MIRIODOR at FMPM 2007

[the_original_ib]

By Popular Demand...


The FMPM is proud to announce the return of Miriodor for the 2007 edition.

It is difficult to describe in words the impact of Miriodor's music. Progressive rock fans like them because of the tightness and virtuosity that comes from their intensive rehearsal practices. Out music fans like them because of their comfort with dissonance, and complex harmonic structures. All music lovers can appreciate their gift for captivating and innovative melodies and the joy and passion that comes forth from their compositions.

With a variety of configurations under their belt, the modern nucleus of Miriodor dates to about the mid-90s album "Jongleries Elastiques" ("Elastic Juggling"), and subsequent albums ("Mekano", "Parade") have earned increasing acclaim and popular support. When Miriodor has played a show at a place like NEARfest, there is usually a lot of buzz afterwards from people who had no idea they would like it so much, who had no idea they even liked "avant-prog" (for the record Miriodor aren't big fans of terms like "avant-prog" or "RIO", but I'm writing this so bear with me). In a nutshell, Miriodor makes it easy to enjoy difficult music.

Last year they were one of the most anticipated bands and sure enough, after the fact in review after review people talked about how much they had enjoyed the concert. We thought, is it too soon to have them back? Shows what I know. FMPM 2006 attendees have been letting us know that for sufficiently good music, there is no such thing as too soon.

With continually evolving new material and old friend Lars Hollmer in town, who knows what might be in store for this year's performance? What is certain is last year has set a high standard and high expectations, and it would be hard to meet them again without... Miriodor.

Tickets for the FMPM go on sale tomorrow at noon. Gold and regular tickets will be on sale at the same time. Gold tickets are available exclusively at http://www.progquebec.com (which also has the lowest fees). Tickets are also available through Pierre Peladeau and Admission.com.

Stay tuned for further announcements in the coming weeks including pre-show information.

FMPM 2007: STRAWBS - IQ - SAMLA MAMMAS MANNA - MIRIODOR - NATHAN MAHL - VEBB - HAMADRYAD - ????

MONTREAL QUEBEC CANADA
SEPTEMBER 15-16
PIERRE PELADEAU CENTER
www.fmpm.net

Regards,
Sean

[Rick and Roll]

And don't forget the French-Canadian chicks!

Seriously, I like the percussion work of Remi Leclerc, and even better than the Nearfest performance was their pre-show concert the year (or two?) prior, and 1996 in Baltimore (Progscape).