N'écoutez pas is the third studio album

Studio album

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 by the Québécois

French-speaking Quebecer

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 band Fly Pan Am

Fly Pan Am

Fly Pan Am, or Le Fly Pan Am, are a Canadian experimental rock band formed in Montreal in 1996. They release their albums through the Montreal-based Constellation Records, producing and collaborating on works with Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Shalabi Effect.-About the band:The band was formed in...

, credited on this album as Le Fly Pan Am. It was released by Constellation Records

Constellation Records

Constellation Records is an influential Montreal, Quebec independent record label known for its contributions to experimental genres of music. It is most famous for releasing the albums of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, and Do Make Say...

 in September 2004.

The album was recorded and mixed, by Thierry Amar

Thierry Amar

Thierry Amar is a Canadian musician. He is most notable for participating in Godspeed You! Black Emperor, as well as being co-founder of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band with Efrim Menuck and Sophie Trudeau. Amar also participates with Black Ox Orkestar, a Yiddish folk...

, at the Hotel2Tango

Hotel2Tango

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 in April 2004. It features long-time contributor Alexandre St-Onge helping with the fifth track.

The artwork was produced by the band. The liner notes include the album credits, mentions of guest musicians, and notes of gratitude.

Track listing

1. "Brûlez suivant, suivante!" – 4:26
2. "Ex éleveurs de renards argentés" – 2:02
3. "Autant zig-zag" – 11:02
4. "Buvez nos larmes de métal" – 1:37
5. "Pas à pas step until" – 5:26
6. "..." – 2:12
7. "Très très 'retro'" – 11:02
8. "Vos rêves revers" – 6:04
9. "Ce sale désiré filé qui sortant de ma bouche" – 3:08
10. "Le faux pas aimer vous souhaite d'être follement ami" – 1:18

Le Fly Pan Am

• Jonathan Parant – guitar
  Electric guitar
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  , organ
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  , piano
  Piano
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  , vocals, electronics, tapes
• Felix Morel – drums
  Drum kit
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  , vocals, electronics, tapes
• Roger Tellier-Craig – guitar
  Electric guitar
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  , organ
  Organ (music)
  The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
  
  , vocals, electronics, tapes
• J.S. Truchy – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , vocals, electronics, tapes

Other musicians

• Dominique Petrin – vocals (on "Très très 'retro'")
• Tim Hecker – electronics (on "Très très 'retro'")
• Catherine Lemay – vocals (on "...")
• Alexandre St-Onge – electronics (on "Pas à pas step until")
• Les Bonzai Kittens – vocals (on "Le faux pas aimer vous souhaite d'être follement ami")

Production

• Thierry Amar
  Thierry Amar
  Thierry Amar is a Canadian musician. He is most notable for participating in Godspeed You! Black Emperor, as well as being co-founder of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band with Efrim Menuck and Sophie Trudeau. Amar also participates with Black Ox Orkestar, a Yiddish folk...
  
   – record producer
  Record producer
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  , audio mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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• Harris Newman – audio mastering
  Audio mastering
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External links

• Cstrecords.com, the official homepage of Constellation Records.