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BLAIS, JACQUES - THEMESThis Québecois guitarist released this mostly instrumental album back in 1975. Features most of the members of Contraction at the time of their second album, 'La Bourse Ou La Vie'. More specifically it's produced by Yves Laferrière and features him on bass, ... read more » |
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BREGENT - PARTIR POUR AILLEURReleased in 1979, this album features the Bregent brothers, Jacques on vocals and Michel-Georges (also of the duo Dionne-Bregent) on keys. M-G also composed most of the music. Jacques was the leader of this project, however, and his interest lay in making sure classic ... read more » |
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CONTRACTION - CONTRACTIONOne of the most sought after progressive bands from Montreal, Contraction was formed in the dying days of their friend Franck Dervieux, and released two albums of beautiful music highlighted by Christiane Robichaud's angelic vocals. The first album is more melodic and ... read more » |
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CONTRACTION - LA BOURSE OU LA VIEOne of the most sought after progressive bands from Montreal, Contraction was formed in the dying days of their friend Franck Dervieux, and released two albums of beautiful music highlighted by Christiane Robichaud's angelic vocals. This second album is a staple of ... read more » |
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CONTRACTION - LIVE 1974What a long-forgotten treasure!!! Contraction entered Montreal's Studio Tempo during the winter of 1974, in order to participate in CKVL-FM's radio series 'Performances'. Forgotten for 35 years, the recording was rediscovered in 2009. Included in this performance are no ... read more » |
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CONVENTUM - A L'AFFUT D'UN COMPLOTLike many great bands Conventum were largely discovered after their dissolution, when Chris Cutler found one of their records and then put one of their compositions on the Recommended Records Sampler. This first Conventum album includes three guitarists, two violininsts, ... read more » |
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CONVENTUM - LE BUREAU CENTRAL DES UTOPIESLike many great bands Conventum were largely discovered after their dissolution, when Chris Cutler found one of their records and then put one of their compositions on the Recommended Records Sampler. 'Le Bureau Central Des Utopies' gets closer to a chamber feel at times ... read more » |
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DERVIEUX, FRANCK - DIMENSION 'M'Franck Dervieux was born in France, and later moved to Québec. 'Dimension 'M'' is one of the earliest prog albums from Québec (1971). The root system for later bands such as Contraction and Ville Emard Blues Band. Keyboard heavy progressive rock, with a looser ... read more » |
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DIONNE-BREGENT - ANTHOLOGIE (2CD)Excellent keyboards/percussion duo who released two albums in the 1970s, both included on this 2CD compilation along with bonus tracks. 'Et Le Troisième Jour' was more experimental while 'Deux' was more symphonic. Between the two there are plenty of reference points ... read more » |
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EXCUBUS - LAGAUCHETIEREThe group's second album featuring more unreleased music composed in the 1970s by members of the group Incubus. |
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EXCUBUS - MEMOIRES INCUBUSSIENNESIt is far from often that ProgQuébec are stunned to find an excellent progressive group from 1970's-era Québec which was simply forgotten! Such is the case with Incubus (rebaptised ExCubus for this CD release, in order to avoid being confused with the Los ... read more » |
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L'ENGOULEVENT - L'ILE OU VIVENT LES LOUPSOne of the great progressive folk releases, here we have Michel McLean, a veteran of the folk-rock scene with groups such as Les Karrik, teaming with clasically trained pianist Pierre Moreau. Rounding out the band are members on violin and cello, and several guests. The ... read more » |
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L'ORCHESTRE SYMPATHIQUE - EN CONCERT A LA GRANDE PASSEFeaturing vibraphone, flute, piano, bass, and drums, L'Orchestre Sympathique offered a percussive, melodic brand of jazz-rock fusion with comparisons to Weather Report and Pierre Moerlen-era Gong. Their releases were all live and self-funded, using ticket sales from the ... read more » |
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LAFERRIERE, YVES - YVES LAFERRIERECo-composer for Contraction, Yves Laferrière's solo album, originally released in 1978, integrates elements of rock, jazz fusion, and film scoring to create a diverse and pleasing largely instrumental album filled alternately with beauty and surprise. The very ... read more » |
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LANGLOIS, JEROME - LIVE AU FMPM/THEMES (2CD)Jerôme's live performance from the FMPM 2006 is now captured on CD for posterity! The live realization of 'Molignak' is perhaps even stronger than the studio, as the line-up is expanded to include Francois Richard of Orchestre Sympathique on flute and keyboards, and ... read more » |
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LANGLOIS, JEROME - MOLIGNAKAfter thirty years of working in classical music, jazz, and soundtracks, Jerôme Langlois returns to the style of music that guided his compositions for the first two Maneige albums. Featuring a chamber-rock ensemble of clarinet, violin, piano, keys, bass, and drums, ... read more » |
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LASTING WEEP - 1969-1971Lasting Weep is one of the formative groups of the Québec progressive scene, consisting of Jerôme Langlois and Alain Bergeron who were later to co-found Maneige, as well as Claude Chapleau on bass and Mathieu Legere on drums and percussion. The early music is ... read more » |
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LASTING WEEP - LE SPECTACLE DE L'ALBATROSLasting Weep is one of the formative groups of the Québec progressive scene, consisting of Jerôme Langlois and Alain Bergeron who were later to co-found Maneige, as well as Claude Chapleau on bass and Mathieu Legere on drums and percussion. While the group was ... read more » |
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MAELSTROM (CANADA) - MAELSTROMRecorded in 1976 at the legendary Morin-Heights Studio and unreleased until 2016, this undiscovered Québecois progressive rock gem is packed with juicy solos and complex arrangements,with keyboards, sax and xylophones creating an idiosyncratic sound in the vein of ... read more » |
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MANEIGE - LES PORCHESAt long last, thanks to EMI Music Canada, the first two Maneige releases are available on CD. Although live versions of much of this material have previously been available in a digital format, it is obviously very satisfying to have the original studio recordings, ... read more » |
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MANEIGE - LES PORCHES LIVEWhat a find! Another archival concert from the first era of Maneige that reaches 70 minutes in length, but amazingly there is absolutely zero crossover with 'Live A L'Eveche'. Sound quality is great for the time period. Although we don't know the exact concert date, we do ... read more » |
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MANEIGE - LIBRE SERVICEThe middle period of Maneige was represented by three releases, two studio releases and the live album 'Composite'. 'Libre Service' features more groove and elements of Latin percussion, but also has some of the band's most beautiful and introspective work. 90% of the album ... read more » |
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MANEIGE - LIVE A L'EVECHEProgQuébec's first release from the seminal Montreal progressive band Maneige, who existed from 1973 to 1983. This is an hour-long concert from 1975 with 20 minutes bonus material from 1974. The main concert is at the bridge between their early, classically informed ... read more » |
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MANEIGE - MANEIGEAt long last, thanks to EMI Music Canada, the first two Maneige releases are available on CD. Although live versions of much of this material have previously been available in a digital format, it is obviously very satisfying to have the original studio recordings, ... read more » |
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MANEIGE - NI VENT... NI NOUVELLEThe middle period of Maneige was represented by three releases, two studio releases and the live album 'Composite'. 'Ni Vent... Ni Nouvelle' is lushly orchestrated symphonic jazz rock, with over thirty instruments employed over the course of the album. Although the ... read more » |
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