Vraiment plus de Snipettes!!!
Martin Tetrault
ambiences magnetiques AM 280 CD (actuellecd.com/en/album/6706-vraiment-plus-de-snipettes)
If ever there was an embodiment of organic music this would be it. Veteran improvisor, skilled turntablist and sound technician Martin Tétrault once again mines his collection of archival works to complete the third in a series beginning with Snippettes, Plus de Snippettes, and now Vraiment Plus de Snippettes!!!
The album is filled with gems and insights, and includes so many profound predictions it seems almost impossible that the source materials are entirely vintage. Tétrault’s immense skill in assembling his past works, mostly from cassette and reel-to-reel archival material, makes the album seem effortless, almost accidental, but that is a large part of his prowess as the truest form of his artistry is being able to make music from nearly anything. So many of the quoted texts seem to be evaluations of our current social and political climate (such as my favourite quote from track 9 “Because people who don’t know what they’re talking about are always against the issue.” And from track 11 “In short, what you are thinking is that, in the current climate, society is losing much more than it is gaining from its ostracism. Absolutely, not recognizing people as they are is always a loss for society.”) The tracks are each phantasmal in their montages of sources yet remain very direct in composition. They are united in brilliant uses of rhythm and texture as well cohesiveness throughout.
As a whole the album flows as an extremely fun listen, a vintage cocktail of memorabilia (much of the technologies in the collections are no longer in use) but don’t hesitate to reach into the English translations of the French source texts if needed (included on the album’s website) to fully appreciate the dry wit and humour of the selections. In one sense, bring your party hat and enjoy Tétreault’s share of wonder and exploration; in another sense the album is deeply profound.
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