Noël Akchoté
Encyclopedia
Noël Akchoté is a French guitarist
mainly active in the free improvisation
, experimental music
and free jazz
.
, Louis Sclavis
, Daniel Humair
, Jacques Thollot, Sam Rivers
but mostly with Derek Bailey, Eugene Chadbourne
, Fred Frith
, Evan Parker
, Lol Coxhill
, Tim Berne
and George Lewis
.
Later in his carrier he began contributing on albums of David Grubbs
, Luc Ferrari
, David Sylvian
, J. G. Thirlwell
(for his band Steroid Maximus
), Max Nagl, Andrew Sharpley, Jean-François Pauvros and the band Earth
of Dylan Carlson
.
He is the older brother of French electro artist, SebastiAn
.
Discography =
Solo
Contributions
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With David Grubbs
With The recyclers
With Max Nagl
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
mainly active in the free improvisation
Free improvisation
Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the logic or inclination of the musician involved. The term can refer to both a technique and as a recognizable genre in its own right....
, experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
and free jazz
Free jazz
Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and 1950s...
.
Biography
Trained from the age of eight he debuted as a guitarist in 1990. He collaborated with a wide variety of musicians among which Henri TexierHenri Texier
Henri Texier, born , is a French jazz double bassist born in Paris.He is perhaps best-known for his 1960s work with Don Cherry and for his 1980s band the "Transatlantik Quartet", which featured Joe Lovano, Steve Swallow and Aldo Romano...
, Louis Sclavis
Louis Sclavis
Louis Sclavis is a French jazz musician. He performs on clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, including jazz and free jazz...
, Daniel Humair
Daniel Humair
Daniel Humair is a drummer, jazz composer and painter.He is widely renowned and became Chevalier des Arts et Lettres in 1986.He has played with many jazz performers notably Martial Solal, Gerry Mulligan and Eric Dolphy....
, Jacques Thollot, Sam Rivers
Sam Rivers
Samuel Carthorne Rivers , is an American jazz musician and composer. He performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano....
but mostly with Derek Bailey, Eugene Chadbourne
Eugene Chadbourne
Eugene Chadbourne is an American improvisor, guitarist and banjoist. Highly eclectic and unconventional, Chadbourne's most formative influence is free jazz. He has also been a reviewer for Allmusic and a contributor to Maximum RocknRoll.Chadbourne started out playing rock and roll guitar, but...
, Fred Frith
Fred Frith
Fred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew...
, Evan Parker
Evan Parker
Evan Shaw Parker is a British free-improvising saxophone player from the European free jazz scene.Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free jazz and free improvisation, and has pioneered or substantially expanded...
, Lol Coxhill
Lol Coxhill
Lowen Coxhill, generally known as Lol Coxhill is a free improvising saxophonist and raconteur...
, Tim Berne
Tim Berne
Tim Berne is an American jazz saxophone player and composer.Described by critic Thom Jurek as commanding "considerable power as a composer and ... frighteningly deft ability as a soloist," Berne has composed and performed prolifically since the 1980s...
and George Lewis
George Lewis (clarinetist)
George Lewis was an American jazz clarinetist who achieved his greatest fame and influence in the later decades of his life.-Ancestry:...
.
Later in his carrier he began contributing on albums of David Grubbs
David Grubbs
David Grubbs , guitarist, pianist, and vocalist, was a founding member of Squirrel Bait, Bastro, and Gastr del Sol. He has also played in Codeine, The Red Krayola, Bitch Magnet and The Wingdale Community Singers....
, Luc Ferrari
Luc Ferrari
Luc Ferrari was of an Italian heritage but French born composer, particularly noted for his tape music.-Biography:...
, David Sylvian
David Sylvian
David Sylvian is an English singer-songwriter and musician who came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan...
, J. G. Thirlwell
J. G. Thirlwell
James George Thirlwell , aka Clint Ruin, aka Frank Want, aka Foetus, is an Australian vocalist, composer and record producer...
(for his band Steroid Maximus
Steroid Maximus
Steroid Maximus is an instrumental side project of J.G. Thirlwell. Thirlwell is best known for his main band, Foetus. Steroid Maximus contains elements of jazz, big band, avant-garde, soundtrack and exotica styles.-History:...
), Max Nagl, Andrew Sharpley, Jean-François Pauvros and the band Earth
Earth (band)
Earth is an American musical group based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989 and led by guitarist Dylan Carlson.Earth's music is nearly all instrumental, and can be divided into two distinct stages...
of Dylan Carlson
Dylan Carlson
Dylan Carlson is the lead guitarist, lead singer, and only constant member of the Drone doom group Earth.Carlson was born in Seattle, Washington, United States. His father worked for the Department of Defense, and, as a result, as a child he moved quite frequently, living in Philadelphia, Texas,...
.
He is the older brother of French electro artist, SebastiAn
SebastiAn
SebastiAn is a French electro house artist whose reputation started with his first releases on Ed Banger Records in 2005 entitled 'H.A.L.' and 'Smoking Kills '. He's also known for his remixes for artists such as Annie, Daft Punk, Klaxons, The Rapture, Cut Copy, Revl9n & label-mate Uffie...
.
Discography =
Solo
- 2007 - So Lucky (Winter & Winter)
- 2004 - Sonny II (Winter & Winter)
- 2004 - Adult Guitar (Blue Chopsticks)
- 2003 - Perpetual Joseph (Rectangle)
- 2001 - Simple Joseph (Rectangle)
- 1999 - Alike Joseph (Rectangle)
- 1999 - J’en doute encore (notes sur le travail) (Stupeur & trompette)
- 1996 - Picture(s) (Rectangle)
- 1994 - Soundpage(s) (Deux Z)
Contributions
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- 2007 - Social Hide and Seek (of RedRedRed is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
, Universal) - 2006 - BOF Les Invisibles of Thierry Jousse (with David GrubbsDavid GrubbsDavid Grubbs , guitarist, pianist, and vocalist, was a founding member of Squirrel Bait, Bastro, and Gastr del Sol. He has also played in Codeine, The Red Krayola, Bitch Magnet and The Wingdale Community Singers....
, KaterineKaterineKaterine is a surname or given name, and may refer to:Given name* Katerine Avgoustakis, a winner of the 2005 Star Academy show in Belgium* Katerine Moreno , a Bolivian swimmerSurname* Philippe Katerine, a French singer...
, MatmosMatmosMatmos is an experimental electronic music duo originally from San Francisco but now residing in Baltimore signed to the Matador Records label. M. C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel are the core members, but they frequently include other artists on their records and in their performances, including...
, RedRedRed is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
& Andrew Sharpley, Universal) - 2005 - Le Chronatoscaphe
- 2005 - Der Kastanienball (AudioFilm with Jean-Louis CostesJean-Louis CostesJean-Louis Costes is a noise musician, performance artist and film actor. Costes has been described as the French version of GG Allin, though unlike Allin's rudimentary brand of hardcore punk, Costes' music is largely synth-driven, relying heavily on looped beats, overmodulated vocals, and random...
, Jim Thirlwell, Steve BeresfordSteve BeresfordSteve Beresford is a British musician who graduated from the University of York. He has played a variety of instruments, including piano, trumpet, euphonium, double-bass and a wide variety of toy instruments, such as the toy piano. He has also played a wide range of music...
, Ernst ReijsegerErnst ReijsegerERNST REIJSEGER Cellist and composer Ernst Reijseger plays the cello from the age of seven and began as a performing cellist and improviser in 1969. From that time on he developed his own musical vocabulary...
, etc., Winter & Winter) - 2004 - Cabaret Modern (AudioFilm with RedRedRed is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
, Giovanna Cacciola, John GreavesJohn GreavesJohn Greaves was an English mathematician, astronomer and antiquary.-Life:He was born in Colemore, near Alresford, Hampshire. He was the eldest son of John Greaves, rector of Colemore, and Sarah Greaves...
, Jean-Louis CostesJean-Louis CostesJean-Louis Costes is a noise musician, performance artist and film actor. Costes has been described as the French version of GG Allin, though unlike Allin's rudimentary brand of hardcore punk, Costes' music is largely synth-driven, relying heavily on looped beats, overmodulated vocals, and random...
, etc., Winter & Winter) - 2004 - Ecume ou bave (with Jean-François Pauvros and RedRedRed is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
, Signature) - 2003 - Impro-Micro-Acoustique (with Luc FerrariLuc FerrariLuc Ferrari was of an Italian heritage but French born composer, particularly noted for his tape music.-Biography:...
and Roland Auzet, Blue Chopsticks) - 2002 - ¿lennyk.co.uk? (Featureless Electronic Soundscape #261) (with Erik Minkkinen, Andy Bolus and Andrew Sharpley, Signature)
- 2002 - Nom de Code : Sacha (with KaterineKaterineKaterine is a surname or given name, and may refer to:Given name* Katerine Avgoustakis, a winner of the 2005 Star Academy show in Belgium* Katerine Moreno , a Bolivian swimmerSurname* Philippe Katerine, a French singer...
, Margot Abascal, Charlie O and Erick Borelva, Rectangle) - 2002 - 33 (de RedRedRed is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
, Universal) - 2002 - Duets 2 (of Rahsaan Roland KirkRahsaan Roland KirkRahsaan Roland Kirk was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute and many other instruments...
, Leo Records) - 2001 - Mondo-What ? (with Régïs Boulard, Boxpock)
- 2000 - Rien (with Erik Minkkinen and Andrew Sharpley, Winter & Winter)
- 2000 - Love your smile (of AE, with Andrew Sharpley and Emiko Ota, Fresh Air)
- 2000 - Quelque part (of Mendelson, Lithium)
- 2000 - Bande Original (of Luigee Trademarq, Rectangle)
- 2000 - Translucide (of Vincent Courtois, Enja Records)
- 2000 - Hardfiskur (with Régïs Boulard and Régis Huby, Boxpock)
- 1999 - Au Bordel - Souvenirs de Paris (AudioFilm with Sasha Andres, Lol CoxhillLol CoxhillLowen Coxhill, generally known as Lol Coxhill is a free improvising saxophonist and raconteur...
, Dom Farkas, Charlie O, Christophe Minck, etc., Winter & Winter) - 1999 - Goodbye Gary Cooper (of Corin Curschellas, RecRec)
- 1999 - Noël Akchoté et Bruno Meillier (SMI)
- 1998 - Lust Corner (with Marc RibotMarc RibotMarc Ribot born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.His own work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, and composer John Zorn.-Biography:Ribot was...
and Eugene ChadbourneEugene ChadbourneEugene Chadbourne is an American improvisor, guitarist and banjoist. Highly eclectic and unconventional, Chadbourne's most formative influence is free jazz. He has also been a reviewer for Allmusic and a contributor to Maximum RocknRoll.Chadbourne started out playing rock and roll guitar, but...
, Winter & Winter) - 1998 - Live at Les Instants Chavirés (of Evan ParkerEvan ParkerEvan Shaw Parker is a British free-improvising saxophone player from the European free jazz scene.Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free jazz and free improvisation, and has pioneered or substantially expanded...
with Lawrence Cassereley and Joel Ryan, Leo Records) - 1998 - Beautiful Contradiction (of Aki Onda, with Blixa BargeldBlixa BargeldBlixa Bargeld is a composer, author, actor, singer, musician, performer and lecturer in a number of artistic fields...
, Simon Fisher-Turner, Linda SharrockLinda SharrockLinda Sharrock is an American jazz singer....
, Steven Bernstein, Bernard VitetBernard VitetBernard Vitet, born on May 26, 1934 in Paris, is a French trumpetist and composer, co-founder of the first free jazz band in France together with François Tusques, Michel Portal Unit and Un Drame Musical Instantané with Jean-Jacques Birgé and Francis Gorgé in 1976.He belongs to the first meeting...
, etc., All Access) - 1998 - Le sentiment des brutes (of Régis Huby, Transes européennes)
- 1998 - Xmas Songs (7" with Phil MintonPhil MintonPhil Minton is a jazz/free-improvising vocalist and trumpeter.Minton is a highly dramatic baritone who tends to specialize in literary texts: he has sung lyrics by William Blake with Mike Westbrook's group, Daniil Kharms and Joseph Brodsky with Simon Nabatov, and extracts from James Joyce's...
and Lol CoxhillLol CoxhillLowen Coxhill, generally known as Lol Coxhill is a free improvising saxophonist and raconteur...
, Rectangle) - 1997 - Somewhere Bi-Lingual (with Evan ParkerEvan ParkerEvan Shaw Parker is a British free-improvising saxophone player from the European free jazz scene.Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free jazz and free improvisation, and has pioneered or substantially expanded...
, Paul Rogers and Mark Sanders, Siesta) - 1997 - My Chelsea (with Phil MintonPhil MintonPhil Minton is a jazz/free-improvising vocalist and trumpeter.Minton is a highly dramatic baritone who tends to specialize in literary texts: he has sung lyrics by William Blake with Mike Westbrook's group, Daniil Kharms and Joseph Brodsky with Simon Nabatov, and extracts from James Joyce's...
and Lol CoxhillLol CoxhillLowen Coxhill, generally known as Lol Coxhill is a free improvising saxophonist and raconteur...
, Rectangle) - 1997 - Sexe, amour, poésie... (7" of Raymond Chanté, with Dom Farkas and Jean-Louis Pégorier, Rectangle)
- 1997 - Buenaventura Durruti (V/A, Nato)
- 1997 - ICIS (of Guillaume Orti, In Situ)
- 1997 - Voices of Rumantsch (of Corin Curschellas, MGB)
- 1996 - Réel (with Fred FrithFred FrithFred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew...
, Rectangle) - 1996 - Close To The Kitchen (with Derek Bailey, Rectangle, rééd. CD Blue Chopsticks 2003)
- 1996 - Configurations (of Sam RiversSam RiversSamuel Carthorne Rivers , is an American jazz musician and composer. He performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano....
, with Jacques Thollot, Tony HymasTony HymasAnthony 'Tony' Hymas is an English keyboard player, pianist, composer and is well known for being a founding member of Ph.D. He is a very versatile musician and contributes in different styles of music....
and Paul Rogers, Nato) - 1996 - Vivre encore (7" of Jean-Louis CostesJean-Louis CostesJean-Louis Costes is a noise musician, performance artist and film actor. Costes has been described as the French version of GG Allin, though unlike Allin's rudimentary brand of hardcore punk, Costes' music is largely synth-driven, relying heavily on looped beats, overmodulated vocals, and random...
, with Didier Petit, Rectangle) - 1996 - Island songs (of Mike Cooper, Nato)
- 1996 - The Story of Ball Paul (with Anna Luif, Amanita)
- 1995 - Remake of the American Dream (of Tony HymasTony HymasAnthony 'Tony' Hymas is an English keyboard player, pianist, composer and is well known for being a founding member of Ph.D. He is a very versatile musician and contributes in different styles of music....
& Barney Bush, Nato) - 1995 - Machination (of Hélène Labarrière, Deux Z)
- 1995 - Les Films de ma Ville (V/A, Nato)
- 1995 - Rapa nomada (de Corin Curschellas, MGB)
- 1995 - Red Boot (of Noël Akchoté/M.A.O., with Dom Farkas, Hélène Labarrière and Erik Borelva, Deux Z)
- 1995 - Tenga Nina (of Jacques Thollot, Nato)
- 1995 - Racines Radicales (Rectangle)
- 1995 - Mad Nomad(s) (of Henri TexierHenri TexierHenri Texier, born , is a French jazz double bassist born in Paris.He is perhaps best-known for his 1960s work with Don Cherry and for his 1980s band the "Transatlantik Quartet", which featured Joe Lovano, Steve Swallow and Aldo Romano...
, Label Bleu) - 1994 - L'Amour (V/A, Deux Z)
With David Grubbs
David Grubbs
David Grubbs , guitarist, pianist, and vocalist, was a founding member of Squirrel Bait, Bastro, and Gastr del Sol. He has also played in Codeine, The Red Krayola, Bitch Magnet and The Wingdale Community Singers....
- 2002 - Rickets & Scurvy (Drag City)
- 2001 - Thirty-Minute Raven (Rectangle)
- 2000 - Aux Noctambules (Rectangle)
- 2000 - The Spectrum between (Drag City)
- 1999 - The Coxcomb (Rectangle)
With The recyclers
- 1997 - Morceaux Choisis (avec Sasha Andres, Ignatus, KaterineKaterineKaterine is a surname or given name, and may refer to:Given name* Katerine Avgoustakis, a winner of the 2005 Star Academy show in Belgium* Katerine Moreno , a Bolivian swimmerSurname* Philippe Katerine, a French singer...
& Irène JacobIrène JacobIrène Marie Jacob is a French-born Swiss actress considered one of the preeminent French actresses of her generation. Jacob gained international recognition and acclaim through her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski, who cast her in the lead role of The Double Life of Véronique...
, Rectangle) - 1997 - Visit (Deux Z)
- 1996 - The Recyclers (Rectangle)
- 1994 - Rhymes (Deux Z)
With Max Nagl
- 2007 - Big Four Live (avec Max Nagl, Steven Bernstein et Bradley JonesBrad Jones (musician)Brad Jones is a Power pop music producer, and singer/songwriter. He has produced music for Cotton Mather, Matthew Sweet, Imperial Drag, Jill Sobule, and Marshall Crenshaw-Gilt-Flake:Label: Ginger Records Release: June 6, 2000Tracks:*The Blunderbuss...
, Hatology) - 2002 - Big Four (avec Max Nagl, Steven Bernstein et Bradley JonesBrad Jones (musician)Brad Jones is a Power pop music producer, and singer/songwriter. He has produced music for Cotton Mather, Matthew Sweet, Imperial Drag, Jill Sobule, and Marshall Crenshaw-Gilt-Flake:Label: Ginger Records Release: June 6, 2000Tracks:*The Blunderbuss...
, Hatology) - 2001 - Ramasuri (de Max Nagl Ensemble, Hatology)
- 2001 - The Evil Garden (de Max Nagl, avec Lol CoxhillLol CoxhillLowen Coxhill, generally known as Lol Coxhill is a free improvising saxophonist and raconteur...
, Patrice Heral, Josef Novotny et Julie Tippetts, November Music)
Filmography
- 2004 - Les Invisibles (de Thierry Jousse with Laurent LucasLaurent Lucas-Biography:A student of Charles Dullin, Lucas soon became one of the most admired young performers in the Strasbourg National Theatre. He first emerged on the scene with his role in I Hate Love, where he starred as an HIV positive man....
, LioLioLio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...
, Michael LonsdaleMichael LonsdaleMichael Lonsdale , sometimes billed as Michel Lonsdale, is a French actor who has appeared in over 180 films and television shows....
, Margot Abascal) - 2002 - XYZ (de John B. Root, with OvidieOvidieOvidie is a French pornographic actress.- Overview :Ovidie was born in Lille, France. She refuses to give her real name to the press. Her parents are liberals from "a good family background" who were farmers in 2003. She was married; her husband left a teaching position at the University of...
, Ksandra, Elodie Cherie) - 2001 - Nom de Code : Sacha (court métrage de Thierry Jousse with KaterineKaterineKaterine is a surname or given name, and may refer to:Given name* Katerine Avgoustakis, a winner of the 2005 Star Academy show in Belgium* Katerine Moreno , a Bolivian swimmerSurname* Philippe Katerine, a French singer...
, Margot Abascal, Anna KarinaAnna KarinaAnna Karina is a Danish film actress, director, and screenwriter who has spent most of her working life in France. Karina is known as a muse of the director, Jean-Luc Godard, one of the pioneers of the French New Wave...
) - 1999 - Exhibitions (de John B. Root, with Dolly GoldenDolly GoldenDolly Golden is a former pornographic actress.She received an award for Best European Starlet in Brussels in 1997. She appeared in productions in Germany, Italy, Holland, Spain and USA, where the media became interested in her and she appeared on several television shows.She appeared in many...
, Coralie, Karen LancaumeKaren LancaumeKaren Lancaume was a French pornographic film actress. She appeared in around 40 movies between 1996 and 2002. She is best known internationally for her starring role as Nadine in the controversial 2000 film, Baise-moi...
, Elodie Cherie) - 1998 - Le jour de Noël (court métrage de Thierry Jousse with Jacky Berroyer, Claire DenisClaire DenisClaire Denis is a French film director and Professor of Film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Early life:...
, Antoine ChappeyAntoine ChappeyAntoine Chappey is a French actor. He has appeared in over 80 films and television shows since 1989. He starred in the film Nelly, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
, Zinedine SoualemZinedine SoualemZinedine Soualem is an award-winning French film actor. He has appeared in at least five films directed by Cédric Klapisch.-Selected filmography:* JCVD * The Names of Love * Nothing to Declare...
)
- Producer of the album Entretiens avec Jean-Marie Straub, Danielle HuilletJean-Marie StraubJean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet were a duo of filmmakers who made two dozen films between 1963 and 2006...
et Thierry Jousse (3LP/2CD, Rectangle, 1997)