CLAUDE PÉLOQUIN

Claude Péloquin needs no introduction. He’s a pure product of the Québec counter culture of the 60’s and 70s. By 1972 he was already a legend. Popular author, he wrote the lyrics for Charlebois’ ‘LINDBERGH”. A true revolutionary poet, totally unpredictable, he often performed on stage alone or in tandem with other artists at some memorable “happenings” like: Nuit de la Poésie/Le Zirmate/L’Horloge du Nouvel-Age). Well known for his artistic collaborations, he was the author of “Vous êtes pas écoeurés de mourir bande de caves?” (Aren’t you tired of dying you morons?), a very strong slogan carved in 1969 on Jordi Bonet’s mural at the Grand Théatre de Québec.

Always surrounded by scandal, his stories are endless. Apparently during a one-man show at Place des Arts he peed on the wife of his soon to be record label manager. He signed the deal for this record the next day!

Péloquin has been prolific since 1963, publishing regularly. His career split between Québec and France has spawned 27 poetry books and 5 recordings (all unavailable). After a few years in the West Indies he returned to live in Québec.

In 1998, after publishing an autobiography: “Le Flambant Nu” he launched “Tout le monde au ciel” his latest CD. More recently, he wrote the lyrics to “Québec –Terre” on Boule Noire’s latest album and “Loup Blanc/Miam Maikaam” on Florent Vollant’s new record, sung in duo with ERIC LAPOINTE.

JEAN SAUVAGEAU

True studio rat, Jean Sauvageau is an electronic pioneer in Québec. In the late 50s he created his first synthesizer while drumming for Tony Roman, Quebec’s biggest pop idol and mogul in the 60’s and 70’s. Ex-scholar of STOCKHAUSEN, he explored the new synthesizer sounds and all its possibilities to create the “SAUVAGEAU Machine”, a very special keyboard.




In the mid 60’s he recorded cosmic music for some of the various pavilions during Expo 67. In the midst of the Québec multicultural revolution, with the help of painter Serge Lemoyne and poet Claude Péloquin he lends his science to L’Horloge du Nouvel-Age and Zirmate, two explosive multi-disciplinary “happening groups”

Soon after, the Sauvageau Machine became a curiosity. The musician received tons of reviews and features. The MOOG synthesizer inventor Robert Moog himself paid a visit to Sauvageau and was a fan. So were the guys known as Pink Floyd. As a souvenir, they gave him one of their consoles (the mythical Putney/VCS3, then a brand new machine).

Today JEAN SAUVAGEAU creates instructional lessons (on CD) focusing on the art of sampling, targeted to young DJs. And yes, he finds this whole electronica trend pretty funny. He's been noodling for 50 years...