've known each other, Yildiz has lent her vocals on two thisquietarmy tracks. She alsocontributed her artwork photography on Quach's multiple musical projects' artwork such as Destroyalldreamers, Some Became Hollow Tubes & Mains de givre.

https://www.meryemyildiz.com/
https://thisquietarmy.com/

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Cloud Circuit:

Poetry-sound project Cloud Circuit draws inspiration from communication glitches and lost connections. PoetDeanna Radford channels her iterative text reams into deconstructedwords of mouth, while soundartist Jeremy Young employs sine waves in flux, 1/4" magnetic tape,and captured radio airs. In performance, Cloud Circuits approachis collaborative and improvisational, with their sound being composed, dissected, and refracted.

In 2020, Cloud Circuits debut EP, Bur sting brea k'r, was released by Archive Officielle, and they performed as part of Vicky Mettler and Zach Scholes Live in Concreteseries. In 2023, they issued a live recording of the experience on 10 lathe-cut vinyl and cassette.

In the spring of 2023, Cloud Circuit performed in Berlin and wereinvited Ambassadors of the Embassy of Utopia at the Tartu International Literary Festival Prima Vistain Estonia. In the fall of 2024, they completed a tour of Western Canada, featuring performances at send + receive: a festival of soundin Winnipeg and at Bug Incision with New Works Calgary.

https://cloudcircuit.ca/


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Poésie-performance de Meryem Yildiz avec les nappes soniques de thisquietarmy (aka Eric Quach / guitare drone, improvisée et électroniques) dans le cadre de la sortie de son premier recueil de poésie « Backbone », qui vient de paraître sur Guernica Editions au mois de septembre 2025.

En première partie : Cloud circuit, le duo de la poète Deanna Radford et de l'artiste sonore Jeremy Young.

Mardi 21 octobre
P'tit Ours
5589 ave du Parc
Portes : 19 h
Spectacle : 20 h

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Meryem Yildiz x thisquietarmy: Backbone

Meryem Yildiz is a Montreal-based poet of Turkish and French Canadian descent. Winner of The Malahat Review’s Far Horizons Award for Poetry as well as the Quebec Writers’ Federation carte blanche Prize, her work explores identity, culture, and the psyche. Backbone is her first book.

Montreal-based artist Eric Quach, known as thisquietarmy, celebrates 20 years of crafting experimental electronic and free jazz-infused heavy drone guitar music. Over the years, he has released work on labels such as Consouling Sounds, Midira, Utech, Aurora Borealis, Shelter Press, and Denovali, and has collaborated with members of Voivod, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Amenra, and Nadja. He has performed over a thousand live concerts across 40 countries, including appearances at internationally renowned festivals such as Le Guess Who?, Biennale Nemo, Amplifest, Dunk! Festival, Mutek, FIMAV and Red Bull Music Academy.

On a side note, over the 25+ years they've known each other, Yildiz has lent her vocals on two thisquietarmy tracks. She also contributed her artwork photography on Quach's multiple musical projects' artwork such as Destroyalldreamers, Some Became Hollow Tubes & Mains de givre.

https://www.meryemyildiz.com/
https://thisquietarmy.com/

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Cloud Circuit:

Poetry-sound project Cloud Circuit draws inspiration from communication glitches and lost connections. Poet Deanna Radford channels her iterative text reams into deconstructed “words of mouth,” while sound artist Jeremy Young employs sine waves in flux, 1/4" magnetic tape, and captured radio airs. In performance, Cloud Circuit’s approach is collaborative and improvisational, with their sound being composed, dissected, and refracted.

In 2020, Cloud Circuit’s debut EP, Bur sting brea k'r, was released by Archive Officielle, and they performed as part of Vicky Mettler and Zach Scholes’ Live in Concrete series. In 2023, they issued a live recording of the experience on 10” lathe-cut vinyl and cassette.

In the spring of 2023, Cloud Circuit performed in Berlin and were invited Ambassadors of the Embassy of Utopia at the Tartu International Literary Festival Prima Vista in Estonia. In the fall of 2024, they completed a tour of Western Canada, featuring performances at send + receive: a festival of sound in Winnipeg and at Bug Incision with New Works Calgary.

https://cloudcircuit.ca/