Formed out of a monthly, live, electronic jam dance party at Calgary’s Habitat Living Sound, BLVD NOIR blend jazz, downtempo, dub and psych explorations overtop chill house and techno grooves. It’s an unusual and feverish combination, accelerated by live improvisational touches, that seems to morph at the edges of your hearing, a synesthetic experience that swirls and undulates as soon as you try to get a bead on it.

The Calgary trio recently released their sophomore EP, Mes Amis, and BeatRoute premieres today the title track video. Created and directed by Calgary VJ and visual artist, SNLPNTR, the black and white video glitches alongside the track, phasing in and out of photos and videos that blur together like the tail end of an acid dream. The six-minute video loops on itself, gradually building a palette of muted, distorted colours to wash over the finale. Get lost in the dream below.

Mes Amis by BLVD NOIR from snailpainter on Vimeo.