Et Sans was a Canadian
experimental rock
Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments with the basic elements of the genre. Artists aim to liberate and innovate, wit ...
band from
Montreal
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. Their music was characterized by lengthy compositions with lyrics in French, combined with loud, distortion-filled electronic and instrumental sounds with a heavy bass beat .
History
The band was formed by former
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor (sometimes abbreviated to GY!BE or Godspeed) is a Canadian post-rock collective that originated in Montreal, Quebec in 1994. The group releases recordings through Constellation Records (Canada), Constellation, an in ...
guitarist Roger Tellier-Craig and Alexandre St-Onge from the
Shalabi Effect
Shalabi Effect is a mostly instrumental band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band was originally formed in 1996 as a duo composed of Anthony Seck and Sam Shalabi. Shalabi is an Egyptian-Canadian musician who is also the founder of Swamp Circu ...
. The duo released their first album, ''
l'Autre'', in 2001 on the
Locust Music
Locust Music was a Chicago-based independent record label founded in 2001.
See also
* List of record labels
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After expanding their group to include Felix Morel,
Sophie Trudeau, and Stephen De Oliveira, they recorded ''
Par Noussss Touss Les Trous de Vos Crânes!'', their second
album
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in 2005. It was their first release on
Alien8 Recordings
Alien8 Recordings is an independent record label founded in 1996 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The label was founded by Sean O'Hara and Gary Worsley.
The label released material from prominent noise artists such as Merzbow, Think About Life, A ...
, and combined post-industrial, electronic and hard rock sounds.
"Par noussss touss les trous de vos crânes !"
''Emoraginei'', 17 August 2005, by Arnaud Cordier
Discography
;Studio albums
* '' l'Autre'' (2001)
* '' Par Noussss Touss Les Trous de Vos Crânes!'' (2005)
See also
* List of bands from Canada
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* X-Quisite (2002– ...
* List of Quebec musicians
This is a list of singers, bands, composers and other musicians from the province of Quebec.
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* Garou (singer), Garou – also pop
* Okoumé (band), Okoumé – also néo-trad, rock and roll, rock and electronica
* Roxanne Potvin – sin ...
* Music of Quebec
As a cosmopolitan province, Quebec is a home to various genres of music, ranging from folk to hip hop. Music has played an important role in Quebecer culture. In the 1920s and 1930s, singer/songwriter Madam Bolduc performed comedic songs in a ...
References
External links
Alien8 Recordings' Official Homepage
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Alien8 Recordings artists
Canadian experimental rock groups
Musical groups established in 2000
Musical groups disestablished in 2006
Musical groups from Montreal
2000 establishments in Quebec
2006 disestablishments in Quebec