Akufen

Akufen
Akufen in 2004
Background information
Birth name	Marc Leclair
Also known as	Nefuka, Anna Kaufen, Horror Inc.
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Electronic music Microhouse
Years active	1996 - present
Labels	Force Inc.

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.^[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) [1]

As Marc Leclair

• Musique pour 3 Femmes Enceintes (2006)

References

1. ^ Sarah Liss (May 28, 2009). "Tech savvy". CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009/05/28/f-mutek-10th-anniversary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-22. 
2. ^ Ewald Christians (August 28, 2002). "Music preview: Akufen". Salon.com. http://dir.salon.com/story/audio/music/2002/08/28/akufen/index.html. Retrieved 2009-01-22. 
3. ^ "Akufen". The Wire, 2004

External links

• Akufen discography at Discogs
• Akufen live at CTM Festival

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