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Introduction to Angine de Poitrine

From Angine de Poitrine Unofficial Wiki

Angine de Poitrine

Roughly translated, “chest pain or pressure, usually caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart” a.k.a. Angina Pectoris (wikipedia).

The heads of Khn (left) and Klek (right) from the cover of their first album, 'Volume I'

Angine de Poitrine is the coming together of ‘alien brothers’ Khn and Klek from Saguenay in British Colombia, Canada.

  • Khn: Guitars and vocals
  • Klek Percussion and vocals


Angine de Poitrine's official Bandcamp page features the following blurb, which more directly links the alien band’s name to the human medical condition:

En réveillant les notes qui dorment au fond des craques entre les touches du piano, ces deux êtres incongrus aux grandes tronches de papier mâché vous feront ressentir un stimulus auditif comparable au serrement délicieux et lancinant qui précède la crise cardiaque.  

Translated:

By awakening the notes that sleep deep in the cracks between the piano keys, these two incongruous beings with large papier-mâché faces will make you feel an auditory stimulus comparable to the delicious and throbbing tightness that precedes a heart attack.