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January 13. 2011
News read by Erica Fisher and produced by Melissa Mulligan.
Stories written by Erica Fisher, Alina Gotcherian and AJ Cordeiro.
January 12, 2011
Read by Sarah Deshaies
Produced by Nikita Smith
Stories by Erica Fisher, Michael Moore, Sofia Gay
January 11 2011
News read by AJ Cordeiro and produced by Erica Fisher.
Stories written by Dominique Daoust, Erica Fisher, Sofia Gay and Aisha Samu.
January 10th 2011
Read and produced Gareth Sloan
Stories by Erica Fisher, Corentine Rivoire, and Chris Hanna
The Consortium’s Electroyale Dynasty Comes to a Close this Thursday
The Consortium will breathe its last hour of radio from 10-11 pm on Thursday, January 13, 2011. The Electronica/RPM show originally aired on CJLO 1690AM’s airwaves on St. Patrick’s Day, 2009 and was comprised of hosts DJ Ernest Lakelandèr and of DJ Beauregard von Teesdale. From its early days, The Consortium prided itself on playing new content and promoting obscure and hybrid genres, such as: electroswing, turbofolk, psychedelic electric, and much more. Artists including Parov Stelar, Gonjasufi, High Contrast, Crystal Castles, Shantel, among many others, found frequent air time on the show, which described its objective as “serenading beautiful Montreal with stellar stylings.”
Beauregard and Ernest were always about pleasing the RPM fans with not just music but witty banter, absurd and deadpan humour and lots of musical album information. The hosts’ awareness of their audience had a huge impact on the show’s format and running gags. Both Lakelandèr and von Teesdale, for instance, consistently referred to their listenership as “Beautiful Montreal,” and as such, dedicated every episode to their fans in the form of street “shout outs.” Basically, this consisted of salutes to street corners that were symbolically significant to the hosts in the city of Montreal. In many ways, The Consortium was a celebration of Montreal, its culture, traditions, and ways, as experienced through myriad forms of electro music.
The Consortium also held a bit of an ironman hot streak at one point by running 90 weeks without interruption. That’s right, 90 weeks without missing a beat. Yet perhaps the early departure and out-of-town move of Ernest Lakelandèr in October, 2010, for career related reasons, signalled the show’s eventual coming to a halt.
From October, 2010, to January, 2011, The Consortium’s responsibilities rested on the shoulders of Beauregard von Teesdale who continued to provide listeners with the latest RPM-materials. The Consortium then aired two reunion episodes in late 2010, which featured Ernest and Beauregard together on the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Both were extremely festive episodes. Yet due to another out-of-town career related move, this time on the part of Beauregard von Teesdale, the show is no longer feasible and therefore will come to an end.
Both Ernest Lakelandèr and Beauregard von Teesdale would like to thank the CJLO community for making their experience at the station so wonderful. Special thanks go to: Adrian Warner, RPM Director, for connecting the show to new materials from RPM labels that The Consortium had been unfamiliar with. Brian Joseph, Program Director, for helping get the show on the air and being there from day one. And finally, Katie Seline, Station Manager, who brought in a new culture to the station, which has made The Consortium proud to be a part of the 1690AM family’s recent success both in Montreal and throughout the college radio scene.
Last, but never least, the show would like to thank Beautiful Montreal and Beautiful World “for permitting The Consortium’s tympanic indulgences”—as the notable, closing catch phrase goes. You have made our achievements worth every ounce of energy and for this reason our show was able to thrive from its beginnings. Please continue to listen to our podcast at http://theconsortium.podomatic.com where we will select an assortment of past episodes for you to re-sample and don’t forget to tune in to CJLO, always! The Consortium’s last episode, number 96, will air this week, Thursday at 10pm only on 1690am or CJLO.com.
Video Game Review - Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is one of the most terrifying games I’ve ever played. Amnesia’s a well put together puzzle adventure game designed solely for making your heart race.
As the player, your character is Daniel, a young man from London who awakes in the castle remembering nothing but his name. He finds a letter from himself warning that he is being chased by a “living nightmare,” and that he must kill Alexander, the baron of the castle.
Audio and visuals are subtle yet distorted to give you a sense of dread. During game play, it is a while before you even see your first monster, but before that you’ll be looking over your shoulder every second.
What compounds this fear is the lack of weaponry. If you encounter an enemy, your only options are to run or to hide. Hiding is made harder by the fact that Daniel is afraid of dark, and will slowly lose his sanity the longer the player hides in the shadows. This causes the player to have to decide between being safe and being sane.
Unlike most games, actions are not conducted by simple mouse clicks. Holding the mouse causes Daniel to grasp an object, such as a door, and mouse strokes are required to actually open the door. This feels surprisingly realistic; and coupled with the first person perspective the player is truly drawn into this freighting experience.
Amnesia is not for the weak of heart or for those with incredibly wild or vivid imaginations. However if you think you’re brave enough to try it, the game is only a meagre 20$.
Igloofest Ticket Giveaway
CJLO will be giving away 2 pairs of tickets. To get in on the action, send an e-mail to promo@cjlo.com to be entered into the draw. Contest ends January 12th, so act fast.
CJLO is proud to be involved with coldest electronic music festival on the planet as Igloofest on the Quays returns for three explosive weekends to kick start 2011! On January 13th to the 15th – 20th to the 22nd – 27th to the 29th , dance to the hottest sets from some of the biggest names in the electronic music scene: Stanton Warriors, Round Table Knights, Guillaume & the Coutu-Dumonts, Isolee, Ikonka and many more!
For more details about the 5th edition of Igloofest, visit www.igloofest.ca
CJLO Music Pub Quiz at Le Bull Pub
Step 1: form a team with your friends and come down the Le Bull Pub Tuesday at 8:30 pm ... Answer questions about music. If you answer more right than any other team in that round you win a pitcher of beer.
Step 2: Lather, rinse, repeat Step 1 two more times ... kind of like shampoo instructions, hey you know what they say about cleanliness being next to Godliness, right? Speaking of Godliness, do you know who got in trouble in 1966 for stating that his band was, "more popular than Jesus"? See how easy it is! (apologies for the awkwardness of that force segue)
Cheap food and drinks, prizes to be won, and you can meet the faces behind the CJLO voices! So come on down and you can be the next contestant at the CJLO Music Trivia Pub Night!
Find the Facebook event here!
Mix By Montreal Resident d'Eon on Haze World
The second hour of Monday's Haze World will feature a mix by Montreal resident d'Eon. His music is difficult to describe, so maybe it's better to cop out and list some of its clearest influences: chanted devotionals, ebm, uk hardcore and jungle, 80s & 90s us r&b and funk, starry-eyed synthesizer jam-outs. It's tinny and plastic but in the best possible way, allowing something deeply personal to seep through the cracks in that saccharine polish.
I've read critics try to pinpoint what emotion his tracks are going for, but that's missing the point - their personality comes from them being a lot of things at once. Triumph and defeat, personal and political are disorientingly layered, the results like being trapped in a giant, constantly turning kaleidoscope. He released his debut lp palinopsia on hippos in tanks last year, as well as a track on no pain in pop's bedroom club compilation. Also he recently had the honor of getting his video censored by pitchfork's supposedly transgressive side-blog. I'm thrilled to report that his mix is a perfect complement to all of this.
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