Et Sans was a Canadian
experimental rock 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 band which originated in Montreal, Quebec in 1994. The group releases recordings through Constellation, an independent record label also located i ...
guitarist Roger Tellier-Craig and Alexandre St-Onge from the
Shalabi Effect. The duo released their first album, ''
l'Autre'', in 2001 on the
Locust Music
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label.
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, 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
This is a list of bands from Canada. Only bands appear here; individual musicians are listed at list of Canadian musicians.
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* List of Quebec musicians
This is a list of singers, bands, composers and other musicians from the province of Quebec.
Blues
* Garou – also pop
* Okoumé – also néo-trad, rock and electronica
* Roxanne Potvin – singer, guitarist
* David Wilcox
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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