Name: Last Ex
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2014-10-13

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Constellation

Distributed by <a href="http://scdistribution.com">SC Distribution</a>, Constellation has established itself as a reputable force within the music industry. The label's commitment to quality and artistic expression shines through in every release. Whether you're a fan of experimental sounds or simply appreciate boundary-pushing music, Constellation offers an unparalleled listening experience.

Discover the captivating world of Constellation today and immerse yourself in the extraordinary talent that this Canadian label has to offer.

Last Ex is a Canadian experimental music group formed in 2012. The band consists of members Simon Trottier, Olivier Fairfield, and Jean-Sebastien Truchy. Their unique sound combines elements of post-rock, ambient, and electronic music to create atmospheric and immersive compositions. Last Ex's debut album was released in 2014 and received critical acclaim for its innovative approach to soundscapes. With their captivating live performances and boundary-pushing musical style, Last Ex continues to push the boundaries of experimental music.
Simon Trottier is known for his work as a guitarist in the acclaimed Canadian post-rock band Timber Timbre. Olivier Fairfield has played drums with various bands including Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra and Andy Shauf. Jean-Sebastien Truchy has also been involved in several musical projects over the years.
Last Ex's music is characterized by intricate layers of guitar melodies, hypnotic rhythms, and haunting textures. Their compositions are often cinematic in nature, evoking imagery and emotions through sound alone. Whether performing on stage or creating studio recordings, Last Ex showcases their mastery of creating immersive sonic experiences that captivate listeners from start to finish.

New instrumental rock project of Simon Trottier and Olivier Fairfield from Timber Timbre long active in Quebec's experimental/punk scene. Also features Timber Timbre frontman Taylor Kirk; on tour with Timber Timbre in fall 2014.  When Timber Timbre's ambient music for a horror film went unused back in 2012, Trottier and Fairfield began revisiting the sound palette they had built up for the soundtrack at Trottier's studio in Hull, Quebec, expanding on their techniques and textures, adding drums, bass and various other instruments, and. The duo found that they had dug into some very fertile territory, writing additional songs throughout 2013 and bringing their obsessions with sound collage, tape-based music concrète and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop to bear on the cinematic lyricism of the initial widescreen guitar- and string-based material. Derived from the title of the abandoned film, Simon and Olivier dubbed their new project Last Ex. Constellation knew nothing of this back story when the label received the Last Ex demos in spring 2014; we just heard a compelling, compact, coherent, highly evocative instrumental album that kept worming its way into our ears. By the tenth time someone in the office said "Let's play that Last Ex stuff again" - and everyone enthusiastically agreed - it was time to contact the band. This music belonged in the Constellation catalogue: an instrumental rock album of superb compositional and melodic sensibility, balancing minimalism and restraint with atmosphere and tone, bound by a refreshingly original approach to production. Last Ex makes ample use of the electric guitar as both lead instrument and textural sound source, structuring most of the pieces around deliberate melodic and contrapuntal deployments of Spaghetti Western twang, while distressing, degrading and redeploying those sonics through Fairfield's analog tape-based manipulations. Trottier takes on most of the guitar duties, with Timbre Timber's Taylor Kirk contributing on a couple of tunes as well. Tight bursts of trap set rhythms played by Fairfield, and usually captured with just a couple of microphones, along with consistently excellent basslines laid down by both Simon and Olivier, propel the album and make this anything but an ambient listen. Strings appear on several pieces, courtesy Mika Posen (also of Timber Timbre), in a wide range of textures and treatments. With its combination of assured lyricism, cinematic guitars, dusky analog atmospherics and taut percussion, this is a vivid, concise and expressive instrumental album that sits snugly between fellow label acts Do Make Say Think and Exhaust on the one hand, Hrsta, Tindersticks and Evangelista on the other. 180g LP audiophile pressing includes art print poster + download.

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