Akira Rabelais
Vincent Akira Rabelais Carté is an American composer, poet, software programmer and experimental multimedia artist. He is most known for his 2004 record on Samadhi Sound, Spellewauerynsherde, as well as his experimental audio processing software Argeïphontes Lyre, and his works which take inspiration from magic realism.
Akira Rabelais
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- Akira Rabelais
- Birth Name
- Vincent Akira Rabelais Carté
- Born
- 28 March 1966
- Birthplace
- South Texas, U.S.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- composer · musician · software developer
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Vincent Akira Rabelais Carté is an American composer, poet, software programmer and experimental multimedia artist. He is most known for his 2004 record on Samadhi Sound, Spellewauerynsherde, as well as his experimental audio processing software Argeïphontes Lyre, and his works which take inspiration from magic realism.
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Akira Rabelais (born 1966) is an American composer, film score composer and musician, among other activities. The composer was born in Texas.
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• Name — Akira Rabelais • Birth Name — Vincent Akira Rabelais Carté • Born — 28 March 1966 • Birthplace — South Texas, U.S. • Genre — * Electronic • experimental • computer music • ambient • Years Active — 1999–present • Website — akirarabelais.com • Instrument — Computer, piano • Label — Samadhi Sound, Ritornell
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Rabelais began his career on the record label Ritornell, until in 2004 when David Sylvian signed him to his record label Samadhi Sound. In 2004, Rabelais released his now cult classic record Spellewauerynsherde to critical acclaim on the label. The record reportedly samples traditional Icelandic a cappella lament songs. It was reissued on multiple vinyl editions for the first time by Boomkat Editions in 2017. Rabelais has used his own experimental electroacoustic audio processing software, Argeïphontes Lyre, on many of his records. The software is notable for its intricate, often confusing layout which incorporates multimedia elements.
Discography
Studio albums • Elongated Pentagonal Pyramid (1999, Ritornell) • Eisoptrophobia (2001, Ritornell) •...Bénédiction, Draw. (2003, Ortholorng Musork) • Spellewauerynsherde (2004, Samadhi Sound) • A.M. Station (2005, En/Of) • Hollywood (2008, Schoolmap) • Caduceus (2010, Samadhi Sound) • The Little Glass (2015, self-released) • cxvi (2019, Boomkat Editions) • Context in the Moment (2020, Boomkat Editions) • À la recherche du temps perdu (2021, self-released) • 図書館 (2021, self-released)
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