Ghislain Poirier - No Ground Under

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4...according to our Brian on Thu 14 Feb, 2008.

All I know of Ghislain Poirier is that he's a French Canadian dude & I have more than one record in my collection by him. His albums are sonic journeys man. I feel like the man is truly taking European hip hop forward, a dazzling array of bright talents MCing over his maverick beats. He blurs the boundaries between studious innovation & floor-filling euphoria again on new CD 'No Ground Under' through Ninja Tune. Each track blurs into another, taking you into a kaleidoscopic world of warm rhythmic structures, itchy, compulsive beats & head rattling effects. He showcases a very passionate knowledge of the genre, stretching it in every fashion to fuse a hugely varied & goddamn FUN 16 track work of art. A handful of hazy instrumentals prop up the booty shaking vocal tracks, giving the impression of a genius mix tape that could easily dropkick the likes of Diplo in the Baltimore party slaying stakes. To be honest, a single is never enough from this maverick Montrealian. I so hope this comes out on wax cos it's making my legs tremble and feet itch! 2CD on Ninjatune.

Tracklist :

Courto
Blazin ft Face-t
Diaspora
Jusqu’en Haut Feat. Omnikrom
Hit & Red
No More Blood ft Face-t
Go Ballistic ft Zulu
One Hand Can’t Clap
City Walking ft Abdominal
Ladies & Gentleman ft Ambitieux, Dj Netix
It's War War War
Exils ft Abdelhak Rahal
Dem Nah Like Me ft Mr Lee G
Mangnen L’boulé ft Nik Myo
Blazin ft Face-T (Modeselektor Remix)
No More Blood ft Face-t (Megasoid Mix)

‘No Ground Under’ is chock full of what Ghislain Poirier describes as “cosmopolitan bass & chunky digital dancehall”. UK edition features two bonus remixes.

Ghislain Poirier - one of the most commanding artists around exploring new terrains of hip hop and electronic music fused with world riddim idioms twisted deep around bass. Quick-fast riddims with scattered snare chatting slap up against future electro funk, fat beat stabs, and sub bass switch-ups. Grimy digital soca gets lit up beside laser beams slicing through congas. Electro pop with right amount of fu*ked up double-up gets melodically crunked out. Bodyrocking meets necksnapping in all the right places.

All this being said ‘No Ground Under’ is a banging record, with enough bounce to make the dance floor quake and bodies shake. A testament to a man who has been making music for years and is truly coming into his own with a sound that will make the global villagers jump up and get on the good foot.
The UK release includes two bonus remixes Modeselektor (Berlin uber dubstep producer on V2 France) & Megasoid (burning up the US eastern seaboard with legendary parties)