Les Georges Leningrad
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Les Georges Leningrad are a rock band
from Montreal
, Québec
.
The band originally consisted of four members, although they were reduced to a trio with the departure of bassist Toundra LaLouve after their first album was released.
Les Georges Leningrad were known for their extravagant stage costumes, including masks in particular http://www.alien8recordings.com/artists/24/Les-Georges-Leningrad. It can be difficult to glean information on parts of their history and their future plans, mainly due to their habit of giving contradictory, incomprehensible or ludicrous answers to interviewers' questions . They have been elected twice "freakiest local act" by the readers of the weekly newspaper Montreal Mirror
.
After announcing in early 2007 on their MySpace
page that they had broken up, Les Georges Leningrad now say that they may play more shows sometime in the future.
The band switches instrumentation, taking turns at bass, keyboard, guitar, drums and vocals. A drum machine (sometimes) helps this juggling.
Rock music
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from Montreal
Montreal
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, Québec
Quebec
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.
The band originally consisted of four members, although they were reduced to a trio with the departure of bassist Toundra LaLouve after their first album was released.
Les Georges Leningrad were known for their extravagant stage costumes, including masks in particular http://www.alien8recordings.com/artists/24/Les-Georges-Leningrad. It can be difficult to glean information on parts of their history and their future plans, mainly due to their habit of giving contradictory, incomprehensible or ludicrous answers to interviewers' questions . They have been elected twice "freakiest local act" by the readers of the weekly newspaper Montreal Mirror
Montreal Mirror
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.
After announcing in early 2007 on their MySpace
MySpace
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page that they had broken up, Les Georges Leningrad now say that they may play more shows sometime in the future.
Line-up
- Poney P (vocals)
- Mingo L'Indien (keyboards, guitar)
- Bobo Boutin (drums)
The band switches instrumentation, taking turns at bass, keyboard, guitar, drums and vocals. A drum machine (sometimes) helps this juggling.
Discography
- Les Georges Leningrad EP (2002)
- Deux Hot Dogs Moutarde Chou (2002 · Les Records Coco Cognac)
- Sur les Traces de Black EskimoSur les Traces de Black EskimoSur les Traces de Black Eskimo is the second full–length released by Les Georges Leningrad. It was released on 28 September 2004 by Alien8 Recording.-Track listing:# "Missing Gary" – 4:28# "Sponsorships" – 3:15# "Black Eskimo" – 3:06...
(2004 · Alien8 Recording) - Supa Doopa RemixSupa Doopa RemixSupa Doopa Remix is the fourth release by Les Georges Leningrad. It was released April 12, 2005 by Troubleman Unlimited.-Track listing:# "Supa Doopa "# "Supa Doopa "...
(2005 · Troubleman Unlimited) - Sangue PuroSangue PuroSangue Puro is the third album by the band Les Georges Leningrad. It was released in 2006 on Tomlab. The title Sangue Puro is Italian for Pure Blood.-Track listing:#"Sangue Puro" - 6:09#"Skulls in the Closet" - 2:59#"Scissorhands" - 3:21...
(2006 · Dare to Care RecordsDare to Care RecordsDare to Care Records is a Canadian independent record label. Based in Montreal, the label was founded by Éli Bissonnette and Hugo Mudie. The label maintains two separate imprints, Dare to Care for anglophone and francophone artists promoted across Canada and internationally, and Grosse Boîte for...
, TomlabTomlabTomlab is a German record label based in Köln. It has released works by bands such as The Books, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Deerhoof, Thee Oh Sees, Les Georges Leningrad, and acts associated with Blocks Recording Club, such as Final Fantasy, Ninja High School, and The Hank...
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External links
- Les Georges Leningrad official website
- Alien8 Recordings
- PUNKCAST#352 Live Video @ Mighty Robot, Brooklyn - Oct 25, 2003. (RealPlayerRealPlayerRealPlayer is a cross-platform media player by RealNetworks that plays a number of multimedia formats including MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, Windows Media, and multiple versions of proprietary RealAudio and RealVideo formats.-History:...
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