Solo project.
But lots of collaborations with MCs and musicians :
Face-T
Burro Banton
MC Zulu
YT
Mr. Slaughter
Beans
TTC
DJ/rupture
Omnikrom
REMIXES :
Lady Sovereign
The Editors
Pole
Thunderheist
Bassnectar
Yoav
Boogat
Influences
Bass.
Sounds Like
"Setting his sights on Soca this time, Poirier invigorates the style with an almost technofied drum palette and nitrous fuelled synthlines giving the already rampantly uptempo and wildout sound a focussed ravers edge that’ll bite any UK dancefloor in half."
BOOMKAT
"Yup, I said it - SOCA. But this ain’t your mama’s soca."
TURNTABLE LAB
"One of the best things about Poirier is that when he remixes a song he has little to no respect for anything about said song other than its empty spaces because he can fill them with exploding bass."
THE FADER
"Ghislain’s new soca ep is AMAZING. Uptempto dancefloor euphoria with his massive roughneck sound. it’s also really great to see Mr Slaughter on hear — these tunes will reach Trini and BK carnival for sure. Who’s afraid of 160bpm+? LARGE!"
dj/rupture
"Run, jump, scream, South Rakkas Crew says whine pan di Soca Sound System. Ghislain your killin’ me!"
South Rakkas Crew
"Poirier’s music is the sound of a new Montreal."
David Dacks in EXCLAIM
"Montreal’s indie guitar bands got plenty of coverage last year, but in 2008 they might be usurped by Ninja Tunessigned hip-hop producer Poirier. The French-Canuck connoisseur of grime, booty bass, ragga and “world riddum idioms” makes music that is accessible, innovative and above all danceable."
James McNair in THE INDEPENDENT - UK
The power of DJ/producer Poirier’s bass will blast through any flimsy attempt to classify his music. While the purists struggle to label his sound as either dancehall, soca, or electro, Poirier, signed to Ninja Tune, just takes what needs from all three and unleashes the result in a raw dance floor frenzy. Poirier’s tracks are sparse landscapes of Caribbean drums made superhuman with pulsating, pitch-shifting, and infectious bass and synth patterns. His style evolves and tears through new genres constantly, leaving a trail of packed, chaotic dance floors in its wake.
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In the past Poirier has toured with Lady Sovereign, Daedelus, South Rakkas Crew just to name a few. He has collaborated with MC’s and DJ’s from across the globe, working with NYC’s resident Large cats Beans (Warp) and dj/rupture (Tigerbeat6), as well as Parisian heavy weights TTC (Big Dada), Chicago’s MC Zulu and London’s Lotek Hi-Fi (Big Dada) amongst others.
Poirier has become renowned globally for his bass slammin remixes that continue to further solidify his title as “king of the bounce”. He has remixed tracks for UK grime/hip hop sensation Lady Sovereign (Def Jam), Bassnectar, Pole, Buck 65, The Editors, Champion, all to much critical acclaim and garnering him attention from publications such as pitchforkmedia.com , The Wire and XLR8R Magazine.
In 2005 Poirier decided to throw down his own successful monthly DJ night in Montreal, BOUNCE LE GROS. An evening that featured what Poirier described as "Bass and no attitude". Poirier’s night of genre Mashing provided ebough bass to fill the place, attracting a mixed crowd that appreciate his dirty style, tasty beats and eclectic flare.
In 2007-2008 Poirier released the album ‘No Ground Under’ on Ninja Tune. The record was well received by the public and press alike, and as a result he toured in North America and Europe several times. This legend in the making is touring the world extensively playing the underground club circuit. Keep your ears open and your feet in check !
MANGNEN L'BOULÉ feat. Nik Myo
JUSQU'EN HAUT
HIT & RED
RECENT RELEASES :
POIRIER - Soca Sound System (vinyl/digital) (Ninja Tune)
FAUNA - Gauchito Gil (Poirier Remix) (Zizek)
BASSNECTAR - Art Of Revolution (Poirier rmx)
FEDADEN - Verdad (Poirier remix) (Nacopajaz)
POIRIER - No Ground Under (CD/LP) (Ninja Tune)
POIRIER - Go Ballistic feat. MC Zulu w/ remixes by Toddla T & Duckbeats, King Cannibal, Tony-O (Ninja Tune)
POIRIER - No More Blood feat. Face-T w/ remixes by Deadbeat, Hudson Mohawke (Ninja Tune)
POIRIER - Blazin feat. Face-T w/ remixes by The Bug, DJ C (12”) (Ninja Tune)
AN-TEN-NAE - Citoyen du Monde (Poirier w/ Face-T remix) (Muti Music)
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OHHHH!..p'tite coupe fraîche!...ou tu t'es juste fais descendre les oreilles!?..hehe..et rasé avec ça! Prends soin de toi...et à un prochain détour chez Génèral M.A. autour d'un BBQ...sisi!
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