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POIRIER RELEASES LOW CEILING JANUARY 25

Having put his own mark on soca ("Soca Sound System") and run some big riddims ("Run The Riddim"), the tropical Rick Rubin, the man called Poirier (Pwa-ri-ay), returns with a 3rd installment, "Low Ceiling", to cap off this series of EP's which will form the basis of his forthcoming album "Running High".

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Back before Poirier became his current global bass representing self, he was like a lot of young folks in the early 90's. In that he often paid exorbitant ticket prices to attend poorly organized parties in dirty lofts and warehouses while listening to DJ's on bad sound-systems... i.e he was a raver. And like most current electronic/dance producers (or certainly anyone worth a damn) it was the influence of that music period that started him off on his career path... and to this day he's not above dropping a good 808 State track down next to the hottest new Trini jam.

So with his past as an influence and drawing on the current heavy cross over of electronic music/reggae & dancehall (which he in part has contributed heavily to), Poirier set about rounding out this three EP series with four instrumental bangers that have as much in common with Caribbean music hybrids as they do with classic techno (particularly of the Detroit variety)

It's four tracks of minimal percussion, 808 kicks, and stabbing synths. All party starters in their own right and when compiled with the other EP's shows the diversity of Poirier's production...and that you don't always need a vocal to run the dance.

In advance of the EP release and forthcoming Running High 2CD set (compiling EP's, new tracks, versions, and remixes) Poirier continues to relentlessly travel the world... having just played to over 6000 people in Mexico on Halloween, he's off to the UK, Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, back to Montreal for 2nd edition of Karnival... and probably in your city soon... really with his tour schedule there's greater odds he will be then that he won't...

NAKED EYE MAG TAKES GOOD LOOK AT LUNICE, POIRIER AND GRAHMZILLA

Beat: Click My Finger Remixed by Canadians

It's been two years since Erup stepped into the back of a container truck in Kingston, Jamaica, to lay down his fiery dancehall track "Click My Finger." Most pop songs have a half-life of a couple of months, but the two years that Erup's infectious tune has stored under its belt have seen the song explode from a Caribbean chart hit to an international success story, landing it at the top of the BBC Dancehall chart and settling in for a cool 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop 100 chart.

More recently, the song has undergone a rebirth. Erup's Jamaican label Truckback Records has released a remix EP, simply titled Click My Finger - Remixed. The release features floor-shaking remixes by Thunderheist's Grahmzilla, Poirier, Nick Catchdubs and Lunice (that's him floating above). As proud Canadian electronic music fans can likely spot, three of those remixes come from our side of the border.

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Exclaim Magazine - Click My Finger Remixed review...

"Click My Finger" (Poirier Remix)

11/4/2009 By David Dacks

This song is in no way related to George Clinton's stinky "Hey Man, Smell My Finger" album.

Erup is a rising young dancehall artist whose first big success was "Click My Finger" which peaked at #85 on Billboard's R&B chart. While this doesn't seem like massive success, it represents a solid commercial showing for an artist who is thus far removed from Jamaica's musical power brokers, not to mention the continued resistance of urban radio stations across the USA to program dancehall into regular rotation – though it reached #9 on New York's influential HOT 97.

However, Erup has succeeded with a more diverse range of tastemakers who spread the word about this song online. Now, over a year after the song first entered the Billboard chart (almost a year after the song's release in late 2007), yet another wave of interest in the song is building. This month, the track was featured on So You Think You Can Dance Canada which augurs well for the Canadian-flavoured remix EP to be issued by Truckback Records due November 3. read more

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POIRIER COLLECTS PRAISE FOR CLICK MY FINGER REMIX

Truckback is proud to release Click My Finger - Remixed which will hit the street November 3. Featuring world renowned remixers Grahmzilla, Poirier, Nick Catchdubs and Lunice. “Click My Finger” now includes crucial doses of Hip Hop, Electronica, Lazerbass and House to keep the party moving.

The first out of the studio is the wicked mix from Montreal's bassiest beat maker, Poirier. Of course, the first to hear Poirier's version were also the first to praise it...

"... a bombastic version... As soon as I heard the opening bars of evil house synths chopped into dancehall tempo, I hit my doopses at Truckback for the exclusive." - Eddie Houghton/Fader Magazine

"Poirier strips away all traces of the Gearbox riddim so you can hear every click, yet still maintains the integrity of the groove. Big up yuh status Mr. GP... a job well done." - Boomshots.com

"[Poirier's] version of Click Mi Finger sees him back where he operates best (hip hop tempo) with a stripped-back and broody club killer." - Bruk Magazine

WATCH CLICK MY FINGER (POIRIER REMIX) - THE VIDEO

Click My Finger Remixed will drop November 3rd with brand new versions of Jamaican dancehall artist Erup's hit song. Poirier, Grahmzilla, Lunice and Nick Catchdubs linked up with Erup and Truckback Records to add a whole new chapter to the Click My Finger story.

FADER MAG OFFERS SNEAKPEAK OF UPCOMING CLICK MY FINGER REMIX FROM TRUCKBACK RECORDS

FADER Magazine's Ghetto Palms blog - brought to you by Eddie 'Stats' Houghton - broke the story on the upcoming remix (available on iTunes Nov. 3) from Truckback Records of Click My Finger featuring Poirier, Grahmzilla, Lunice and Nick Catchdubs. Stay tuned for more.

Here is what Fader had to say today...

Erup vs. Poirier. Exclusive! A while back I streamed the Gramzilla club remix of “Click mi Finger” (used here as an intro) and then, just after his “Cool Baby” refix dropped, Poirier gave me a preview of his bombastic version on the Untrust riddim (also backs Burro Banton on his Run the Riddim EP). As soon as I heard the opening bars of evil house synths chopped into dancehall tempo, I hit my doopses at Truckback for the exclusive—all unawares they were about to unleash a whole Erup refix EP on an unsuspecting world. The remix project hits iTunes Nov. 3rd and in between Poirier, Gramzilla and a few others is a remix by FADER alumnus and Fool’s Gold chief wrex-ecutive Nick Catchdubs, so this is definitely not he last you’ll hear about it on Ghetto Palms.

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The XX - Basic Space (Lunice Remix) - Listen and download

Lunice is just that dude and his remix of The XX "Basic Space" is that good. So good in fact that we want you to have it.

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POIRIER'S 'RUN THE RIDDIM' SET TO HIT THE STREETS - DIGITAL AUGUST 25TH AND VINYL SEPTEMBER 28TH

Fresh off tours in the United States and Europe and welcomed by 5,000+ at his own homecoming party, Montreal’s pioneering beat maker, Poirier, is unwilling to slow down. Run The Riddim, his second, and latest, EP installment (the first being Soca Sound System) in what will be a three-part series from Ninja Tune, is hitting the streets running with an up-to-the-time selection of wicked dancehall reggae vibes and uptempo beats. Known for his deft mixing of electro and worldly rhythms, on Run The Riddim Poirier brings forward veteran Jamaican deejay, Burro Banton, alongside the newest dancehall vocalist du jour from across the pond in YT, as well as singjay MC Zulu and longtime collaborator, Face-T. An album that will ram the dance floor in any language, club deejays and dancehall selectors beware, Run The Riddim is ready to run the dance.

“Enemies” is the first out of the gate on which Poirier’s signature big bass sound and pointed, percussive beats go toe to toe with Face-T’s patois-infused lyrical jabs. Tested ‘round the world to unanimous, body-whining results, the back and forth between these two musical heavyweights is as much fun to listen to as it is a dance hit. Without losing a step, the deejay Burro Banton draws from equal parts rude boy and seductive Jamaican slang to make a powerful statement on “Trust None Of Dem”. Burro’s rough and ready style is an ideal foil to Porier’s creeping, ominous baseline, which, under Poirier’s original audio arrangement, reach an infectious crescendo in perfect tandem. MC Zulu links up with Poirier to establish a flirty groove on “Gyal Secret Pictures” in which Zulu’s playful storyline teases on top of and all around Poirier’s bouncy, bass driven riddim. And Necessary Mayhem Records recording artist, YT, whose work with Curtis Lynch (dubbed the King Jammys of the UK) has produced the most critically acclaimed productions out of Europe in recent memory, adds his original sound to Poirer’s eclectic, 125+ bpm approach, for a seriously cool and deadly effort. Called “Let Them Hate”, YT and Poirier cross the finish line with one foot in the streets of Kingston, Jamaica while the other takes over dance floors worldwide.

The second in Poirier and Ninja Tune’s innovative three-part series, Run The Riddim is the highly anticipated sequel to Soca Sound System EP, a creative mash up showcasing Poirier’s ear for electronic exuberance mixed with carnivalesque jump-and-wave riddims. The latest, however, confirms not only Poirier’s charismatic Caribbean/electronique artistry, but also solidifies a critical link to the dancehalls of Kingston, New York and London for selectors to run with. The third and final installment, Low Ceiling, will expose Poirier’s distinct ‘Karnival’ style. Consisting of straight up instrumentals, Low Ceiling’s electro beats and choice Caribbean riddims (at normal, i.e. ‘low’, speed mind you)—from soca to reggae to dancehall—will be the crucial link between the Soca Sound System and Run The Riddim EPs. Capping off the year, each EP will be collected and packaged in a special 2-disc set entitled Running High, a one-of-a-kind album release enhanced by killer new material, versions and remixes. But don’t wait, run come now for Run The Riddim.

KIRKLE DOVE'S 'DESCENT OF THE DOVE VOL. 1' UNITES HYPE SUMMER RIDDIMS

Kirkle Dove and Zojak World Wide are pleased to bring the hypest collection of reggae and dancehall riddims just in time for summer. Descent Of The Dove unites the Middle East Riddim, Snap Riddim, Indian Baby and Livity Riddims as well as the the super popular Dutch Pot featuring the high energy Jamaican vibes of the leading deejays in the business, Mr. Vegas, Elephant Man, Busy Signal and many more. Descent Of The Dove highlights the special ability of producer Kirkle Dove to weave international styles (African, Hip Hop, Reggae, Dancehall, R&B) seamlessly and effortlessly. Descent Of The Dove is now available on Itunes and etailers worldwide.

1 "Mr. Vegas, Maestro" - Round Of Applause
2 Elephant Man - Dancing Ring
3 Kirkledove - Breath Stretch
4 Busy Signal" - Whine Up, Whine Up
5 Cecile - Get My Man
6 General Degree - Problem
7 Aisha Davis - Joe
8 Kirkledove - Stay On the Right Path
9 Cecile - Like A Virgin
10 Mr. Vegas - Shut Up
11 Shantia - Tink Mi Easy
12 Ginjah - Walking Store
13 My All Turbulance -
14 Christinti - The Righteous
15 Determine - Red Hot
16 Stephanie Wallace - I Need A Change