Quebec has given birth to steezo as diverse as Celine Dion and William Shatner. In the indigenous Algonquin language Quebec means“where the river narrows”.  Out of this land of coalescing waters and styles emerges Vlooper.

Hailing from the francophone Montreal city , Vlooper identifies himself and his art with the struggle/re-definition of Quebecois sovereignity, so don’t call a brother Canadian. When not grinding on the 40-hour a week hustle and or making dope music alongside comrades Kenlo and his stateside westcoast clique Homeless Royalty, Vlooper and his wife engage in community based projects such as running Ociel “ A sovereign teashop/refuge for artists of all disciplines”.

Vlooper’s  music sounds like a house party wafting of sweet tobacco full of head nodding, funky, sexy revolutionary cyborgs – full of love and posted up – sharing pastiche nodes of human joy through music.  Peep the mixtapes here.

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These dudes are official beasties on the music. Anybody who can combine a gameboy with a harmonium and turn it into a punishing groove is not messing around. They’ve crushed shows at Decibel Festival, in basements, and in coffee warehouses turned venues (see below). Interesting fact: the three dudes who make up the Truck were originally in a totally different group, Foscil, and started Truckasaurus as a side project. Foscil features more live instrumentation, but is no less dirty and devastating – plus interesting collaborations up to and including the omnipresent Specs One. Check the vids below to hear the differences.

The best in the City, bar none. You should be there. If you’re not, you’re missing out. The Last Nights Mixtape crew, Seattle contingent, will be there in full effect.