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Maxime De La Rochefoucauld (born October 29, 1959) is the stage name of the Montreal-based musician and performance artist, Maxime Rioux.
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Rioux is best known for his compositions produced on musical instruments that are homemade and often built specifically for a single live performance. Most instruments (usually string or percussion) of his Systeme Ki, as Rioux calls it, are not played directly by a musician. Instead they are mechanically linked to a woofer that is driven by an inaudible, extremely low frequency electrical signal. The signal, in the range of 1-10 Hz, is most often generated on a synthesizer and prerecorded, but may be played live or be generated from other electrical sources.
The name “Ki” refers to the Japanese translation of Qi, the notion of a vital energy that animates all things.
Rioux is the brother of French-Canadian stage and film actress Genevieve Rioux.
Albums
Songs
Fantomatik
Abime
Alentour
Thoracio
Chameau Hongrois
Puisatier
Tell
Souvenirs Clandestins
Doight De Drame
Je T'en Pris
Kudu
Vapeur Mandarine
Fuite Au Coeur De La Nuit
Pandore
Chapati
Neuf
Piki
Reflux Statik
Hexadecimal Formula
Drue
Dandurand
Gerardi
Spleen