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Year of Glad is an experimental drone-folk collaboration based in Montreal. In 2014, the band self-released a six song lo-fi epic entitled Old Growth. Despite very little promotion the album received critical acclaim from The Quietus ("Awe-inspiring. Keep an eye on these guys.") and Under the Radar ("A huge sound...ethereal cacophony.") The press piqued the interest of small UK label Vox Humana and a remixed and remastered Old Growth is to be released on deluxe colored vinyl and digital download in November. 

Year of Glad is the brainchild of A.P. Bergeron; conceived in solitude but brought up with the help of a veritable village of collaborators. Together, Bergeron and his shifting band of cronies have carved out a truly otherworldly sound—a shared fever dream at the intersection of folk, jazz, doom, and psychedelia. 

The project has drawn comparisons to Dirty Three, Amen Dunes and Sigur Rós, but Year of Glad’s vast and soaring anthems are equally indebted to the small town punk ethos in which many of it’s core members cut their teeth. Bergeron points to local post-rock pioneers Godspeed You! Black Emperor as having illuminated the potential for music that was both complex and beautiful while still maintaining a strong punk sensibility. “We were punk rockers growing up and Godspeed always had that punk spirit without the musical convention.” 

Bergeron wrote much of Old Growth in his childhood home of rural Nova Scotia. Seeking deep seclusion, Bergeron often retreated to the many derelict buildings that litter the province’s natural landscape. The balance of decay and new life found in these overgrown, abandoned homes and broken-down mills inspired a collection of songs dealing with the sublime, crushing mortality, and the universal connection between all living things.
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releases November 13, 2015 

year of glad is a.p. bergeron and friends. 

nick laugher - drums, electronics 
andre bendahan - bass on tracks 1 and 3 
patrick cruvellier - violin on track 3 
james goddard - saxophone on track 1 
aaron johnstone - guitar on tracks 1,3,4 and 6 

produced by year of glad 

additional engineering by edan scime stokell and brian chan 

vinyl-mastering by rinus hooning at record industry 

artwork by andrew rhodenizer 

sleeve design by mark welland – new media works
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04 Blythe

03 Old Growth

02 Gorge

01 Deth

Trick of the Light I 2018 I  Roaring Girl Records
written by Dana Sipos and Cecil Castellucci 

When the body breaks 
there will be ruins

I was built for this 
For this I was built

Walking in the wake 
Walking when the body breaks

When the Body Breaks ft. Mary Margaret O'Hara

the mean streaks - THE PROTOTYPE (2001/17)

See You Again

Puff LP

Bernice - Glue

ondine

This is music from the deepest zones. Anthology Recordings will soon reissue a trilogy of albums from Catherine RIBIERO + Alpes. The records from 1970-1972 — N°2, Ame Debout, and Paix,  are profound psychedelic utterances from one of the most intense voices laid to tape. The French-Portugese Ribiero is a tornado wrapped in tidal waves who uneleashes power in whispered words and snarling twists. “Sœur de Race,” released in 1969, precedes the albums Anthology Recordings is reissuing. The song title translates to “soul sister” so it’s fitting to be sung by the distinct contemporary voice of Circuit des Yeux. Her cover featuring Moon Brothers is a rip-current disguised in gentle ripples. Catherine Ribeiro recognized a profound sister at work. Upon hearing Circuit Des Yeux’s interpretation she remarked, “I was astonished! Her blooming talent is at the tip of her vocal cords.” You can preorder the Catherine RIBIERO + Alpes trilogy here: http://smarturl.it/CatherineRibeiro. This song was premiered on Open End, Frosty’s weekly otherworldly sound survey on Red Bull Radio.

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Circuit des Yeux Feat. Moon Bros. - Sœur de Race (Catherine Ribeiro cover) [Open End Premiere]

2nd single from the upcoming Common St. 

Details of a DXM trip.

Written, produced & mixed by David R. Elliott
Engineered by Charles Austin & Francisco Lopes
Mastered by J. Lapointe at Archive Mastering 
Voice, Guitar, Bass & Drums: David R. 
Piano: Jason Keddy
Voice: Becky Siamon

02 Gorge

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