Torngat (band)

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Torngat
Origin Montréal, Québec, Canada
Genres Instrumental rock
Years active2001–present
Labels Alien8 Recordings
Members Pietro Amato
Mathieu Charbonneau
Julien Poissant

Torngat is a Canadian indie band and instrumental music trio based in Montreal, Quebec. The members are horn player Pietro Amato, keyboardist Mathieu Charbonneau, and percussionist Julien Poissant. [1]

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History

Torngat was established in 2001. The band named themselves for the rugged Torngat Mountains to reflect the band's open and improvisational style of their music. [2] The group released its first self-titled album the next year. They developed a stage show in which they frequently exchange instruments during performances.

In 2005, Torngat released an EP, La Rouge. During the spring of 2006, Torngat toured Eastern Canada. Torngat signed a two-album deal with Montreal experimental label Alien8 Recordings. [3] The band recorded a full-length album You Could Be, which was released in September 2007, [3] [4] and received positive reviews. [5] That year the band performed at the Hillside Festival in Guelph. [6]

Band members

Discography

References

Citations
  1. ↑ "MUSIC: Torngat hits the sweet spot" [ permanent dead link ]. McGill Tribune, Ezra Glinter September 17, 2007 Archived at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Carpenter, Lorraine (2005-08-18). "Untamed terrain". Montreal Mirror. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
  3. 1 2 Rajagopalan, Pras (September 17, 2007). "Torngat Make It Up". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
  4. ↑ "No Title". Signal to Noise. Vol. 48–51. Signal to Noise New Music Foundation. 2008. p. 103.
  5. ↑ "Torngat, You Could Be". Montreal Gazette, September 20, 2007
  6. ↑ "Torngat". Exclaim!, By Michael Barclay Jun 05, 2007
  7. ↑ "Musique Rock Electro Rap: Albums". Les Inrockuptibles (s 692-700). Editions Indépendantes: 64. 2009.