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The Banjo Consorsium

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About Me


The Banjo Consorsium began in 2005 as a studio project
led by multi-instrumentalist Japh. Born in a musician
family(his father a jazz guitarist and mother a singer and
pianist), he started playing music when he was 5 years
old, learning both cello and piano. From punk to folk,
prog, techno and electronica, his taste for different genres
combine in this neo-folk electronic mix.
EN NOMINATION POUR ALBUM EXPERIMENTAL
DE L'ANNÉE AU GAMIQ 2007
IN NOMINATION FOR EXPERIMENTAL ALBUM
OF THE YEAR AT GAMIQ 2007
REVIEWS
''As A Turning One spins toward the close,
The Banjo Consorsium really start cooking the
tracks up with love. (...) is like a neo-medieval
festival, and it’s wonderfully engrossing.''
8/10 - Greg Vipond
Silent Ballet
'' This is some of the most
uplifting and calming music around.''
stage hymns
'' it's the details apart from the quite hooky
tunes that make this release one of the few
which is worth listening to over and over again.''
oscillate.it webzine for bastard culture
''Unlike most folktronic
excursions, this one has a light and breezy touch.
Anyone looking for something a little different
in the electronic music genre should check it out.''
Free Albums Galore
''nostalgic, thoughtful, and unique.
A production that is truly personal ''
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/8/2006
Band Website: thebanjoconsorsium.com
Band Members: Japh
(guitare, voix, piano, bass, flûte, accordéon,
mandoline, programming...)

Live band:
Gabriel Lemieux Maillé
(percussions)
Vincent Vachon
(guitare, xylo, accordéon, voix)
Charles-Antoine Gosselin
(guitare, banjo, mandoline, voix)

Booking, Questions etc.
thebanjoconsorsium(at)gmail(dot)com

tech.spec. available in .pdf here

Influences:
grizzly bear
caribou
lali puna
mum
tunng
the books
arcade fire
efterklang
patrick watson
beirut
final fantasy

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V.A - A Remixed One
Out in 2008
Pre-order

''A Turning One'' 2007
BUY ON: itunes

''Le Debut'' 2005
BUY ON itunes

COMPILATIONS

V.A / We believe Vol.2
We believe Vol.2
December 2007(Canada)

V.A /
Quebec Emergent 2007
Sopref (Canada)

V.A / Catch the falling leaves vol.1
26.02.2007
Catch the falling leaves (U.K)
buy online here

V.A. / schole compilation vol.1
spring 2007
Schole Records (Japan)
buy online here

v/a "If you believe"
March 2007
9.12 Records (Canada)
buy online here

aer005 - v/a - "Electronica unplugged"
free download on
aerotone (Germany)

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THE BANJO CONSORSIUM ON

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Sounds Like: mando-banjo-guitar
harp-bass-accordeon-piano
voice-biphonique-flute
drums & clap & clicks
violon-cello-xilo & stylo's

Record Label: www.912records.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Burning Feet song of the week

Burning Feet  song of the week on BAOM.NET
Posted by The Banjo Consorsium on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:22:00 PST

Sherbrooke: le prochain Seattle? (Matthieu Petit)

Sherbrooke: le prochain Seattle? (voir estrie)
Posted by The Banjo Consorsium on Wed, 14 May 2008 10:35:00 PST

Aquart


Posted by The Banjo Consorsium on Mon, 05 May 2008 05:16:00 PST

Banjo Consorsium & Apjiw: 1ère soirée mémorable de 2008

C'est connu: il est un peu hasardeux d'organiser un spectacle au mois de janvier. Ça prend un certain temps après les festivités de noël et du nouvel an pour que les gens reprennent l'habitude de sort...
Posted by The Banjo Consorsium on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:05:00 PST

the banjo dans le Top 3 de la scène locale

Top 3 de la scène localemention spéciale de Erich Langlois...
Posted by The Banjo Consorsium on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:40:00 PST

Voir Estrie

Merci a Matthieu Petit pour le blogueLes milles et un projets du Banjo Consorsium Il y a beaucoup à dire sur le groupe sherbrookois The Banjo Consorsium ces temps-ci : 1- L'al...
Posted by The Banjo Consorsium on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:13:00 PST

A Remixed One

hi everyoneif everything works out as planned, the remix album of A Turning Oneshould come out in march 2008here is the line-upApjiwStephen BeaupréVitaminsforyouAkidoOen SujetMillimetrikFrivolousLeCan...
Posted by The Banjo Consorsium on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:17:00 PST

Macadam Tribus

The Banjo Consorsium à l'émission Macadam TribusCliquez ici Le TAM TAM à l'horizontale avec François BlainMerci à François Blain...
Posted by The Banjo Consorsium on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:52:00 PST

Hipster Wannabe

Belle critique sur  Hipster Wannabe Planer au lieu de bouncer (DMC et Banjo Consorsium) Je disais fin de semaine de gros beat...
Posted by The Banjo Consorsium on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:18:00 PST

A Remix

hi everyonejust for fun i did a remix of ''dumb luck'' from  DNTELand i used loop taken from ''everything goes to shit'' from a really good artist named  Silent Land Time Machinethe remix is...
Posted by The Banjo Consorsium on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:31:00 PST