u/xtingu

Hey all!

I've got a 2019 MKZ Reserve and it doesn't have oh-shit handles over the doors. I'm old and they would be handy to have.

Anyone ever try adding a set? If so, any tips?

From what I can gather through my very rusty high school French skills, the CEM (Centre d'Expérimentation Musicale) is an incubator for experimental music for the folks up in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec. It's a non-profit, and I thiiiiiink it's paid for (completely? partially?) with tax dollars.

It's very possible AdP wouldn't have happened without the resources available at the CEM. I listened to an interview with the engineer who recorded Vol 1 and Vol 2, and (again, if I understood the French correctly) they recorded Khn's guitar in his studio, but recorded the drums at CEM. Their early promo videos came out through the CEM as well.

Since falling in love with AdP, I have fallen down the CEM rabbit hole, discovering so many other musicians who have been artists in residence there. I love love love experimental music, and it fills my heart seeing that a publicly-funded thing exists that encourages people to take big swings artistically. (It's also really cool to see what other CEM projects a certain white curly guitar cable appears in.) Their YouTube channel is awesome.

I'm not Canadian (sadly), but I hope AdP is a source of national pride. Just think how much good and joy (not to mention all the positive economic ripples) that the comparatively small investment in the CEM has sparked. A sold-out/maxxed out Montreal Jazz Festival. All of the Quebec artists, instrument makers, merch printers, management companies, etc etc etc that are all seeing a huge jump in business... all thanks to the brilliantly wonderful weirdos at the CEM who believe art is important and worth funding.

EDIT: Tank Yo to the anonymous Redditors for the post award! ✋🔺🤚