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Akufen bigraphy, stories - Canadian electronic musician

Akufen : biography

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."Akufen". The Wire, 2004

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)

As Marc Leclair

  • Musique pour 3 Femmes Enceintes (2006)