ambient keyboard layer and build to a dynamic ending cre- scendo of sound and music, a halftime-feel outro that would make Emerson Lake and Palmer and Pink Floyd proud.
“J’Orage” starts with a solid bass, tambourine, hand clap sample which stops mid-phrase for two silent seconds for the Radiohead-meets-Mike-Oldfield tune, with a smooth, well-balanced bass line. Lush synth sounds introduce “Beat” with a swaying, sweeping, harmonized vocal line. This track is Vangelis playing with Pat Metheny in their version of a funky dance band.
As a bilingual group, Lepage finds that both French and English audiences have been receptive to their music, the preconceived idea of language or cultural barriers not being an issue. Ponteix has played from Montreal to Victoria, play- ing English songs to French audiences and French songs to English audiences to enthusiastic responses.
Discussing being a bilingual performing group, Lepage says, “There’s been no language barrier for us. People from Montreal fear coming out here, but I see it as an advantage. I feel blessed to be able to do that - having the opportunities
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given to us whether on the French side or the English side. It has been part of why we have been able to do everything we have done this year, the fact we were bilingual.”
Besides playing shows across Canada, Ponteix has performed at professional conferences such as Canada Music Week, and music festivals such as Les Francofolies and mainstage at the iconic Ness Creek Festival. Ponteix has received funding and support from the Saskatchewan Arts Board, Conseil culterel fransaskois, Musicaction and Creative Saskatchewan and are thankful for the industry support to help them realize their artistic endeavours.
A personal highlight is the upcoming opening spot for Holy F*CK, a band that Lepage and Logan list as an important influence, along with other progressive artists and compos- ers such as Brian Eno, Nicolas Jaar and Radiohead. When asked if they could open for any band, Lepage admits, albeit reluctantly, that Radiohead would be a dream gig. “It might be kind of taboo as a lot of people would want to open for them,” says Lepage, “but it would be awesome just to get to meet and know those guys.”
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