Eruption was an English soul-funk band from London that released three albums on Hansa between 1977 and 1980, followed by a fourth on Jupiter in 1983. Members: Lindel Leslie (vocals, 1974-75), Precious Wilson (vocals, 1975-79), Kim Davis (vocals, 1980), Jane Jochen (vocals, 1980-85), Greg Perrineau (guitar), Morgan Perrineau (bass), Gerry Williams (keyboards), Eric Kingsley (drums) […]
Dirty Tricks were an English hard-rock band that released the 1975–77 Polydor albums Dirty Tricks, Night Man, and Hit & Run. Members: Kenny Stewart (vocals), Johnny Fraser-Binnie (guitar, keyboards), Terry Horbury (bass), John Lee (drums), Andy Bierne (drums) Dirty Tricks Dirty Tricks released their self-titled debut album in 1975 on Polydor. It features two songs […]
Dick Heckstall-Smith — aka Richard Malden (Sept. 26, 1934 — Dec. 17, 2004) — was an English jazz-rock saxophonist from Ludlow who cut two albums with the Graham Bond Organization in 1965, followed by a four-album stint with Colosseum between 1969 and 1971. In 1972, he released the album A Story Ended on Bronze Records. […]
Diamond Head was an English heavy metal band that released the 1980 album Lightning to the Nations on Happy Face Records, followed by the 1982–83 MCA albums Borrowed Time and Canterbury. Members: Brian Tatler (lead guitar, vocals), Sean Harris (lead vocals, guitar, 1976-85, 1990-94, 2000-04), Duncan Scott (drums, 1976-83), Dave Williamson (bass, 1976-77), Colin Kimberley […]
Department S was an English new wave band that released three singles on Stiff Records circa 1980/81, preceded by a one-off as Guns for Hire. The band recorded nearly an album’s worth of original studio material that later appeared on the compilations Is Vic There? and Sub-Stance. Members: Vaughn Toulouse (vocals, 1980-81), Mike Herbage (guitar), […]
Skylark were a Canadian soul-pop band from Vancouver that released two albums on Capitol between 1972 and 1974. Keyboardist/composer David Foster soon rose to industry prominence behind the console, producing albums for Chicago, Hall & Oates, Earth Wind & Fire, Olivia Newton-John, and numerous other artists. Members: B.J. Cook (vocals), Donny Gerrard (vocals), Doug Edwards […]
Reckless was a Canadian hard-rock band behind a 1980 self-titled album on Harvest. In 1984, a revised lineup issued Heart of Steel on Heavy Metal America. Members: Jan Melanson (vocals, 1980), Douglas Lang Adams (guitar, vocals), Steve Madden (backing vocals, guitar), Todd Pilon (bass), Steve Wayne Lederman (drums) Background Reckless formed in Ottawa, Ontario, in […]
Promises were a pomp-pop trio formed in Thousand Oaks, California, by Canadian siblings Benny, Jed, and Leslie Maria Knauer. They released the 1978–79 albums Promises and Real to Real on EMI–Electrola and scored an international hit with “Baby It’s You.” Members: Leslie Maria Knauer (vocals), Jed Knauer (guitar, piano), Benny Knauer (keyboards) Background Promises formed […]
Nash the Slash — aka Jeff Plewman (March 26, 1948 — May 2014) — was a Canadian violinist and keyboardist from Toronto who first emerged as a member of FM, appearing on the band’s debut album Black Noise. Between 1978 and 1982, he released two EPs and three proper studio albums on signature-press Cut-Throat Records. […]
Martha and The Muffins were a Canadian new wave band from Toronto, named after its two Marthas. They debuted with the 1978 indie single “Insect Love,” followed by the 1980/81 albums Metro Music, Trance and Dance, and This Is the Ice Age on DinDisc/Virgin. After the departure of Martha Ladly, they shifted styles from vocal […]
Abwärts (Down) are a German NDW band that emerged with the 1980 album Amok Koma on ZickZack Records, followed by the 1982 Mercury title Der Westen ist Einsam. Members: Frank Z. (vocals, guitar), Margitta Haberland [aka Ma Gita] (vocals, percussion, violin, 1979-81), FM Einheit (synthesizer, percussion, vocals, 1979-82, 1988-90), Axel Dill (drums, 1979-84), Joachim “Jocko […]
Der Moderne Man was a German NDW band that released the 1980–82 albums 80 Tage auf See and Unmodern, both on No Fun Records. Members: Eckart Kurtz [E.K.T.] (guitar), Martin Simons [Mattus] (bass, vocals), Michael Jarick [Ziggy XY] (vocals, 1979-?), Claudius Hempelmann (drums, 1979-81), Felix Wolter (drums, 1981-84), Axel Wicke (bass, 1981-84), Thomas Brandt (bass), […]
Ami Marie (stylized as ami Marie) was the German NDW minimal-wave artist behind the 1981 Ariola album Verrückt Nach Glück. Ami Marie (real name unknown) purportedly hailed from Munich. Discography: Verrückt Nach Glück (1981) Sources: Discogs: Ami Marie RYM: Ami Marie
Croox was a German NDW band that released the 1980–82 albums A and Geld Her!, both on Ink Records. Members: Clemens Golz (lead vocals, percussion), Mike Schmidt (bass, synthesizer, vocals), Crashman [Gerd Gaida] (guitar, vocals), Kay Wolde (drums), Bine [Sabine Niedergassel] (synthesizer, vocals), Micky Reinhard (winds, vocals) Croox formed in 1980 in Düsseldorf. Discography: A […]
Ideal was a German NDW band that released five singles and the 1980–82 albums Ideal, Der Ernst des Lebens, and Bi Nuu. Frontwoman Annette Humpe played in an early Neonbabies lineup with her younger sister, Inga. Members: Annette Humpe (vocals, keyboards), Eff Jott Krüger (guitar), Hans Behrendt (drums), Ernst Deuker (bass) Ideal formed in 1980 […]
Rheingold was a German NDW trio that released nine singles and the 1980–82 albums Rheingold and R., followed by the 1984 CBS title Dis-tanz. Members: Bodo Staiger (vocals, guitar, bass, programming), Brigitte Kunze (keyboards, synthesizer, vocals), Lothar Manteuffel (keyboards, synthesizer) Rheingold formed in 1980 in Düsseldorf. Discography: Rheingold (1980) R. (1982) Dis-tanz (1984) Sources: Discogs: […]
Pyrolator is the moniker of German electronic musician Kurt Dahlke, first active with the 1979–81 NDW albums Inland and Ausland. Dahlke was born on April 29, 1958, in Wuppertal. Discography: Inland (1979) Ausland (1981) Wunderland (1984) Home-Taping Is Killing Music (1984 • A.K. Klosowski / Pyrolator) Traumland (1987) Sources: Discogs: Pyrolator MusicBrainz: Pyrolator RYM: Pyrolator
Lagger Blues Machine were a Belgian hard-rock/jam band from Itterbeek, Vlaams-Brabant, that released a self-titled album on Amber Soundroom in 1972. Four lengthy tracks from a 1971 concert recording were later released on disc by archivists Ficrivan. Members: Christian Duponcheel (organ, keyboards), Jean-Luc Duponcheel (drums, percussion), José Cuisset (guitar), Michel Maes (bass), Carmelo Pilotta (saxophone, […]
Tideline were a Belgian symphonic-rock band from Bruxelles that released the album The Crowded Room in 1979. Sixteen years later, the band reconvened for the album Siren Song on Musea. Members: Hadi Al Gammal (lead vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar), Christian Gilbert (drums), Didier De Roos (keyboards, acoustic guitar, background vocals), Sam Mackinney (bass) Discography: The […]
Palass was a Belgian hard-rock/metal band that cut two singles circa 1980/81 on Robert Derycke Productions, culminating with the 1981 Imavox album Private Property. They returned in 1989 with the Powerhouse release Queen of the World. Members: Daniel Duvieuart (vocals), Bernard Cambier (piano, strings, synthesizer), Jean-Claude Manderlier (lead guitar), Thierry Servais (rhythm guitar), William Duncker […]
Laurelie were a Belgian psych-rock band from Verviers, Liège, that released a self-titled album on Triangle in 1970. Bassist/vocalist Pierre Raepsaet concurrently played with hard-rockers Jenghiz Khan and subsequently launched a solo career. Most of his 1977–84 solo albums feature contributions from Laurelie guitarist/vocalist Christian Boissart. In 1979, they partook in the symphonic/art-rock project Mariavah. […]
Dragon were a Belgian symphonic-rock band from Ath, Hainaut, that released a self-titled album on Acorn in 1976. The following year, the band demoed material for a second album, Kalahen, that was twice released years after the fact: on Ficrivan/Fanny in 1986 and in expanded form on Mellow in 1992. Members: Georges Vanaise (drums, vibraphone, […]
Doctor Downtrip were a Belgian blues-rock band from Brussels that released a standalone single on Disques Vogue in 1972, followed by three 1972–73 singles and a 1973 self-titled album on CBS. The band shortened its name to Downtrip for two further albums on Epic and Philips between 1976 and 1979. Members: Jean-Paul Goosens (vocals), Michael […]
Autumn was a Belgian coldwave trio that released three cassette albums and the single “Synthesize” on self-press Micrart between 1980 and 1984. Two-thirds of the band concurrently recorded as Linear Movement. Members: Peter Bonne [aka Ense] (drums, guitar, synthesizer), Geert Coppens [aka Sen] (vocals, synthesizer), Peter Koutstaal (1981-84) Discography: Seven Days Autumn (cassette, 1980) “Synthesize” […]
Tröjan was an English hard-rock/metal band behind the 1985 album Chasing the Storm on Roadrunner. Vocalist Graeme Wyatt and guitarist Pete Wadeson regrouped with a different rhythm section as Taliön for the 1989 album Killing the World. Members: Graeme Wyatt (vocals), Pete Wadeson (guitar, vocals), Eddy Martin (bass), Johnny Lee Jackson (drums), Phil Gavin (bass), […]
Tony Hazzard (born Oct. 31, 1943) is an English singer/songwriter from Liverpool who released a 1969 album of covers and originals on CBS, followed by the 1971–73 Bronze albums Loudwater House and Was That Alright Then? In 1976, he collaborated with pop vocalist Richard Barnes for a Warner album. During the 1960s, his songs were […]
Tony Banks — aka Anthony George Banks (born March 27, 1950) — is an English keyboardist and composer from East Hoathly, best known as the chief musical mastermind of Genesis, a band he co-founded in 1967 and steered through a 32-year, 15-album run. As a solo artist, he premiered with the 1979 Charisma album A […]
Tokyo Blade are an English hard-rock/metal band behind the 1983/84 albums Tokyo Blade and Night of the Blade, plus the EPs Midnight Rendezvous and Madame Guillotine, all on Powerstation Records. After their self-released 1985 album Blackhearts & Jaded Spades, they reconfigured with the 1987 Scratch release Ain’t Misbehavin’ (as Andy Boulton’s Tokyo Blade) and the […]
Birds of Beauty were a Danish jazz-rock ensemble that released the 1978 album Pelican on CBS. Veteran saxophonist Karsten Vogel launched BoB after four albums with Secret Oyster. Members: Ben Besiakov (grand piano), Jeppe Reipurth (drums), Karsten Vogel (alto/soprano saxophone, synthesizer [ARP stringensemble]), Kim Menzer (flute, harmonica), Kim Yarbrough (bass), Klavs Nordsø (percussion), Mikkel Nordsø […]
Tømrerclaus — aka Claus Clement Pedersen (born Nov. 21, 1945) — is a Danish cellist from Århus, Jylland, who released the cassette album Snydt on self-press Karma Music in 1977, followed by an eponymous album-proper in 1978. He followed these releases with a trio of 1979 singles, recorded in collaboration with the band Boline and […]
Hyldemor was a Danish psych-rock band behind the 1978 CBS album Glem det Hele. They evolved from the folksier Hyldemors Grønsaligheder, which issued the 1975 cassette-album Lysene Tændes on Studie 14. Members: Hans Vinding (guitar, vocals), Steen Claësson (violin), Jens Breum (drums), John Teglgaard (guitar), Thor Mathisen (bass) Background Hyldemor originated in Copenhagen in 1973 […]
Kliche was a Danish post-punk band that made the 1980–82 albums Supertanker and Okay Okay Boys on Medley Records. Members: Lars H.U.G. (vocals, guitar), Johnny Voss [Johannes E. Möller] (bass, vocals), Anders Brill [Anders Gilberg] (drums), Jens Valo [aka Jens Danielsen] (keyboards, 1977-80), Steffen Brandt (keyboards, 1980-?), Nils Torp (keyboards, ?-1984) Background Kliché formed in […]
Dee D. Jackson is an English singer who scored a 1978 hit with “Automatic Lover” and released the space-disco albums Cosmic Curves and Thunder & Lightning on Jupiter Records. Background Dee D. Jackson was born Deirdre Elaine Cozier on July 15, 1954, in Oxford, England. Her father, Roy, played jazz piano; her mother, Gloria, performed […]
Dave Davies (born Feb. 3, 1947) is an English guitarist, songwriter, and singer who played in The Kinks with older brother Ray Davies between 1963 and 1995. During the late 1960s, Dave issued a string of singles on Pye that were alternately credited to the band. A solo album was planned during this period but […]
Data was an English synthpop trio behind the 1981–83 Illuminated albums Opera Electronica and 2-Time, followed by the 1985 Sire release Elegant Machinery. Former Sailor frontman Georg Kajanus headed the trio with two sibling vocalists. Members: Georg Kajanus (keyboards, vocals, guitar), Frankie Boulter (vocals), Phil Boulter (vocals) Background DATA formed in 1980 in London when […]
Dantalian’s Chariot was a short-lived English band that released the 1967 pop-psych single “Madman Running Through the Fields” on Columbia (EMI). The band evolved out of Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band and featured guitarist Andy Summers, who shuffled through numerous acts before finding fame with The Police during the 1980s. Members: Andy Summers (guitar), Pat […]
Dana Gillespie is an English singer and actress who made the 1968 album Foolish Seasons on London Records, followed by the 1969 Decca release Box of Surprises. After four years in theater, she partnered with David Bowie and Mick Ronson, who co-produced her 1973 album Weren’t Born a Man for RCA. During the 1980s, she […]
Idle Eyes were a Canadian modern-rock band behind the 1984–86 WEA albums Idle Eyes and Love’s Imperfection, followed by the 1988 Black Rose release Standing at the Edge. Members: Don Biggar (bass), Tad Campbell (lead vocals, guitar), James Chadwick (drums), Kevin Cook (bass), Miles Fox Hill (bass), Donna McConville (lead vocals, keyboards), Bill Miekle (saxophone), […]
Anvil was a Canadian hard-rock/metal band behind the 1982–83 Attic/Polydor albums Hard ‘n’ Heavy, Metal on Metal, and Forged in Fire, followed by the 1987/88 Metal Blade/Enigma titles Strength of Steel and Pound for Pound. Members: Steve “Lips” Kudlow (guitar, vocals), Robb Reiner (drums), Dave Allison (guitar, 1981-89), Ian Dickson (bass, 1981-93), Sebastian Marino (guitar, […]
A New Place to Live was the recording moniker of Brooklyn-born/Canadian-based folk-psych songwriter/producer Robert John Gallo, who used the name for a 1972 album on Mandala Records. That same year, he released the album Painted Poetry under his own name on Jam Records. In 1977, an album titled Compositions, credited to “Robert John,” appeared on […]
Al Michalek is a Canadian saxophonist who led a namesake modal-jazz quartet for the 1975 album Voices on Radio Canada International. He later produced the album Fusion 1 by The Humber Jazz Ensemble on World Records. Members: Don Vickery (Drums, Percussion), Lenny Boyd (Bass), Tim Tickner (Percussion, Vibraphone), Al Michalek (Flute, Leader, Tenor Saxophone) Background […]
Another Roadside Attraction were a Canadian symphonic-rock band that released an eponymous album on self-press ARA in 1979. Members: Armin Leonardo (Keyboards), David Dobko (Keyboards), Michael Grace (Percussion), David Saunders (Vocals) Discography: Another Roadside Attraction (1979)
Aldo Nova (born Nov. 13, 1956) is a Canadian singer-guitarist from Montreal who scored an FM hit with “Fantasy” from his 1982 debut on Portrait/Epic, followed with the ballad “Ball and Chain” and the 1983–85 albums Subject and Twitch. Background Aldo Nova was born Aldo Caporuscio on Nov. 13, 1956, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to […]
Ceramic Hello was a Canadian minimal wave duo that released the album The Absence of a Canary on Mannequin Records in 1981. Members: Roger Humphreys, Brett Wickens Ceramic Hello Ceramic Hello was a Canadian electronic duo from Burlington, Ontario, formed by Brett Wickens and Roger Humphreys. Mannequin Records issued the 1980 single “Climatic Nouveaux” and […]
49th Parallel was a Canadian pop-psych band that released multiple singles on RCA and Venture during the late 1960s, culminating with a 1969 self-titled album on Maverick. Members: Dennis Abbott (vocals, 1966-70), Dan Lowe (guitar), Bob Carlson (guitar), Dave Petch (organ, 1966-68), Mick Woodhouse (bass, 1966-68), Terry Bare (drums), Dave Downey (bass, 1968), Alf Cook […]
Dwayne Ford is a Canadian pianist and songwriter who played in the band Bearfoot during the early 1970s. In 1981, he released the album Needless Freaking on Epic. Discography: “Seven Men From Texas” / “Darlin’ It’s You” (1980) Needless Freaking (1982)
The Spirit of Christmas was a Canadian art-rock band that evolved from Christmas, which released two albums in 1970. Under the longer name, they released the 1974 album Lies to Live By on Daffodil. Members: Bob Bryden (vocals, guitar), Tyler Raizenne (bass), Rich Richter (drums), Robert Bulger (guitar), Preston Wynn (vocals) Discography: Lies to Live […]
True Myth were a Canadian art-rock band that released a self-titled album on Warner Bros. in 1979, followed by the album Telegram on CNR in 1981. Members: Malcolm McGuigan (vocals), Tony Cook (guitar), Bob Stirajs (guitar), Steve McKenna (bass), Tom Treumuth (keyboards), Kirk Devereaux (drums) Discography: True Myth (1979) Telegram (1981)
Strangeness Beauty was a Canadian jazz-rock trio that made the 1982 album Back to Nowhere on C-note Records. Members: David Piltch (bass, percussion), Ron Allen (saxophone, keyboards), Mike Sloski (drums, percussion) Background Strangeness Beauty formed in Toronto by late 1982 with saxophonist-keyboardist Ron Allen, bassist David Piltch, and drummer Mike Sloski. Allen drew notice at […]
Terraced Garden was a Canadian art-rock band that made the 1982–84 albums Melody & Menace and Braille, followed in 1988 by Within on their self-operated Melody and Menace Records. Members: Ian Colvin, Phil Dewhurst, Don Dingwall, Darrell Flint (bass, vocals), Garry Flint, Simon Jacobs, Jody Mitchell, Carl Tafel (guitar, keyboards, bass, glockenspiel, marimba, percussion, vocals), […]
The Family Tree was a Canadian–American psychedelic pop band that made the 1968 concept album Miss Butters on RCA Victor. Frontman Bob Segarini headed the subsequent bands Roxy and The Wackers. Members: Bob Segarini (vocals, guitars), Michel Dure (vocals, keyboards), Vann Scater (drums), Jimmy de Cocq (guitars, keyboards), Bill Trochim (bass) Background The Family Tree […]
Sweeney Todd was a Canadian glam-pop band that scored a national No. 1 with “Roxy Roller” from their 1975 debut album with singer Nick Gilder. Seventeen-year-old Bryan Adams led their 1977 second album, If Wishes Were Horses…. Members: Nick Gilder (vocals, 1974-76), Jim McCullogh (guitar, 1974,76), John Booth (drums), Budd Marr (bass), Dan Gaudin (keyboards), […]
Robert Connolly is a Canadian keyboardist, composer, producer, and film-maker who released the home-recorded album Plateau in 1978 on small-press Tube Records. Background Robert William Connolly was born in 1954 in Hamilton, Ontario, to a police-officer father. Connolly taught himself several instruments without formal music training. He finished high school, then spent several years as […]
Ian Thomas is a Canadian songwriter, guitarist, and singer who released six albums on GRT between 1973 and 1979 — including three with his namesake backing band — and three further titles through 1985 on Anthem. His 1981 album The Runner features several songs covered by high-profile artists of the period, including Santana (“Hold On”), […]
Kathryn Moses is a Canadian flutist, saxophonist, singer, and composer who released a 1976 self-titled jazz album through the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, followed by the 1979 PM release Music in My Heart. Background Kathryn Moses was born Kathryn Bethene Taylor on September 23, 1943, in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Her father, Grady Taylor, worked as a gasoline […]
Heads in the Sky were a Canadian art-rock band that released an EP on small-press Illuminated Records in 1979, followed by a self-titled album on the label in 1982. Members: Russ Walker (vocals, guitar, keyboards, flute, recorder), Steve Webster (bass), John Chessman (drums), Dave Norris (drums), Ken Miskov (bass), Larry Stanley (piano), Gerry Fielding (drums) […]
Honeymoon Suite were a Canadian modern-rock band that issued four albums on WEA between 1984 and 1991, scoring internationally with their sophomoric 1985 release The Big Prize. Members: Johnnie Dee [Johnnie Degiuli] (lead vocals, guitar), Derry Grehan (guitar), Dave Betts (drums, 1982-89, 2007-present), Ray Coburn (keyboards, 1983-86, 1989-94, 2007-09), Gary Lalonde (bass, 1983-90, 2007-present), Rob […]
Harlequin was a Canadian hard-rock band that released four Epic albums between 1979 and 1984, including Victim of a Song, Love Crimes, and One False Move, and charted with “Thinking of You,” “Innocence,” and “Superstitious Feeling.” Members: George Belanger (vocals), David Budzak (drums, vocals), AJ Chabidon (drums), Gary Golden (keyboards), Derrick Gottfried (guitar), John Hannah (guitar), […]
Glass Tiger were a Canadian modern-rock band that released three albums on Capitol between 1986 and 1990. Members: Alan Frew (vocals), Sam Reid (keyboards), Al Connelly (guitar), Wayne Parker (bass), Michael Hanson (drums, 1980-88) Discography: The Thin Red Line (1986) Diamond Sun (1988) Simple Mission (1990)
Gowan is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and keyboardist who debuted with a 1982 self-titled album on CBS. His 1985 second album Strange Animal produced the Canadian hits “A Criminal Mind,” “You’re a Strange Animal,” and “Cosmetics.” He followed with the 1987–90 albums Great Dirty World and Lost Brotherhood. In 1999, he joined Styx as keyboardist […]
Moe Koffman (Dec. 28, 1928 — March 28, 2001) was a Canadian flutist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and producer who played on more than 125 albums during the second half of the 20th century. During the 1970s, he released a string of neo-classical and jazz-funk albums on GRT. Background Moe Koffman was born Morris Jacob Koffman […]
Mantis were a Québécois hard-rock band that released a self-titled album on Sweet Plum in 1973. Members: Philip Aker, Mark Bajona, Rick Elger, Daniel Hutchison, Martin Swehdlow, Christine Williams Discography: Mantis (1973)
Luba — aka Luba Kowalchyk — is a Ukrainian-Québécois singer who first sang with Зоря (Star) and made a 1977 solo folk album for Sage Records. She then formed the rock band Luba for the 1980 Parlophone release Chain Reaction and three subsequent albums on Capitol Records. Background Luba was born Lubomyra Kowalchyk on April […]
Lime was a Québécois electro-disco unit that scored a 1981 US Dance hit with “Your Love,” followed by the club hits “Babe, We’re Gonna Love Tonite,” “Guilty,” “Angel Eyes,” and “Unexpected Lovers.” Members: Denis Lepage (programming, vocals), Denyse Lepage (vocals), Joy Dorris [aka Joy Winter], Chris March Background Lime took shape in Montreal around 1980 […]
Pascal Languirand is a French-Canadian keyboardist who released the 1978 album Minos on Kébec-Disc, followed by the 1980/81 titles De Harmonia Universalia and Vivre Ici Maintenant (soundtrack) on the self-operated Minos label. He formed the subsequent synthpop combo Trans-X. Background Pascal Languirand was born May 3, 1955, in Paris, France, to Canadian parents. His father, […]
Mylène Farmer is a Francophone pop singer, born in Quebec and based in France since childhood. Her 1986 Polydor debut Cendres de Lune spawned the hits “Libertine” and “Tristana,” followed in 1988 with Ainsi soit je… and the hits “Sans contrefaçon,” “Pourvu qu’elles soient douces,” and “Sans logique.” Background Mylène Farmer was born Mylène Jeanne […]
Offenbach was a Québécois hard-rock band that released four albums on Barclay and Deram between 1972 and 1976, followed by a trio of titles on A&M and Kébec-Disc during the late 1970s. A further round of albums appeared on CBS and Spectra Scène Ltée between 1980 and 1985. Members: Gerry Boulet (vocals, piano, organ, 1969-85), […]
Nébu was a Québécois jazz-rock band that made the 1978–80 Cadence albums Nébu and Motus. Members: Jean Derome (flute), Pierre Saint-Jacques [aka St-Jak] (piano), Claude Simard (bass) Background Nébu took shape in Montreal in 1973 when flutist Jean Derome and pianist Pierre St-Jacques developed Octogaf, a group Derome founded in 1971, into an expanded jazz […]
Nathan Mahl are a Québécois symphonic-rock band that released the 1983 album Parallel Eccentricities on Hit! Records. They returned in 1999 with The Clever Use of Shadows, followed by the three-volume Heretik series. Members: Guy LeBlanc (keyboards, clavinet, organ, guitar, recorder, vocals), Mark Spenard (guitar, vocals, 1981-2006), Daniel Lacasse (drums, 1981-83, 1986-89, 2001-06), Donald Prince […]
Miriodor are a Québécois avant-garde/art-rock band that released eight studio albums and one live disc on Cuneiform over a three-decade period, starting in 1986. Members: Pascal Globensky (keyboards, acoustic guitar), François Émond (violin, flute, keyboards, clarinet, 1980-87), Denis Robitaille (guitar, bass, vocals, ?-1984), Marc Petitclerc (keyboards, ?-1984), Sabin Hudon (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, […]
Milkweed were a Québécois symphonic-rock band that released a self-titled album on Checkmate in 1978. Members: Sergio Gonclaves (keyboards), Louise Caffope (oboe), Edouardo Couto (guitar), Nelson Gamboa (bass), Marcel Lapointe (saxophone), Gerard Masse (drums), Pierre Nadeau (vocals), Jocelyn Sheehy (guitar) Discography: Milkweed (1978)
Rouge Ciel were a Québécois avant-jazz/rock band that released three albums on Monsieur Fauteux between 2001 and 2010. Members: Guido Del Fabbro (violin, mandolin, electronics), Simon Lapointe (keyboards, melodica), Antonin Provost (guitar), Némo Venba (trumpet, drums, percussion) Discography: Rouge ciel (2001) Veuillez procéder (2004) Bryologie (2010)
Paul-André Thibert is a Québécois vocalist and flutist who played in the band Dionysos during the early 1970s. In 1978, he released the album Musique de mes amis Dionysos on the Solo label with arrangements by Michel Le François. Discography: Musique de mes amis Dionysos (1978)
Pierre Nadeau (1944 — April 16, 2004) was a Québécois keyboardist and composer who played in Guillotine and the Ville Emard Blues Band. In 1976, he released the album Extra-Ordinaire on RCA. Background Pierre Nadeau, born April 7, 1944, was a Québécois pianist and composer who entered professional music through Montréal jazz clubs. Nadeau began […]
Bipsautru was a Québécois folk-psych duo that self-released the 1978 album Chu Content…. Members: Luc Lafrance (vocals, guitar), Menute (recorder, harmonica) Background Bipsautru emerged in 1976 on the Ottawa–Hull theatre circuit, where singer-guitarist Luc Lafrance and recordist Menute joined violinist Nathan Curry on songs for Même quand on rêve… Ça se passe en français! (Even […]
Bombers were a Québécois electro-funk studio band that released two albums on Telson in 1978 and 1979. Members: Mack L. Jones, Tamara Lorincz (vocals), Walter Rossi Discography: Bombers (1978) Bombers 2 (1979)
Boule Noire — aka Georges Thurston (Dec. 29, 1951 — June 18, 2007) — was a Québécois soul-funk artist who released two albums on Disques Magique in 1976 and 1977, followed by another pair of albums on Les Disques Martin at decade’s end. A further pair of titles appeared on Polydor and Zion Yant during […]
Boule de Son was a Québécois folk duo that self-released the 1975 album Just’en Passant…. Members: Sylvie Granger (vocals), Daniel Lepage (piano, vocals) Background Boule de Son formed in Montreal circa 1975 when teenage vocalist Sylvie Granger launched a songwriting partnership with pianist-vocalist Daniel Lepage. They assembled a five-piece backing group with bassist Pierre Moisan, […]
Agharta was a Québécois jazz-rock band that released a 1980 self-titled album on small-press JAM. Members: Jacques Mignault (keyboards), Pierre Veniot (saxophone, flute), Normand Trudel (bass, ?-1983), Normand Cataford (drums, ?-1983), Sylvain Gagnon (bass, 1983-84), Michel Grenier (drums, 1983-84) Background Agharta formed in Québec around 1978 when keyboardist Jacques Mignault and reed player Pierre Veniot, […]
Brèche was a Québécois symphonic-folk/rock band that released the 1979 album Carapace et Chair Tendre on Disques Le Tamanoir. Members: Marc Bolduc (piano, saxophone, flute, vocals), Daniel Roussel (acoustic guitar, lead vocals), Jacques Joubert (violin, vocals), Paul Bolduc (bass, trombone, vocals) Background Brèche formed in Sherbrooke, Québec, around 1976 under the name Bolduc. The lineup […]
Brégent was the namesake musical project of Québécois brothers Michel-Georges Brégent and Jacques Brégent for a joint 1973 album on RCA Victor. Following Michel-Georges’ partnership with Vincent Dionne in the electroacoustic duo Dionne-Brégent, both projects coalesced under the Brégent tent for the 1979 CAM album Partir pour Ailleurs. Members: Michel-Georges Brégent (keyboards), Jacques Brégent (vocals), […]
