Pascal Languirand

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Pascal Languirand is one of the most important avantgarde composers from Canada. Since his first album, in 1978, he has proved his imagination in everything he has done, from soundtracks for television to dance electronic music as is the case of his song Living on Video (Trans-X), which sold more than two million copies, and which got a platinum disc in Mexico. Through long encounters we have had with him in different occasions during these last years, we have been able to get to know his viewpoints on the musical avantgarde, as well as his most important artistic ideas. Living on Video has become a classic of Techno, and one of the most avantgarde samples of dance music in the eighties. Yet Pascal is not exclusively involved with Techno. Since his first album in 1978, he has explored various fields within the alternative musics, following his particular musical path that in the late 1970s took him towards Cosmic Music. Composing Living On Video and founding the band Trans-X responded to a momentary amusement, a sporadic incursion outside his usual artistic line. This prank opened him the door of fame and money. It would have been very easy for Pascal to reject his more personal artistic ideas and allow himself to be seduced by the promotion to Pop Star, a temptation that so many artists that at one time in their careers used to be radically alternative ones have fallen prey to, thus becoming dully commercial ones. Of course, having become Big Business for the record compan

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