Jean-Marc Foussat

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Jean-Marc Foussat
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Jean-Marc Foussat (b.1955) is a French-Algerian experimental electroacoustic musician, improviser, guitarist, VCS synths performer, label founder and sound engineer from Oran, Algeria. He co-founded Potlatch label with Jacques Oger and participated in its activity from 1997 to 2002. Foussat also started Fou Records in 2012. Jean-Marc began his career in the mid-1970s playing guitar and synthesizer in several experimental prog-rock groups, such as Mandragore, Lézard Marçio, Phyllauxckzairrâh N° III, and Carte Postale. He soon became more interested in vintage portable analog synthesizers and musique concrete tape collages, gradually moving away from guitar bands towards solo electronic concerts and studio work in solitude.

In 1981, Jean-Marc Foussat finished his debut album Abattage, comprising experimental collages and studio recordings made in 1975–81 with VCS III synthesizer, piano, guitar, found vocals and field recordings. The album was self-released in March 1983 through his own imprint Pyjama and later considered by critics as one of the seminal works for the French avantgarde/musique concrete scene. An out-of-print cult album was reissued on bootleg CDr in 2014 by Keith Fullerton Whitman's Creel Pone label.

Foussat joined Marteau Rouge ensemble in 1991, with Makoto Sato on drums and Jean-François Pauvros on electric guitar. The trio collaborated with Evan Parker. From 2000 to 2013, Jean-Marc Foussat played in the free improvised group Thrash The Flash with guitarist Marc Dufourd, vocalist Lea Dufourd, Damien Dufourd on trumpet, and clarinet/flute player Jérôme Bourdellon.

In 2005, Foussat started Aliquid duo with saxophonist Sylvain Guérineau – they released three albums on Leo Records, Nashazphone and Fou Records, including a collaboration with Joe McPhee. Some of his recent projects include Département d'Éducation Psychique with Dynamo Dreesen and Sven Rieger (aka SVN (2), which debuted with a recording session in Paris in 2014 and released two ambient/drone LP albums, as well as an experimental house remix on I.G.M - Last Momenta 12" single.

In 2016, Jean-Marc started 5599 duo with a French prodigy and adolescent improviser Augustin Brousseloux on electric guitar and alto saxophone. They released a debut Heureusement Que Le Sang Sèche Vite LP on Nashazphone label. Foussat participated in MIA 2016 (7° Encontro de Música Improvisada de Atouguia da Baleia, Portugal) event in May 2016, as one of the 60+ members of Ensemble MIA.

Jean-Marc Foussat has been collaborating with Jac Berrocal, Roger Turner, Raymond Boni (as a member of Raymond Boni Fortuna 21 Octet), Noël Akchoté, Claude Parle, trumpeters Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Thomas Berghammer and Nicolas Souchal, trombonist Matthias Mahler, vocalist Marialuisa Capurso, drummers Dirar Kalash and Paul Lovens, double bass player Fred Marty (in MarsaFouty duo), turntablist Hans Falb, violinist Irene Kepl, Samuel Blaser, Emilie Lesbros, Sophie Agnel, Daunik Lazro and numerous other musicians.

As a gifted recording engineer, Jean-Marc Foussat worked extensively with Joëlle Léandre and Joe McPhee, as well as Bill Laswell on Massacre (2) - Killing Time. He produced numerous live free-improvised recordings for such prominent independent labels, as Incus, Hat Hut Records, Po Torch Records, Rift, RecRec Music, and Celluloid.
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1301 Abattage — Jean-Marc Foussat Jean-Marc Foussat Abattage (Album) Pyjama 1301 France 1983 Sell This Version
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P 301 Nouvelles — Jean-Marc Foussat Jean-Marc Foussat Nouvelles(CD, Album, Enh) Potlatch P 301 France 2001 Sell This Version
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CD LR 551 Aliquid — Jean-Marc Foussat J-M. Foussat* / S. Guérineau* J-M. Foussat* / S. Guérineau* - Aliquid(CD, Album) Leo Records CD LR 551 UK 2009 Sell This Version
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FR LP 01 L'oiseau  — Jean-Marc Foussat Jean-Marc Foussat L'oiseau (Album) Fou Records FR LP 01 France 2012 Sell This Version
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AYLCD-128 Acid Rain — Jean-Marc Foussat Noël Akchoté | Jean-Marc Foussat | Roger Turner Noël Akchoté | Jean-Marc Foussat | Roger Turner - Acid Rain(CD, Album) Ayler Records AYLCD-128 France 2012 Sell This Version
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FR - CD 04 Ça Barbare, Là ! — Jean-Marc Foussat Jean-Marc Foussat & Ramón López Jean-Marc Foussat & Ramón López - Ça Barbare, Là !(CD, Album) Fou Records FR - CD 04 France 2013 Sell This Version
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FR - CD 03 Nopal — Jean-Marc Foussat Jean-Marc Foussat, Simon Hénocq* Jean-Marc Foussat, Simon Hénocq* - Nopal(CD, Album) Fou Records FR - CD 03 France 2013 Sell This Version
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none Éclats — Jean-Marc Foussat 5599, Augustin Brousseloux, Jean-Marc Foussat 5599, Augustin Brousseloux, Jean-Marc Foussat - Éclats(2xFile, FLAC, Album) Not On Label none France 2014
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FR - CD 05 Quod — Jean-Marc Foussat Jean-Marc Foussat, Sylvain Guérineau & Joe McPhee Jean-Marc Foussat, Sylvain Guérineau & Joe McPhee - Quod(CD, Album) Fou Records FR - CD 05 France 2014 Sell This Version
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FR-CD 011 Marsafouty : Concerts — Jean-Marc Foussat Jean-Marc Foussat, Fred Marty Jean-Marc Foussat, Fred Marty - Marsafouty : Concerts(CD, Dig) Fou Records FR-CD 011 France 2015 Sell This Version
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008 Géographies Des Transitoires — Jean-Marc Foussat Jean-Marc Foussat & Henri Roger Jean-Marc Foussat & Henri Roger - Géographies Des Transitoires(CD, Album) Facing You, Instant Musics Records 008 France 2015 Sell This Version
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FR-CD 12 Bien Mental — Jean-Marc Foussat João CamõesJean-Marc FoussatClaude Parle João CamõesJean-Marc FoussatClaude Parle - Bien Mental(CD, Album) Fou Records FR-CD 12 France 2015 Sell This Version
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ib54 Qui A Vu Ce Mystère... — Jean-Marc Foussat Augustin Brousseloux, Jean-Marc Foussat, Quentin Rollet Augustin Brousseloux, Jean-Marc Foussat, Quentin Rollet - Qui A Vu Ce Mystère...(CD, Album, Ltd) Improvising Beings ib54 France 2016 Sell This Version
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FR-CD 17 En Respirant — Jean-Marc Foussat Marialuisa Capurso & Jean-Marc Foussat Marialuisa Capurso & Jean-Marc Foussat - En Respirant(CD, Album) Fou Records FR-CD 17 France 2016 Sell This Version
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FR - CD 13 ... D'Où Vient La Lumière ! — Jean-Marc Foussat Jean-Marc Foussat & Jean-Luc Petit Jean-Marc Foussat & Jean-Luc Petit - ... D'Où Vient La Lumière !(CD) Fou Records FR - CD 13 France 2016 Sell This Version
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SHH022CD À La Face Du Ciel ! — Jean-Marc Foussat João Camões, Jean-Marc Foussat João Camões, Jean-Marc Foussat - À La Face Du Ciel !(CD, Album) Shhpuma SHH022CD Portugal 2016 Sell This Version
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KYE 42 The Paris Concert — Jean-Marc Foussat Raymond Boni / Jean Marc Foussat* / Joe McPhee Raymond Boni / Jean Marc Foussat* / Joe McPhee - The Paris Concert(LP, Album, Ltd) Kye KYE 42 US 2016 Sell This Version
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none Sur Fond Noir — Jean-Marc Foussat Jean-Marc Foussat, Michel Kristof, Julien Palomo, Claude Parle, Eric Zinman Jean-Marc Foussat, Michel Kristof, Julien Palomo, Claude Parle, Eric Zinman - Sur Fond Noir(4xFile, WAV, Album) Not On Label (Michel Kristof Self-released) none France 2017
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CF456CD Autres Paysages — Jean-Marc Foussat João Camões, Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Jean-Marc Foussat João Camões, Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Jean-Marc Foussat - Autres Paysages(CD, Album) Clean Feed CF456CD Portugal 2017 Sell This Version
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FR - LP 05 L'homme Approximatif - Tristan Tzara (Chants 1 & 2) — Jean-Marc Foussat Tristan Tzara - J.-M. Foussat* - J. Moss* - J.-F. Pauvros* Tristan Tzara - J.-M. Foussat* - J. Moss* - J.-F. Pauvros* - L'homme Approximatif - Tristan Tzara (Chants 1 & 2)(LP, Album) Fou Records FR - LP 05 France 2017 Sell This Version
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AAR-004, IRA003, CS-25, mm23, none, RAR 04 Substunce Sans Scrupule — Jean-Marc Foussat Jean-Marc Foussat / Georgios Karamanolakis Jean-Marc Foussat / Georgios Karamanolakis - Substunce Sans Scrupule(LP, Album, Ltd, Num) Άγιος Άνθρωπος, Ηρακλής, Coherent States, more mars team, noise-below, Robbery Alarm Records AAR-004, IRA003, CS-25, mm23, none, RAR 04 Greece 2017 Sell This Version
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CS 485 CD When Lowlands Consume The Space — Jean-Marc Foussat Yoko Miura, Jean-Marc Foussat Yoko Miura, Jean-Marc Foussat - When Lowlands Consume The Space(CD, Album, Ltd) Creative Sources CS 485 CD Portugal 2018 Sell This Version
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none Le Corps S'éparpille & La Masse Gravite  — Jean-Marc Foussat Jean-Marc Foussat & Michel Kristof Jean-Marc Foussat & Michel Kristof - Le Corps S'éparpille & La Masse Gravite (2xFile, WAV, Album) Not On Label (Michel Kristof Self-released) none France 2018
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BIS-007-U, FR-CD 30 Entrée Des Puys De Grêle — Jean-Marc Foussat Quentin Rollet, Jean-Marc Foussat, Christian Rollet Quentin Rollet, Jean-Marc Foussat, Christian Rollet - Entrée Des Puys De Grêle(CD, Album) Bisou, Fou Records BIS-007-U, FR-CD 30 France 2018 Sell This Version
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FR-CD28 Surface Calme — Jean-Marc Foussat Bao Luo / Jean-Marc Foussat Bao Luo / Jean-Marc Foussat - Surface Calme(CD, Album) Fou Records FR-CD28 France 2018 Sell This Version