David Fenech (born 19 July 1969) is a French composer, guitarist and singer. His style has been described as 'a kind of punk

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'. He uses the studio as an instrument, using a large panel of recording techniques. He has played and recorded with musicians such as Nurse With Wound, Felix Kubin, Jad Fair, Tom Cora, Rhys Chatham, Pascal Comelade, Jac Berrocal, Ghédalia Tazartès, James Plotkin,

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, Ergo Phizmiz, Pierre Bastien, and many others.

Biography

David Fenech received a guitar for his tenth birthday and never ceased making music since then. Between 1990 and 1995, he was very active on the

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network and published tracks on various tape and CD compilations. In 1991, he led the Peu Importe collective in

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. This band played improvised music and punk rock in a spirit close to bands like The Ex or Pere Ubu. David Fenech released his debut solo CD in 2000 on the Tout L'Univers label (reissued by Felix Kubin on Gagarin Records), and then a duet with Moka. His second album called ''Polochon Battle'' was released by inPolysons, a French label. He also plays

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on electric guitar with musicians such as Gino Robair, Tom Cora, Jac Berrocal, Andrea Parkins and has also played duets with musicians like Felix Kubin, Jad Fair, Ergo Phizmiz, Klimperei, James Plotkin,

, Ghédalia Tazartès, etc. He has also worked as a software developer at

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and more recently at L-Acoustics He has run a micro-label Demosaurus that has published 2 cds (Ghédalia Tazartès and Frank Pahl). In 2009, he began working with Jac Berrocal. This collaboration resulted in a record as a trio with Ghédalia Tazartès (Superdisque, on

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) and more recently trios with Jac Berrocal + Vincent Epplay (5 albums) or with Jac Berrocal +

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(Christmas in March - Megaphone / Knock Em Dead)

Selected discography

Solo

*2024 ''Mountains Of Night'' – LP, Jelodanti *2007 ''Polochon Battle'' – CD, Inpolysons *2000 ''Grand Huit'' – CD, Tout L'Univers / LP, Gagarin Records

With Pierre Bastien

* 2022, ''Suspicious Moon'', CD, LP, Improved Sequence

With Jac Berrocal and Ghédalia Tazartès

* 2011, ''Superdisque'', CD, LP, Sub Rosa

With Jac Berrocal and Vincent Epplay

* 2024, ''Broken Allures'', LP, CD, Cold Spring - with Cosey Fanni Tutti and

Jah Wobble John Joseph Wardle (born 11 August 1958), known by the stage name Jah Wobble, is an English bass guitarist and singer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) in the late 1970s and early 1980s; ...

* 2022, ''Zilveli Villa'', Single, AcoustiArc * 2022, ''Transcodex'', LP, Akuphone - CD, KlangGalerie * 2020, ''Exterior Lux'', LP, Akuphone - CD, KlangGalerie * 2019, ''Ice Exposure'', LP, Blackest Ever Black - CD, KlangGalerie * 2017, ''Why'', Single, Blackest Ever Black * 2015, ''Antigravity'', CD, LP, Blackest Ever Black

With Jac Berrocal and
Jason Willett Half Japanese is an American art punk band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair in 1974, after their family's relocation to Uniontown, Maryland. Half Japanese' original instrumentation included a small drum set, which they took turns playin ...

* 2020, Xmas in March, LP, Megaphone + Knock Em Dead Records

With Laurent Perrier

* 2020 ''Plateforme #3'' – LP, Bam Balam records

With Klimperei

* 2021 ''Rainbow de Nuit'' – LP, Marionette records

With Moka

* 2000 ''Les vaches'' – vinyl, Romulus Et Remus

With Peu Importe

* 1996 ''Discotroma 1'' – CD, Le Dernier Cri * 1996 ''Discotroma 2'' – CD, Le Dernier Cri

Compilations

*2020 With Love, Jelodanti - Double LP, Jelodanti (with Arrington de Dionyso, The Work, Palo Alto) *2012 Veterans of the French Underground Meet la Jeune-Garde - CD, Musea (with Daevid Allen, Pierre Bastien, ERikm, Pascal Comelade,

Richard Pinhas Heldon was a French electronic rock band originally active between 1974 and 1978, and led by guitarist Richard Pinhas. Other members included synthesizer player Patrick Gauthier and drummer François Auger. The name of the band was taken from th ...

). *2010 Chansons jamais entendues à la radio - CD, Musea (with Albert Marcoeur, Joseph Racaille). *2009 Assemblage de Pièces Comeladiennes du plus bel effet - CD, Musea (with

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, Pierre Bastien,

). *2008 ''Documents'' – CD, Trace (with Pierre-Yves Macé, Jean-François Pauvros, Hervé Zénouda). *2007 ''Cagesan'' – CD, Beau Brun (with Felix Kubin, Momus, toog, montag, digiki, o.lamm, james harvey). *2006 ''Next to Nothing'' – CD, Optical Sound (with Scanner, Simon Fisher Turner). *2006 ''Tribute to Moondog'' – CD, Trace Label (with Joseph Racaille, Jean-Jacques Birgé) *2001 ''La Musique du Jouet'' – CD, Novel Cell Poem (with Pascal Comelade, Dragibus, Harpy, Klimperei, Frank Pahl) *1999 ''Strings and Stings'' – CD, FBWL (with

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, Noel Akchote,

Loren Mazzacane Connors Loren Mazzacane Connors (born October 22, 1949) is an American guitarist who has recorded and performed under several different names: Guitar Roberts, Loren Mazzacane, Loren Mattei, and currently Loren Connors. His music has touched on many genre ...

)

References

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