Groovy Aardvark was a

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rock band active since 1986 in the

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music scene. They performed in English and in French.

History

In 1986, the band Schizophrenic Muff Divers was formed by five college (Edouard-Montpetit) students from

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. The members of the band were Vincent and Danny Peake, Stéphane Vigeant, Eric Lajambe and Marc-André Thibert. A year later the band changed its name to Groovy Aardvark. They released three cassette tape demos before releasing their first album, Eater's Digest, in 1994. Although all of the members spoke

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natively, most of the songs on this album were in

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. After the release the band toured for two months in

. Groovy Aardvark released a second album ''Vacuum'', in 1996. The band toured in Canada, the United States and Europe. Their final concert was staged in August 2005. In 2012 the band came back together for a reunion show at the Montreal FrancoFollies festival."Groovy Aardvark: retrouvailles et mitrailles"
''La Presse'', 2012 06 10. Alain Brunet

Members

;Final Lineup *Vincent Peake – lead vocals, bass (1986–2005) *Martin Dupuis – guitars (1993–2005) *François Legendre – guitars (2002–2005) *Pierre Koch – drums (1996–2005) ;Former members *Éric Lajambe – lead vocals (1986) *Marc-André Thibert – guitars (1986–1999) *Stéphane Vigeant – guitars (1986–1991) *Martin Pelletier – guitars (1992–1993; died 2016) *Denis Lepage – guitars (1999–2002) *Danny Peake – drums (1986–1996) *Louis Bélanger – percussion (1991–1994)

Timeline

Discography

*1994: ''Eater's Digest'' *1996: ''Vacuum'' *1998: ''Oryctérope'' *1999: ''Exit Stage Dive'' *2000: ''Fast Times at Longueuil High'' (compilation) *2002: ''Masothérapie'' *2005: ''Sévices rendus''

References

External links

Québec Info Musique: Groovy Aardvark

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