For those of you who don't know, Sebastien Grainger was the singer and drummer of the now defunct Death from Above 1979. I got the chance to see him play at the Hillside Festival last year and it was quite a good show. I'd been following the work of both he and Jesse Keeler (The bassist) since the demise of the band. Jesse has since formed MSTRKRFT with one of their former producers, which has been putting out some interesting electronic music and hitting up clubs around the world. A while seemed to pass before I heard of any activity from Sebastien, until about two years ago when I heard that he was recording new music as 'Sebastien Grainger et les Montagnes'. Anyway...2 years later and we have an EP! It's out on 7" Vinyl and available from iTunes (DRM free too!, 256 kbit AAC files). While the iTunes option is decidedly less chic, it's cheaper, more portable and you get more songs than the vinyl (4 vs. 2). In any case, I think he's a great Canadian artist, worthy of support..so check it out:
http://www.sebastiengrainger.net/
I may of course get the record, just to have it, when I'm not so dirt poor as I am now. Also, one disappointment...the record is being sold as 'Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains', what's with this pandering to French illiteracy? Clearly 'et les Montagnes' is a cooler moniker.
http://www.sebastiengrainger.net/
I may of course get the record, just to have it, when I'm not so dirt poor as I am now. Also, one disappointment...the record is being sold as 'Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains', what's with this pandering to French illiteracy? Clearly 'et les Montagnes' is a cooler moniker.
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