Annie-Claude Deschênes unveils the first remix of Main de Fer and announces a European tour in October

Annie-Claude Deschênes presents the first in a series of three remixes of Main de Fer, her latest single released in April. Produced by Shit Robot (DFA Records), it is available now on all platforms. Remixes by RocMan and Yuki B will follow on September 3rd and 16th, respectively. All are being released by Italians Do It Better in the United States and by Bonsound in the rest of the world.

I chose Shit Robot because his unique sound and creative vision felt like the perfect match to reimagine Main de Fer in a bold, new way, explains Annie-Claude. The Irish producer and DJ, known for his affiliation with the DFA Records label, brings an analog touch to the track by using a variety of synthesizers and sequencers straight out of the 90s. This was one of those great projects where you fire up the machines and everything falls into place really quickly. I was very excited to get started on this as the original vocals are great and the energy of the track is infectious, adds Shit Robot, who also mixed the final result alongside LCD Soundsystem member and Grammy Award winner Korey Richey.

The artists responsible for the other two remixes were also carefully selected by Annie-Claude: RocMan (Tobias Rochman, one half of now defunct duo Pelada) for his sense of innovation and Yuki B (DJ and member of Yocto, Jesuslesfilles) for her fresh perspective and raw creativity. These three new versions transform the minimal techno of the original without altering its unsettling atmosphere, offering new opportunities to free ourselves from our inhibitions through emotional isolation.

RocMan Remix - under embargo until Sept. 3rd

Yuki B Remix - under embargo until Sept. 16th

Annie-Claude Deschênes will perform at the Reeperbahn Festival in Berlin and Hamburg from September 16th to 19th and at Rialto Hall at POP Montreal on September 25th before embarking on a European tour in October. This series of dates will take her to Brussels, Strasbourg, Lyon, Luxembourg, and Paris, among other cities, after which she will return to Canada for dates in Toronto and the province of Quebec. She will also be part of M for Montreal’s official selection in November. See the list below for all tour dates.

About Annie-Claude Deschênes

Multidisciplinarity is an integral part of the creative process of Annie-Claude Deschênes, who continues her perpetual personal quest of uniting music and performance art by bending the pre-established conventions of stage presence. A key figure on the Montreal independent music scene for almost twenty years, she made her mark as a singer, musician, songwriter, performer and visual artist with Duchess Says and PyPy, two bands that are renowned as much for their electrifying performances as for their artistic sensibility. Over the course of her career, she shared the stage with a number of internationally renowned bands, including The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, The Black Lips, The Hives, The Hot Snakes and Buzzcocks. Duchess Says and PyPy's extensive touring has taken her all over North America and Europe, playing venues and festivals (Primavera Fest, Eurockéennes de Belfort, OSHEAGA, Sled Island, etc.) as well as unconventional locations such as golf courses, factories and churches. Her exploratory approach to staging and sound design takes a new direction with this solo project: the urgency that characterizes her work remains, but frustration and aggression give way to introspection and vulnerability. Annie-Claude Deschênes explores and reinvents herself under her own name, driven by a constant need to create outside of her comfort zone.

Inspired by minimal pop and the pioneers of electronic music, LES MANIÈRES DE TABLE, her first solo album released in spring of 2024, is as danceable and melodic as it is disquieting and dystopian, proposing to set the table differently by deconstructing the social codes of politeness imposed on us. LES MANIÈRES DE TABLE earned a spot on the Polaris Prize long list and garnered attention from international media outlets such as KEXP, BrooklynVegan, CLASH, The Guardian, Les Inrockuptibles and Radio Nova, as well as landing on several year-end lists.

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Tour dates

* Opening for Bolis Pupul

*** Opening for Camilla Sparksss

+ Opening for Choses Sauvages

Alice HirschAnnie-Claude Deschênes - Main de Fer (Shit Robot Remix)