Fly Pan Am (album)
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| Released | October 20, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Mom and Pop Sounds in Montreal, Spring 1999 | |||
| Genre | Post-rock, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 60:18 | |||
| Label | Constellation CST008 | |||
| Producer | Ian Ilavsky | |||
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Fly Pan Am is the eponymous debut album of Canadian post-rock band Fly Pan Am. It was released in October 1999 by Constellation Records.
Background
The album contains a re-recording of the song "L'espace au sol est redessiné par d'immenses panneaux bleus", which was featured on a split single in 1998 with Godspeed You! Black Emperor.[1]
The record also features strange use of instruments and cadence, as well as electronic noises, provided by guest musician Alexandre St-Onge, that abruptly intersect the music. Their second album, titled Ceux qui inventent n'ont jamais vécu (?), employs the same electronic dissonance, but to a higher degree.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 6.7⁄10 [3] |
| SputnikMusic |  [4] |
Fly Pan Am has received positively by critics. AllMusic declared that "unlike some of their experimental [or] post-rock contemporaries, Fly Pan Am manages to be ambitious and engaging at once, creating forward-thinking, guitar-based music that is challenging but not intimidating".[2] Pitchfork also praised the album's originality, stating that "if Mogwai weren't concerned with film directors and pop stars, they might make such bold statements".[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "L'espace au sol est redessiné par d'immenses panneaux bleus..." | 13:30 |
| 2. | "...Et aussi l'éclairage de plastique au centre de tous ces compartiments latéraux" | 9:29 |
| 3. | "Dans ses cheveux soixante circuits" | 17:45 |
| 4. | "Bibi à Nice, 1921" | 9:58 |
| 5. | "Nice est en feu!" | 9:36 |
| Total length: | 1:00:18 | |
Personnel
Fly Pan Am
- Jonathan Parant – guitar, tapes
- Felix Morel – drums, tapes
- Roger Tellier-Craig – guitar, tapes
- J.S. Truchy – bass guitar, tapes
Other musicians
- Alexandre St-Onge – electronics (on "Dans ses cheveux soixante circuits")
- Kara Lacy – vocals (on "Bibi à Nice, 1921" and "Nice est en feu!")
- Norsola Johnson – vocals (on "Bibi à Nice, 1921" and "Nice est en feu!")
Production
- Ian Ilavsky – record producer
- Andrew Frank – audio mastering
- Larry Cassini – audio mastering
- Harris Newman – audio mastering
See also
References
- ^ "Fly Pan Am - Fly Pan Am". Constellation Records. Archived from the original on October 16, 2006. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
- ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Fly Pan Am - Fly Pan Am". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b DiCrescenzo, Brent (October 26, 1999). "Fly Pan Am- Fly Pan Am". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "Fly Pan Am - Fly Pan Am". SputnikMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2024.