Great composition, drumming, organs, moogs, french horns with big muff pedals and some free-jazz style tribal beats – it was a night to remember. Hopefully we’ll get them in a bigger venue next time, but I think everything was perfect this time around.

Here are some pictures of the night (by Missy Shana and Carter Gilchrist.) If you weren’t there check out Torngat somewhere else on their tour…

If you have any photos or videos from the night, please leave a comment or let us know so we can post them and get them out there. See you at the next show!

Come see Torngat and Role Mach on Friday! Poster by: Missy Shana

Montréal Quebec’s ambient power trio Torngat create majestic instrumental music that is at times as breathtaking as the glorious Quebec mountain range from whom they take their name. Torngat return with “La Petite Nicole”, the follow up to the critically acclaimed 2007 effort, “You Could Be”. This time around the band is sporting a grittier, propulsive sounding record that more closely resembles the bands live sound.

“La petite Nicole” offers forays into dub-heavy elements of post rock as well hints of kraut rock and the occasional miniature freak-outs. Aside from these flirtations in new directions, the same sound that has made them popular in Canada and festival stages remains. One gets the feeling that the band is creating music for yet-to-be-made films; while cinematic references may be considered standard when describing instrumental music, Torngat’s creations are particularly evocative of the medium.

Torngat put on a very energetic and inspiring performance and sound a lot bigger than a trio. The heavy use of organs recalls elements of Tom Waits and even hints at the pre-jazz era of Soft Machine. Up until now much of the hype about this young band has been linked to their affiliation to Chamber-pop sensations Bell Orchestre and the Luya’s, amongst countless other guest appearances with various Montreal projects. Visit Torngat’s website to read more…

The show is at the Toast Collective which is located at 648 Kingsway. Doors are at 8 and the show starts at 9.

• B-Lines
• Boogie Monster
• Red Cedar
• The Greff Band
• Jody Glenham
• Apollo Ghosts
• Role Mach
• Valerie Graham
• Fine Mist
• MT-40
• Thee Ahs
• Shane Turner Overdrive

Tickets will be $12 at the door (that’s a buck a band!) or they can be pre-purchased at Zulu, Scratch and Red Cat. Sponsored by: Sewells Marina, and CiTR 101.9 FM.