May 6, 7, 8, 9 at 19h00 and 20h30
May 12, 13, 14 at 20h30
May 19, 21, 22, 23 at 20h30
May 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 at 20h30
June 2 at 20h30
June 9 at 20h30
Duration: 45 minutes
A night dedicated to bass music, bridging sound system culture, Indigenous heritage, and electronic music, featuring Handsome Tiger and the Musik Me Luv collective (Melek b3b Dick Lee b3b nad).
Rooted in his Anishinaabe Métis and North African heritage, Handsome Tiger delivers a powerful set where Indigenous influences and contemporary electronic music meet with rare singularity. The Musik Me Luv crew, a Montreal collective at the forefront of the sound system scene for the past decade, showcases the full depth of its expertise in a b3b format: Melek with jungle selections and deep basslines, Dick Lee with unpredictable transitions and razor-sharp technique, and nad as a selector with a groove-driven, eclectic repertoire.
360° visuals by FINAL WEAPON x MATRAQUE and BunBun.
Handsome Tiger, an Anishinaabe Métis and North African music producer/DJ hailing from Turtle Island and currently based in Vancouver, BC, blends traditional sounds from his heritage with other Indigenous and contemporary electronic bass music. A familiar face in the West Coast music community, Handsome Tiger has performed at numerous shows and amassed a collection of releases. With a passion for bass music, he actively supports and contributes to Vancouver's underground scene and has gained popularity in the North American festival circuit, appearing at events such as Bass Coast, Shambhala, Envision, Lightning in a Bottle, Mutek, Texas Eclipse, and more. His DJ sets fuse various flavors of sound system culture and global club sounds, igniting dance floors wherever he performs.
For the past 11 years, Musik Me Luv have been at the forefront of sound system culture in Montreal. Whether it's by bringing international heavyweights of the sound, or pushing forward meticulously-selected local talent, the collective’s events have been home to a loyal community of bass enthusiasts from the city and beyond.
Visual identity between the digital and the esoteric, FINAL WEAPON and MATRAQUE conspire eternally to create a piercing environment and to unveil art in the sepulchral. Coming from the world of art and architecture, their approach aims to create transformative and mythical spaces. Their goal is simple, enlightenment through excess; giving the crowd what they need.
BunBun is a British-American-Canadian multimedia artist and performer renowned for their distinctive style characterized by vibrant colours, intricate textures, synchronized beats, and mesmerizing holographic quality. Their artistic talents have graced the stages of numerous international festivals, concerts, conferences, and clubs, including shows at Bass Coast, HELLERAU — European Centre for the Arts, Jazz Fest, MUTEK Montréal & Tokyo, NODE — Forum for Digital Arts, SXM Festival and WOMB Tokyo. Similarly, BunBun has had the privilege to share the stage with world-renowned musical artists such as Alicia Keys, Black Coffee, Bob Sinclar, Claptone, Gipsy Kings and Phish.