Sylvie Chenard

Feminist, pacifist, and anti-capitalist, Sylvie Chenard weaves her social activism into her music. This guitarist from Montreal is well hidden in the city's underground, but her albums are well worth seeking out. She pairs electric guitar playing derived as much from Robert Fripp as Derek Bailey to her haunting wordless vocals. She has chosen the whale as a totemic symbol of sorts, calling her various projects "Projets de la Baleine" -- projects of the whale. After many self-released albums and home productions on CD-R, she released a pair of CDs on the high-profile avant-gard...