| L'Infonie | |
| Origin: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Years Active: | 1967-1974 |
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L'Infonie was an avant-garde Québécois chamber ensemble under the direction of composers Walter Boudreau and Raôul Duguay.[1] [2] They produced four albums between 1969 and 1974, after which the project ended. It was intended both as a music group and a new approach to collective improvisation; Duguay published its manifesto in 1970. The group released a number of albums on the avant-garde side of Quebec's progressive rock and jazz-rock scenes before dissolving in 1973.[3] The ensemble was highly influential in the Montreal avant-garde music scene, and their albums became sought-out collectors items.[4]
The ensemble's third album, Vol. 333, was re-released on vinyl in 2016 by Montreal label Mucho Gusto.[5]
L'Infonie inachevée, a 1973 documentary film by Roger Frappier about the ensemble, won the Canadian Film Award for Best Sound at the 25th Canadian Film Awards,[6] before going into wider release in 1974.
A restored version of the film was screened as part of the 2022 Festival du nouveau cinéma's Estival program of summer repertory screenings, before going into commercial release in 2023.[7]