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Angine de Poitrine: Microtones, Masks, and Madness in Montreal
by Dave Kaufman
Angine de Poitrine (AdP) are a masked experimental rock duo from Saguenay, Quebec, featuring guitarist Khn de Poitrine and drummer Klek de Poitrine. They became viral superstars almost overnight after KEXP posted their 27-minute performance from the Trans Musicales festival in France. The video has received more than 30 million views across platforms and helped propel them to sold-out performances around the world. I have never seen anything quite like it in my decades of following music. Khn ...
Continue Reading...Case File: The Ambulance Job
by Cool Vic, The Music Dick
Case File: The Ambulance Job QuestionOk Vic, Reader Kevin Doucette thinks Angine de Poitrine might secretly be members of Misc. Both are Quebec acts, both get weird, and Misc's album Partager l'ambulance means Share the Ambulance," while Angine de Poitrine means chest pain. Coincidence... or somebody leaving breadcrumbs? --Rosa, Lansdale, PA AnswerRosa from Lansdale, You have a nice train station... the curvaceous R5" line, if I'm not mistaken... anyway... Coincidence is what ...
Continue Reading...You Have to See It to Believe It: The Addictive Eccentricity of Angine de Poitrine
by Kyle Simpler
Normally, whenever someone mentions something we can't unsee, they mean it in the worst possible way. In many cases, this brings to mind an unpleasant or shocking image or moment that lingers longer than we ever wanted it to. Fortunately, this is not always the case. For example, the Canadian duo Angine de Poitrine intentionally shocks audiences with their unusual appearance and sound, but this is a different kind of experience. You can't unsee, and wouldn't want to. There ...
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