Français Spaced Out is the brainchild of bassist & composer Antoine Fafard. He formed the band in 1998 by recruiting Martin Maheux on drums, Mathieu Bouchard on guitar, and Eric St-Jean on the keyboards. From here onwards, the group began producing their brand of jazzoriented progressive rock, whilst being inspired by a variety of musical styles along the way. In the year 2000, Unicorn Records released the band's self-titled debut 'Spaced Out'. Following this album, Bouchard left the group and was replaced by Louis Côté. In 2001, the album 'Eponymus II' was released bringing with it a more progressive sound compared to the previous CD; allowing room for musical experiments and exploration. In June 2002 Spaced Out participated at the prestigious North East Art Rock Festival(NEARfest) in Trenton NJ performing to an audience of 1850 people. The band's performance was received with great enthusiasm, raising Spaced Out's popularity to another level. The 'SLOW GIN' album was released in March 2003 and was the result of a more progressive direction. In late 2005, the 'Spaced Out - Live in 2000' DVD presented one of Spaced Out’s first concerts. The new album entitled 'Unstable Matter' was released in July 2006. That record is pushing Spaced Out’s music even further through its musical compositions, musicianship & production quality. Spaced Out offers a style of music where aspects such as rhythm, harmony and melody have been carefully thought out and composed with the goal of bringing this style to life. Through the well structured forms, the players are free to express their personality with improvised solos. In their repertoire, polyrhythmic patterns combined with modal colors form a unique music which is instantly recognisable. Influences from musicians and composers from the jazz, rock, metal & contemporary music world have played a big part in the music created and produced by S O. The level of intensity produced by this instrumental music band is to such a high degree, that the listener is undoubtedly left spellbound. The band's presskit is available here. A tech sheet for live requirements is also available on demand. Also check out the Spaced Out bio written by Timm Kerwin, December 2001 CURRENT BAND MEMBERS Antoine Fafard - electric bass & composition Martin Maheux - drums Mark Tremblay - electric guitar PAST MEMBERS Mathieu Bouchard - electric guitar Louis Côté - electric guitar Eric St-Jean - keyboards GUESTS Michel Deslauriers - guitar Jean-Pierre Dodel - guitar Ron Stewart - tenor sax