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Torngat is a Canadian indie band and instrumental music trio based in Montreal, Quebec. The members are horn player Pietro Amato, keyboardist Mathieu Charbonneau and percussionist Julien Poissant.[1]

Torngat
Origin	Montréal, Québec, Canada
Genres	Instrumental rock
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Alien8 Recordings
Members	Pietro Amato Mathieu Charbonneau Julien Poissant

History

Torngat was established in 2001.[2] The band named themselves for the rugged Torngat Mountains to reflect the band's open and improvisational style of their music.[3] The group released its first self-titled album the next year. They developed a stage show in which they frequently exchange instruments during performances.

Torngat in 2005 released an EP, La Rouge. During the spring of 2006, Torngat toured Eastern Canada. Torngat signed a two-album deal with Montreal experimental label Alien8 Recordings.[4] The band recorded a full-length album You Could Be, which was released in September, 2007[4][5] and received positive reviews.[6] That year the band performed at the Hillside Festival in Guelph.[7]

Band members

• Pietro Amato - french horn (and electronics, percussion, melodeon)
• Mathieu Charbonneau - Wurlitzer (and Analog Synth, Hammond, percussion, melodeon).
• Julien Poissant - percussion (and Wurlitzer, trumpet, melodeon)

Discography

• Torngat (2002)
• Live at The Bread Factory (2004)
• La Rouge (2005)
• You Could Be (2007)
• La Petite Nicole (2009)[8]

References

Citations

External links

• Torngat Official site
• Torngat on MySpace
• National Post ^{[dead link]}

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