{{Short description|Canadian rock band}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Et Sans | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | origin = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | genre = Avant-garde<br />Experimental rock | years_active = 2000–2006 | label = Alien8 | website = | current_members = Roger Tellier-Craig<br />Alexandre St-Onge<br />Felix Morel<br />Stephen De Oliveira<br />Sophie Trudeau | past_members = }}
'''Et Sans''' was a Canadian experimental rock band from Montreal. Their music was characterized by lengthy compositions with lyrics in French, combined with loud, distortion-filled electronic and instrumental sounds with a heavy bass beat .<ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/review/etsans-parnoussss/ "Par Noussss Touss les Trous de Vos Crânes"]. ''Pop Matters'', Mike Schiller 9 May 2005</ref>
==History==
The band was formed by former Godspeed You! Black Emperor guitarist Roger Tellier-Craig and Alexandre St-Onge from the Shalabi Effect. The duo released their first album, ''l'Autre'', in 2001 on the Locust Music label.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/l-autre-mw0000224249 "Et Sans L' Autre"]. ''AllMusic'', Review by Matt Borghi</ref><ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2921-par-noussss-touss-les-trous-de-vos-cranes/ "Par Noussss Touss Les Trous De Vos Crânes"]. ''Pitchfork'', Matthew Murphy, April 5, 2005</ref>
After expanding their group to include Felix Morel, Sophie Trudeau, and Stephen De Oliveira, they recorded ''Par Noussss Touss Les Trous de Vos Crânes!'', their second album in 2005.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/par-noussss-touss-les-trous-de-vos-cranes-mw0000207071 " Et Sans Par Noussss Touss Les Trous de Vos Cranes"]. ''AllMusic'' Review by Brian Way</ref> It was their first release on Alien8 Recordings, and combined post-industrial, electronic and hard rock sounds.<ref>[http://www.emorageimagazine.com/old/musique/11/et-sans-307 "Par noussss touss les trous de vos crânes !"]. ''Emoraginei'', 17 August 2005, by Arnaud Cordier</ref>
==Discography== ;Studio albums * ''l'Autre'' (2001) * ''Par Noussss Touss Les Trous de Vos Crânes!'' (2005)
==See also== * List of bands from Canada * List of Quebec musicians * Music of Quebec
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==External links== * [http://www.alien8recordings.com Alien8 Recordings' Official Homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208225310/http://www.alien8recordings.com/ |date=2011-02-08 }}
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Category:Alien8 Recordings artists Category:Canadian experimental rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 2000 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2006 Category:Musical groups from Montreal Category:2000 establishments in Quebec Category:2006 disestablishments in Quebec