Taken from the new Mon Electric Bijou album Trouble Royale, 2021.
MEB’s debut album “Songs Made From Plastic” is 20 years old…

Lou Reed must be proud. The Velvet Underground has been resurrected in the form of the Montreal underground. Although they hail from the Canadian culture capital, Mon Electric Bijou make music that seems to be written much more for Americans, particularly residents of New York City. The NYC of the 1970s, that is.
Maybe it’s escapism from today’s moldy melodies, or maybe all trends really do come around a generation later. But since the Velvet Underground never really were considered trendy, it must be the former. Although it sounds strikingly similar to what was cutting edge 25 or 30 years ago, Mon Electric Bijou worships the heroin/punk era, not in a celebratory way like The Strokes, but in an elegiac manner, mourning the loss of culture that produced evolutionary music like The Kinks and The Stooges. And rather than simply pay tribute to the foundations laid by such legends, Mon Electric Bijou actually builds upon them. For every guitar chord you’ve heard before, there’s a unique phrasing that you most certainly have not.
From the opening notes of “Murder Your Love”, one is sucked in to the sonic wasteland that is Songs Made From Plastic. Wasteland in the sense of wilderness, however, not used-up landfill acreage. That is not to say the music is perfect. It’s just rather undeveloped. Although the album was mostly recorded in a respectable studio, there is a distinct garage-quality rawness about it.
Indeed, the aptly titled “Dial ‘R’ for Raw” was recorded on 4-track. But all the songs retain this sense of newness and in fact, many tunes, like “Love is the Face”, for instance, are quite pristine. However, Songs Made From Plastic is not exactly cheerful, and it’s this underlying melancholy that makes the album difficult to like.
Not for nothing, though, one must appreciate liner note credits to underground king Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices and MC5’s “Kick Out The Jams”, and be apt to believe this band, too, could be something that matters.
—-Alicia Koledin, 2002
https://monelectricbijou.bandcamp.com/album/songs-made-from-plastic
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/songs-made-from-plastic/263119501
TROUBLE ROYALE is out! listen and buy (see links below) TROUBLE ROYALE est maintenant disponible! Écoutez et achetez (voir liens)
Bandcamp: https://monelectricbijou.bandcamp.com/
Itunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/trouble-royale/1572002366
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2DeueJU1sagIZO91PeSVFb
YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1lmNoksoXd-1sSZJK0QYkJf2FEhXTWsQ
Mon Electric Bijou leaves no stone unturned, in the creative and recording process of their 8th release, Trouble Royale. True to their logical manoeuvres, the band has upped their game and ready to roll down their craft skills to unknown fuzzed avenues.
The record carries some sincere music chemistry between the three lads while the lyrics alternate between personal appeals and surreal narratives, the literal and the obtuse. Saz’s vocals, a blend of fully-fledged playfulness and childlike vulnerability are synced to Roy’s empowerment on the traps while Aubin, as always, the band’s seal of approval, sprinkles his sonic magic all over the tracks.
Everything about this record is tight and well thought-out. From the rocker opener “Man On The Move” on to closer “The Greatest Race,” no riff overstays its welcome.
Vinny Pistone, 2021

Malgré la situation que nous vivons présentement, nous avons réussi, par la grâce du Seigneur, à terminer l’album. Nous espérons une sortie en 2020… à suivre. Pour l’instant, restez à la maison et soyez prudent. ///////////////// Despite the situation we are currently facing, we have managed, by the grace of God, to complete the album. We hope to release the LP in 2020… will keep you posted. Stay safe!
…new album in 2020 or 2021
Mon Electric Bijou – Watercolour Palace (Official Video).
Taken from the new Mon Electric Bijou album Out Of Souvenirs. Released March 2, 2017
Produced, engineered & mixed by Martin Saz Recorded and mixed at Rawhide Studio (Montréal, QC)
Mastered by Ryan Morey at Grey Market (Montréal, QC)
Written by Martin Saz ©2017 Mon Electric Bijou/SOCAN ©2017 Mon Electric Bijou. All Rights Reserved. Fabriqué au Canada. A Delta Poison Production.
Download:
http://www.monelectricbijou.bandcamp.com
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/out-of-souvenirs/1206063832
Facebook:
Duck, You Summer! music video
Out of Souvenirs Release Party @ Casa Del Popolo, Montréal. March 2nd,2017
We had a great time!! Thank you to everyone. See you again soon.
Enjoy….
Lève-toi et marche mon bébé!
Thank you Greg & Ryan for your patience, wisdom & friendship…