Archive + Joycut
- Giovedì, aprile 23
- 20:00-23:00
- Théâtre Beanfield 2490 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal, H3J 1N5, Canada
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London-based collective Archive, founded by Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths, has been shaping a blend of trip‑hop, electronic textures and post‑rock tension since the mid‑90s. Their debut Londinium (1996) sketched out a sound of breakbeats and strings, followed by Take My Head (1999) and a shift toward a broader, song‑driven approach. The early 2000s marked a turning point with the 16‑minute track Again opening the album You All Look the Same to Me, then a steady run of releases and a film score for Michel Vaillant. Across the decade, the line‑up evolved around a rotating cast of voices, while the core writing pair pushed long-form structures, heavy basslines and slow‑burn crescendos that have become a signature of their live shows.
Archive brings this catalogue to Montréal on April 24, 2026 at Théâtre Beanfield, as part of the USA + Canada tour, with Joycut joining the bill. On stage, the band moves from trip‑hop roots to darker electronic pulses and post‑rock surges, arranging older and newer tracks for synths, guitars and layered vocals. The set leans on contrasts—quiet passages, build-ups, dense peaks—shaped for a room like Théâtre Beanfield, with the collective’s collaborative dynamic at the center.
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Théâtre Beanfield
2490 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal, H3J 1N5, Canada