Les Discrets is a French

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project created and led by

Fursy Teyssier Fursy Teyssier (born 22 September 1985) is a French songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist musician, album cover artist and animated film director. He is most known for being the creator, leader, guitarist, bass guitarist and lead vocalist of sh ...

as a "platform gathering music and art." Teyssier was the sole member of the band until 2009, when he was joined by Audrey Hadorn and Winterhalter. Les Discrets released ''

Septembre et Ses Dernières Pensées ''Septembre et Ses Dernières Pensées'' ( en, September and Its Last Thoughts) is the debut album from French band Les Discrets. It was released on 26 March 2010 through Prophecy Productions. Track listing Personnel Les Discrets * Fursy T ...

'' in March 2010, '' Ariettes oubliées...'' in February 2012 and, after Winterhalter left the band in 2013, '' Prédateurs'', in April 2017, which saw a transition towards an

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and

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-oriented sound. The band considers its name to mean "Those who keep silent", although "The Discreet Ones" would be more an accurate translation.

History

Les Discrets was formed in 2003 as a musical side-project beside Phest, of which

was a member, as a way for Fursy, who is also an illustrator, to express concepts similar to those found within his art. Fellow French musicians, Winterhalter and Audrey Hadorn, soon joined the line-up. Les Discrets signed a five-album contract with German record label

Prophecy Productions Prophecy Productions is an international record label, founded in Germany by Martin Koller in 1996. It proclaims promoting "transcendental ..captivating music".

in April, 2009.Les Discrets signing announcement
Prophecyproductions.de. Retrieved 2010-08-23. The band released a split EP with

Alcest Alcest is a French post-black metal band from Bagnols-sur-Cèze, founded and led by Neige (Stéphane Paut). It began in 2000 as a black metal solo project by Neige, soon a trio, but following the release of their first demo in 2001, band membe ...

in December of the same year, and went on to release their first full-length album, ''

'', in March, 2010. According to the German ''Sonic Seducer'' magazine, the album features dark, romantic music that cannot be attributed to any single genre. On July 18, 2010, Fursy posted an update on the official site stating that composition for a second album had been completed, and that the studio had already been booked for its recording. Both Fursy and Winterhalter were members of the now-disbanded

Amesoeurs Amesoeurs was a French post-punk/post-black metal band. A side project of Neige of Alcest, the group was formed in the summer of 2004 in Bagnols-sur-Cèze with the purpose of creating music that "reflects the dark side of the industrial era and ...

, and Fursy has also been a live member of

until June 2010, for which Winterhalter is a full-time drummer. In 2013, Teyssier announced that, in a common decision, both Winterhalter and live bassist Neige were leaving the band to focus more on their main band,

. The band's third studio album, '' Prédateurs'', was released on

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on April 21, 2017. In a September 12 2022 Instagram post, Fursy said that the absence of new material was due to his full-time work as a film animator. He said that he was open to doing another album "...when inspiration fully comes back." However, he said that Les Discrets would most likely not perform again due his not enjoying live shows.

Band members

Les Discrets @ Roadburn Festival 2017 05

Current *

–

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(2003–present),

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(2011-present) * Audrey Hadorn – vocals (2009–present), keyboards (2016–present) Live members * Jean Joly – drums (2016–present) * Miguel – guitar (2016–present) * Brice – bass (2016–present) Former * Winterhalter –

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(2009–2013) Former live * Neige – bass (2011–2013) * Zero – guitars,

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(2011–2013)

Timeline

Discography

;Studio albums * ''

'' (March 2010) * '' Ariettes oubliées...'' (February 2012) * '' Prédateurs'' (April 2017) ;Live albums * ''Live at Roadburn'' (June 2015) ;Split releases * ''

Les Discrets / Alcest ''Alcest / Les Discrets'' (or ''Les Discrets / Alcest'') is a split EP by French shoegazing bands Alcest and Les Discrets, released on November 30, 2009 by Prophecy Productions. This is the release debut of Les Discrets; its leader Fursy Teyssier ...

'' with

(November 2009) * ''

Les Discrets / Arctic Plateau ''Les Discrets/Arctic Plateau'' is a split record by les Discrets and Arctic Plateau released in 2011, giving an insight in the artists upcoming releases, '' Ariettes oubliées...'' and'' The Enemy Inside'' respectively. The artwork was done by ...

'' with Arctic Plateau (September 2011) ;Extended plays * ''Les Discrets'' (2006) * ''Virée Nocturne'' (August 2016) * ''Rue Octavio Mey / Fleur Des Murailles'' (April 2017) ;Compilation appearances * ''

Whom the Moon a Nightsong Sings ''Whom the Moon a Nightsong Sings'' is a compilation album by various neofolk and metal artists. It was released through Prophecy Productions on October 29, 2010. Artists featured on the compilation album include Ulver, Nest, Syven, Les Disc ...

'' (October 2010)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Discrets French post-rock groups Shoegazing musical groups Musical groups established in 2003 Post-metal musical groups Blackgaze musical groups