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Torngat

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Genres
  
Instrumental rock

Labels
  
Alien8 Recordings

Years active
  
2001–present

Origin
  
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Members
  
Pietro Amato Mathieu Charbonneau Julien Poissant

Torngat is a Montreal indie band and instrumental trio established in 2001.

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Map of Torngat Mountains, Rivi%C3%A8re-Koksoak, QC, Canada

Biography

Torngat's popularity increased with the 2005 release of their EP La Rouge. During the spring of 2006 and after increasing demand, Torngat toured Eastern Canada. Torngat signed a two-album deal with Montreal experimental label Alien8 Recordings. The band recorded a full-length album You Could Be, which was released on September 19, 2007. Amato used to be horn player for Arcade Fire, and is a member of The Luyas and Bell Orchestre. The band named themselves for the Torngat Mountains because the mountains' untamed nature matched the band's open and improvisational style.

Band members

  • Pietro Amato - french horn (and electronics, percussion, melodeon)
  • Mathieu Charbonneau - Wurlitzer (and Analog Synth, Hammond, percussion, melodeon).
  • Julien Poissant - percussion (and Wurlitzer, trumpet, melodeon)

    • All members interchange instruments throughout their shows.

    Discography

  • Torngat (2002)
  • Live at The Bread Factory (2004)
  • La Rouge (2005)
  • You Could Be (2007)
  • La Petite Nicole (2009)

    • References

    Torngat Wikipedia
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