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Fly Pan Am (album)

Fly Pan Am is the debut album of Canadian post-rock band Fly Pan Am. It was released in October 1999 by Constellation Records.

Background

The album contains a re-recording of the song "L'espace au sol est redessiné par d'immenses panneaux bleus", which was featured on a in 1998 with Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

The record also features strange use of instruments and cadence, as well as electronic noises, provided by guest musician Alexandre St-Onge, that abruptly intersect the music. Their second album, titled Ceux qui inventent n'ont jamais vécu (?), employs the same electronic dissonance, but to a higher degree.

Critical reception

Fly Pan Am has received positively by critics. AllMusic declared that "unlike some of their experimental [or] post-rock contemporaries, Fly Pan Am manages to be ambitious and engaging at once, creating forward-thinking, guitar-based music that is challenging but not intimidating". Pitchfork also praised the album's originality, stating that "if Mogwai weren't concerned with film directors and pop stars, they might make such bold statements".

Track listing

Personnel

Fly Pan Am

  • Jonathan Parant – guitar, tapes
  • Felix Morel – drums, tapes
  • Roger Tellier-Craig – guitar, tapes
  • J.S. Truchy – bass guitar, tapes

Other musicians

  • Alexandre St-Onge – electronics (on "Dans ses cheveux soixante circuits")
  • Kara Lacy – vocals (on "Bibi à Nice, 1921" and "Nice est en feu!")
  • Norsola Johnson – vocals (on "Bibi à Nice, 1921" and "Nice est en feu!")

Production

See also

References

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