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Konflit, formerly Konflit Dramatik, are a Canadian rap rock band, most prominent in the 2000s. [1] One of the most prominent Franco-Ontarian musical groups of their era, the band had a varying lineup over its lifetime with vocalist Christian Berthiaume as the only constant member. [2]

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They were originally formed in 1998 in Sudbury, Ontario by Berthiaume and guitarist Édouard Landry, for the purpose of competing in the La Brunante music competition. [3] They were finalists in the competition, but did not win; following the competition, the other original band members left while Berthiaume and Landry continued with David (Dayv) Poulin (guitar), Guy Coutu (bass) and Alain Tremblay (drums) of Les Chaizes Muzikales. [3] They performed at Sudbury's Northern Lights Festival Boréal in 1998 and 2000, [4] and at La Nuit sur l'étang in 2000 and 2001, [2] before releasing their debut EP Hors d'œuvre dresse la table in 2001. [2] The album's title track was released as a single in both English and French versions, with the French video receiving airplay on TFO and MusiquePlus, and the English video receiving airplay on MuchMusic. [5] The video was filmed in the cavern at Science North. [6]

Berthiaume, Poulin and Tremblay continued with the band, which added Jason Richer on bass and Josée Poulin on violin and keyboards. [2] Their first full-length album, Univers dissimulé, was released in 2003. [7] The album won the award for francophone album of the year at the inaugural Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards, [8] and the making of the album was filmed by John Hartman for a documentary film, which won the award for Best Film Editing at the same awards. [9] The album's singles included "Holes in You" and "Fait à la maison". [7] In 2004, they performed at the Francofête festival in Moncton, New Brunswick. [10]

They released their second album, Morgue, in 2005. Their tour to support the album included participation in Tour Tournée, a bilingual touring concert sponsored by CBC Radio 3 and Bande à part. [11]

With a lineup now consisting of Berthiaume, Marie Boulanger on guitar and keyboards, Shawn Arseneau on bass and Cory Lalonde on drums, [12] the band relocated to Montreal before their self-titled third album was released in 2008. [13] The album featured the band's biggest hit, "Je t'aime Québec", which was based on a poem by Patrice Desbiens, [13] as well as the song "La mère de toutes les dystopies", based on a poem by Robert Dickson, [14] and a cover of Jean-Pierre Ferland's "God Is an American". [15] The album was also accompanied by a short National Film Board documentary, À l'ombre d'un Konflit Dramatik, about the making of the "Je t'aime Québec" video. [14]

In 2009, the band changed its name to Konflit, [15] and released the album Shift. They have not released any further albums since Shift, but released several new standalone singles to their Bandcamp page in 2013 and 2017 under a style that has evolved toward electronic trance music.

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  1. ↑ Johanne Melançon and Lucie Hotte, Introduction à la littérature franco-ontarienne. Prise de parole, 2010. ISBN   9782894230848. pp. 182-184.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Universal Language of Music: English, French -- rock 'n' roll doesn't care". Sudbury Star , October 18, 2002.
  3. 1 2 Pierrette Madore, "Konflit Dramatik : L’avenir est rempli de promesse!". Liaison (v. 104), 1999. p. 23.
  4. ↑ "Music abounds at Northern Lights". Sudbury Star , July 3, 2000.
  5. ↑ "Local band's video to play on MuchMusic". Sudbury Star , January 3, 2002.
  6. ↑ "A sense of duty". Sudbury Star , October 18, 2002.
  7. 1 2 "Wanted: city's freakiest people". Sault Star , December 2, 2003.
  8. ↑ "Northern awards announced". North Bay Nugget , September 17, 2003.
  9. ↑ "Sudbury goes a little Hollywood for one evening". Sudbury Star , September 16, 2003.
  10. ↑ "Francofete 2004; The renowned 10- day annual celebration of Acadian arts and culture begins today". Times & Transcript , November 4, 2004.
  11. ↑ "8 free concerts across Canada - February 23-March 11, 2006". Canada NewsWire , February 8, 2006.
  12. ↑ Serge Monette, "À l’épreuve du temps : Konflit fête ses 10 ans". Liaison (141), 2008. pp. 50–51.
  13. 1 2 "KONFLIT DRAMATIK : KONFLIT DES GÉNÉRATIONS". Voir , January 8, 2009.
  14. 1 2 "Konflit Dramatik featured in documentary and launch new album across Canada". Sudbury Star , January 22, 2008.
  15. 1 2 Jean Cloutier, "KONFLIT moins DRAMATIK". Liaison, (143), 2009. pp. 45–46.
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