Écraser l’autre — pour le plaisir et pour le profit
Dominique Bassal
Programme notes
- Composer(s): Dominique Bassal
- Publisher(s): Ymx média
Works in this cycle
Saint-Barthélémy, le party
There’s so much you can pull off when you completely control the media, which at the time meant the priests in the pulpit
— Dominique Bassal [English translation
Saint-Barthélémy, le party [The Party on Saint Bartholomew’s Day] was realized from 2018 to 2021 at the composer’s studio in Montréal (Québec).
- Year of composition: 2018-21
- Cycle: Écraser l’autre — pour le plaisir et pour le profit
- Duration: 9:52
- Instrumentation: 7.1-channel fixed medium
- ISRC: CAD502490061
Pogroms énergisants
Spectacular bloody orgies of a quasi-Wagnerian form. The first ones took place at night, by torch light. The KKK produced a “New World” adaptation of the concept, but the African version exceeded all expectations with its resounding success in Rwanda. A highly streamlined take on it, in fact, that moved profit to the back burner, for once, to focus almost exclusively on pleasure.
— Dominique Bassal [English translation
Pogroms énergisants [Energizing Pogroms] was realized from 2018 to 2021 at the composer’s studio in Montréal (Québec).
- Year of composition: 2018-21
- Cycle: Écraser l’autre — pour le plaisir et pour le profit
- Duration: 10:40
- Instrumentation: 7.1-channel fixed medium
- ISRC: CAD502410062
Bon matin, Adolf
Here’s a fine demonstration of elected psychopaths’ complete incompetence, their power too, and the passive stupidity of the majority
— Dominique Bassal [English translation
Bon matin, Adolf [Good Morning, Adolf] was realized from 2018 to 2021 at the composer’s studio in Montréal (Québec).
- Year of composition: 2018-21
- Cycle: Écraser l’autre — pour le plaisir et pour le profit
- Duration: 8:11
- Instrumentation: 7.1-channel fixed medium
- ISRC: CAD502410063
Deir Yassin mon amour
Shortly after the defeat of their European persecutors, these victims began to slaughter a people that, one, had absolutely nothing to do with their past tribulations, and, two, was militarily incapable. A proud tradition that still lives on 75 years later. “Because I can
— Dominique Bassal [English translation
Deir Yassin mon amour was realized from 2018 to 2021 at the composer’s studio in Montréal (Québec).
- Year of composition: 2018-21
- Cycle: Écraser l’autre — pour le plaisir et pour le profit
- Duration: 10:39
- Instrumentation: 7.1-channel fixed medium
- ISRC: CAD502410064
Sénateur Joe Pet-pet
And now for something more playful, burlesque even, since the instigator of these persecutions lacked credibility. That being said, neutralizing him did take a few years, and his influence is still resonating among vast judgment-impaired communities.
— Dominique Bassal [English translation
Sénateur Joe Pet-pet was realized from 2018 to 2021 at the composer’s studio in Montréal (Québec).
- Year of composition: 2018-21
- Cycle: Écraser l’autre — pour le plaisir et pour le profit
- Duration: 9:13
- Instrumentation: 7.1-channel fixed medium
- ISRC: CAD502410065
L’informaticien à la seringue
This one — he was said to be brilliant, but it was just his mama pushing him to the fore — adopted a unique style
— Dominique Bassal [English translation
L’informaticien à la seringue [The Computer Specialist With A Syringe] was realized from 2018 to 2021 at the composer’s studio in Montréal (Québec).
- Year of composition: 2018-21
- Cycle: Écraser l’autre — pour le plaisir et pour le profit
- Duration: 8:06
- Instrumentation: 7.1-channel fixed medium
- ISRC: CAD502410066
