Esmerine "The Neighbourhoods Rise" From the album Lost Voices Video by Clyde Henry Productions ... Montreal's Clyde Henry Productions created this video by individually filming the members of Esmerine in performance and then projecting footage onto constructivist-inspired sculptures of the band. These “puppets” were then animated by hand to synch, frame for frame, with the live performances projected upon the sculptural forms. For more info visit: http://www.clydehenry.com/ "The Neighbourhoods Rise" from the Esmerine album Lost Voices Out now on Constellation: cstrecords.com/cst116

Esmerine "Walking Through Mist" (II) / La Lechuza Directed by Kurtis Hough ... The second of two black and white videos for "Walking Through Mist" conceived and filmed by Kurtis Hough. www.khstudios.com Esmerine is the group co-founded by Rebecca Foon (Thee Silver Mt. Zion) and Bruce Cawdron (Godspeed You! Black Emperor). La Lechuza is the group's third album, and features an expanded line-up that includes Sarah Pagé (harp) and Andrew Barr (percussion), both of whom play in The Barr Brothers and previously played in Lhasa de Sela's band. La Lechuza includes guest appearances by Patrick Watson (piano, vocals), Colin Stetson (horns), Sarah Neufeld (violin) and more. Also includes the closing track "Fish On Land", written and sung by Lhasa de Sela with accompaniment by Bruce and Rebecca, which they recorded together before Lhasa passed away. Le Lechuza is dedicated in loving memory to Lhasa de Sela (1972-2010). Esmerine La Lechuza cstrecords.com/cst080 www.esmerine.com

Esmerine "Crépuscule Sans Laisse" (Live Pastoral) / La Lechuza Filmed by Geneva Guerin ... From album La Lechuza, released June 2011. Filmed at Chateau Monthelon, Bourgogne, France where Esmerine stopped during their 2011 European tour. Filmed by Geneva Guerin. www.esmerine.com www.cstrecords.com/cst080

Esmerine "Snow Day For Lhasa" / La Lechuza Made by Brad Todd ... Montreal-based visual artist Brad Todd created a series of minimal looped video pieces projected during Esmerine's album launch concert in Montreal in June 2011, using found footage of owls as his source. This video for "Snow Day For Lhasa" juxtaposes two of Todd's treatments, which degrade/reify one against the other in a long visual crossfade of sorts. Brad Todd: www.teleshadow.net "Snow Day For Lhasa" is the centerpiece of Emserine's La Lechuza album. The record is dedicated to Lhasa de Sela (1972-2010) – it snowed gently and constantly for 4 days in Montreal following her death on New Year's Day 2010. "Snow Day For Lhasa" features lyrics, guest lead vocal, and piano by Patrick Watson, who also tracked and mixed the song with Esmerine. "Snow Day For Lhasa" was originally made available as streaming audio and in limited release to radio broadcasters on 01 January 2011, the first anniversary of Lhasa's death. Lhasa loved owls. ------------------- Esmerine La Lechuza www.cstrecords.com/cst080 www.esmerine.com