Fly Pan Am
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Fly Pan Am, or Le Fly Pan Am, are a Canadian
experimental rock
band formed in Montreal
in 1996. They release their albums through the Montreal
-based Constellation Records
, producing and collaborating on works with Godspeed You! Black Emperor
and Shalabi Effect
.
ists Jonathan Parant and Roger Tellier-Craig, drummer
Felix Morel, and bass
ist Jean-Sebastian Truchy. Eric Gingras would later on join the band in 2002, contributing guitar and percussion.
They shared personnel with Godspeed You! Black Emperor
until guitarist Roger Tellier-Craig left Godspeed You! Black Emperor in 2003 to concentrate full time on Fly Pan Am. The band are currently on a long term hiatus and it is not known when, or if, they will regroup.
The band is influenced by the French Canadian
culture of Quebec
, as well as the burgeoning avant-garde
musical scene in Montreal
. French
is the predominant language used in producing albums and writing lyrics, with English
peppered throughout. The track titles on past records, as stated by Roger Tellier-Craig, were written in a way to interpret the song, which Tellier-Craig concedes was "lost on most listeners" due to the French used. Unorthodox use of electronic sounds, occasionally provided by Alexandre St-Onge, serve to intersect and often confuse the listener.
The group often records their albums at the Hotel2Tango
, a recording studio
owned by Efrim Menuck
and Thierry Amar
of Godspeed You! Black Emperor fame, as well as Howard Bilerman
. As a result of these ties, members of other Montreal
-based bands sometimes participate as guest musicians or aid the recording process.
An announcement from the band in 2006 spoke of their indefinite hiatus and Jonathan Parant's part in Feu Thérèse
. Roger Tellier-Craig went on to found experimental pop band Pas Chic Chic with Eric Gingras paying bass. Felix currently drums for the psychedelic sludge band Panopticon Eyelids and for Les Enfants Sauvages.. Eric Gingras has released 2 albums as Enfant Magique, the first self-released, the second, L'art d'enfiler les pearls, released by independent Montreal label No Weapon .
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Canada
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experimental rock
Experimental rock
Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....
band formed in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in 1996. They release their albums through the Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
-based Constellation Records
Constellation Records
Constellation Records is an influential Montreal, Quebec independent record label known for its contributions to experimental genres of music. It is most famous for releasing the albums of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, and Do Make Say...
, producing and collaborating on works with Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian post-rock band which originated from Montreal, Quebec in 1994...
and Shalabi Effect
Shalabi Effect
Shalabi Effect, a mostly instrumental band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band was originally formed in 1996 as a duo composed of Anthony Seck and Sam Shalabi. The first incarnation of Shalabi Effect released a limited edition cassette recording. In 1998, Shalabi Effect doubled in size by...
.
About the band
The band was formed in 1996 by guitarGuitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ists Jonathan Parant and Roger Tellier-Craig, drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Felix Morel, and bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist Jean-Sebastian Truchy. Eric Gingras would later on join the band in 2002, contributing guitar and percussion.
They shared personnel with Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian post-rock band which originated from Montreal, Quebec in 1994...
until guitarist Roger Tellier-Craig left Godspeed You! Black Emperor in 2003 to concentrate full time on Fly Pan Am. The band are currently on a long term hiatus and it is not known when, or if, they will regroup.
The band is influenced by the French Canadian
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
culture of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, as well as the burgeoning avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
musical scene in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
is the predominant language used in producing albums and writing lyrics, with English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
peppered throughout. The track titles on past records, as stated by Roger Tellier-Craig, were written in a way to interpret the song, which Tellier-Craig concedes was "lost on most listeners" due to the French used. Unorthodox use of electronic sounds, occasionally provided by Alexandre St-Onge, serve to intersect and often confuse the listener.
The group often records their albums at the Hotel2Tango
Hotel2Tango
The Hotel2Tango is a 24-track analogue recording studio situated in the Mile End district of Montreal, Quebec. The current facility is the second to bear the name, and was preceded by a similar operation in the same neighborhood until 2007 when the studio changed locations...
, a recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
owned by Efrim Menuck
Efrim Menuck
Efrim Manuel Menuck is a Canadian musician involved with a number of Montreal-based bands, most notably Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra...
and Thierry Amar
Thierry Amar
Thierry Amar is a Canadian musician. He is most notable for participating in Godspeed You! Black Emperor, as well as being co-founder of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band with Efrim Menuck and Sophie Trudeau. Amar also participates with Black Ox Orkestar, a Yiddish folk...
of Godspeed You! Black Emperor fame, as well as Howard Bilerman
Howard Bilerman
Howard Bilerman is a Canadian recording engineer, producer, and Grammy nominated musician. He is a former member of the band Arcade Fire, having recorded & drummed on their debut album, Funeral, as well as records by Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, Vic Chesnutt, Basia...
. As a result of these ties, members of other Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
-based bands sometimes participate as guest musicians or aid the recording process.
An announcement from the band in 2006 spoke of their indefinite hiatus and Jonathan Parant's part in Feu Thérèse
Feu Thérèse
Feu Thérèse is a Canadian band formed in 2005.The band is composed of guitarist and Fly Pan Am member Jonathan Parant, bassist Alexandre Saint-Onge , keyboardist and guitarist Stephen De Oliveira, and drummer Luc Paradis...
. Roger Tellier-Craig went on to found experimental pop band Pas Chic Chic with Eric Gingras paying bass. Felix currently drums for the psychedelic sludge band Panopticon Eyelids and for Les Enfants Sauvages.. Eric Gingras has released 2 albums as Enfant Magique, the first self-released, the second, L'art d'enfiler les pearls, released by independent Montreal label No Weapon .
Discography
- aMAZEzine! 7" single with Godspeed You! Black Emperor, given away free with aMAZEzine! Magazine; 19981998 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
) - Fly Pan AmFly Pan Am (album)Fly Pan Am is the eponymous debut album of Fly Pan Am. It was released in October 1999 by Constellation Records.The album contains a re-recording of the song, "L'espace au sol est redessiné par d'immenses panneaux bleus", which was featured on a split single in 1998 with Godspeed You! Black...
(Constellation Records; 19991999 in music-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
) - Sédatifs en fréquences et sillonsSédatifs En Fréquences Et SillonsSédatif en fréquences et sillons is an EP by the Montreal-based Fly Pan Am. The name of the album roughly translates to "sedative in frequencies and furrows."...
EP (Constellation Records; 20002000 in musicSee also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....
) - Ceux qui inventent n'ont jamais vécu (?)Ceux Qui Inventent N'ont Jamais Vécu (?)Ceux qui inventent n'ont jamais vécu is the second album by Fly Pan Am. It was released by Constellation Records in April 2002....
(Constellation Records; 20022002 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
) - N'écoutez pasN'écoutez PasN'écoutez pas is the third studio album by the Québécois band Fly Pan Am, credited on this album as Le Fly Pan Am. It was released by Constellation Records in September 2004....
(Constellation Records; 20042004 in musicSee also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
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External links
- Constellation Records' Fly Pan Am website
- Fly Pan Am collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
's live music archive - Canuckistan Musicreview of first LP
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