Konflit, formerly Konflit Dramatik, are a

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band, most prominent in the 2000s. One of the most prominent

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musical groups of their era, the band had a varying lineup over its lifetime with vocalist Christian Berthiaume as the only constant member."The Universal Language of Music: English, French -- rock 'n' roll doesn't care". ''

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'', October 18, 2002. They were originally formed in 1998 in

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by Berthiaume and guitarist Édouard Landry, for the purpose of competing in the ''La Brunante'' music competition.Pierrette Madore, "Konflit Dramatik : L’avenir est rempli de promesse!". ''Liaison'' (v. 104), 1999. p. 23. 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. They performed at Sudbury's

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in 1998 and 2000, and at

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in 2000 and 2001, before releasing their debut EP ''Hors d'œuvre dresse la table'' in 2001. The album's title track was released as a single in both English and French versions, with the French video receiving airplay on

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and MusiquePlus, and the English video receiving airplay on

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. The video was filmed in the cavern at

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. Berthiaume, Poulin and Tremblay continued with the band, which added Jason Richer on bass and Josée Poulin on violin and keyboards. Their first full-length album, ''Univers dissimulé'', was released in 2003."Wanted: city's freakiest people". ''

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'', December 2, 2003. The album won the award for francophone album of the year at the inaugural Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards, 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. The album's singles included "Holes in You" and "Fait à la maison". In 2004, they performed at the Francofête festival in

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. 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

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and Bande à part. With a lineup now consisting of Berthiaume, Marie Boulanger on guitar and keyboards, Shawn Arseneau on bass and Cory Lalonde on drums,Serge Monette, "À l’épreuve du temps : Konflit fête ses 10 ans". ''Liaison'' (141), 2008. pp. 50–51. the band relocated to

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before their self-titled third album was released in 2008."KONFLIT DRAMATIK : KONFLIT DES GÉNÉRATIONS"
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'', January 8, 2009. The album featured the band's biggest hit, "Je t'aime Québec", which was based on a poem by

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, as well as the song "La mère de toutes les dystopies", based on a poem by Robert Dickson,"Konflit Dramatik featured in documentary and launch new album across Canada"
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'', January 22, 2008. and a cover of

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's "God Is an American".Jean Cloutier, "KONFLIT moins DRAMATIK". ''Liaison'', (143), 2009. pp. 45–46. The album was also accompanied by a short

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documentary, ''À l'ombre d'un Konflit Dramatik'', about the making of the "Je t'aime Québec" video. In 2009, the band changed its name to Konflit, and released the album ''Shift''. They have not released any further albums since ''Shift'', but released several new standalone singles to their

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page in 2013 and 2017 under a style that has evolved toward electronic

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Discography

*''Hors d'œuvre dresse la table'' (2001) *''Univers dissimulé'' (2003) *''Morgue'' (2005) *''Konflit Dramatik'' (2008) *''Shift'' (2009)

References

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External links

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