Akira Rabelais

Akira Rabelais

Akira Rabelais - Los Angeles based composer and author, was born on his mother's birthdayand grew up on a racehorse ranch in South Texas. First instrument; metal plates strungalong a barbed wire fence shot with a bb gun. Rabelais bridges classical romanticismand magical realism with his music and software. He has collaboratedwith various musicians including Björk, David Sylvian, Harold Budd,
Nobukazu Takemura, Stephan Mathieu and Ekkehard Ehlers.

Albums

* 1999 - Elongated Pentagonal Pyramid
* 2001 - Eisoptrophobia [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:9r1m968ojepc]
* 2003 - Benediction, Draw...
* 2004 - Spellewauerynsherde
* 2008 - Hollywood

Collaborations

* 2004 - As Long As I Can Hold My Breath w/ Harold Budd
* 2004 - Blemish (remix) w/ David Sylvian

* All Music Guide [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=11:4ad3vwpua9lk] .
* Internet Movie Database [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1944772/] .

* Author of free downloadable Synthesis software called ARGEIPHONTES LYRE. http://www.akirarabelais.com/software/software.html


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