Les Discrets is a French

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project created and led by Fursy Teyssier 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 ''

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'' in March 2010, '' Ariettes oubliées...'' in February 2012. Winterhalter left the band in 2013 to focus on his duties for

Alcest Alcest () is a French post-black metal band from Bagnols-sur-Cèze, founded and led by Neige (musician), Neige (Stéphane Paut). It began in 2000 as a black metal solo project by Neige, then became a trio, but members Aegnor and Argoth left the ...

. The band's third album '' Prédateurs'', was released 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 alongside Fursy's other band Phest. Fursy, who is also an illustrator and film director, wanted to express concepts in music 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

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 band's website stating that composition for the 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 with musicians Audrey Sylvain and Fursy Teyssier in the summer of 2004. Their goal was to create music that "reflects the dark side ...

. Fursy was a live member of

until June 2010, while Winterhalter is the band's full-time drummer. In 2013, Fursy announced that, by mutual decision, both Winterhalter and live bassist Neige were leaving Les Discrets 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 an Instagram post at September 12, 2022, 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 also said that Les Discrets would most likely not perform live again because he does not enjoy reproducing the music in a live setting.

Band members

Current * Fursy Teyssier –

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(2003–present), keyboards (2011-present) * Audrey Hadorn – vocals (2009–present), keyboards (2016–present) Former * Winterhalter –

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

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(2011–2013) * Jean Joly – drums (2016–2017) * Miguel – guitar (2016–2017) * Brice – bass (2016–2017)

Timeline

Discography

;Studio albums * ''

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'' (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 Tey ...

'' 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) * * ''Viree 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 Discr ...

'' (October 2010)

References

External links

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