Biography
Opossaum is an instrumental rock band from Rimouski (Québec, Canada) formed in january 2009. Their eclectic musical blend is mostly inspired by post-rock and cinematographic genres. The band’s sound focuses on a constant research for distinctive moods and textured atmospheres. Every song has a complex structure, filled with dense energy and many layers of instruments, in which plenty of melodic, rhythmic and harmonic changes occur.
Opossaum gathers an impressive variety of instruments and sounds, trying to go beyond the usual rock band standard [ guitar/bass/drums ] by using violin, trumpet, clarinet, various percussions, sampling and programming, just to name a few.
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Étienne Chénard: Violin, glockenspiel, trumpet, electronics
Philippe Daigle: Electric bass
Robert Auclair: Keyboards
Luc Truchon: Electric guitar
Jean-Raphaël Côté: Electric guitar, kalimba
Antoine Létourneau-Berger: Drums, percussion, vibraphone, clarinet, electric guitar, banjo
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