A band of principles
Steve Guimond
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AIDS Wolf: Aesthetically immersing themselves
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Montreal skronk-rockers AIDS Wolf walk a very different kind of walk
Montreal skronk four-piece AIDS Wolf are musically, aesthetically and ethically uncompromising; they have laid trails across this rock'n'roll landscape unseen and untravelled by any previous local band. Do yourself a favour and track down the "Nine Principles of AIDS Wolf" to see what we're dealing with here. "Life as Aesthetic Immersion [principle 2] is probably the most important part of our philosophy," says singer Chloe. "Simply put, it's about reconciling one's life with one's creative pursuits, and seeking a way of living that is individual and outside of societal norms."
They have christened a brutally beautiful sound that has caught the kids' pants on fire in clubs and basements where freedom reigns, in the form of punk power, noise mayhem and the ballsiness of a collision between a free jazz rumble and hands-off improvisation. Now bid welcome their second gift, Cities of Glass.
"[The title] is both the backdrop we make our music against - our jam room is in a mid-rise - and something we'd like to see made obsolete in favour of more livable, human-scale cities," explains Chloe.
Enter madman Weasel Walter (of Flying Luttenbachers anti-fame), producer and engineer behind the new CD beast, and one of the many allies AIDS Wolf have made over years of touring and opening their arms and ears to bands the world over.
"The mixing and mastering work he does has
a very distinctive personal touch to it that seems to put value in the type of music we like and we do," mentions drum thrasher Yannick, "so I guess it was some sort of wish come true to work with him."AIDS Wolf
w/ Indian Jewelry + Panopticon Eyelids
At Sala Rossa (4848 St-Laurent), Sept. 12
