Mahjor Bidet

Mahjor Bidet was a Canadian indie rock group from Montreal, Quebec, in the 2000s, best known for their single "Painful Love".Antoine Léveillée, [https://voir.ca/musique/2007/04/26/mahjor-bidet-dans-la-ligue-mahjor-2/ "Mahjor Bidet : Dans la ligue Mahjor"]. Voir, April 26, 2007.

A collaboration between singer-songwriter Serge-André Amin and multi-instrumentalist Renaud Bastien of Malajube, the band's music blended guitar rock with electronic elements. Sylvain Cormier, Christophe Huss, Philippe Papineau, Yves Bernard and Étienne Côté-Paluck, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/127145/vitrine-du-disque? "Vitrine du disque"]. Le Devoir, January 12, 2007. Other musicians contributing to their recordings included Chantal Boulais on keyboards and vocals, Alexandre Gauthier on bass, and Vincent Gagné-Lacombe on drums and percussion, with guitarist Robert Tétrault and drummer Daniel Bédard accompanying Amin and Bastien for live shows.Marc-André Mongrain, "Mahjor Bidet en show". Le Droit, April 26, 2007.

In September 2006 they released a self-titled EP. Sylvain Cormier, Christophe Huss, Philippe Papineau and Yves Bernard, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/117164/vitrine-du-disque? "Vitrine du disque"]. Le Devoir, September 1, 2006. "Painful Love" broke through when it reached #1 on CISM-FM, before gaining wider airplay on mainstream radio. In October they played at the Pop Montreal festival, where they were in competition for the Prix Relève for best new artist performing at the festival.[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/120107/en-bref-festival-pop-montreal-le-prix-releve-est-attribue-a-socalled? "En bref - Festival Pop Montréal: le prix Relève est attribué à SoCalled"]. Le Devoir, October 10, 2006.

They followed up in 2007 with the album La vie qui fitte avec la tapisserie.Olivier Robillard Laveaux, [https://voir.ca/albums/mahjor-bidet-la-vie-qui-fitte-avec-la-tapisserie/ "Mahjor Bidet: La vie qui fitte avec la tapisserie"]. Voir, January 18, 2007.

On April 27, 2007, they played on the bill at Quebec Scene, an Ottawa concert jointly sponsored by CBC Radio 3 and Bande à part which also featured The Stills, The Besnard Lakes and Karkwa."Sounds great, in any language; Francophone music groups are finding accepting audiences outside La Belle Province". Ottawa Citizen, April 23, 2007. Later the same year they performed at both the Francouvertes and the Francofolies.Alexandre Vigneault, "Place à Jacquemort et Mahjor Bidet". La Presse, July 30, 2007.

They did not release any further recordings as Mahjor Bidet, although Amin and Bastien continued to collaborate under the band names Tako Tsubo[https://www.sorel-tracyexpress.ca/actualites/culturel/147792/serge-andre-amin-propose-un-avant-gout-de-son-nouvel-album "Serge-André Amin propose un avant-goût de son nouvel album"]. Sorel-Tracy Express, November 21, 2011. and Sergeant Dreamin.André Péloquin, [https://voir.ca/albums/sergeant-dreamin-skinny-connections/ "Sergeant Dreamin: Skinny Connections"]. Voir, June 25, 2014. Bastien has also been a member of Cœur de pirate's backing band.Sarah-Ève Charland, [https://les2rives.com/trois-sorelois-partent-en-tournee-internationale/ "Trois Sorelois partent en tournée internationale"]. Les 2 Rives, August 11, 2015.