Akufen
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Marc Leclair, 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
.
His 2002 release entitled 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 off of FM radio broadcasts as a key musical element.
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.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
that is often described as minimal house, minimal techno
Minimal techno
Minimal techno is a minimalist sub-genre of techno. It is characterized by a stripped-down aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition, and understated development. This style of dance music production generally adheres to the motto less is more; a principle that has been previously utilized, to...
, glitch
Glitch (music)
Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s. The glitch aesthetic is characterized by a deliberate use of glitch based sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted disturbances reducing the overall sound quality and are thus...
, or microhouse
Microhouse
Microhouse, buftech or sometimes just minimal, is a subgenre of house and glitch music.-History:Microhouse has its roots in the minimal techno, glitch , and house genres of music. Its first echoes appeared in a glitch album by German experimental artist Oval, in 1993...
.
His 2002 release entitled My Way introduced his concept of "microsampling", which was essentially a way of using extremely small and short clips of samples
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
he had randomly recorded off of FM radio broadcasts as a key musical element.
Leclair's pseudonym comes from the French word for tinnitus
Tinnitus
Tinnitus |ringing]]") is the perception of sound within the human ear in the absence of corresponding external sound.Tinnitus is not a disease, but a symptom that can result from a wide range of underlying causes: abnormally loud sounds in the ear canal for even the briefest period , ear...
(ringing of the ears), acouphène, and he has also gone under the pseudonyms Horror Inc., David Scott, Nefuka, and Anna Kaufen.
As Akufen
- Quebec Nightclub (2001)
- My WayMy Way (Akufen album)My Way is an album, and song, by Akufen, an alias of electronic musician Marc Leclair. The album was released on compact disc and vinyl by Force Inc. Records in 2002. The album has over 2000 samples of radio feed on it...
(2002) - Hawaiian Wodka Party (2003)
- Fabric 17Fabric 17Fabric 17 is a DJ mix compilation album by Akufen, as part of the Fabric Mix Series.-Track listing:# Philippe Cam - LFO Drive - Traum – 4:14# Matthew Dear - Dog Days - Ghostly Intl/Spectral – 2:14...
(mix album) (2004) - Blu TribunL (split with Freeform and The Rip-Off Artist) (2004) http://www.discogs.com/release/328592