Biography
Formed in 2001 by Jean-Philippe "Dynamite" Roy, Gourmet Délice and Ludwig Wax ex-members of Les Secrétaires Volantes, Démolition et Caféïne, **Le Nombre** is scorching rock 'n' roll sung in French, with a in-your-face sonic attack.
*Back from the dead with a prophecy to unveil,***Le Nombre** has finally returned. Five years after ***Scénario Catastrophe***, the band is rising from the dust to present ***Vile et Fantastique***, their third album released May 19th on Blow the Fuse Records.
Formed in 2001 by Jean-Philippe "Dynamite" Roy, Gourmet Délice and Ludwig Wax ex-members of Les Secrétaires Volantes, Démolition et Caféïne, **Le Nombre** is scorching rock 'n' roll sung in French, with an in-your-face sonic attack.
Winners of the Indie Award _Best Francophone Album of the Year_ at the Canadian Independant Music Awards in 2003, **Le Nombre** released in 2002 their first self-title album, which was widely praised on both French and English sides. Produced by Montrealer, Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, CPC GangBangs, Silver Mt Zion), the songs are played on stage with an energetic and demential presence, bringing the band on tour from Toronto to Alma, stopping in the great New-York city on the way.
In fall 2004, **Le Nombre** lauches their second album, Scénario Catastrophe, recorded in Toronto by Ian Blurton (Tricky Woo, The Weakerthans, Bionic…), one of the busiest producers of the Canadian rock scene. Soon enough songs from the album invaded the independant radio station from here and abroad...The Quebec rock monster even catches the attention of the New-York city crowd, where it is said they are _"soon to be international phenomenom"_
Summer 2005 puts once again **Le Nombre** under the glam lights taking part of various events such as Woodstock en Beauce, The Festival d'été International de Québec (alongside The New York Dolls) and The Francofolies de Montréal. Joined by two new members, Pat Sayers on the Drums (Tricky Woo) and Sunny Duval on the guitar (Les Breastfeeders), the group collaborates with the European label Boxson, who released _Scénario Catastrophe_in France, and invites the band to play one more time in France. In summer 2007. It's in France that Le Nombre recorded their third album in 2008, ***Vile et Fantastique, ***a little less hard, but always pertinent.
Press
Ici, la bande démontre qu'elle est capable de s'aventurer hors du rock poids lourd tout en gardant son edge.
Patrick Baillargeon, Voir
On monte le volume? Au fond! Pour apprécier les guitares salement propres et la simplicité de l'ensemble qui donnent à ce disque un air d'y aller à fond de train. Il y a quelque chose dans cet album qui donne envie d'y revenir, et ça, c'est généralement le signe qu'on a dans les oreilles quelques pièces rudement bien écrites. Les gars ont du rock dans le bras et ça s'entend.
François Lemay, Bande-à-Part
… un album irréprochable dans son exécution.
Annie Quenneville, Nightlife Magazine
… Le Nombre a mis feu à l’asphalte en reprenant ses anciennes bombes et les nouveaux titres de son compact Scénario Catastrophe, qui ont tout balayé. Tout le monde peut jouer pied au plancher, mais peu de groupes – d’ici ou d’ailleurs – peuvent le faire avec autant de talent. Dévastateur.
Philippe Rezzonico, Journal de Montréal
Scénario Catastrophe va droit au but, porté par une réalisation dans les règles de l’art. Solide.
Philippe Renaud, La Presse
Francophone rock monster.
Vish Khanna, Exclaim!
… supérieur au premier disque, Scénario Catastrophe n’est rien de moins que le scénario idéal.
Olivier Robillard Laveaux, Voir Montréal
Howling guitars, pedal to metal, cock rocking sensation, flaming riffs, punk rock garage punches and you get a wild firecracker album. Montreal's Le Nombre has finally delivered a fine album that brings their nasty raw rawk into your daily life. They're not reinventing rock, just making it better and stronger…
Motel Magazine
… Le concert du Nombre commence dans une hystérie incroyable : le son est énorme, et il faut aujourd’hui s’appeler les Yeah Yeah Yeahs ou Kings of Leon pour faire autant de boucan que ses jeunes québécois… A la fin du concert, un spectateur avisé résume la situation juste comme il faut :"ça torche!
Les Inrockuptibles
Still singing in French, but it doesn’t matter, Le Nombre are a universal language.
Boston Phoenix
You have two dates to be an ambassador and go check this soon to be international phenomenon.
East Coast Rocker
It's like there's never a fraction of a second of doubt that this wouldn't be the mostest bitchingest ass-kingingest disc you've ever heard in your already overextended existence. Jamie O’Meara, Hour
Le Nombre is exactly what made some of us love garage in the first place, back in the Mono-Men days when nobody was on board. This band plays raw and dirty and unbashedly sexy rawk that just screams to be heard live. It's Mooney Suzuki with the punk turned up high and the soul down low, it's nasty MC5 for corruptible schoolgirls – and, oh, Jesus, it's in French.
Splendid
Le Nombre will knock you on the floor with their energy and kick you into a bloody pulp while you're writhing on the ground in blessed-out hard rock heaven.
Chartattack.com
Incredibly enough, Canada's hardest rocking quintet topped their opening acts fiery set.
The Ottawa Sun – Top 10 music picks for 2004
