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justine
12+ albums
psychedelicfolkpopProgressivefrench
about
There are at least four bands with this name: 1) A pop/folk/psych outfit from 1970. 2) Born out of the Montreal-based avant-rock group Wondeur Brass, Justine pushed further the ideals of challenging, thought-provoking feminist rock established in its previous incarnation for another ten years. The group released three albums during the 1990s and toured Canada, the United States, and visited Europe twice. Three of its musicians are members of the collective Ambiances Magnétiques, so the label released all their albums. Wondeur Brass started as a sextet in the early ‘80s. By 1987 the group had been scaled down to a quartet. Bassist Marie Trudeau had joined the three original members, saxophonist Joane Hétu, keyboardist Diane Labrosse, and drummer Danielle P. Roger. That lineup released Simoneda, Reine des Esclaves in 1987. Upon starting work on a new opus in 1989, the girls decided it was time for a change. The new music taking shape was turning out to be more complex, intricate, and driven by a stronger will to improvise and make things interestingly dangerous. Thus Justine was born. The first album under the new name, (Suite), came out in 1990. It included guest appearances by Japanese singer Tenko and American harpist Zeena Parkins. In 1992, Hétu, Labrosse, and Roger brought them back for a quintet project, La Légende de la Pluie. Although it doesn't include Trudeau and sounds softer and more introspective, it can be considered as the second album by Justine. Around the s
