À propos de l'album
Ce qui deviendrait éventuellement le deuxième chapitre de Voyage à la Mer, A Measure of Shape and Sounds, est un voyage intime propre à lui, représentant un profond souffle composé de nombreuses strates de guitares en boucle, de réverbérations, de résonances et d’oscillations juxtaposées ensemble afin de créer un tourbillon sonore multi-directionnel contemplatif. Intentionnellement enregistré en direct afin de capter son flot le plus possible, les chansons incarnées à ce moment exact transportèrent leur disposition humaine, non seulement pour s’abandonner au mouvement, mais pour ne faire qu’un avec lui. Foster a mentionné que « Ça donnait l’impression d’être la représentation d’un mouvement organique qui pourrait en résultante nous rendre libre de l’éco chambre dans laquelle nous aurions pu être prisonnier et ainsi mettre fin à la spirale émotionnelle et le cycle affectif de redondance qui vient trop souvent accompagné de notre vide et notre désespoir…»
The Artists
Alex Henry Foster
Alex Henry Foster (AHF) is a Canadian musician, author, producer, and composer, formerly the frontman for Juno Awards nominee post-rock/noise band Your Favorite Enemies (YFE).
Hailed as an « unforeseen DIY artist » by Rolling Stone Magazine, Alex Henry Foster released his first solo album, « Windows in the Sky », in Canada in 2018 and globally in 2020. The album is a « dreamy blast of post-rock » (NME) that « brings to my mind artists like Hammock and Asche & Spencer, with heaping helpings of Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky » (BrooklynVegan) and has been nominated for “Album of the Year » in Canada in 2019.
His second album, “Standing Under Bright Lights”, released in April 2021, consists of a complete reinterpretation of “Windows in the Sky” by an 11-piece ensemble and was recorded during a sold-out performance at the 40th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. That concert led to a series of live appearances that established Foster and The Long Shadows, his backup band, as a must-see live act, garnering rave reviews and comments and propelling their unique improvisational and unpredictable creative character.
Foster is also known for being a precursor of a new generation of independent artists-entrepreneurs. Co-owner of the label “Hopeful Tragedy Records” along with his bandmate Jeff Beaulieu, he is also the co-founder of the Upper Room Studio, located in a former Catholic church transformed into a multimedia complex.
Hailed as an « unforeseen DIY artist » by Rolling Stone Magazine, Alex Henry Foster released his first solo album, « Windows in the Sky », in Canada in 2018 and globally in 2020. The album is a « dreamy blast of post-rock » (NME) that « brings to my mind artists like Hammock and Asche & Spencer, with heaping helpings of Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky » (BrooklynVegan) and has been nominated for “Album of the Year » in Canada in 2019.
His second album, “Standing Under Bright Lights”, released in April 2021, consists of a complete reinterpretation of “Windows in the Sky” by an 11-piece ensemble and was recorded during a sold-out performance at the 40th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. That concert led to a series of live appearances that established Foster and The Long Shadows, his backup band, as a must-see live act, garnering rave reviews and comments and propelling their unique improvisational and unpredictable creative character.
Foster is also known for being a precursor of a new generation of independent artists-entrepreneurs. Co-owner of the label “Hopeful Tragedy Records” along with his bandmate Jeff Beaulieu, he is also the co-founder of the Upper Room Studio, located in a former Catholic church transformed into a multimedia complex.
Ben Lemelin
Ben Lemelin is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and music producer. Best known as the bass player for Juno Awards-nominated rock band Your Favorite Enemies, he is also the creative collaborator of fellow Canadian Alex Henry Foster, lead guitarist and second drummer for his live band The Long Shadows. Lemelin has been nominated as Canadian Sound Engineer of the Year in 2021 for Foster’s album Standing Under Bright Lights. He runs the Upper Room Studio in the outskirts of Montreal, where he resides.
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