Bündock
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Folk Rock
Pop
Dominique Lanoie
Marc Gendron
Alain Roussel
Antoine Mainguy
Martin Plante
Guy Pelletier
Bündock | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Rock Folk Rock Pop |
| Years active | 1979–1989, 2009 |
| Past members | Pierre Bundock Dominique Lanoie Marc Gendron Alain Roussel Antoine Mainguy Martin Plante Guy Pelletier |
Bündock is a Canadian band from Montreal, Quebec. Active during the 1980s, they created songs in both English and French.[1]
Bündock was formed in 1979 in Grand-Mère, Quebec (later in Shawinigan).[2] The band moved to Montreal in 1983 and soon began writing songs in English. The band released an EP, Mauve, in 1986.[3] It scored a minor hit in Canada in 1987 with "American Singer," a tribute to Jim Morrison, which peaked at #72 in the RPM100.[4] The EP also featured the song "Come On (Baby Tonight)," a duet with Sass Jordan.
In 1988, the single "Season for Love" appeared on the RPM CanCon charts.[5] That year, it also released the album Société Anonyme,[1] and toured to support the album as an opening act for The Box.[6] The album was a Prix Félix finalist for English Album of the Year in 1988.[7]
It followed up with the French-language album Cinéma in 1989.[8]
Bündock disbanded in 1989. Marc Gendron became a record producer, musical director and bass player for many artists including French Star Natasha St-Pier, Cindy Bédard and Orloge Simard. Roussel went on to teach high school French at École secondaire Monseigneur-Richard, in Verdun, Montreal. Pierre Bundock became a multimedia instructor in the Collège Édouard-Montpetit, in Longueuil.[9]
On November 11, 2009, the band reunited for a new Christmas album called Joyeux Noël.[10] The album featured original band members and also the violinist Mara Tremblay, Marie Bernard, and Elle.
Members
- Pierre Bundock - vocals
- Dominique Lanoie - guitar
- Marc Gendron - bass (1979-2009)
- Alain Roussel - drums (1979-1994)
- Antoine Mainguy - drums (2009)
