Emil Beaulieau

Real Name:
Ron Lessard
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Emil Beaulieau is the nom de plume of Ron Lessard.

His label's cassettes, purchased via his Xeroxed record lists throughout the 80's, turned many people on to underground sounds. As myth has it, Lessard brought Masami Akita (aka Merzbow) to play at his Lowell record store in the early 80's. As people wandered in, records were playing everywhere, some systems had what appeared to be bubble gum for needles, others seemed to have rusty nails. For whatever reason, that story has stuck with him for a long time.

He currently keeps in print the United Dairies label (Nurse With Wound catalog, etc.) and puts out collectable records, from Merzbow, compilations, F/i / Boy Dirt Car boxes, and the infamous lock groove collections. He also runs a music store in Lowell, MA. His solo performance vehicle is confrontational performance art, inspired by the likes of Paul McCarthy and Mike Kelley.
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RRR 5th 5th Anniversary Boxset Thing — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau / Due Process / Merzbow Emil Beaulieau / Due Process / Merzbow - 5th Anniversary Boxset Thing(5xLP + Box, Ltd) RRRecords RRR 5th US 1989 Sell This Version
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SA 070 Live In Chicago — Emil Beaulieau Merzbow & Emil Beaulieau Merzbow & Emil Beaulieau - Live In Chicago RRRecords SA 070 US 1991 Sell This Version
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none Memories — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau Memories (Album) Pure (4) none US 1994 Sell This Version
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PURE20 Red & Buried — Emil Beaulieau Chop Shop (3) Plays Emil Beaulieau Chop Shop (3) Plays Emil Beaulieau - Red & Buried(CD) Pure (4) PURE20 US 1995 Sell This Version
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none Dedicated To Charlie Ward — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau Dedicated To Charlie Ward (Album) Pure (4) none US 1995 Sell This Version
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none Dedicated To Richard Rupenus — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau Dedicated To Richard Rupenus (Album) Pure (4) none US 1995 Sell This Version
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none Kill The All-Noise Japanese Artists — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau Kill The All-Noise Japanese Artists(CD) Pure (4) none US 1995 Sell This Version
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AMP-015 Decollaboration — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau + Pain Jerk Emil Beaulieau + Pain Jerk - Decollaboration(Cass, Ltd, Num, C42) AMP (3) AMP-015 Japan 1996 Sell This Version
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none Dedicated To Masami Akita — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau Dedicated To Masami Akita (Album) Pure (4) none US 1997 Sell This Version
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none Emil Beaulieau Has A Relapse — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau Has A Relapse Not On Label none US 1997 Sell This Version
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none Stormy Weather / Poisoned Moment — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau / Richard Ramirez Emil Beaulieau / Richard Ramirez - Stormy Weather / Poisoned Moment(CDr) RRRecords none US 2002 Sell This Version
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SAR LP 01 Abusing The Little Ones — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau Abusing The Little Ones Self Abuse Records SAR LP 01 US 2003 Sell This Version
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none Split — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau / Armenia Emil Beaulieau / Armenia - Split(CDr) Bizarre Audio Arts none Ecuador 2003 Sell This Version
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none Moonlight In Vermont — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau Moonlight In Vermont (Album) RRRecords none US 2005 Sell This Version
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CR115 Live In WNY — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau Live In WNY(CDr) Carbon Records CR115 US 2005 Sell This Version
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none 2005 Tour LP — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau / Jessica Rylan / John Wiese Emil Beaulieau / Jessica Rylan / John Wiese - 2005 Tour LP(LP, Ltd) RRRecords none US 2005 Sell This Version
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PCDR33.3 Bigfoot Tour 2005 Free CDR — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau / IDX1274 vs. Ctrl-Alt-Del Emil Beaulieau / IDX1274 vs. Ctrl-Alt-Del - Bigfoot Tour 2005 Free CDR(CDr, Ltd) RRRecords, 13 Miles Out PCDR33.3 US 2005 Sell This Version
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none Fortean Times — Emil Beaulieau Baal Remixes Emil Beaulieau Baal Remixes Emil Beaulieau - Fortean Times(CDr, Album) RRRecords none US 2005 Sell This Version
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HARBINGER 025 America's Greatest Noise — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau America's Greatest Noise(2xLP, Ltd) Harbinger Sound HARBINGER 025 UK 2005 Sell This Version
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none Live @ The Detour - September 5, 2004 — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau / The Earwigs Emil Beaulieau / The Earwigs - Live @ The Detour - September 5, 2004(CDr) RRRecords, Xeno-Terrestrial Spacing Guild Mafia none US 2006 Sell This Version
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PMN001 In The Pale Moon Light — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau In The Pale Moon Light(Cass, Album, C60) Palemoon Productions PMN001 US 2011 Sell This Version
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LH36 One Man Penis / One Man Buttocks — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau One Man Penis / One Man Buttocks(CDr, Album, Ltd, Num, RE) menstrualrecordings LH36 Italy 2012 Sell This Version
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none Driven To Extremes — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau Driven To Extremes(LP, Ltd, Num) Fylkingen Records none Sweden 2013 Sell This Version
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HOS-FDR Polio — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau Polio Hospital Productions HOS-FDR US 2020 Sell This Version
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none We Are The Professionals — Emil Beaulieau Emil Beaulieau + Rubbish Emil Beaulieau + Rubbish - We Are The Professionals(2xLP + Box) RRRecords none US Unknown Sell This Version

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rwortiz

rwortiz

January 6, 2020
In his heyday, this guy took plunderphonics to a whole ‘nother level. His mainstay was his patented Minutoli, a four-armed turntable invented by and named after a friend of his. The tone arms of the player are special snowflakes. One arm is professional, while the other is plastic. With this instrument, Ron tore through many a record in both live and studio recordings. While his output isn’t entirely gold (“Memories” and “Dedicated to Charlie Ward” are perhaps his weakest efforts), he has FAR more hits than misses.

He (along with his label) is nowhere as prominent a figure in the scene as he was back in the 90’s. And from what I’ve heard, he prefers it that way. He said that he’s completely satisfied with what he did with his music and his label, and seems to be more interested in running his store than making more music. And as much as I’d like to hear another “Dedicated to...” album, I’m completely fine that he’s completely fine with his life. Ron still has one hell of a catalog and one heck of a legacy under his moniker. He doesn’t need anything more.

That being said, maybe he should create more Minutolis and sell them. There should be a market for those babies.

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