"In 2023, two young men their earthly identities a jealously guarded secret began a joke that spilled into reality intended to simulate something like its namesake heart condition. Weary of the solemn aura that attaches to guitar rock, they began playing what their website describes as mantra-rock dada pythago-cubiste as Angine de Poitrine."
"Khn is the alien guitar virtuoso, living an absurdist guitar-hero dream with a twin neck microtonal lead-and-bass whose lines are woven together with elaborate live-looping pedals. His face is hidden behind a priapically long nose, while Klek by contrast is a stoic labourer at the drum kit, with a drooping, disappointed-looking proboscis."
"The music matches the oddness of the costumes. There is a good deal of shredding metal as you'd expect, but it's alongside some real surprises. On Fabienk you can hear microtonal flourishes reminiscent of James Blood Ulmer's harmolodics. On Mata Zyklek things get distinctly north African. On UTZP there is klezmer in the air."
Angine de Poitrine is a two-member experimental rock band from Saguenay, Quebec, who began as a joke in 2023 and evolved into a serious musical project. The duo, whose identities remain secret, performs as Khn (guitar virtuoso with twin-neck microtonal instrument and elaborate looping pedals) and Klek (drummer), both wearing handmade papier-mache headdresses and polka dot robes. Their music combines metal shredding with diverse influences including microtonal harmolodics, North African rhythms, and klezmer elements. Rather than conventional songs, they create hypnotic riffs and grooves with complex time signatures that function as both progressive and party music, maintaining tight rhythmic lockstep throughout their performances.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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