Devours is the stage name of Jeff Cancade, a
Canadian
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electronic musician.
Originally from
Nanaimo
Nanaimo ( ) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 99,863, and it is known as "The Harbour City." The city was previously known as the "Hub City," which was ...
,
British Columbia
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, Cancade launched the project after moving to Vancouver, British Columbia and coming out as
gay
''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'.
While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late ...
. He released his debut
mixtape ''Dignity'' in 2013, before following up with the full-length mixtape ''21st & Main'' in 2014.
He then released his first official EP ''Avalon'' in 2015, and debut full-length album ''Late Bloomer'' on April 15, 2016 via the independent label Locksley Tapes.
In 2018, he signed to
Artoffact Records
Artoffact Records is a Canadian/ Icelandic record label that concentrates on industrial, postpunk, heavy metal, and electronic music. The label was founded in 1999.
History
In 1997, Jacek Kozlowski laid the groundwork for Artoffact Records. ...
, releasing his second album ''Iconoclast'' on that label in March 2019. The album was preceded by the advance single "Curmudgeon", and supported with a regional tour of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
His music has been described as "a pseudo-goth, synth-heavy electronic project that occupies a uniquely experimental, queer niche in Vancouver" by ''
The Globe and Mail''.
[ Outside of ''Devours'', Cancade has also composed music for television and film.][
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Discography
*''Dignity'' (2013)
*''21st & Main'' (2014)
*''Avalon'' (2015)
*''Late Bloomer'' (2016)
*''Iconoclast'' (2019)
References
External links
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Canadian electronic musicians
Canadian film score composers
Musicians from British Columbia
People from Nanaimo
Canadian gay musicians
Living people
Canadian television composers
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century LGBT people
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