El Motor

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El Motor
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres indie-rock
Years active2007present
LabelsVéga Musique
MembersFrédéric Boivin
Pierre Alexandre Bouchard
Guillaume Devin-Duclos
Alexis Dufresne
Pascal Gingras
Website http://www.elmotor.ca/

El Motor is a French-Canadian indie-rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2007. They are signed to Véga Musique.

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History

El Motor was formed in 2007 with members from the defunct pop-rock group Trémolo, which had disbanded after releasing two albums in 1999 and 2002. [1] [2]

In 2007, El Motor released a self-titled album which was nominated for two ADISQ awards. [3] Shortly thereafter, the band's producer and manager died; the band's recording plans were shelved for a number of years. [2] In 2009, the band toured in Quebec with singer Louise Forestier, Dufresne's mother. [4]

In 2013, El Motor reformed and released another album, Le Monstre. [5] The album was showcased at the Festival de musique émergente in Abitibi. [6]

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References

  1. Papineau, Philippe (2 November 2007). "Coup de coeur francophone - Mourir Trémolo, renaître El Motor". Le Devoir (in French). Montreal. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  2. 1 2 "El Motor : un monstre". Montreal Campus, 11 September 2013 by Colin Côté-Paulette
  3. "El Motor Un monstre est né". Le Journal de Québec, Cédric Bélanger, 5 September 2013
  4. "Tournée de famille". Canoe, Serge Drouin 05-04-2009
  5. "El Motor: sauvetage rock après un long silence". La Presse, 01 September 2013
  6. "El Motor: rock brut, mélodieux et accessible". Canoe, Sandra Godin 04-09-2013