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Eclipse (CANO Album)
''Eclipse'' is the third album by the Canadian progressive rock band, CANO. Produced by Gene Martynec and released in 1978, the album was the band's first to include English-language material. Most of the album was recorded shortly after the death of founding member André Paiement André Paiement (June 28, 1950 – January 23, 1978) was a Canadian playwright and musician. He was one of the most prominent Franco-Ontarian artists, playing a key role in developing many of the cultural institutions of the community. Biogr .... Track listing # "Soleil mon chef" # "Earthly Mother" # "Cercles de la nuit" # "Rumrunner's Runaway" # "Moon Lament" # "Ça roule" # "Bienvenue 1984" References 1978 albums CANO albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CANO
CANO, a Canadian progressive rock band of the 1970s and 1980s, was the most successful popular musical group in Franco-Ontarian history. Origins CANO evolved out of the ''Coopérative des artistes du Nouvel-Ontario'' (''Artists' Cooperative of Northern Ontario''), an artists' collective established in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario in 1970.Kuzyk, Jane. "That Band from Sudbury." ''The Globe and Mail'', November 30, 1977. The cooperative was responsible for developing many of the current cultural institutions of the city's Franco-Ontarian community. The La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Prise de parole, Prise de Parole publishing house, Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, La Nuit sur l'étang and CANO-Musique, as the band was then called, all evolved out of projects launched by artists associated with the cooperative. While based in Sudbury, the cooperative bought an abandoned 320-acre farm in Armstrong, Ontario, Earlton that became an artists' haven and buffalo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Initially termed "progressive pop", the style was an outgrowth of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in favour of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz, folk, or classical music. Additional elements contributed to its " progressive" label: lyrics were more poetic, technology was harnessed for new sounds, music approached the condition of "art", and the studio, rather than the stage, became the focus of musical activity, which often involved creating music for listening rather than dancing. Progressive rock is based on fusions of styles, approaches and genres, involving a continuous move between formalism and eclecticism. Due to its historical reception, the scope of progressiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Martynec
Eugene "Gene" Martynec (born 28 March 1947) is a Canadian musician, composer and record producer. Career Martynec first came to prominence as a guitarist in Toronto group Bobby Kris & The Imperials in August 1965. He left the group in May 1967 to form Kensington Market with singer/songwriter Keith McKie, bass player Alex Darou, and drummer Jimmy Watson. He played acoustic guitar, bass and synthesizer on Lou Reed's 1973 album ''Berlin'', along with providing the vocal arrangement on "The Bed". As a record producer, he won the Juno Award for Producer of the Year in 1981 for his work on Bruce Cockburn's "Tokyo" and Rough Trade's " High School Confidential". His work with Edward Bear for "Last Song" was also recognized with a Juno in 1973. Martynec also produced the top 40 single "Listen To The Radio" recorded by The Pukka Orchestra in 1984 Martynec has performed, composed or recorded with pop groups, pit orchestras, and created music for visual media and live theatre. He studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Paiement
André Paiement (June 28, 1950 – January 23, 1978) was a Canadian playwright and musician. He was one of the most prominent Franco-Ontarian artists, playing a key role in developing many of the cultural institutions of the community. Biography Born in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Paiement studied translation at Laurentian University in Sudbury, and got involved in theatre. Paiement, with a group of artists that included Robert Paquette, wrote and staged the musical ''Moé, j'viens du Nord, s'tie!'' in 1970. The artists subsequently formed the ''Coopérative des artistes du Nouvel Ontario'', which evolved in a variety of directions. Some of the artists, including Paiement, established the professional theatre company Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario. Others, including Paiement and his sister Rachel, subsequently formed the progressive rock band, CANO-Musique. Paiement himself was active in both the theatre and band projects. His stage productions included ''Et le septième jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Albums
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