- Wapstan
Infobox musical artist
Name = Wapstan
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Background = Experimental Artist
Birth_name = Martin Sasseville
Alias = Wapstan, Foutredieu!!!, GRAND NORD
Born = 1980
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Origin =Montréal ,Canada
Instrument =Magnetic tape ,synthesizer ,effect pedal ,theremin
Genre = Experimental, noise,dark ambient , Drone
Years_active = 2002–present
Label =Brise-Cul ,Chondritic Sound ,Nurse Etiquette ,INYRDISK ,Knife In The Toaster ,Pasalymany among many others
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URL = [http://www.KVLT667.com]Wapstan (misspelling of the
cree word "Wapistan" which mean "Marten ") is the name of the main musical project of Canadian noise musician Martin Sasseville (1980 - ...) based inMontréal ,Québec . Originally formed inSaguenay ,Québec , as a project to create experimental sounds influenced by the experience of coldness, Wapstan based most of his sounds as a tribute of the North. The Wapstan sound is often self-described as "Hypothermic drones". Wapstan's sound was originally constructed as a vitalist ambiance opposed to the general pessimism of the noise scene. Since its moving to Montréal in 2003, Wapstan started performing live and has performed many shows in Montréal as well as New England and central Canada.Most Wapstan releases are on its own record label Brise-Cul Records under the
CD-R format. The record label is also mainly focused on releasing similar sounding artists as well as many Montreal artists such asKvik ,Grkzgl ,Gmackrr , Midwifery,Les Temps Liquides ,Monday Morning Erection ,Dead Bush and many others.Partial discography
* "L’ivresse et le froid" (Brise-Cul, 2004)
* "L’appel du Vent" (Audiobot, 2005)
* "Trompe la mort" (X Died En Route Y, 2005)
* "Waiting For Winter" (Brise-Cul, 2005)
* "Vingt-Cinq" (Brise-Cul, Québec, 2005)
* "Transcending Hypothermia" (Brise-Cul, 2006)
* "Hans Island" (Knife In The Toaster, 2006)
* "Il Fait Froid, Je Sais Que C’est Froid" (Nurse Etiquette,2006)
* "Of Zero And The Void" (Run Down Sun, 2006)
* "Thunder On The Tundra(Landscape Sounds to Scare Gods)" (Pasalymany Tapes, 2006)
* "Wolfuck" (Brise-Cul, 2007)
* "Saturnales" (INYRDISK, 2007)
* "The Gallery" (Brise-Cul, 2007)
* "Distant Thunder" (Chondritic Sounds, 2008)Wapstan also have done split with many underground artists such as
Envenomist , Pon De Replay,Grkzgl ,Kapali Carsi ,Rei Rea ,Seplophobia ,Never Presence Forever ,Crotch ,Hebeeb ...External links
* [http://www.kvlt667.com Brise-Cul Records]
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