Torngat
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Torngat is a Montreal
indie band and instrumental
trio established in 2001.
. 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 formerly was horn player of Arcade Fire and currently a member for 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.
All members interchange instruments throughout their shows.
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...
indie band and instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
trio established in 2001.
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 CanadaEastern Canada
Eastern Canada is generally considered to be the region of Canada east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces:* New Brunswick* Newfoundland and Labrador* Nova Scotia* Ontario* Prince Edward Island* Quebec...
. Torngat signed a two-album deal with Montreal experimental label Alien8 Recordings
Alien8 Recordings
Alien8 Recordings is an independent record label founded in 1996 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded by Sean O'Hara and Gary Worsley...
. The band recorded a full-length album You Could Be, which was released on September 19, 2007. Amato formerly was horn player of Arcade Fire and currently a member for The Luyas
The Luyas
The Luyas are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-History:The Luyas did their first live performance in December 2006...
and Bell Orchestre
Bell Orchestre
Bell Orchestre is a six-piece instrumental band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.In late 2003, they recorded their first album, at the same time and in the same studio that Arcade Fire recorded Funeral. However, Arcade Fire's popularity was just beginning to break when they asked Bell Orchestre to...
. The band named themselves for the Torngat Mountains
Torngat Mountains
The Torngat Mountains are a mountain range on the Labrador Peninsula at the northern tip of Newfoundland and Labrador and eastern Quebec. They are part of the Arctic Cordillera. This is the peninsula that separates Ungava Bay from the Atlantic Ocean....
because the mountains' untamed nature matched the band's open and improvisational style.
Band members
- Pietro AmatoPietro AmatoPietro Amato is a Montreal French horn player. He plays with three bands: Torngat, Bell Orchestre, and The Luyas. Amato is also involved with Arcade Fire providing studio contributions and occasional touring....
- french horn (and electronicsElectronic musicElectronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, percussion, melodeonMelodicaThe melodica, also known as the "blow-organ" or "key-flute", is a free-reed instrument similar to the melodeon and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole,...
) - Mathieu Charbonneau - WurlitzerWurlitzerThe Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to simply as Wurlitzer, was an American company that produced stringed instruments, woodwinds, brass instruments, theatre organs, band organs, orchestrions, electronic organs, electric pianos and jukeboxes....
(and Analog SynthSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, HammondHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
, percussion, melodeonMelodicaThe melodica, also known as the "blow-organ" or "key-flute", is a free-reed instrument similar to the melodeon and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole,...
). - Julien Poissant - percussion (and WurlitzerWurlitzerThe Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to simply as Wurlitzer, was an American company that produced stringed instruments, woodwinds, brass instruments, theatre organs, band organs, orchestrions, electronic organs, electric pianos and jukeboxes....
, trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, melodeonMelodicaThe melodica, also known as the "blow-organ" or "key-flute", is a free-reed instrument similar to the melodeon and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole,...
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All members interchange instruments throughout their shows.
Discography
- TorngatTorngat (Album)Torngat is the first album of the Montreal-based instrumental act Torngat.-Track listing:# "32 mm"# "Three Frozen Birds"# "Long stick"# "Lady Grey"# "Sadly Looking at an Immersed Dying Eider"# "Resurfacing"# "Space"# "Drop the Bomb"...
(2002) - Live at The Bread FactoryLive at The Bread FactoryLive at The Bread Factory is the second release of the Montreal-based instrumental act Torngat.-Track listing:#"Fly Stuff"#"Surf"#"Bye Bye Sly"#"Finger Painting"#"Baldy Walk"#"La Rouge"#"Alberta Song"#"Hide and Seek"...
(2004) - La Rouge (2005)
- You Could BeYou Could BeYou Could Be is the fourth release of the Montreal-based instrumental act Torngat.-Track listing:# "You Could Be" - 4:20# "Bordeaux Boredom" - 2:51# "Minute by Minute" - 5:58# "Many Faces, Many Places" - 1:58# "Mouton Noir" - 3:47...
(2007) - La Petite NicoleLa Petite NicoleLa Petite Nicole is the fifth release of the Montreal-based instrumental act Torngat.-Track listing:# "Interlude" - 1:17# "La Petite Nicole" - 7:13# "L'école Pénitencier" - 4:24# "Afternoon Moon Pie" - 5:40# "6:23 pm" - 5:48...
(2009)