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Akufen

Real Name:
Marc Leclair
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Akufen is a phonetic spelling of acouphène, the French word for tinnitus.
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Discography

Releases:
01-02 (12", Ltd)   Oral 1999
03 (12")   Oral 2000
Architextures (EP) (2 versions)   Hautec 2000
Mary Jane Kelley (2 versions)   Revolver Recordings 2000
Adad (12")   Background 2001
Psychometry Vol. 1 (12")   Trapez 2001
Psychometry Vol. 2 (12")   Trapez 2001
Québec Nightclub (2x12")   Perlon 2001
Deck The House (2 versions)   Force Inc. Music Works 2002
My Way (Album) (4 versions)   Force Inc. Music Works 2002
One Of Our Submarines (12", S/Sided)   Salz 2002
Psychometry (Remixes) (12")   Trapez 2002
Psychometry 1.1-3.2 (Remixes) (12")   Trapez 2002
Psychometry Vol. 3 (12")   Trapez 2002
Hawaiian Wodka Party (12")   Musique Risquée 2003
My Way (The Remixes) (2 versions)   Force Inc. Music Works 2003
Psychometry III (Remixes) (12")   Trapez 2003
Blu TribunL (CD)   Inflatabl Labl 2004
Fabric 17 (CD, Comp, Mixed)   Fabric (London) 2004
Fabric 17 (Radio Mix) (CD, Promo)   Fabric (London) 2004
Remixes:
Deluxe (12") Everybody's Got It (Re... Haute Couture 2000
Delgado (12") Delgado (Akufen Remix) Revolver Recordings 2001
Remix Tomorrow Goodbye (12") Tomorrow Goodbye (Akuf... Force Inc. Music Works 2001
I'm Not A Sound (New Mixes) (Maxi, Single) (8 versions) I'm Not A Sound (Akufe... Multicolor Recordings ... 2002
Leaving Home (Maxi) (5 versions) Leaving Home (Akufen Mix) Columbia ... 2002
Nag Nag Nag (Maxi) (4 versions) Nag Nag Nag (Akufen's ... NovaMute 2002
One Of Our Submarines (Maxi) (2 versions) One Of Our Submarines ... Salz ... 2002
Party Day (Maxi) (2 versions) Party Day (Akufen Hone... Disques Solid ... 2002
Re'Processed - Interkontinentale Remixe (2xCD, Comp) Pelican Remix Traum Schallplatten 2002
Special Cases (Single) (5 versions) Special Cases (Akufen ... Virgin ... 2002
Une Rentrée 2002 - Electro (CD) Party Day (Akufen Hone... Les Inrockuptibles 2002
Untitled (CDr, Promo) Untitled (Akufen's Kar... NovaMute 2002
What's Your Flava? (2 versions) What's Your Flava? (Ak... Atlantic ... 2002
(re:mix) (Album) (2 versions) Mental Strength INFRACom! ... 2003
2 CDs & MP3s (Comp) (2 versions) Nag Nag Nag (Akufen's ... NovaMute 2003
Alleluyark (CD, Album) E-Cône (Akufen Rmx) Circus Company 2003
Alleluyark Vol_1 (12", EP) E-Cône (Akufen Remix) Circus Company 2003
Bass Is Boss (The First Remix Collection) (2xLP) Leaving Home (Akufen M... Columbia 2003
Bass Is Boss - The First Remix & Video Collection (CD, Comp, Dig + DVD-V, Dig) Leaving Home (Akufen M... Columbia 2003
Blame Canada! (12") Akufen's Mornin' Dump ... Musique Risquée 2003
Butterfly Caught (Japan Only EP) (CD, Maxi) Special Cases (Akufen ... Virgin Records (Japan) 2003
Disco Pogo For Punks In Pumps Vol. 6 (CD, Comp) Nag Nag Nag (Akufen's ... Jockey Slut 2003
Planet Dada (CD, Maxi) Planet Dada (Akufen's ... Motor Music 2003
Rough Trade Shops - Counter Culture (2002) (2xCD) Nag Nag Nag (Akufen's ... Mute Records Ltd. 2003
Tessio (Maxi) (4 versions) Tessio (Akufen Remix) Force Tracks ... 2003
The Eye (Album) (6 versions) Planet Dada (Flamboyant) Motor Music ... 2003
Bar Lounge Classics - Weekend Edition (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Leaving Home (Akufen Mix) Sony Music Media, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2004
Blue (12") Blue (A Different Shad... Exceptional 2004
Cumbia Queen (12") Cumbia Queen (Akufen R... Nopal Beat 2004
Exceptionally Remixed (2 versions) Blue (A Different Shad... Exceptional 2004
FR:01 (Akufen's Concept 1 Reinterpretations Volume 1) (12", Ltd)   Concept 1 2004
Listen & Dance Compilation 02 (CD) I'm Not A Sound (La Vo... Multicolor Recordings 2004
Monobox Remixes Vol. 3 (12") Molecular Reconstituti... Logistic Records 2004
Sound Concierge #402: Four Kicks Adventure (CD) Deck The House (Akufen... Cutting Edge 2004
Supa Doopa (Remix) (Maxi) (3 versions) Supa Doopa (Akufen Sou... Troubleman Unlimited ... 2004
The Chillout Session: Summer Collection 2004 (2xCD) Tessio (Akufen Remix) Ministry Of Sound (Australia) 2004
The Remixes (CD) Molecular Reconstituti... Logistic Records 2004
Baby Daddy (12") Baby Daddy (Akufen's B... Tora Tora Tora 2005
Electronic Music From The Swedish Leftcoast (Special Limited Edition) (2xCD) Blue (Akufen's Differe... Exceptional 2005
Enormous Members' Club (12") Tell Somebody About Us... Soundslike 2005
No Raven (12") No 7/11's (Akufen Rmx) Saboteur 2005
Secret Love 2 (Comp) (2 versions) Tell Somebody About Us... Sonar Kollektiv 2005
Somewhere Between Here And There (12") Somewhere Between Here... Musique Risquée 2006
The Grass Roots EP (12", EP) The Grass Roots (Akufe... Logistic Records 2006
The Remix Album (CD, Album, Dig) No 7/11's (Akufen's Ch... Saboteur 2006
nobuchikaeri.rx (CD) 陽だまり (Akufen C... Fearless Records (Japan) 2006
nobuchikaeri.rx03 (12") 陽だまり (Akufen C... Fearless Records (Japan) 2006
Molecule Rmxs (2x12") Molecular Reconstituti... Logistic Records 2008
Appears On:
Confidence - Mixed By Mightykat (CD, Mixed) 2.0, Architextures (3) Hautec 2001
DE9 | Closer To The Edit (CD, Comp, Mixed) Dada EP A2 NovaMute 2001
Groovetechnology v1.3 - The Tracks (2x12", Comp) Architecture Studio !K7 2002
Party Day (12") Party Day (Akufen Hone... Disques Solid 2002
Fashion Week 2 (CD) Deck The House George V Records 2003
Synchrone (CD, Album)   Sounds Around 2004
Yellow Fever! (CD) Coco Agogo Third Ear (2) 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Cologne Summer (CD) Psychometry 1.0 Choice Productions 2001
Confidence - Mixed By Mightykat (CD, Mixed) 2.0, Architextures (3) Hautec 2001
DE9 | Closer To The Edit (Comp) (6 versions) Dada EP 2 M_nus ... 2001
Electric Ladyland Clickhop Version 1.0 (2 versions) Little Hop Of Horror Mille Plateaux 2001
Elektronische Musik - Interkontinental (Comp) (2 versions) Train To Barcelona Traum Schallplatten 2001
How Do You Sleep? (2xCD, Dig) Reconstructions Jarring Effects, PIAS France 2001
Mutek 2001 (CD) Denture Broth Mutek_Rec 2001
Superlongevity 2 (Comp) (2 versions) The Unexpected Guest Perlon 2001
Best Of 2002 (CD, Comp) Deck The House Muzik Magazine 2002
DJ Mix 1/2 [Mix.Sound.Space] (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Severed Finger Samba, ... Dream Machine, Torema Records 2002
Digital Disco (Comp) (2 versions) Deck The House (Herber... Force Tracks 2002
Fashion Week 1 (2xCD) Jeep Sex George V Records, Wagram 2002
Futuristic Experiments #004 (2x12") Moon Over Plateaux Background 2002
Futuristic Experiments #004 (CD) Moon Over Plateaux Background 2002
Groovetechnology v1.3 (Comp) (4 versions) Architexture Studio !K7 ... 2002
Immer (CD, Mixed, Comp) 3.0 Kompakt 2002
Lounge Electrique Vol. 4 - The ProVinyl Magic Session (CD, Comp, Mixed, Dig) Deck The House Caramelle Recordings, ZYX Music 2002
Love Family Trax (CD) The Unexpected Guest Goodlife Records (Germany), Zomba Records 2002
Montreal Smoked Meat (Comp) (2 versions) Severed Finger Samba Force Inc. Music Works 2002
Nova Tunes 06 (CD, Comp) Psychometry Vol.3.0 Nova Records 2002
Partysan Mx Series # 02 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Psychometry Vol. 3 Clubstar 2002
Post Office (CD) Oral 03 Telegraph 2002
RB 01 (CDr, Mixed, Promo) Skidoos Trust The DJ 2002
RDB01 (CD) Skidoos Trust The DJ 2002
Science Fiction Jazz Volume Seven (CD, Comp, Mixed) Even White Horizons Mole Listening Pearls 2002
Sender Loops 24-2 (12") Untitled, Untitled Sender Records 2002
Switch 2 (2xCD, Comp, Copy Prot.) My Way 541 2002
The Magnificent Sounds Of Click (CD) Deck The House (Herber... Keep Diggin' Recordings 2002
The Midas Touch (Comp) (2 versions) Dirtdevilsuxdust Konvex | Konkav 2002
The State Of E:Motion Vol.10 (3xCD) Deck The House E:Motion 2002
Trax Sampler 052 (CD, Smplr, Enh, Car) My Way Trax Sampler 2002
Weiss.Mix (CD, Mixed, Dig) New Process BPitch Control 2002
opensource.code (12") Synthaxis 2 Source Records (2) 2002
opensource.code (CD, Comp) Synthaxis 2 Source Records (2) 2002
All Night Long (CD, Mixed, Comp) Skidoos Universal Music (Switzerland) 2003
D'Storemix : To (2xCD) Skidoos Virgin Records (Denmark) 2003
Digital Disco 2 (CD) My Way (Data 80 Remiks) Force Tracks 2003
Dirty Diamonds (CD) Even White Horizons Diamond Traxx 2003
Fabric 11 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Skidoos Fabric (London) 2003
Fashion Week 2 (Comp) (2 versions) Deck The House George V Records 2003
Futuristic Experiments #006 (Comp) (2 versions) Red Skies Background 2003
Microfunk Klickhouse (2xCD) Deck The House (Herber... Neuton 2003
Oslo Sessions (CD, Comp, Mixed) Skidoos Taster's Choice Recordings 2003
Red01 (File, MP3, Mixed) My Way Realaudio 2003
Rough Trade Shops - Counter Culture (2002) (2xCD) New Process Mute Records Ltd. 2003
S.Pellegrino - The Dining Experience (CD, Mixed, Comp, Dig) Little Hop Of Horror Angle Records, Archivi Guiducci 2003
Sonar 2003 (2 versions) Skidoos Tanga Records ... 2003
Staedtizism 4 (Comp) (2 versions) Theo's Theory (To Theo... ~scape 2003
The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! (CD) Whore House Logistic Records 2003
VIRTU™ See Level (2xCD) Skidoos Virtu 2003
Your Lounge Your Music 5 (2xCD) Installation 541 2003
Appleseed (Bande Originale Du Film) (2xCD, Album) The Dragonfly Who Thou... Kaze 2004
Appleseed EP (12", Pic, Comp, Ltd, EP) The Dragonfly Who Thou... Third Ear Recordings 2004
How To Kill The DJ [Part Two] (Comp) (3 versions) Whorehouse New Process... Kill The DJ Records 2004
Movement - Detroit's Electronic Music Festival 04 (Comp) (3 versions) My Way (Dan Bell Remix) Transmat ... 2004
Post Office EP (12", EP) Oral 3 Telegraph 2004
Sound Concierge #402: Four Kicks Adventure (CD) Deck The House (Akufen... Cutting Edge 2004
Starchy Roots (12") Untitle2, Untitle6, Un... Next Door 2004
Terryble Planet (CD, Mixed, Comp) Jeep Sex Warm 2004
The Marcia Blaine School For Girls - School Disco Volume 2 (CDr, Mixed) Skidoos Metal-On-Metal 2004
Triple R - Selection 2 (CD) Psychometry 2.1 Trapez 2004
Warp Mart Mix 001 (CDr) Premiere Tournee Warp Records 2004
-40 (CD + DVD) Dynamisme Des Ondes Cocosolidciti 2005
Oslo Sessions Collection: Triple (3xCD + Box) Skidoos Taster's Choice Recordings 2005
Silver Label (2 versions) Even White Horizon, Tr... ISBA Music Entertainment Inc. ... 2005
Alpha (CD, Comp, Mixed) Psychometry 1.1 (Thoma... Horizon (Japan) 2006
DE9 | Combined (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Dada EP 2 Third Ear (2), M_nus 2006
DJ-Kicks (2 versions) Psychometry 3.2 Studio !K7 2006
Microanalysis 01 (File, MP3, 192) [Unreleased] Grafq Records 2006
Micromix V76 (File, MP3, 160) 1.1 Micromix 2006
Jarring Effects Presents JFX Bits #1 - Digital Antithesis (20xFile, MP3, Promo, 192) Don't Joke With Your Life Jarring Effects 2007
Tobias Becker Macht Trallafitti (Comp) (2 versions) My Way (Daniel Bell Re... Platzhirsch Schallplatten 2007
Jarring Effects Presents JFX Bits #2 - Breaking Up Symmetry (24xFile, MP3, Promo, 320) Infection & War Jarring Effects 2008
La Planète Bleue Vol. 5 (CD, Comp, Dig) Première Tournée Radio Suisse Romande 2008
Statik (File, MP3, Mixed, VBR) Mary Jane Kelley Not On Label (Strepsil Mixes Series) 2008
Unofficial Releases:
1936 - 2003 Rewind Your Mind (CD, Mixed) Deck The House Not On Label (DJ Oof) 2004
The End Of Sleep (File, MP3, Mixed, Comp, 160) My Way (Cabanne Remix) Grafq Records 2006
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Review by cinquante_neuf Apr 12, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
Akufen, also known as Marc Leclair, produces an interesting mix of minimal house and experimental techno with underlying influences from Stockhausen, Steve Reich, Kraftwerk, and Throbbing Gristle.

At the basis of his 2002 first full-length album My Way (Force Inc.), Marc collected hours of audio material from AM/FM and shortwave programs that he fragmented into minute voices, blips, and other unrecognizable bits that were then applied to catchy, dance floor friendly house tracks.

In 2005 Marc Leclair returns under its own name with the release of Musique pour 3 femmes enceintes (Mutek) and proves that he had more than one card up in his sleeve. With the skillful integration of instrumental tones and outer-space noises, he built extended and dreamlike pieces that defy time.

Throughout the years, Marc has also released numerous tracks for labels like Force Inc., Background, Traum, Oral, Trapez, and Perlon under the Akufen, Anna Kaufun, and Nekufa monikers.
Review by sgt Feb 04, 2003
Akufen is the most unique producer i have ever heard. Sounds like a radio posessed by demons. I personally like the track "In Dog We Trust". It has to take this guy forever to make a track. As a producer myself i can only imagine how long and hard it must be to create something like Akufen creates. I don't spin micro house stuff but i defintely recommend checking this guy out.
Review by technobug00 Aug 08, 2002
The montrealer Akufen brings a new type of elektro music. His unique style is simply amazing and create such an ambience that it is essential. All the works of Akufen that were released before My Way are relatively shit because of their repetitive content, but buying the My Way CD is one of the best things you can do. Trust me, you've never heard something like that. Ever.
Review by sNoBster Jun 07, 2002
Downbeat? E-Beat? Jazzy lines? All together? O.k. It ever depends how close to the ground level you are. But for me "AKUFEN" seems a little >Bit

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