Poirier feat. Face T

All hail the Montreal basshead
Ghislain Poirier has little respect. OK, let's re-phrase that. The producer/remixer from Montreal isn't too cap-doffing or reverential when he gets his mitts on a tune that he's eager to bend and reshape to his own means. No rules, no restrictions. Indeed, The Fader magazine was spot-on when it suggested he only respects a song's "empty spaces because he can fill them with exploding bass". And exploding bass is very much his calling card. Bashing together hip-hop, soca, dancehall and grime, what emerges is something very much wearing his fingerprints but at the same time something that chimes with his worldwide following. And, most importantly, it's irresistibly danceable too. Signed to the indomitable Ninja Tune label here in the UK, Poirier's collaborated - or shared stages - with the likes of Burro Banton, Diplo and Kode9, and his most recent commission is remixing the first single from the new Gotan Project record. His time is now.
(Biography by Nige Tassell 2010)
(Image by May Truong)