Walking the dog

LA MANUFACTURE
We gave our parent company website the overhaul! You can check our brand spankin’ new web presence here : www.lamanufacture.ca

LA MANUFACTURE SHOP
Finally here ! Mel’s awesome, unique MADMAGS handmade magnets are here !
Get them here before they’re sold out !

THE KODAMA INSTITUTE – SOMEWHERE AROUND THESE PARTS, I LOST HER

A brand new album, website, video and some new illustrations for the Vincent’s multimedia project ” the kodama institute ” check it out here ( it’s free !) : vincentfugere.com/kodama

VINCENT FUGÈRE PHOTO & ILLUSTRATIONS
Here’s some of the latest shootings uploaded on vincentfugerephotography.com

MNFCTR MUSIC
our new youtube channel with uploads of tracks from Camomille, Enregistrements Variables & Muhr ! Subscribe to get lots of new music in your speakers !

MY SONG ON REPEAT THIS WEEK :

CAMOMILLE
( camomille is our free music netlabel focusing on marginal music )

[CML015] Makunouchi Bento – Rinbo

“We’re happy when comes the time to release something from somebody we don’t know, and we’ve met a lot of people doing that in the past year. Sometimes, though, you get an email from an old friend and you get stuck with a smile only a huge fan can have.
Felix & Valentin have been with us for a long time now, their first contribution to camomille being about 7 years ago. Everytime they have something new out, we kind of get ecstatic. ( you definitely need to check out their latest opus “swimé” on the great inpuj netlabel ) This time we get to release Rinbo and with it comes Makunouchi Bento’s trademark (and paradoxal) lack of categorization as well as their usual (unusual) little bits of organised chaos. If you feel your heart swell, it’s only normal : rinbo sketches the outlines of creation in a particular beauty and sometimes with a raging bite takes it all away from us. This suspense makes the atmosphere dense and sometimes hostile, but as it draws you in, Makunouchi Bento’s adventures become whimsical and drenched in mysticism. It’s magic, really. ”

Check it out here


LES ENREGISTREMENTS VARIABLES

Vincent’s album “Dream Dictionary” has been reviewed by french online magazine “etherreal” check it out here


VINCENT FUGÈRE PHOTO & ILLUSTRATIONS
Here’s some of the latest shootings uploaded on vincentfugerephotography.com

MNFCTR MUSIC
our new youtube channel with uploads of tracks from Camomille, Enregistrements Variables & Muhr ! Subscribe to get lots of new music in your speakers !

MY SONG ON REPEAT THIS WEEK :

We’ve been waiting so long and now it’s finally here!



‘best single player experiences so far this year’

‘In a time when games are finally beginning to be seen as more than just mindless entertainment, Journey makes a strong case for a game being seen as art. The beauty of the sprawling landscapes coupled with the majestic score creates a visual and audio treat. To put it quite simply, this game looks and sounds stunning.’ – Pixel Jumpers



‘Released this week on PlayStation 3, Journey is one of the most talked about games of the year so far.’

‘Aware that they’d never produced a game with a traditional multiplayer component before, the studio set about exploring the meaning and conventions of online interaction, and sought to manipulate them to create something more spiritual and reflective. All thatgamecompany titles are effectively a Voight-Kampff test – they are designed specifically to provoke an emotional response.’ – the gardian



‘“I want the player to find it out, it’s part of the fun,” said Jenova Chen of Journey and its hidden meanings and messages, of which there are many. “This is a world where there are no plants, no animals, and not even a single water drop to be found. The only things that are moving are these things, these characters, made out of cloth.’

‘The idea, of course, is that you draw your own conclusions from the game’s plot, and whilst these are only mine, they may well match up with yours.’

‘But then I suppose that’s partly the beauty of the game – it’s the same game for everyone, but unlike many other titles, the actual experience will no doubt be vastly different. For what’s essentially an unassuming, download-only title, the way the game has been critically acclaimed should be evidence enough that this sort of project is worth pursuing, assuming that as a developer you’ve got the right ideals at the heart of the project.’

‘For thatgamecompany, those ideals appear to be love.’ – thesixthaxis

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*Also really looking forward to // Kickstarting a Journey: “Us and the Game Industry”, An Indie Film About Indie Development – Part One // ‘Set to release later this year, documentary film Us and the Game Industry follows the story of several top indie developers through various stages of development, including an in-depth look at Journey developer thatgamecompany.’

View full article here

We decided to put together a weekly newsletter to let you know about everything that’s going on in our many projects !




CAMOMILLE
( camomille is our free music netlabel focusing on marginal music )

[CML014] Yara – Spectrum

“Our ears are wide-open to what’s been going on in eastern europe since the ascension of beautiful acts from there in 2011. This time, we have russian artist Yara contributing a marvelously brooding record.
His music drifts over our heads, like a faint wind brushing on top of forest trees or a the memory of someone long lost, walking in the distance. Sometimes it makes us feel like the world is closing up on us, confronting us. What’s sure is that no scene is left unscathed in Spectrum ; you wander through the pieces as if they were different places, like a ghost, slowly observing and steadily hovering forward. ”

Check it out here


LES ENREGISTREMENTS VARIABLES
( variables is our record label focusing on handmade, limited edition releases )


Vincent’s own release “dream dictionary” is finally done and ready to be sent ! Check it out here


VINCENT FUGÈRE PHOTO
Here’s some of the latest shootings uploaded on vincentfugerephotography.com

MY SONG ON REPEAT THIS WEEK :