Water on Mars (band)
Water on Mars is a psychedelic rock and electronic music group from Quebec City, Québec, Canada. The music trio is led by Philippe Navarro, guitarist, vocalist, arranger, producer, principal lyricist, and music composer.
The founding members of the band, to which have been added many collaborators, are:
Sylvain Harvey, drums
Benoit L’Allier, bass
Philippe Navarro, guitars, vocals
The learning years
Born in Labrador City, Newfoundland, Canada, Navarro spent his childhood in a mining town he would later describe as "a lunar base". His parents settled North after his father obtained an electrician's job. The bare landscapes and the infinite skies were an unmistakable inspiration. Navarro, an autodidact, learns the guitar as a child and builds his first electric guitar from a gutted open-reel deck.