Fly Pan Am

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Montreal, Canada (1996 – 2006)

Fly Pan Am, or Le Fly Pan Am, are a Canadian experimental rock band formed in Montreal in 1996. They release their albums through the Montreal-based Constellation Records, producing and collaborating on works with the likes of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Shalabi Effect.

The band was formed in 1996 by guitarists Jonathan Parant and Roger Tellier-Craig, drummer Felix Morel, and bassist Jean-Sebastian Truchy. Eric Gingras would later on join the band in 2002, contributing guitar and percussion.

They shared personnel with Godspeed You! Black Emperor until guitarist Roger Tellier-Craig left Godspeed You! Black Emperor in 2003 to concentrate full time on Fly Pan Am. The band are currently on a long term hiatus and it is not known when, or if, they will regroup.

The band is noticeably influenced by the French Canadian culture of Quebec, as well as the burgeoning avant-garde musical scene in Montreal. French is the predominant language used in producing albums and writing lyrics, with English peppered throughout. The track titles on past records, as stated by Roger Tellier-Craig, were written in a way to interpret the song, which Tellier-Craig concedes was “lost on most listeners” due to the French used. Unorthodox use of electronic sounds, occasionally provided by Alexandre St-Onge, serve to intersect and often confuse the listener.

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Top Tracks

1	Jeunesse sonique, tu dors (en cage) full track	66
2	Sound-Support Surface Noises Reaching Out to You full track	64
3	Nice est en feu! full track	63
4	Univoque/Equivoque	55
5	Arcades-Pamelor full track	54
6	Autant zig-zag full track	47
7	Partially Sabotaged Distraction Partiellement Sabotee full track	45
8	Buvez nos larmes de metal full track	42
9	Brûlez suivant, suivante! full track	40
10	... full track	38
11	Dans ses cheveux soixantes circuits	37
12	L'Espace Au Sol Est Redessine Par D'Immenses Panneaux Bleus full track	36
13	Vos rêves revers full track	35
14	Dans Ses Cheveux Soixante Circuits full track	33
15	Pas à pas step until	26

Top Albums

Ceux Qui Inventent n'ont Jamais Vécu (?)
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scrobz wrote:
Sunday morning

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Metal_Bird wrote:
15 days ago

Check out Lost on a Dead Planet http://www.last.fm/music/Lost+on+a+Dead+Planet

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felipeleal wrote:
last month

very nice GYBE! outside project

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markhenning wrote:
last month

Cool track, thanks

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Amoide wrote:
June 2008

first lp is pure sick.

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Nikolaj-Bruus wrote:
June 2008

the absolut best constellation band - incredible, sounds like nothing else.

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ZzBrr wrote:
May 2008

pmeuyg jlix fhohn pkkruuck http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Zz+Brr bgowkr

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TheloniusH wrote:
May 2008

Judge2K3, i'm french, it means Those who invent never lived

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Judge2k3 wrote:
May 2008

A little repetitive, but still quite fun. Anyone know what Ceux Qui Inventent N'Ont Jamais Vecu means? Invent ??? Those Who Never Lived???

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Accotto wrote:
May 2008

I love their last LP....

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thelightbrigade wrote:
April 2008

check out www.myspace.com/henrysayers

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deea wrote:
April 2008

Try I'm Not a Gun for something similar

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ookunoki wrote:
April 2008

best constellation band.

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thesky_7 wrote:
April 2008

they're definitely not post rock.

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papertrains wrote:
April 2008

<333 & wooo look @ me

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cutiepie49 wrote:
March 2008

you guys might want to check out http://www.last.fm/music/Riding+Alone+For+Thousands+of+Miles

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gspaceman wrote:
February 2008

Excellent band

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sunbeep wrote:
February 2008

HEYHEY HEY :-! I think you might like the group PERMANENT FATAL ERROR, a project by Olivier Manchion (Ulan bator, Faust, Damo Suzuki's Network...). Please feel free to join! All the best - Pfe ;) http://www.last.fm/group/Permanent+Fatal+Error

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jonnymacca wrote:
February 2008

N'Ecoutez pas is the best album since Lift yr skinny fists

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gohorseriding wrote:
February 2008

i like fly pan am lots

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