A performance and broadcast project, Landmark Cauldron by LSD Trio (Linsey Wellman, Scott Warren and David Jackson) presents an imaginary soundtrack for the Ottawa waterfall known in Algonquin as 'Akikodjiwan', or the cauldron, and by the Haudenosaunee as 'Kana:tso', as well as in French and English as Chutes de la Chaudière. This region encompasses the entire area around the falls, including the riverbanks, islands, forest and the Ottawa River, or Kitchi Zibi, where a hydroelectric dam has been in operation since the early 20th century. This dam attenuates the sound of the falls and has reshaped their geology and flow, but historically it was also the site of the lumber trade, the E.B. Eddy pulp and paper mill, now Domtar Inc. a pulp, paper and packaging company, which is currently being transformed into a residential development. This is a sacred indigenous site, located on the border between Ottawa and Hull, with the Parliament of Canada as a backdrop. It is an important landmark that brings together indigenous history, settler colonialism, governance, industry and ecology, as well as the notion of belonging and community.
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LSD Trio consists of Linsey Wellman (baritone saxophone, pedals), Scott Warren (tape loops, electronics, percussion) and David Jackson (guitar, modular synthesizer, laptop). LSD Trio formed during the pandemic and spent nights meeting online to play together in real time. We recorded our album on a warm autumn afternoon at Studio Cimetière in Quyon with Michael Dubue (Hilotrons, Empircals, Socalled) near a cemetery. We miked plants, captured the wind, and created five tracks of improvised ambience. The album was released in November 2023. The instrumental configuration of the shows changes constantly and is always improvised. It's mostly instruments processed in real time using pedals, software and tape, often resulting in big, noisy ambient loops that morph into funky, jerky instrumental rock.
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