Miriodor is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 musical group in the field of what is known as Rock in Opposition

Rock in Opposition

Rock in Opposition or RIO was a movement representing a collective of progressive bands in the late 1970s united in their opposition to the music industry that refused to recognise their music...

; the band combines jazz

Jazz

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, progressive rock

Progressive rock

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 and chamber music

Chamber music

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 into a powerful sound reminiscent of better known artists like Univers Zéro

Univers Zéro

Univers Zero are an instrumental Belgian band known for playing dark music heavily influenced by 20th century chamber music. The group's name has had three variant spellings, the others being Univers Zéro and Univers-Zero....

 or Art Zoyd

Art Zoyd

Art Zoyd is a French band formed in 1968, mixing free jazz, progressive rock and avant-garde electronica.Like other members of the Rock in Opposition movement, Art Zoyd fuses progressive rock and jazz with contemporary classical music. Like fellow RIO member Univers Zéro, they are also influenced...

. Bass player Nicolas Masino came up with this description of Miriodor's music: "rock-oriented post-modern chamber music, with definite humorous overtones."

From Montreal

Montreal

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, Miriodor started out as a six piece in the early '80s - their first album Rencontres, released independently in 1986, featured flute, clarinet, violins, saxes, bass, guitars, piano, synthesizer and drums, for a very full sound of intense depth. This was followed by their self-titled Miriodor in 1988, Third Warning in 1991, Jongleries Élastiques in 1996, and Mekano in 2001, featuring some of Miriodor's best-known compositions. Their successful career saw them play at ProgScape and at the Montreal Jazz Fest in 1996, at EdgeFest

Edgefest

Edgefest, a yearly outdoor rock concert festival that primarily promotes Canadian rock music, began in 1987 as a thank-you gesture to the listeners of Toronto radio station 102.1 the Edge and as a birthday party to commemorate both the station's tenth birthday, and the coinciding Canada Day...

 in 2000, the group was invited twice to play at the prestigious NEARFest

NEARfest

The North East Art Rock Festival, or NEARfest for short, is a multi-day event celebrating the resurgence of progressive and eclectic music in the United States and around the world. The event is held annually in early summer in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, approximately one hour north of Philadelphia...

 prog festival, in 2002 and a year later for their pre-show. Miriodor headlined at the Gouveia

Gouveia

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 festival in Portugal in 2005. Parade+Live at NEARFest (2005) featured the late famous Swedish musician Lars Hollmer

Lars Hollmer

Lars Gustav Gabriel Hollmer was a Swedish accordionist, keyboardist and composer whose work draws on influences ranging from Nordic folk tunes to progressive rock. He has been a member and/or founder of over half a dozen groups, most of whose work has been recorded at The Chickenhouse, his well...

 on a few tracks.
Avanti! (2009) is more groove oriented while maintaining the band's signature intricate interplay.

Members

The current lineup, as of 2009, is composed of:

• Pascal Globensky - keyboards
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• Rémi Leclerc - drums
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• Nicolas Masino - keyboards
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   and bass
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• Bernard Falaise - Guitar
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Discography

• Rencontres - 1984 (self-published LP), 1986 (CD re-issue, Cuneiform Records)
• Miriodor - 1988
• Third Warning - 1991
• Elastic Juggling - 1996
• Mekano - 2001
• Parade + Live at NEARfest 2002 - 2005
• Avanti! - 2009
• LIVE 89 - 2009