Louis-Philippe Véronneau - musichttps://veronneau.org/2024-01-09T00:00:00-05:002023 — A Musical Retrospective2024-01-09T00:00:00-05:002024-01-09T00:00:00-05:00Louis-Philippe Véronneautag:veronneau.org,2024-01-09:/2023-a-musical-retrospective.html<p><a href="https://veronneau.org/2022-a-musical-retrospective.html">I ended 2022 with a musical retrospective</a> and very much enjoyed writing
that blog post. As such, I have decided to do the same for 2023! From now on,
this will probably be an annual thing :)</p>
<h1>Albums</h1>
<p>In 2023, I added 73 new albums to my collection — nearly 2 albums …</p><p><a href="https://veronneau.org/2022-a-musical-retrospective.html">I ended 2022 with a musical retrospective</a> and very much enjoyed writing
that blog post. As such, I have decided to do the same for 2023! From now on,
this will probably be an annual thing :)</p>
<h1>Albums</h1>
<p>In 2023, I added 73 new albums to my collection — nearly 2 albums every three
weeks! I listed them below in the order in which I acquired them.</p>
<p>I purchased most of these albums when I could and borrowed the rest at
libraries. If you want to browse though, I added links to the album covers
pointing either to websites where you can buy them or to Discogs when digital
copies weren't available.</p>
<p>Once again this year, it seems that Punk (mostly <em>Oï!</em>) and Metal dominate my
list, mostly fueled by <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com">Angry Metal Guy</a> and the amazing Montréal
Skinhead/Punk concert scene.</p>
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<a href="https://nechochwen.bandcamp.com/album/kanawha-black">
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<a href="https://nansarunai.bandcamp.com/album/ruins-of-the-moonlight-temple">
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<a href="https://sonjaband.bandcamp.com/album/loud-arriver">
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<a href="https://peaceville.bandcamp.com/album/shiki">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Sigh - Shiki.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Sigh - Shiki" alt="Sigh - Shiki">
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<a href="https://theotolith.bandcamp.com/album/folium-limina">
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<a href="https://dzdpg.bandcamp.com/album/helm-culture-bravade-et-m-lancolie">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Helmé - Culture, bravade et mélancolie.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Helmé - Culture, bravade et mélancolie" alt="Helmé - Culture, bravade et mélancolie">
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<a href="https://shop.aurora-music.com/collections/music/products/all-my-demons-greeting-me-as-a-friend-deluxe-cd">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Aurora - All My Demons Greeting Me As a Friend.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Aurora - All My Demons Greeting Me As a Friend" alt="Aurora - All My Demons Greeting Me As a Friend">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/980745-Moonsorrow-Jumalten-Aika">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika" alt="Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika">
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<a href="https://highcommandsl.bandcamp.com/album/eclipse-of-the-dual-moons">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/High Command - Eclipse of the Dual Moons.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="High Command - Eclipse of the Dual Moons" alt="High Command - Eclipse of the Dual Moons">
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<a href="https://trialheavymetal.bandcamp.com/album/feed-the-fire">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Trial - Feed the Fire.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Trial - Feed the Fire" alt="Trial - Feed the Fire">
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<a href="https://kampfarofnorway.bandcamp.com/album/til-klovers-takt-2">
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<a href="https://secondtosun.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnal-philosophy">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Second to Sun - Nocturnal Philosophy.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Second to Sun - Nocturnal Philosophy" alt="Second to Sun - Nocturnal Philosophy">
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<a href="https://noisebringer-records.bandcamp.com/album/reue">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Leiþa - Reue.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Leiþa - Reue" alt="Leiþa - Reue">
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<a href="https://frozendawnbm.bandcamp.com/album/the-decline-of-the-enlightened-gods">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/FROZEN DAWN - The Decline of the Enlightened Gods.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="FROZEN DAWN - The Decline of the Enlightened Gods" alt="FROZEN DAWN - The Decline of the Enlightened Gods">
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<a href="https://oakdoom.bandcamp.com/album/disintegrate">
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<a href="https://carnosus.bandcamp.com/album/visions-of-infinihility">
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<a href="https://kauan.bandcamp.com/album/atm-revised">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/KAUAN - ATM Revised.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="KAUAN - ATM Revised" alt="KAUAN - ATM Revised">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/9738-Gary-Burton-Chick-Corea-Crystal-Silence">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Chick Corea - Crystal Silence.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Chick Corea - Crystal Silence" alt="Chick Corea - Crystal Silence">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/41925-Chick-Corea-Return-To-Forever-Light-As-A-Feather">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Chick Corea - Light as a Feather.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Chick Corea - Light as a Feather" alt="Chick Corea - Light as a Feather">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/421697-Chick-Corea-Childrens-Songs">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Chick Corea - Children's Songs.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Chick Corea - Children's Songs" alt="Chick Corea - Children's Songs">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/2300437-Komintern-Sect-Des-Jours-Plus-Durs-Que-Dautres">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Komitern Sect - Des jours plus durs que d'autres.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Komitern Sect - Des jours plus durs que d'autres" alt="Komitern Sect - Des jours plus durs que d'autres">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/3041087-Alexandra-Str%C3%A9liski-N%C3%A9o-Romance">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Alexandra Stréliski - Néo-Romance.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Alexandra Stréliski - Néo-Romance" alt="Alexandra Stréliski - Néo-Romance">
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<a href=https://brigadafloresmagon.bandcamp.com/album/immortels"">
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<a href=https://brigadafloresmagon.bandcamp.com/album/s-t"">
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<a href="https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/album/wavefinder">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Makeup and Vanity Set - Wavefinder.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Makeup and Vanity Set - Wavefinder" alt="Makeup and Vanity Set - Wavefinder">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/10523332-22-Longs-Riffs-Balle-Populaire">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/3121830-Esclaves-Salari%C3%A9s-%C3%87a-Augure-Mal">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Esclaves Salariés - Ça augure mal.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Esclaves Salariés - Ça augure mal" alt="Esclaves Salariés - Ça augure mal">
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<a href="https://wind-rose.bandcamp.com/album/wintersaga">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Wind Rose - Wintersaga.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Wind Rose - Wintersag" alt="Wind Rose - Wintersag">
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<a href="https://wind-rose.bandcamp.com/album/warfront">
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<a href="https://warthogspeakrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ultra-razzia-jusquau-bout-de-la-nuit">
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<a href="https://ultrarazzia.bandcamp.com/album/la-demo">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Ultra Razzia - La Démo.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Ultra Razzia - La Démo" alt="Ultra Razzia - La Démo">
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<a href="https://lagachette.bandcamp.com/album/travers-le-temps">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/La Gachette - À travers le temps.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="La Gachette - À travers le temps" alt="La Gachette - À travers le temps">
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<a href="https://jinjer-jinjer.bandcamp.com/album/macro">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Jinjer - Macro.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Jinjer - Macro" alt="Jinjer - Macro">
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<a href="https://jinjer-jinjer.bandcamp.com/album/wallflowers">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Jinjer - Wallflowers.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Jinjer - Wallflowers" alt="Jinjer - Wallflowers">
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<a href="https://relapsealumni.bandcamp.com/album/leviathan">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Mastodon - Leviathan.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Mastodon - Leviathan" alt="Mastodon - Leviathan">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/372133-Mastodon-The-Hunter">
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<a href="https://rebeltimerecords.bandcamp.com/album/hold-a-grudge-no-compromise">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Hold a Grudge - No Compromise.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Hold a Grudge - No Compromise" alt="Hold a Grudge - No Compromise">
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<a href="https://totalnada.bandcamp.com/album/total-nada-e-p">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Total Nada - Total Nada E.P.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Total Nada - Total Nada E.P" alt="Total Nada - Total Nada E.P">
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<a href="https://awd-tapes.bandcamp.com/album/blemish">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/BLEMISH - BLEMISH.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="BLEMISH - BLEMISH" alt="BLEMISH - BLEMISH">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/7713466-Hold-A-Grudge-Hold-A-Grudge">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Hold a Grudge - Hold a Grudge.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Hold a Grudge - Hold a Grudge" alt="Hold a Grudge - Hold a Grudge">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/3138166-Hold-A-Grudge-Doing-Time">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Hold a Grudge - Doing Time.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Hold a Grudge - Doing Time" alt="Hold a Grudge - Doing Time">
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<a href="https://charogne.bandcamp.com/releases">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Chârogne - TRIGGER WARNING.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Chârogne - TRIGGER WARNING" alt="Chârogne - TRIGGER WARNING">
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<a href="https://cuir1.bandcamp.com/album/album">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/CUIR - ALBUM.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="CUIR - ALBUM" alt="CUIR - ALBUM">
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<a href="https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/iv-24-bit-hd-audio">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Lucifer - Lucifer IV.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Lucifer - Lucifer IV" alt="Lucifer - Lucifer IV">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/286734-Coven-Witchcraft-Destroys-Minds-Reaps-Souls">
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<a href="https://guernicaqc.bandcamp.com/album/crasez-vos-r-ves">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Guernica - Écrasez vos rêves.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Guernica - Écrasez vos rêves" alt="Guernica - Écrasez vos rêves">
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<a href="https://rancoeurcoldoi.bandcamp.com/album/ranc-ur">
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<a href="https://rancoeurcoldoi.bandcamp.com/album/lame-en-peine">
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<a href="https://jeremydutcher1.bandcamp.com/album/motewolonuwok">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/820342-22-Longs-Riffs-A-Bout-Portant">
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<a href="https://streetcodeoi.bandcamp.com/album/street-code">
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/10334825-Los-Tabascos-Sous-Lacrymo-Et-Les-Pav%C3%A9s">
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<a href="https://godthrymmdoom.bandcamp.com/album/distortions">
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<a href="https://horrendous.bandcamp.com/album/ontological-mysterium">
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<a href="https://uneviepourrienvinyles.bandcamp.com/album/cran-nat-lp">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/CRAN - Natë.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="CRAN - Natë" alt="CRAN - Natë">
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<a href="https://betonarmeoimtl.bandcamp.com/album/au-bord-du-gouffre-ep">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Béton Armé - Au bord du gouffre.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Béton Armé - Au bord du gouffre" alt="Béton Armé - Au bord du gouffre">
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<a href="https://betonarmeoimtl.bandcamp.com/album/second-souffle">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Béton Armé - Second Souffle.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Béton Armé - Second Souffle" alt="Béton Armé - Second Souffle">
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<a href="https://forcemajeuremtl.bandcamp.com/album/encore-debout">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Force Majeure - Encore Debout.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Force Majeure - Encore Debout" alt="Force Majeure - Encore Debout">
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<a href="https://pressure-tour.bandcamp.com/album/claimed-choice">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Claimed Choice - Claimed Choice.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Claimed Choice - Claimed Choice" alt="Claimed Choice - Claimed Choice">
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<a href="https://uneviepourrienvinyles.bandcamp.com/album/claimed-choice-we-wont-give-in-lp">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Claimed Choice - We Won't Give in.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Claimed Choice - We Won't Give in" alt="Claimed Choice - We Won't Give in">
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<a href="https://syndrome81.bandcamp.com/album/prisons-imaginaires">
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<a href="https://testimonyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sodomisery-mazzaroth">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Sodomisery - Mazzaroth.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Sodomisery - Mazzaroth" alt="Sodomisery - Mazzaroth">
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<a href="https://vanishingkids.bandcamp.com/album/miracle-of-death-2?ref=heavyblogisheavy.com">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/V A N I S H I N G K I D S - Miracle of Death.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="V A N I S H I N G K I D S - Miracle of Death" alt="V A N I S H I N G K I D S - Miracle of Death">
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<a href="https://wayfarercolorado.bandcamp.com/album/american-gothic">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/WAYFARER - American Gothic.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="WAYFARER - American Gothic" alt="WAYFARER - American Gothic">
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<a href="https://firesinthedistance.bandcamp.com/album/air-not-meant-for-us">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Fire in the Distance - Air Not Meant For Us.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Fire in the Distance - Air Not Meant For Us" alt="Fire in the Distance - Air Not Meant For Us">
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<a href="https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/might-power">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Megaton Sword - Might & Power.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Megaton Sword - Might & Power" alt="Megaton Sword - Might & Power">
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<a href="https://krigsgrav.bandcamp.com/album/fires-in-the-fall">
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<a href="https://untootherspdx.bandcamp.com/album/strength-ii-deep-cuts">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Unto Others - Strenght II ...Deep Cuts.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Unto Others - Strenght II ...Deep Cuts" alt="Unto Others - Strenght II ...Deep Cuts">
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<a href="https://swornnorway.bandcamp.com/album/a-journey-told-through-fire">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Sworn - A Journey Told through Fire.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Sworn - A Journey Told through Fire" alt="Sworn - A Journey Told through Fire">
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<a href="https://neobliviscarissom.bandcamp.com/album/exul">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Ne Obliviscaris - Exul.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Ne Obliviscaris - Exul" alt="Ne Obliviscaris - Exul">
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<a href="https://svalbard.bandcamp.com/album/the-weight-of-the-mask">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Svalbard - The Weight of the Mask.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Svalbard - The Weight of the Mask" alt="Svalbard - The Weight of the Mask">
</a>
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<a href="https://byfireandsword.bandcamp.com/album/glory">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/By Fire and Sword - Glory.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="By Fire and Sword - Glory" alt="By Fire and Sword - Glory">
</a>
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/2614489-Angelic-Upstarts-Who-Killed-Liddle">
<img src="/media/blog/2024-01-09/Angelic Upstarts - Who Killed Liddle.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Angelic Upstarts - Who Killed Liddle?" alt="Angelic Upstarts - Who Killed Liddle?">
</a>
</div>
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<h1>Concerts</h1>
<p>A trend I started in 2022 was to go to as many concerts of artists I like as
possible. I'm happy to report I went to around 80% more concerts in 2023 than
in 2022! Looking back at my list, April was quite a busy month...</p>
<p>Here are the concerts I went to in 2023:</p>
<ul>
<li>March 8th: Godspeed You! Black Emperor</li>
<li>April 11th: Alexandra Stréliski</li>
<li>April 12th: Bikini Kill</li>
<li>April 21th: Brigada Flores Magon, Union Thugs</li>
<li>April 28th: Komintern Sect, The Outcasts, Violent Way, Ultra Razzia, Over the
Hill</li>
<li>May 3rd: First Fragment</li>
<li>May 12th: Rhapsody of Fire, Wind Rose</li>
<li>May 13th: Aeternam</li>
<li>June 2nd: Mortier, La Gachette</li>
<li>June 17th: Ultra Razzia, Total Nada, BLEMISH</li>
<li>June 30th: Avishai Cohen Trio</li>
<li>July 9th: Richard Galliano</li>
<li>August 18th: Gojira, Mastodon, Lorna Shore</li>
<li>September 14th: Jinjer</li>
<li>September 22nd: CUIR, Salvaje Punk, Hysteric Polemix, Perestroika, Ultra Razzia, Ilusion, Over the Hill, Asbestos</li>
<li>October 6th: Rancoeur, Street Code, Tenaz, Mortimer, Guernica, High Anxiety</li>
</ul>
<p>Although <a href="https://veronneau.org/introducing-metalfinder.html">metalfinder</a> continues to work as intended, I'm very glad to have
discovered the Montréal underground scene has departed from Facebook/Instagram
and adopted <em>en masse</em> <a href="https://gancio.org/">Gancio</a>, a FOSS community agenda that supports
ActivityPub. Our local instance, <a href="https://montreal.askapunk.net/">askapunk.net</a>
is pretty much all I could ask for :)</p>
<p>That's it for 2023!</p>2022 — A Musical Retrospective2022-12-23T00:00:00-05:002022-12-23T00:00:00-05:00Louis-Philippe Véronneautag:veronneau.org,2022-12-23:/2022-a-musical-retrospective.html<p>With the end of the year approaching fast, I thought putting my year in
retrospective via music would be a fun thing to do.</p>
<h1>Albums</h1>
<p>In 2022, I added 51 new albums to my collection — nearly one a week! I listed
them below in the order in which I acquired …</p><p>With the end of the year approaching fast, I thought putting my year in
retrospective via music would be a fun thing to do.</p>
<h1>Albums</h1>
<p>In 2022, I added 51 new albums to my collection — nearly one a week! I listed
them below in the order in which I acquired them.</p>
<p>I purchased most of these albums when I could and borrowed the rest at
libraries. If you want to browse though, I added links to the album covers
pointing either to websites where you can buy them or to Discogs when digital
copies weren't available<sup id="fnref:underground"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:underground">1</a></sup>.</p>
<p>Browsing through the albums, I can see my tastes really shifted a lot in the
last few years. I used to listen to a lot of Hip-Hop, but the recent trends in
this genre<sup id="fnref:hip-hop"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:hip-hop">2</a></sup> really turn me off. In fact, it seems I didn't add a single
Hip-Hop album to my collection this year...</p>
<p>Metal also continues to dominate the list. Many thanks to <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com">Angry Metal
Guy</a> for being the best metal reviewing website out there.</p>
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<a href="https://marecognitum.bandcamp.com/album/solar-paroxysm">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Mare Cognitum - Solar Paroxysm.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Mare Cognitum - Solar Paroxysm" alt="Mare Cognitum - Solar Paroxysm">
</a>
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<a href="https://wilderun.lnk.to/Epigone">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Wilderun - Epigone.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Wilderun - Epigone" alt="Wilderun - Epigone">
</a>
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/1310527-MGMT-Little-Dark-Age">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/MGMT - Little Dark Age.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="MGMT - Little Dark Age" alt="MGMT - Little Dark Age">
</a>
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/30631-Toto-Toto">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Toto - Toto.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Toto - Toto" alt="Toto - Toto">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://voyager.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-mile">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Voyager - Ghost Mile.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Voyager - Ghost Mile" alt="Voyager - Ghost Mile">
</a>
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<a href="https://victoryrecords.bandcamp.com/album/true-sound-of-the-underground">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Sister Sin - True Sound of the Underground.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Sister Sin - True Sound of the Underground" alt="Sister Sin - True Sound of the Underground">
</a>
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<a href="https://victoryrecords.bandcamp.com/album/now-and-forever">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Sister Sin - Now and Forever.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Sister Sin - Now and Forever" alt="Sister Sin - Now and Forever">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://snailmageddon.bandcamp.com/track/swansong-for-a-snail">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/SnailMAGEDDON - Swansong for a Snail.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="SnailMAGEDDON - Swansong for a Snail" alt="SnailMAGEDDON - Swansong for a Snail">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://www.voivod.com/en/product/the-wake-35">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Voivod - The Wake.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Voivod - The Wake" alt="Voivod - The Wake">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/61016-Vo%C3%AFvod-Nothingface">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Voivod - Nothingface.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Voivod - Nothingface" alt="Voivod - Nothingface">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://www.voivod.com/en/product/synchro-anarchy-29">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Voivod - Synchro Anarchy.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Voivod - Synchro Anarchy" alt="Voivod - Synchro Anarchy">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://music.atomicfire-records.com/halo">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Amorphis - Halo.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Amorphis - Halo" alt="Amorphis - Halo">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/914770-Ignite-Our-Darkest-Days">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Ignite - Our Darkest Days.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Ignite - Our Darkest Days" alt="Ignite - Our Darkest Days">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://cultofluna.bandcamp.com/album/the-long-road-north">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Cult of Luna - The Long Road North.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Cult of Luna - The Long Road North" alt="Cult of Luna - The Long Road North">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/22343075-Michael-Romeo-War-Of-The-Worlds--Pt2">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Michael Romero - War of the Worlds, Pt. 2.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Michael Romero - War of the Worlds, Pt. 2" alt="Michael Romero - War of the Worlds, Pt. 2">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://arjenanthonylucassensstarone.lnk.to/RevelInTime">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One - Revel in Time.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One - Revel in Time" alt="Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One - Revel in Time">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://purewrath.bandcamp.com/album/hymn-to-the-woeful-hearts">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Pure Wrath - Hymn to the Woeful Hearts.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Pure Wrath - Hymn to the Woeful Hearts" alt="Pure Wrath - Hymn to the Woeful Hearts">
</a>
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<a href="https://purewrath.bandcamp.com/album/hymn-to-the-woeful-hearts">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Ben Prunty - Transmission from a Hidden World.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Ben Prunty - Transmission from a Hidden World" alt="Ben Prunty - Transmission from a Hidden World">
</a>
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<a href="https://satanuk.bandcamp.com/album/earth-infernal">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Satan - Earth Infernal.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Satan - Earth Infernal" alt="Satan - Earth Infernal">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://darkher-uk.bandcamp.com/album/the-buried-storm">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Darkher - The Buried Song.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Darkher - The Buried Song" alt="Darkher - The Buried Song">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://messaproject.bandcamp.com/album/close">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Messa - Close.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Messa - Close" alt="Messa - Close">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/29059-Dissection-Storm-Of-The-Lights-Bane">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane" alt="Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/album/sentinels-2">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Makeup and Vanity Set - Sentinels.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Makeup and Vanity Set - Sentinels" alt="Makeup and Vanity Set - Sentinels">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/17599087-Les-Vents-de-Montreal-Adolphe-Blanc">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Adolphe Blanc - Adolphe Blanc.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Les Vents de Montréal - Adolphe Blanc" alt="Les Vents de Montréal - Adolphe Blanc">
</a>
</div>
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<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Camille Sain-Saëns - Symphonie no. 3 « Symphonie avec orgue », Carnaval des animaux, Danse Macabre, Suite Algérienne.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Camille Sain-Saëns - Symphonie no. 3 « Symphonie avec orgue », Carnaval des animaux, Danse Macabre, Suite Algérienne" alt="Camille Sain-Saëns - Symphonie no. 3 « Symphonie avec orgue », Carnaval des animaux, Danse Macabre, Suite Algérienne">
</div>
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<a href="https://atmaclassique.com/en/product/bataclan/">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Denis Plante, Mathieu Lussier, Catherine Perrin - Bataclan.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Denis Plante, Mathieu Lussier, Catherine Perrin - Bataclan!" alt="Denis Plante, Mathieu Lussier, Catherine Perrin - Bataclan!">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://masterbootrecord.bandcamp.com/album/personal-computer">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/MASTER BOOT RECORD - PERSONAL COMPUTER.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="MASTER BOOT RECORD - PERSONAL COMPUTER" alt="MASTER BOOT RECORD - PERSONAL COMPUTER">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://kardashev.bandcamp.com/album/liminal-rite">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Kardashev - Liminal Rite.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Kardashev - Liminal Rite" alt="Kardashev - Liminal Rite">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://whiteward.bandcamp.com/album/false-light">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/White Ward - False Light.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="White Ward - False Light" alt="White Ward - False Light">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/13039488-Slave-To-Sirens-Terminal-Leeches">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Slave to Sirens - Terminal Leeches.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Slave to Sirens - Terminal Leeches" alt="Slave to Sirens - Terminal Leeches">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/fr/master/1948780-Hors-Contr%C3%B4le-2000-2020">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Hors Contrôle - 2000 2020.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Hors Contrôle - 2000 2020" alt="Hors Contrôle - 2000 2020">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://durerealite.bandcamp.com/album/vauriens">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Hors Contrôle - Vauriens.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Hors Contrôle - Vauriens" alt="Hors Contrôle - Vauriens">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/3178993-Hors-Controle-Enfants-Du-Charbon">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Hors Contrôle - Enfants du charbon.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Hors Contrôle - Enfants du charbon" alt="Hors Contrôle - Enfants du charbon">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/2235133-Various-Class-Pride-World-Wide-2">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Class Pride World Wide, vol. 2.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Class Pride World Wide, vol. 2" alt="Class Pride World Wide, vol. 2">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/2235143-Various-Class-Pride-World-Wide-3">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Class Pride World Wide, vol. 3.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Class Pride World Wide, vol. 3" alt="Class Pride World Wide, vol. 3">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://guerillapoubelle.bandcamp.com/album/la-naus-e">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Guerilla Poubelle - La nausée.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Guerilla Poubelle - La nausée" alt="Guerilla Poubelle - La nausée">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://guerillapoubelle.bandcamp.com/album/il-faut-repeindre-le-monde-en-noir">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Guerilla Poubelle - Il faut repeindre le monde... en noir.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Guerilla Poubelle - Il faut repeindre le monde... en noir" alt="Guerilla Poubelle - Il faut repeindre le monde... en noir">
</a>
</div>
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<a href="https://guerillapoubelle.bandcamp.com/album/lennui">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Guerilla Poubelle - L'Ennui.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Guerilla Poubelle - L'Ennui" alt="Guerilla Poubelle - L'Ennui">
</a>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/2729855-Arch-Enemy-Deceivers">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Arch Enemy - Deceivers.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Arch Enemy - Deceivers" alt="Arch Enemy - Deceivers">
</a>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<a href="https://insurgencerecords.bandcamp.com/album/wont-say-sorry-the-complete-cover-story">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/The Oppressed - Won't Say Sorry.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="The Oppressed - Won't Say Sorry" alt="The Oppressed - Won't Say Sorry">
</a>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/5018288-Hors-Controle-B%C3%A9ni-Maudit">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Hors Contrôle - Béni, Maudit.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Hors Contrôle - Béni, Maudit" alt="Hors Contrôle - Béni, Maudit">
</a>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<a href="https://nofx.bandcamp.com/album/single-album">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/NOFX - Single Album.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="NOFX - Single Album" alt="NOFX - Single Album">
</a>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<a href="https://aeternam.bandcamp.com/album/heir-of-the-rising-sun">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Aeternam - Heir of the Rising Sun.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Aeternam - Heir of the Rising Sun" alt="Aeternam - Heir of the Rising Sun">
</a>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/29047-Dissection-The-Somberlain">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Dissection - The Somberlain.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Dissection - The Somberlain" alt="Dissection - The Somberlain">
</a>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/29084-Dissection-Reinkaos">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Dissection - Reinkaos.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Dissection - Reinkaos" alt="Dissection - Reinkaos">
</a>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<a href="https://lesvulgairesmachins.bandcamp.com/album/disruption">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Vulgaires Machins - Disruption.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Vulgaires Machins - Disruption" alt="Vulgaires Machins - Disruption">
</a>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<a href="https://earlymoods.bandcamp.com/album/early-moods">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Early Moods - Early Moods.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Early Moods - Early Moods" alt="Early Moods - Early Moods">
</a>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<a href="https://disillusion-official.bandcamp.com/album/ayam">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Disillusion - Ayam.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Disillusion - Ayam" alt="Disillusion - Ayam">
</a>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<a href="https://darkestera.bandcamp.com/album/wither-on-the-vine">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Darkest Era - Wither on the Vine.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Darkest Era - Wither on the Vine" alt="Darkest Era - Wither on the Vine">
</a>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<a href="https://disillusion-official.bandcamp.com/album/the-liberation">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Disillusion - The Liberation.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Disillusion - The Liberation" alt="Disillusion - The Liberation">
</a>
</div>
<div class="grid-item">
<a href="https://spanner.bandcamp.com/album/we-wont-be-stopped">
<img src="/media/blog/2022-12-23/Spanner - We Won't Be Stopped.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Spanner - We Won't Be Stopped" alt="Spanner - We Won't Be Stopped">
</a>
</div>
</div>
<h1>Concerts</h1>
<p>2022 was also a big change for me, as I started going to much more concerts than
I previously did. <a href="https://veronneau.org/introducing-metalfinder.html">metalfinder</a> has been working great and I'm really happy
with it.</p>
<p>Here are the concerts I went to in 2022:</p>
<ul>
<li>April 26th: Arch Enemy, Unto Others, Behemoth, Napalm Death</li>
<li>September 16th: NOFX</li>
<li>November 4th: Aeternam</li>
<li>November 7th: Jordi Savall & Hespèrion XXI</li>
<li>November 13th: VOLA</li>
<li>November 19th: Vulgaires Machins, Anti-Flag</li>
<li>November 26th: Soen</li>
<li>December 12h: Oddisee</li>
<li>December 16th: Jail, Béton Armé, Reckless Upstarts, Union Thugs, La Gachette </li>
</ul>
<p>I'm looking forward continuing to go to a lot of concerts in 2023!</p>
<div class="footnote">
<hr>
<ol>
<li id="fn:underground">
<p>Some of the albums — especially the <em>Oï!</em> ones — are pretty
underground. For most of those, I actually have physical copies I bought
and ripped. <a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:underground" title="Jump back to footnote 1 in the text">↩</a></p>
</li>
<li id="fn:hip-hop">
<p>Mostly mumble rap, beats than are less and less sample-based,
extreme commercialisation and lyrics that are less and less political and
engaged. <a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:hip-hop" title="Jump back to footnote 2 in the text">↩</a></p>
</li>
</ol>
</div>Extruded Schiit Stack2022-10-29T00:00:00-04:002022-10-29T00:00:00-04:00Louis-Philippe Véronneautag:veronneau.org,2022-10-29:/extruded-schiit-stack.html<p>I've been a fan of the products manufactured by <a href="https://www.schiit.com/">Schiit Audio</a> for a while
now. They are affordable (for high-end audio gear), sound great, are made in
the USA<sup id="fnref:usa"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:usa">1</a></sup> and I think their industrial design looks great.</p>
<p>I first started with one of their classic "Schiit Stack"<sup id="fnref:stack"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:stack">2</a></sup>, but …</p><p>I've been a fan of the products manufactured by <a href="https://www.schiit.com/">Schiit Audio</a> for a while
now. They are affordable (for high-end audio gear), sound great, are made in
the USA<sup id="fnref:usa"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:usa">1</a></sup> and I think their industrial design looks great.</p>
<p>I first started with one of their classic "Schiit Stack"<sup id="fnref:stack"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:stack">2</a></sup>, but
eventually upgraded to the Modi Multibit (I wanted the TOSLINK input), added a
physical EQ (the <a href="https://www.schiit.com/products/loki-mini-3">Loki</a>) and eventually got a <a href="https://www.schiit.com/products/sys">Sys</a> when I bought a
<a href="https://www.schiit.com/products/vidar">Vidar</a> speaker amp.</p>
<p>The original Schiit Stack — being 2 devices high — was pretty manageable as-is.
With my current 4-high stack though, things became unstable and I had to resort
to finding a way to bolt them together.</p>
<p>Mooching from a friend with a 3D printer, I printed <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3207569">this clever mount</a>
from Thingiverse. It worked well enough, but was somewhat imperfect for multiple
reasons:</p>
<ol>
<li>
<p>The plastic tabs had a tendency of breaking in two when the
screws where tight enough for the stack to feel solid.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The plastic wasn't really rigid enough to support the 4 devices properly and
the stack, being back-heavy from the cables, was unstable and tipped over
easily.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Due to the plastic tabs being fragile, it was pretty much impossible to
disassemble the stack.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>This last issue was what killed this solution for me. When I tried to replace my
Modi 2 by the Modi Multibit, the mount pretty much crumbled away. Sadly, my
friend warped a bunch of pieces on his 3D printer while trying to print ABS and
I couldn't have him print me replacement parts either.</p>
<p>After a while, I grew tired of having these four devices laying around my desk
and wasting valuable space. I had tasted the 4-stack and knew how better things
could be!</p>
<p>That's when I realised the solution was to ditch 3D printing altogether, use
aluminum framing extrusions and build my own stack out of metal.</p>
<p><img src="/media/blog/2022-10-29/assembly.jpg" width="70%" style="margin-left:15%" title="The 4 different Schiit devices with the hardware needed to build the extruded frame" alt="The 4 different Schiit devices with the hardware needed to build the extruded frame"></p>
<p>This was my first time working with aluminium frame extrusions and I had tons
of fun! I specced the first version using <a href="https://www.mcmaster.com/aluminum-extrusions/miniature-t-slotted-framing-and-fittings/">10mm x 10mm rails</a> from
McMaster-Carr, but discovered they do not ship to residential addresses in
Canada...</p>
<p>After looking at local options, I then decided to use <a href="https://us.misumi-ec.com/vona2/detail/110300465870/">15mm x 15mm
rails</a> from Misumi. I went with this option since the rails are still
small enough not to be an eyesore, but also because this system uses M3 screws,
which the Schiit mini series also uses, making assembly much easier.</p>
<p>I choose to make the assembled stack quite a bit taller than the previous one
made with 3D printed plastic, as I found the headphone amp got pretty hot
during the summer and I wanted to provide better airflow.</p>
<p>If you are interested in replicating this stack, here are the parts I used, all
from Misumi:</p>
<ul>
<li>4 x <a href="https://us.misumi-ec.com/vona2/detail/110300465870/">HFS3-1515</a> 230mm long rails</li>
<li>16 x <a href="https://us.misumi-ec.com/vona2/detail/110302755570">HPTBS3</a> brackets</li>
<li>1 x pack of <a href="https://us.misumi-ec.com/vona2/detail/110300465710">HNSQ3-3</a> M3 framing nuts</li>
</ul>
<p>I didn't order any since I had some already, but you'll also need M3 screws,
namely:</p>
<ul>
<li>16 x M3-10 screws, to replace the ones in the Schiit devices</li>
<li>16 x M3-6 screws, for the aluminium framing brackets</li>
</ul>
<p>You can also cheap out and use only M3-10 screws (as I did), but you'll have to
use the extra nuts you ordered as spacers.</p>
<p><img src="/media/blog/2022-10-29/stack.jpg" width="70%" style="margin-left:15%" title="The assembled stack, complete with my lucky cat" alt="The assembled stack, complete with my lucky cat"></p>
<p>For the curious ones, the cabling is done this way:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code> ┌────────────────┐ ┌────────────────┐
│ │ │ │
│ Magni (hp amp) │◄──────┐ ┌─────►│ Vidar (sp amp) │
│ │ │ │ │ │
└────────────────┘ │ │ └────────────────┘
│ │
┌─────┴───┴──────┐
│ │
│ Sys (switch) │◄───────┐
│ │ │
└────────────────┘ │
│
│
┌────────────────┐ ┌────────┴───────┐
│ │ │ │
│ Modi (DAC) ├────────────►│ Loki (EQ) │
│ │ │ │
└────────────────┘ └────────────────┘
</code></pre></div>
<p>The Vidar is not part of the actual stack, as it's a 600W amp that weights 10kg
:D.</p>
<p>The last thing I think I want to change in this setup is the cables. The ones I
have are too long for the stack. Shorter ones would reduce the wasted space in
the back and make the whole thing more elegant.</p>
<div class="footnote">
<hr>
<ol>
<li id="fn:usa">
<p>As in, designed, manufactured and assembled in the USA, from parts,
transformers and boards made in the USA. I find this pretty impressive. <a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:usa" title="Jump back to footnote 1 in the text">↩</a></p>
</li>
<li id="fn:stack">
<p>A <a href="https://www.schiit.com/products/modi-1">USB DAC</a> and a <a href="https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-1">headphone amp</a> you can stack one of
top of the other. <a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:stack" title="Jump back to footnote 2 in the text">↩</a></p>
</li>
</ol>
</div>Introducing metalfinder2022-05-20T00:00:00-04:002022-05-20T00:00:00-04:00Louis-Philippe Véronneautag:veronneau.org,2022-05-20:/introducing-metalfinder.html<p>After going to an incredible <a href="https://www.bandsintown.com/e/103112574">Arch Enemy / Behemoth / Napalm Death / Unto
Others</a> concert a few weeks ago, I decided I wanted to go to more
concerts.</p>
<p>I like music, and I <em>really</em> enjoy concerts. Sadly, I often miss great
performances because no one told me about it, or my local …</p><p>After going to an incredible <a href="https://www.bandsintown.com/e/103112574">Arch Enemy / Behemoth / Napalm Death / Unto
Others</a> concert a few weeks ago, I decided I wanted to go to more
concerts.</p>
<p>I like music, and I <em>really</em> enjoy concerts. Sadly, I often miss great
performances because no one told me about it, or my local newspaper didn't cover
the event enough in advance for me to get tickets.</p>
<p>Some online services lets you sync your Spotify account to notify you when a
new concert is announced, but I don't use Spotify. As a music geek, I have a
local music collection and if I need to stream it, I have a <a href="https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/supysonic">supysonic</a>
server.</p>
<p>Introducing <a href="https://gitlab.com/baldurmen/metalfinder">metalfinder</a>, a cli tool to find concerts using your local music
collection! At the moment, it scans your music collection, creates a list of
artists and queries <a href="https://www.bandsintown.com">Bandsintown</a> for concerts in your town. Multiple output
formats are supported, but I mainly use the ATOM one, as I'm a heavy feed
reader user.</p>
<p><img src="/media/blog/2022-05-20/atom.png" width="70%" style="margin-left:15%" title="Screenshot of the ATOM output in my feed reader" alt="Screenshot of the ATOM output in my feed reader"></p>
<p>The current metalfinder version (<code>1.1.1</code>) is a MVP: it works well enough, but I
still have <a href="https://gitlab.com/baldurmen/metalfinder/-/issues/">a lot of work to do</a>... If you want to give it a try, the
easiest way is to download it from PyPi. metalfinder is also <a href="https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/metalfinder_1.0.2-1.html">currently in
NEW</a> and I'm planning to have something feature complete in time for the
Bookworm freeze.</p>ANC is not for me2021-10-03T00:00:00-04:002021-10-03T00:00:00-04:00Louis-Philippe Véronneautag:veronneau.org,2021-10-03:/anc-is-not-for-me.html<p>Active noise cancellation (ANC) has been all the rage lately in the headphones
and in-ear monitors market. It seems after Apple got heavily praised for their
AirPods Pro, every somewhat serious electronics manufacturer released their
own design incorporating this technology.</p>
<p>The first headphones with ANC I remember trying on (in …</p><p>Active noise cancellation (ANC) has been all the rage lately in the headphones
and in-ear monitors market. It seems after Apple got heavily praised for their
AirPods Pro, every somewhat serious electronics manufacturer released their
own design incorporating this technology.</p>
<p>The first headphones with ANC I remember trying on (in the early 2010s) were
the Bose QuietComfort 15. Although the concept did work (they indeed cancelled
<em>some</em> sounds), they weren't amazing and did a great job of convincing me ANC
was some weird fad for people who flew often.</p>
<p><img src="/media/blog/2021-10-03/sony.jpg" width="70%" style="margin-left:15%" title="The Sony WH-1000X M3 folded in their case" alt="The Sony WH-1000X M3 folded in their case"></p>
<p>As the years passed, chip size decreased, battery capacity improved and machine
learning blossomed — truly a perfect storm for the wireless ANC headphones
market. I had mostly stayed a sceptic of this tech until recently a kind friend
offered to let me try a pair of Sony WH-1000X M3.</p>
<p>Having tested them thoroughly, I have to say I'm really tempted to buy them
from him, as they truly are fantastic headphones<sup id="fnref:not-a-review"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:not-a-review">1</a></sup>. They are
<em>very</em> light, comfortable, work without a proprietary app and sound very good
with the ANC on<sup id="fnref:powered"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:powered">2</a></sup> — if a little bass-heavy for my taste<sup id="fnref:eq"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:eq">3</a></sup>.</p>
<p>The ANC itself is truly astounding and is leaps and bounds beyond what was
available five years ago. It still isn't perfect and doesn't cancel ALL sounds,
but transforms the low hum of the subway I find myself sitting in too often
these days into a light *<em>swoosh</em>*. When you turn the ANC on, HVAC simply
disappears. Most impressive to me is the way they completely cancel the dreaded
sound of your footsteps resonating in your headphones when you walk with them.</p>
<p><img src="/media/blog/2021-10-03/hd280pro.jpg" width="70%" style="margin-left:15%" title="My old pair of Senheiser HD 280 Pro, with aftermarket sheepskin earpads" alt="My old pair of Senheiser HD 280 Pro, with aftermarket sheepskin earpads"></p>
<p>I won't be keeping them though.</p>
<p>Whilst I really like what Sony has achieved here, I've grown to understand ANC
simply isn't for me. Some of the drawbacks of ANC somewhat bother me: the ear
pressure it creates is tolerable, but is an additional energy drain over long
periods of time and eventually gives me headaches. I've also found ANC
accentuates the motion sickness I suffer from, probably because it messes up
with some part of the inner ear balance system.</p>
<p>Most of all, I found that it didn't provide noticeable improvements over good
passive noise cancellation solutions, at least in terms of how high I have to
turn the volume up to hear music or podcasts clearly. The human brain works in
mysterious ways and it seems ANC cancelling a class of noises (low hums,
constant noises, etc.) makes other noises so much more noticeable. People
talking or bursty high pitched noises bothered me much more with ANC on than
without.</p>
<p>So for now, I'll keep using my trusty Senheiser HD 280 Pro<sup id="fnref:sheepskin"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:sheepskin">4</a></sup> at work
and good in-ear monitors with Comply foam tips on the go.</p>
<div class="footnote">
<hr>
<ol>
<li id="fn:not-a-review">
<p>This blog post certainly doesn't aim to be a comprehensive
review of these headphones. See <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtIYdsp8n1o">Zeos'</a> review if you want something
more in-depth. <a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:not-a-review" title="Jump back to footnote 1 in the text">↩</a></p>
</li>
<li id="fn:powered">
<p>As most ANC headphones, they don't sound as good when used
passively through the 3.5mm port, but that's just a testament of how a great
job Sony did of tuning the DSP. <a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:powered" title="Jump back to footnote 2 in the text">↩</a></p>
</li>
<li id="fn:eq">
<p>Easily fixed using an EQ. <a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:eq" title="Jump back to footnote 3 in the text">↩</a></p>
</li>
<li id="fn:sheepskin">
<p>Retrofitted with aftermarket sheepskin earpads, they provide more
than 32db of passive noise reduction. <a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:sheepskin" title="Jump back to footnote 4 in the text">↩</a></p>
</li>
</ol>
</div>Today (March 20th 2020) is the day to buy music on Bandcamp2020-03-20T00:00:00-04:002020-03-20T00:00:00-04:00Louis-Philippe Véronneautag:veronneau.org,2020-03-20:/today-march-20th-2020-is-the-day-to-buy-music-on-bandcamp.html<p>Hey folks,</p>
<p>This is a quick blog post to tell you Bandcamp is <a href="https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser">waiving all their
fees</a> on March 20th 2020 (PST). Spread the word, as every penny spent
on the platform that day will go back to the artists.</p>
<p>COVID-19 is throwing us all a mean curveball and artists …</p><p>Hey folks,</p>
<p>This is a quick blog post to tell you Bandcamp is <a href="https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser">waiving all their
fees</a> on March 20th 2020 (PST). Spread the word, as every penny spent
on the platform that day will go back to the artists.</p>
<p>COVID-19 is throwing us all a mean curveball and artists have it especially
rough, particularly those who were in the middle of tours and had to cancel
them.</p>
<p>If you like Metal, Angry Metal Guy posted a <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/covid-19-and-cancellations-how-you-can-help/">very nice list</a> of artists
you might know and want to help out.</p>
<p>If you are lucky enough to have a little coin around, now is the time to show
support for the artists you like. Buy an album you liked and copied from a
friend or get some merch to wear to your next virtual beer night with your
(remote) friends!</p>
<p>Stay safe and don't forget to wash your hands regularly.</p>Lowering the minimum volume on Android2019-12-20T00:00:00-05:002019-12-20T00:00:00-05:00Louis-Philippe Véronneautag:veronneau.org,2019-12-20:/lowering-the-minimum-volume-on-android.html<p>I like music a lot and I spend a large chunk of my time with either over-the-ear
headphones or in-ear monitors on. Sadly, human ears are fragile things and you
should always try to keep the volume as low as possible when using headphones.</p>
<p>When I'm not at home, I …</p><p>I like music a lot and I spend a large chunk of my time with either over-the-ear
headphones or in-ear monitors on. Sadly, human ears are fragile things and you
should always try to keep the volume as low as possible when using headphones.</p>
<p>When I'm not at home, I usually stream music from my home server to my Android
device. Although the DAC quality on my Nexus 5 isn't incredible, my IEMs aren't
stellar either.</p>
<p>Sadly, I've always been displeased with how little control Android actually
gives you over the media volume and I've always wished I could have the lowest
setting even lower.</p>
<p>I know a bunch of proprietary apps exist on the Google Play Store to help you
achieve that kind of thing, but hey, I don't swing that way.</p>
<h2>Android Audio Policies</h2>
<p>After having a look at Android's <a href="https://source.android.com/devices/audio/implement-policy">audio policies documentation</a>, it
turns out if you have a rooted device, you can define the audio level curve
yourself!</p>
<p>On a recent-ish version of Android, the two files you want to mess with are:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><code>/vendor/etc/audio_policy_volumes.xml</code>, which defines what type of audio
stream (media, phone calls, earbuds, bluetooth, etc.) uses what type of audio
curve.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><code>/vendor/etc/default_volume_tables.xml</code>, which defines the default audio
curves referenced in the previous file.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>If you've never modified files on Android, I highly recommend plugging your
device to a computer, enabling USB debugging and connecting through <code>adb</code>. You
will likely need to remount the filesystem, as it's in read-only mode by
default:</p>
<pre>
$ adb shell
$ su
$ mount -o remount,rw /system
</pre>
<p>I don't really care about anything else than media volume, so here is the curve
I ended up with. It goes very low and gives you more control at low volume,
while still being quite loud at maximum volume. You will need to experiment with
your device though, as DACs are all different.</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="nt"><reference</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"DEFAULT_MEDIA_VOLUME_CURVE"</span><span class="nt">></span>
<span class="cm"><!-- Default Media reference Volume Curve --></span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt"><point></span>1,-9000<span class="nt"></point></span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt"><point></span>10,-8000<span class="nt"></point></span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt"><point></span>20,-7000<span class="nt"></point></span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt"><point></span>30,-6000<span class="nt"></point></span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt"><point></span>40,-4000<span class="nt"></point></span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt"><point></span>60,-3000<span class="nt"></point></span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt"><point></span>100,-2000<span class="nt"></point></span>
<span class="nt"></reference></span>
</code></pre></div>
<p>For reference, the scale goes from <code>-9600</code> to <code>0</code>, <code>0</code> being the loudest sound
your device can produce.</p>
<p>As all things Android, if you are not building your own images, this will get
erased next time you update your device. Don't forget to backup the files you
modify, as audio curves are easy to screw up!</p>Alpine MusicSafe Classic Hearing Protection Review2019-10-12T00:00:00-04:002019-10-12T00:00:00-04:00Louis-Philippe Véronneautag:veronneau.org,2019-10-12:/alpine-musicsafe-classic-hearing-protection-review.html<p>Yesterday, I went to a punk rock show and had tons of fun. One of the bands
playing (<a href="https://jeunesseapatride.bandcamp.com/">Jeunesse Apatride</a>) hadn't played in 5 years and the crowd
was wild. The other bands playing were also great. Here's a few links if you
enjoy Oi! and Ska:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://francbatards.bandcamp.com/releases">Francbâtards</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bauxite.bandcamp.com/">Bauxite</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unionthugs.bandcamp.com/">Union …</a></li></ul><p>Yesterday, I went to a punk rock show and had tons of fun. One of the bands
playing (<a href="https://jeunesseapatride.bandcamp.com/">Jeunesse Apatride</a>) hadn't played in 5 years and the crowd
was wild. The other bands playing were also great. Here's a few links if you
enjoy Oi! and Ska:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://francbatards.bandcamp.com/releases">Francbâtards</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bauxite.bandcamp.com/">Bauxite</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unionthugs.bandcamp.com/">Union Thugs</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Sadly, those kind of concerts are always waaaaayyyyy too loud. I mostly go to
small venue concerts and for some reason the sound technicians think it's a
good idea to make everyone's ears bleed. You really don't need to amplify the
drums when the whole concert venue is 50m²...</p>
<p>So I bough hearing protection. It was the first time I wore earplugs at a
concert and it was great! I can't really compare the model I got (Alpine
MusicSafe Classic earplugs) to other brands since it's the only one I tried out,
but:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>They were very comfortable. I wore them for about 5 hours and didn't feel any
discomfort.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>They came with two sets of plastic tips you insert in the silicone earbuds. I
tried the -17db ones but I decided to go with the -18db inserts as it was
still freaking loud.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>They fitted very well in my ears even tough I was in the roughest mosh pit
I've ever experienced (and I've seen quite a few). I was sweating profusely
from all the heavy moshing and never once I feared loosing them.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>My ears weren't ringing when I came back home so I guess they work.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The earplugs didn't distort sound, only reduce the volume.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>They came with a handy aluminium carrying case that's really durable. You can
put it on your keychain and carry them around safely.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>They only cost me ~25 CAD with taxes.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>The only thing I disliked was that I found it pretty much impossible to sing
while wearing them. as I couldn't really hear myself. With a bit of practice, I
was able to sing true but it wasn't great :(</p>
<p>All in all, I'm really happy with my purchase and I don't think I'll ever go to
another concert without earplugs.</p>