Mahjor Bidet
Mahjor Bidet was a Canadian indie rock group from Montreal, Quebec, in the 2000s, best known for their single "Painful Love".[1]
A collaboration between singer-songwriter Serge-André Amin and multi-instrumentalist Renaud Bastien of Malajube, the band's music blended guitar rock with electronic elements.[2] Other musicians contributing to their recordings included Chantal Boulais on keyboards and vocals, Alexandre Gauthier on bass, and Vincent Gagné-Lacombe on drums and percussion, with guitarist Robert Tétrault and drummer Daniel Bédard accompanying Amin and Bastien for live shows.[3]
In September 2006 they released a self-titled EP.[4] "Painful Love" broke through when it reached #1 on CISM-FM, before gaining wider airplay on mainstream radio.[3] In October they played at the Pop Montreal festival, where they were in competition for the Prix Relève for best new artist performing at the festival.[5]
They followed up in 2007 with the album La vie qui fitte avec la tapisserie.[6]
On April 27, 2007, they played on the bill at Quebec Scene, an Ottawa concert jointly sponsored by CBC Radio 3 and Bande à part which also featured The Stills, The Besnard Lakes and Karkwa.[7] Later the same year they performed at both the Francouvertes[1] and the Francofolies.[8]
They did not release any further recordings as Mahjor Bidet, although Amin and Bastien continued to collaborate under the band names Tako Tsubo[9] and Sergeant Dreamin.[10] Bastien has also been a member of Cœur de pirate's backing band.[11]
Discography
[edit]- Mahjor Bidet - 2006
- La vie qui fitte avec la tapisserie - 2007
References
[edit]- ^ a b Antoine Léveillée, "Mahjor Bidet : Dans la ligue Mahjor". Voir, April 26, 2007.
- ^ Sylvain Cormier, Christophe Huss, Philippe Papineau, Yves Bernard and Étienne Côté-Paluck, "Vitrine du disque". Le Devoir, January 12, 2007.
- ^ a b Marc-André Mongrain, "Mahjor Bidet en show". Le Droit, April 26, 2007.
- ^ Sylvain Cormier, Christophe Huss, Philippe Papineau and Yves Bernard, "Vitrine du disque". Le Devoir, September 1, 2006.
- ^ "En bref - Festival Pop Montréal: le prix Relève est attribué à SoCalled". Le Devoir, October 10, 2006.
- ^ Olivier Robillard Laveaux, "Mahjor Bidet: La vie qui fitte avec la tapisserie". Voir, January 18, 2007.
- ^ "Sounds great, in any language; Francophone music groups are finding accepting audiences outside La Belle Province". Ottawa Citizen, April 23, 2007.
- ^ Alexandre Vigneault, "Place à Jacquemort et Mahjor Bidet". La Presse, July 30, 2007.
- ^ "Serge-André Amin propose un avant-goût de son nouvel album". Sorel-Tracy Express, November 21, 2011.
- ^ André Péloquin, "Sergeant Dreamin: Skinny Connections". Voir, June 25, 2014.
- ^ Sarah-Ève Charland, "Trois Sorelois partent en tournée internationale". Les 2 Rives, August 11, 2015.