![]() ![]() Those parallel paths lead back to the earliest incarnation of BSS, in the ’90s, when various members began their musical education in Toronto’s rave scene by playing ambient grooves in chill-out rooms. It was about time for them to intersect.” We all came from the same backgrounds, more or less, and had been traveling somewhat parallel paths for many years. “We got along great right off the bat and felt like aesthetically we could do something interesting. “The chemistry just seemed real good,” McEntire says. When the band and McEntire got together for an exploratory get-to-know-each other session after a BSS gig in Chicago, the results were so encouraging that they all jumped in without hesitation. ![]() The first step, then, was to pare down the core while still embracing the contributions of those cut loose from the inner circle. The logistics of recording and touringas well as some relationship dramahad eroded the collective goodwill on which the band was built. The expanding and inclusive roster had swollen to 17 members. But after the tumultuous recording sessions for 2006’s Juno Award-winning eponymous record, Broken Social Scene was sort of broken. Still, there were some raised eyebrows when McEntireand not David Newfeld, who’d produced the rest of the BSS cataloguewound up in the booth this time. The best of INDY Week’s fiercely independent journalism about the Triangle delivered straight to your inbox.Įven a cursory listen to the 14-track sprawl of Forgiveness suggests fresh sonic territory for Broken Social Scene. He even hints at likely cross-pollination when both bands appear at Hopscotch. The nearly 20-year veteran of Tortoise has become another satellite member of the BSS orbit, playing as many gigs with them over the last year as his busy schedule allowed. Indeed, what may have begun as just another recording gig for McEntire albeit one where the band comes in with 45 songsquickly evolved into more than just liner notes, credits and nascent friendships. Somebody needs to get a memo to Broken Social Scene: It’s Kill Your Idols, not Poach Them Eggs.īut for Tortoise percussion master and studio wiz John McEntire, the culinary flair of BSS co-founder Brendan Canning was just one of the band’s skills he experienced while producing the Canadian collective’s latest full-length, Forgiveness Rock Record. 11, with Bear in Heaven, NOMO, Balmorhea and Aquarelle. Tortoise plays Lincoln Theatre Saturday, Sept. Broken Social Scene plays Raleigh City Plaza Friday, Sept. ![]()
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