René Lussier

**René Lussier** is a Montreal-based experimental guitarist, composer, and avant-garde mischief-maker who’s been bending ears since the 1980s. Known for his playful yet politically charged approach, Lussier blends free improvisation, musique concrète, and Quebecois folk into a delightfully weird sonic stew. A key figure in Canada’s underground scene, he’s collaborated with icons like Fred Frith and Jean Derome, and his 1989 *Le trésor de la langue*—a spoken-word collage critiquing language politics—remains a cult classic. Recent releases like *Dur Noyau Dur* and *Nous Autres* showcase his knack for turning everyday sounds (typewriters, toys, kitchenware) into rhythmic chaos, proving he’s still Quebec’s king of “what even *is* music?” experimentation. File under: anarchist trad folk for the apocalypse.