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- Date Released: January 29, 2008
- Genre: Electronic
- Style: Electronic Experimental
- Label: Ninja Tune / Iris
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We Say...
No Ground Under is the latest furiously bumping and eclectic set from Montreal's Ghislain Poirier. Cherry-picking glitch, electro, Rio's baile funk, Miami's booty bass and southern club-hop, this is a truly vibrant world music. Rapid fire snare claps and omnipresent, booming bass lay the groundwork on No Ground, while guest vocalists from all over the globe (and genre map) show up to grace almost every track.
Standouts include the syncopated, wobble-bass'd "One Hand Can't Clap" and the dancehall-gone-danceclub burner "Blazin'," featuring rabid ragga vocals from Jamaican-born, Montreal-based Face-T. -
They Say...
Montreal beat-maker Ghislain Poirier has long been enticing club-goers worldwide to shake "le gros" with his squelching, bass-heavy dance tracks. Though he started his own label, Rebondir, in 2006 (which issued the fantastic Rebondir EP), he also signed to the respected avant electronica outfit Ninjatune not too long after. On No Ground Under, his first release with Ninjatune, he allows his influences to really show through, which means even more ragga and hip-hop than before. Unfortunately, this isn't always for the best. Omnikrom show up on one track, "Jusqu'en Haut," and though the MCs' voices are just as crazed and expressive as ever, Poirier lays down a soul sample-esque beat and a basic drum line that's, honestly, pretty boring, even by simpler rap standards. And while West Indian singers Face-T and Mr. Lee G are both able in their own rights, lyrically and thematically they get a little too repetitive. Poirier is most exciting when he's just writing his own beats, when he doesn't have to consider how his guests will fit over them (an exception to this is the excellent "Exils," featuring the violinist Abdelhak Rahal, which manages to sound supremely organic and industrial at the same time and is one of the best things on the album), and so tracks like the ominous "It's a War War War" and nearly indie electronic "Diaspora" stand out, the interplay between the bass and treble, the different distorted keyboards, coming through more clearly when not obfuscated by the vocals. That's not to say that there aren't some non-instrumentals that really bounce; "Ladies & Gentleman," featuring Ambitieux and DJ Netik, is fast and heavily percussive, while "Go Ballistic," with vocals from Panamanian MC Zulu, is provocative and very, very club-worthy. But in comparison to Poirier's other work, No Ground Under doesn't quite have the same consistently exuberant energy that makes it so fantastically unique and danceable.
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| 01. |
Courto |
0:39 |
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| 02. |  |
Blazin
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3:21 |
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| 03. | |
Jusqu'en haut
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3:41 |
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| 04. | |
Hit & Red |
3:08 |
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| 05. | |
No More Blood
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2:47 |
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| 06. | |
Go Ballistic
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3:58 |
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| 07. | |
One Hand Can't Clap |
1:38 |
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| 08. | |
City Walking
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2:53 |
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| 09. | |
Ladies & Gentlemen |
3:01 |
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| 10. | |
It's A War War War |
4:44 |
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| 11. | |
Exils |
3:37 |
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| 12. | |
Dem Nah Like Me
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4:44 |
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| 13. | |
Diaspora |
4:08 |
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| 14. | |
Mangnen l'boulé
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3:33 |
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14 Total Tracks, 45:52 Total Length
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Credits
- Ryan Morey - Mastering // Abdelhak Rahal - Violin
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Performers
Ghislain Poirier feat. Face-T // Ghislain Poirier feat. Nik Myo // Ghislain Poirier feat. Mr. Lee G // Ghislain Poirier faet. Ambitieux & DJ Netik // Ghislain Poirier feat. Abdominal // Ghislain Poirier feat. Zulu // Ghislain Poirier feat. Omnikrom
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