Angine De Poitrine Unmasked: Who Are the Faces Behind Rock's Most Surreal Duo?
Online sleuths have relentlessly hunted for the real names behind the project. Initial theories suggested Angine de Poitrine was a secret side venture launched by members of Battles, Hella, or Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Montreal’s tightly knit Mile End independent music scene tells a far more grounded story.
Scrutiny of the SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) database for the track titles performed during the Seattle broadcast reveals songwriting credits registered to two Montreal-based experimental stalwarts: guitarist-producer Mathieu Tremblay and percussionist Étienne Larouche. Both musicians spent the late 2010s touring in critically acclaimed but commercially modest Quebec noise-punk bands, including Le Ciel Brûle and Cheval de Frise offshoots. Photographic evidence of custom pedalboard routings, specifically a heavily modified Lovetone Ring Stinger and a boutique Montreal-built tube preamp spotted during soundcheck, matches rigs previously documented in Tremblay's private Mile End studio.
