Artist description Papa Boa is a four member band relying on improvisation for composing. Any sonic material is cool if used in the proper context. The issue is creating that context. In our latest CD "Tete a queue" we used digital tools to manipulate and structure our raw performances.

Music Style Experimental, improvised,

Musical Influences rock, electronic, free jazz, ethnic, whatever...

Artist History Active in the musique actuelle scene since 1991, we have given several performances, in spring 2000 at the Victoriaville New Music International Festival (FIMAV). We also compose soundtracks for radio, video,CD-Roms.

Group Members Frederic Roverselli: bass, samplers, vocals.Bernard Falaise: guitar.Remi Leclerc: drums, samplers.Pierre Labbe: wind instruments.

Instruments guitar, bass, drums, winds, samplers

Albums Tete a queue

Press Reviews "If your listening tastes run to punk rock or wilder jazz, Tête à queue will be the best and most enjoyable opportunity to get your foot in the Ambiances Magnetiques door, figuratively speaking. This musique-actuelle ensemble, based in Montreal, deals heavily in improvisation; material is created and recorded on the fly, then dismantled, reassembled, sampled, manipulated and augmented by further improvisation. While such a process could easily produce compositions that sound less like music and more like a brain-damaged giraffe loose in a cookware shop, Papa Boa's recognizable use of rock and jazz trappings -- conventional applications of guitar, bass, keyboards, sax, flute, etc. -- should make it easier for new listeners to understand and appreciate the creative methodology involved in the bi-directional transition from chaos to order. Tête à queue frequently rocks, albeit in a lurching, chaotic and exhilarating fashion (and isn't that the best way?), as on the frenzied "Champêtre" or the syncopated seether "La mer à boire". There are quieter and more esoteric moments, too, but the overall approachability of the disc makes even its less distinctly musical elements seem far more immediate. If you've ever been curious about musique actuelle, electro-acoustic composition or Ambiances Magnetiques, you'll find Tête à queue to be a perfect diving board, plunging you into a deep and fascinating pool of music and ideas. " George Zahora,Splendid e zine http://www.splendidezine.com/reviews, jul-19-99

Additional Info For 2001 we want to distribute one new improvised piece every month for listeners to download and enjoy!

Location Montreal, Quebec - Canada

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