Akufen
Marc Leclair (born August 13, 1966), better known by his stage name Akufen, is a Canadian electronic musician. His music is electronic music that is often described as minimal house, minimal techno, glitch, or microhouse.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marc Leclair |
| Also known as | Nefuka, Anna Kaufen, Horror Inc. |
| Born | August 13, 1966 |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Electronic music Microhouse |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Force Inc. |
His 2002 release titled My Way introduced his concept of "microsampling", which was essentially a way of using extremely small and short clips of samples he had randomly recorded from FM radio broadcasts as a key musical element.[1][2]
Leclair's pseudonym comes from the French word for tinnitus (ringing of the ears), acouphène, and he has also gone under the pseudonyms Horror Inc., David Scott, Nefuka, and Anna Kaufen.[3]
Discography
As Akufen
- Quebec Nightclub (2001)
- My Way (2002)
- Hawaiian Wodka Party (2003)
- Fabric 17 (mix album) (2004)
- Blu TribunL (split with Freeform and The Rip-Off Artist) (2004)
- Battlestar Galacticlown (2012)
- J Gabriel - Levity (Remixes)" 2020, Eyedyllic Music - https://www.traxsource.com/title/1336510/levity
As Marc Leclair
As Horror Inc.
- Briefly Eternal (2013)
References
- Sarah Liss (May 28, 2009). "Tech savvy". CBC News. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- Ewald Christians (August 28, 2002). "Music preview: Akufen". Salon.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- "Akufen". The Wire, 2004
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