Torngat

Torngat
Origin	Montréal, Québec, Canada
Genres	Instrumental rock
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Alien8 Recordings

Members	Pietro Amato Mathieu Charbonneau Julien Poissant

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

History

Torngat was established in 2001.^[2] The band named themselves for the rugged Torngat Mountains to reflect the band's open and improvisational style of their music.^[3] The group released its first self-titled album the next year. They developed a stage show in which they frequently exchange instruments during performances.

Torngat in 2005 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.^[4] The band recorded a full-length album You Could Be, which was released in September, 2007^[4]^[5] and received positive reviews.^[6] That year the band performed at the Hillside Festival in Guelph.^[7]

Band members

Pietro Amato - french horn (and electronics, percussion, melodeon)
Mathieu Charbonneau - Wurlitzer (and Analog Synth, Hammond, percussion, melodeon).
Julien Poissant - percussion (and Wurlitzer, trumpet, melodeon)

Discography

Torngat (2002)
Live at The Bread Factory (2004)
La Rouge (2005)
You Could Be (2007)
La Petite Nicole (2009)^[8]

References

Citations

↑ "MUSIC: Torngat hits the sweet spot". McGill Tribune, Ezra Glinter September 17, 2007 Archived at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Torngat Don’t Feel Alien8ed On New Album". Chart Attack, Sep 13, 2007
↑ Carpenter, Lorraine (2005-08-18). "Untamed terrain". Montreal Mirror. Archived from the original on 2010-03-20. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
1 2 Rajagopalan, Pras (September 17, 2007). "Torngat Make It Up". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
↑ Signal to Noise. Issues 48-51. Signal to Noise New Music Foundation. 2008. p. 103.
↑ "Torngat, You Could Be". Montreal Gazette, September 20, 2007
↑ "Torngat". Exclaim!, By Michael Barclay Jun 05, 2007
↑ "Musique Rock Electro Rap: Albums". Les inrockuptibles. Editions Indépendantes. Issues 692-700: 64. 2009.

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