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      UPEI
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Unique
      sound
      comes
      from
      Dublin-duo
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Cody
      MacInnis
     
     
      Cadre
      contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rodrigo
      y
      Gabriela
      is
      the
     
     
      combined
      effort
      of
      Rodri-
     
     
      go
      Sanchez
      and
      Gabriela
     
     
      Quintero.
      The
      duo
      is
      unique
     
     
      to
      say
      the
      least.
     
    

    
     
      Putting
      any
      band
      in
      a
      genre
     
     
      is
      difficult,
      with
      this
      pair
      it
      is
     
     
      impossible.
      Rodrigo
      and
      Ga-
     
     
      briela
      are
      two
      Mexicans
      liv-
     
     
      ing
      in
      Dublin,
      Ireland.
     
    

    
     
      Their
      music
      has
      clear
      Mex-
     
     
      ican
      influence,
      but
      a
      ma-
     
     
      riachi
      band
      they
      are
      not.
      A
     
     
      combined
      passion
      for
      metal
     
     
      bands
      lends
      a_
      noticeable
     
    
   
   
    
     
      edge
      to
      their
      Mexican
      based
     
     
      sound.
     
     
      The
      music
      consists
      of
      two
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “acoustic
      guitars
      with
      im-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      provised
      drumming.
      The
     
     
      drumming
      noise
      is
      actually
     
     
      them
      slapping
      their
      guitars.
     
     
      The
      guitar
      is
      the
      draw.
      It
      is
     
     
      refreshing
      to
      hear
      a
      band
     
     
      do
      something
      amazing
      with
     
     
      so
      little.
      No
      keyboards,
      no
     
     
      synth,
      no
      vocals.
     
    

    
     
      Their
      albums
      have
      a
      com-
     
     
      plete
      lack
      of
      studio
      effects.
     
     
      Everything
      is
      driven
      by
      ex-
     
     
      pert
      guitar
      playing
      at
      speeds
     
     
      unimaginable.
     
    

    
     
      Their
      newest
      album
      “Live
     
     
      In
      Japan”
      is
      mostly
      live
      ver-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sions
      of
      their
      previously
      re-
     
     
      leased
      eponymous
      album.
      If
     
     
      you
      do
      not
      own
      their
      epony-
     
     
      mous
      release
      this
      album
      is
     
     
      worth
      the
      purchase.
      If
      you
     
     
      do
      own
      the
      eponymous
      and
     
     
      are
      wondering
      if
      the
      few
     
     
      new
      songs,
      mostly
      covers,
     
     
      are
      worth
      it,
      they
      are.
      Partic-
     
     
      ularly
      Stairway
      to
      Heaven,
     
     
      which
      despite
      its
      renown,
      is
     
     
      covered
      in
      such
      an
      expert
     
     
      and
      different
      way
      to
      demand
     
     
      a
      listen.
     
    

    
     
      As
      a
      whole
      the
      album
      stands
     
     
      on
      it’s
      own
      very
      well.
      Its
      dif-
     
     
      ficult
      nature
      to
      define
      allows
     
     
      it
      to
      appeal
      to
      fans
      of
      many
     
     
      types
      of
      music.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Caden
      weapons
      hits
      the
      Wave,
      gives
      his
      two
      cents
      on
      politics
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Whitney
      Bysterveldt
     
     
      The
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Renaissance
      man.
      A
      befit-
     
     
      ting
      phrase
      to
      describe
      the
     
     
      likes
      of
      Roland
      Pemberton
     
     
      i.e
      Cadence
      Weapon,
      the
      lat-
     
     
      est
      artist
      to
      grace
      the
      concrete
     
     
      depths
      of
      the
      Wave.
      Rapper
     
     
      by
      initial
      trade,
      Pemberton
     
     
      has
      spent
      the
      past
      year
      relent-
     
     
      lessly
      touring
      to
      promote
      his
     
     
      latest
      album
      entitled
      “After-
     
     
      party
      Babies,”
      a
      play
      on
      the
     
     
      notion
      that
      our
      generation
      is
     
     
      one
      conceived
      in
      the
      wake
      of
     
     
      late
      night
      soirees.
     
    

    
     
      An
      apropos
      moniker
      for
      an
     
     
      artist
      who
      has
      proven
      to
      be
     
     
      a
      primary
      instigator
      for
      such
     
     
      gatherings
      as
      he
      is
      notori-
     
     
      ous
      for
      extending
      his
      perfor-
     
     
      mances
      beyond
      his
      intended
     
     
      set.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      best
      known
      for
      his
     
     
      coupling
      of
      danceable
      beats
     
     
      and
      expressive
      rhymes,
      this
     
     
      Edmonton
      native
      has
      done
     
     
      more
      than
      dabbled
      in
      other
     
     
      areas
      of
      the
      arts
      including
     
    
   
   
    
     
      producing,
      DJing
      and
      writ-
     
     
      ing.
      Pemberton
      not
      only
     
     
      takes
      on
      the
      lion’s
      share
      of
     
     
      producing
      his
      own
      records
     
     
      but
      also
      has
      been
      involved
     
     
      with
      remixing
      the
      works
      of
     
     
      Lady
      Sovereign,
      Ciara
      and
     
     
      Ghost_Face.
     
    

    
     
      “This
      is
      the
      fun
      aspect
      of
     
     
      music...
      putting
      your
      take
     
     
      on
      someone
      else’
      s
      song,”
      he
     
     
      said.
     
    

    
     
      Pemberton
      maintains,
     
     
      speaking
      of
      his
      latest
      mix-
     
     
      tape
      project
      dubbed
      “Sepa-
     
     
      ration
      Anxiety”
      which
      he’s
     
     
      been
      touting
      on
      his
      latest
     
     
      tour.
     
    

    
     
      Showcasing
      his
      DJ
      skills
      at
     
     
      the
      recent
      UPEI
      campus
      stint
     
     
      of
      his
      cross
      Canada
      expedi-
     
     
      tion,
      Pemberton
      claims
      this
     
     
      kind
      of
      behaviour
      is
      general-
     
     
      ly
      impromptu
      and
      occurs
      “if
     
     
      the
      vibe
      calls
      for
      it.”
      With
      DJ
     
     
      culture
      and
      electronic
      music
     
     
      on
      the
      rise,
      the
      collective
     
     
      of
      Cadence
      Weapon’s
      skills
     
     
      gives
      prominence
      to
      a
      Cana-
     
     
      dian
      hiphop/rap
      scene
      that
      is
     
     
      lacking
      in
      recognition.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      His
      writing
      skills
      aren’t
      just
     
     
      limited
      to
      the
      realm
      of
      song-
     
     
      writing.
      A
      former
      journalism
     
     
      student
      and
      review
      writer
      for
     
     
      Pitchfork,
      he
      currently
      writes
     
     
      for
      Edmonton’s
      independent
     
     
      news
      and
      entertainment
      pub-
     
     
      lication
      Vue
      Weekly.
      Titled
     
     
      “Backlash
      Blues,”
      Pember-
     
     
      ton
      explains
      his
      editorial
     
     
      covers
      “music
      trends
      and
     
     
      how
      they
      relate
      to
      culture
      or
     
     
      the
      brain.”
      3
     
    

    
     
      A
      man
      of
      the
      arts,
      Pem-
     
     
      berton
      didn’t
      hold
      back
     
     
      when
      questioned
      about
      the
     
     
      recent
      election
      and
      the
      po-
     
     
      tential
      plight
      Canadian
      arts
     
     
      and
      culture
      faces
      regarding
     
     
      the
      Conservative
      rampage
     
     
      on
      cutbacks.
      Coming
      from
     
     
      a
      blue
      province,
      Pember-
     
     
      ton’s
      riding
      is
      one
      that
      goes
     
     
      against
      the
      grain
      as
      they
      pa-
     
     
      rade
      the
      lone
      NDP
      candidate
     
     
      in
      the
      whole
      province
      which
     
     
      he
      claims
      is
      “ill
      cuz
      its
      my
     
     
      neighborhood.”
     
    

    
     
      Calling
      the
      Canadian
      elec-
     
     
      tion
      a
      “bore”
      it
      doesn’t
      take
     
     
      him
      long
      to
      switch
      gears
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cover
      art
      for
      Cadence
      Weapon’s
      Breaking
      Kayfabe.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cadence
      Weapon
      was
      recently
      at
      the
      Wave.
      File
      photo
     
    
   
   
    
     
      what
      he
      calls
      “the
      real
      ball-
     
     
      game,”
      the
      American
      elec-
     
     
      tion,
      where
      “even
      the
      video
     
     
      quality
      is
      better.”
      An
      Obama
     
     
      supporter,
      he
      has
      a
      slew
      of
     
     
      theories
      regarding
      Republi-
     
     
      can
      rhetoric
      stating,
      “I
      would
     
     
      hesitate
      to
      say
      Palin
      even
      has
     
     
      a
      stance”
      and
      Joe
      Plumber
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      be
      “made
      up.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      After
      a
      brief
      discussion
      on
     
     
      the
      misperceptions
      of
      po-
     
     
      litical
      polling
      the
      polymathic
     
     
      Pemberton
      throws
      down
      his
     
     
      last
      conjecture
      on
      the
      U.S
     
     
      election
      with
      a
      prediction
     
     
      of
      a
      mass
      conspiracy
      ending
     
     
      with
      the
      prize
      of
      a
      fractured
     
     
      nation
      going
      to
      team
      McCa-
     
     
      in/Palin.