Mahjor Bidet

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Mahjor Bidet was a Canadian indie rock group from Montreal, Quebec, in the 2000s, best known for their single "Painful Love". [1]

A collaboration between singer-songwriter Serge-André Amin and multi-instrumentalist Renaud Bastien of Malajube, the band's music blended guitar rock with electronic elements. [2] Other musicians contributing to their recordings included Chantal Boulais on keyboards and vocals, Alexandre Gauthier on bass, and Vincent Gagné-Lacombe on drums and percussion, with guitarist Robert Tétrault and drummer Daniel Bédard accompanying Amin and Bastien for live shows. [3]

In September 2006 they released a self-titled EP. [4] "Painful Love" broke through when it reached #1 on CISM-FM, before gaining wider airplay on mainstream radio. [3] In October they played at the Pop Montreal festival, where they were in competition for the Prix Relève for best new artist performing at the festival. [5]

They followed up in 2007 with the album La vie qui fitte avec la tapisserie. [6]

On April 27, 2007, they played on the bill at Quebec Scene, an Ottawa concert jointly sponsored by CBC Radio 3 and Bande à part which also featured The Stills, The Besnard Lakes and Karkwa. [7] Later the same year they performed at both the Francouvertes [1] and the Francofolies. [8]

They did not release any further recordings as Mahjor Bidet, although Amin and Bastien continued to collaborate under the band names Tako Tsubo [9] and Sergeant Dreamin. [10] Bastien has also been a member of Cœur de pirate's backing band. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 Antoine Léveillée, "Mahjor Bidet : Dans la ligue Mahjor". Voir , April 26, 2007.
  2. ↑ Sylvain Cormier, Christophe Huss, Philippe Papineau, Yves Bernard and Étienne Côté-Paluck, "Vitrine du disque". Le Devoir , January 12, 2007.
  3. 1 2 Marc-André Mongrain, "Mahjor Bidet en show". Le Droit , April 26, 2007.
  4. ↑ Sylvain Cormier, Christophe Huss, Philippe Papineau and Yves Bernard, "Vitrine du disque". Le Devoir , September 1, 2006.
  5. ↑ "En bref - Festival Pop Montréal: le prix Relève est attribué à SoCalled". Le Devoir , October 10, 2006.
  6. ↑ Olivier Robillard Laveaux, "Mahjor Bidet: La vie qui fitte avec la tapisserie". Voir , January 18, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Sounds great, in any language; Francophone music groups are finding accepting audiences outside La Belle Province". Ottawa Citizen , April 23, 2007.
  8. ↑ Alexandre Vigneault, "Place à Jacquemort et Mahjor Bidet". La Presse , July 30, 2007.
  9. ↑ "Serge-André Amin propose un avant-goût de son nouvel album". Sorel-Tracy Express, November 21, 2011.
  10. ↑ André Péloquin, "Sergeant Dreamin: Skinny Connections". Voir , June 25, 2014.
  11. ↑ Sarah-Ève Charland, "Trois Sorelois partent en tournée internationale". Les 2 Rives, August 11, 2015.
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