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- Date Released: February 1, 2006
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Dare To Care Records / Redeye
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Montreal's Malajube are like an indie rock Dr. Frankenstein. On their debut album Trompe-l'Oeil they construct a sound out of scraps left over from other bands and come up with an appealingly strange hybrid. An inventory of parts used in the creation of Malajube's monster would read, in part: some Flaming Lips-style weirdness, a dash of Radiohead majesty, traces of early Mercury Rev's kitchen sink approach to recording, some Arcade Fire drama, a bit of post-punk à la Franz Ferdinand and tiny scraps of chamber pop iconoclasts like Sparklehorse, Sigur Rós and Mew here and there. It sounds like a mess and occasionally it is, especially when the curiously flat mix turns things into a sonic mush. Much more often though, the album is a success since the band plays and sings with a furious energy throughout and takes care to always imbue their arrangements with enough surprises to keep things interesting. At their best, on tracks like the rampaging "Pâte Filo" or the woozily swaggering rocker "Ton Plat Favori," Malajube turn that ungainly blend of influences into a unique and thrilling sound. Trompe-l'Oeilis a fine debut from a band that shows a lot of promise.
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| 01. |  |
Jus De Canneberges |
0:58 |
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| 02. | |
Montreal -40C |
3:19 |
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| 03. | |
Pate Filo |
3:44 |
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| 04. | |
Le Crabe |
4:43 |
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| 05. | |
La Monogamie |
4:56 |
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| 06. | |
Ton Plat Favori |
2:32 |
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| 07. | |
La Russe |
1:45 |
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| 08. | |
Fille A Plumes |
3:42 |
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| 09. | |
Casse-Cou |
4:06 |
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| 10. | |
Etienne D'aout |
5:27 |
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| 11. | |
St-Fortunat |
3:45 |
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| 12. | |
La Fin |
10:53 |
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12 Total Tracks, 49:50 Total Length
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Credits
- Ryan Battistuzzi - Guitar // Ryan Battistuzzi - Engineer // Ryan Battistuzzi - Slide Guitar // Ryan Battistuzzi - Mixing // Ryan Battistuzzi - Guest Appearance // Ryan Morey - Mastering // Martin Pelland - Voices // Martin Pelland - Guest Appearance // Valerie Jodoin-Keaton - Voices // Valerie Jodoin-Keaton - Transverse Flute // Valerie Jodoin-Keaton - Guest Appearance // Pierre Lapointe - Voices // Pierre Lapointe - Guest Appearance // Thomas Augustin - Synthesizer // Thomas Augustin - Piano // Thomas Augustin - Voices // Thomas Augustin - Melodica // Thomas Augustin - Vibraphone // Thomas Augustin - Beat Box // Thomas Augustin - Fender Rhodes // Thomas Augustin - Mixing // Thomas Augustin - Wurlitzer // Thomas Augustin - Casio // Thomas Augustin - Group Member // Mathieu Cournoyer - Mixing // Mathieu Cournoyer - Basse // Mathieu Cournoyer - Group Member // Joe DesBreast - Maracas // Joe DesBreast - Guest Appearance // Martine Gaumond - Violone // Martine Gaumond - Guest Appearance // Catherine Lesaunier - Violoncello // Catherine Lesaunier - Guest Appearance // Loco Locass - Voices // Loco Locass - Guest Appearance // Francis Mineau - Cymbals // Francis Mineau - Drums // Francis Mineau - Guitar (Electric) // Francis Mineau - Tambourine // Francis Mineau - Triangle // Francis Mineau - Voices // Francis Mineau - Mixing // Francis Mineau - Wah Wah Guitar // Francis Mineau - Studio Assistant // Francis Mineau - Group Member // Julien Mineau - Synthesizer // Julien Mineau - Guitar (Acoustic) // Julien Mineau - Guitar (Electric) // Julien Mineau - Triangle // Julien Mineau - Voices // Julien Mineau - Xylophone // Julien Mineau - Guitar (12 String) // Julien Mineau - Megaphone // Julien Mineau - Design // Julien Mineau - Mixing // Julien Mineau - Basse // Julien Mineau - Group Member // Virginie Parr - Voices // Virginie Parr - Design // Virginie Parr - Guest Appearance // Simon Proulx - Voices // Simon Proulx - Guest Appearance
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