Antoine Aureche
| Antoine Aureche | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Antoine Aureche |
| Born |
4 December 1981 Annecy, France |
| Genres | Progressive rock, electro, experimental music |
| Occupation(s) |
Musician producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, guitar |
| Labels | Urgence Disk (CH) |
| Website |
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Antoine Aureche (born 4 December 1981) is a French musician: guitarist, singer, electro producer and composer. He is mainly known (as Operation Of The Sun) for his duet with Desireless, French pop star of the 80s. His work is a bridge between different worlds: from classical music to electro & pop, through progressive, symphonic, dark & experimental music.
Biography
Influenced by bands such as King Crimson, Gentle Giant and Robert Wyatt, he created at the end of the 90s his first band, Thork, and produced a first album (Urdoxa, 2000).
In 2006, Antoine Aureche created his acoustic project TAT, which allowed him to sign with the Swiss label Urgence Disk Records and to produce three albums (Quinta Essentia, 2006, Le Sperme De Tous Les Métaux, 2007, and Testament, 2010). The purpose of TAT is experimental: to make a musical alchemy. Through this project, TAT collaborated with several underground artists such as Le Chiffre, Vx69 of Punish Yourself, Laurie Lipton & Laurent Courau (from the Adobe Of Chaos).
Antoine finally created Operation Of The Sun, last improbable idea which allowed him to play a music which he had never played up to now: dancefloor electro music. Antoine produced a retrofuturistic debut album, Solar Squirrels Exodus, in 2009, and Désir Parabolique in 2011. This project led him to collaborate with new artists, such as Greta Gratos & The Eternal Afflict.
In 2011, Antoine also met Desireless, and decided to create with her a new duet called Desireless & Operation of the sun. This project, like a bridge between pop and underground music, was supported by many collaborators such as Sue Denim of Robots In Disguise, Solar Fake, People Theatre, Oil 10, BAK XIII, Psyche. Since then, and Antoine plays guitars and sings in concert with Desireless all over Europe (shows in Russia, Germany, Slovakia, Belarus, Belgium, Switzerland & France), from festivals (Wave Gotik Treffen, Montereau Confluences) to 80's shows (featuring artists such as: Lio, Sabrina, Samantha Fox, Precious Wilson of Eruption, Sandra).
Hohner endorsement
Antoine Aureche is endorsed by Hohner, such as Bob Dylan for harmonicas, and he plays the G3T Hohner guitar.
Discography (with Thork)
- Urdoxa (2000) (as composer, singer and guitarist)
- Weila (2004) (as composer only)
Discography (as TAT)
- Quinta Essentia (LP/CD, 2006) (as composer, singer, guitarist and electro producer)
- Le Sperme De Tous Les Métaux (LP/CD, 2007) (as composer, singer, guitarist and electro producer)
- Testament (LP/digital, 2010) (as composer, singer, guitarist and electro producer)
Discography (as Operation of the Sun)
- Solar Squirrels Exodus (LP/CD, 2009) (as composer, singer, guitarist and electro producer)
- Désir Parabolique (LP/CD, 2011) (as composer, singer, guitarist and electro producer)
Discography (as Desireless & Operation of the sun)
- L'Oeuf Du Dragon (EP/digital, 2012) (as composer, singer, guitarist and electro producer)
- Remixes Draconiques (EP/digital remixes, 2012) (as composer, singer, guitarist and electro producer)
- L'Oeuf Du Dragon (EP/CD, 2013) (as composer, singer, guitarist and electro producer)
- Noun (LP/CD, 2014) (as composer, singer, guitarist and electro producer)
- Nexus (LP/digital remixes, 2014) (as composer, singer, guitarist and electro producer)
- Un Seul Peuple (LP/CD, 2014) (as composer, singer, guitarist and electro producer)
- 2011-2015 (LP/digital best of, 2015) (as composer, singer, guitarist and electro producer)
References
About Antoine Aureche & Desireless:
- Antoine Aureche – Biography
- Desireless – Biography
- Discogs page
- Desireless & Operation Of The Sun official bandcamp page
- Thork website
About the Hohner endorsement: