Les Discrets

Les Discrets is a French post-rock project created and led by Fursy Teyssier as a "platform gathering music and art."[1] 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 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 indie rock and trip hop-oriented sound.[2]

Les Discrets
Les Discrets at Roadburn Festival, 2017.
Les Discrets at Roadburn Festival, 2017.
Background information
OriginFrance
GenresPost-rock, post-metal, shoegazing, blackgaze, indie rock, trip hop
Years active2003–present
LabelsProphecy Productions
MembersFursy Teyssier
Audrey Hadorn
Past membersWinterhalter
WebsiteLes Discrets / Fursy Teyssier official website

The band considers its name to mean "Those who keep silent", although "The Discreet Ones" would be more an accurate translation.[3]

History

Les Discrets was formed in 2003 as a musical side-project beside Phest, of which Fursy Teyssier was a member, as a way for Fursy, who is also an illustrator, to express concepts similar to those found within his art.[2] 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 in April, 2009.[4] The band released a split EP with Alcest in December of the same year, and went on to release their first full-length album, Septembre et Ses Dernières Pensées, in March, 2010.[2] According to the German Sonic Seducer magazine, the album features dark, romantic music that cannot be attributed to any single genre.[5] 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, and Fursy has also been a live member of Alcest 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, Alcest.[2]

The band's third studio album, Prédateurs, was released on Bandcamp on April 21, 2017.[6]

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. [7]

Band members
Fursy Teyssier at Roadburn Festival 2017

Current

Live members

  • Jean Joly – drums (2016–present)
  • Miguel – guitar (2016–present)
  • Brice – bass (2016–present)

Former

  • Winterhalter – drums (2009–2013)

Former live

Timeline

Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
  • Live at Roadburn (June 2015)
Split releases
Extended plays
  • Les Discrets (2006)[9]
  • Viree Nocturne (August 2016)
  • Rue Octavio Mey / Fleur Des Murailles (April 2017)
Compilation appearances

References
  1. "Fursy Teyssier & les Discrets - animated film director & Music". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
  2. "Les Discrets | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. "Les Discrets". Les-discrets.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. Les Discrets signing announcement Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Prophecyproductions.de. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  5. Lüthy, Juliane. "Les Discrets". Sonic Seducer (in German). Vol. 17, no. 4–2010.
  6. "Prédateurs, by Les Discrets". Les-discrets.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. "Fursy & les Discrets on Instagram: "Dear friends, It's been almost 3 years that I haven't post anything on social medias. I have received so many messages wondering what happened haha, thanks, it's very nice. Well... Very simple: I disconnected from social medias and focused on film making (Animated films) which is my job. I am having the best experiences in doing movies and current projects as a feature film director that need 300% focus. Audrey and I also moved to the countryside so we enjoy life in the woods and in the garden growing tomatoes and planting fruit trees. I swear, it's much better for mental health than any facebook post :-D Music wise I have to say there is not much going on, all my creativity goes into film making and I am immensely happy with that, but I know I will soon make music again. I want to keep making albums according to my inspiration only and will do another one only if and when inspiration fully comes back. I didn't touch my guitar in 4 years, at all. But since a few weeks I start again playing, which is maybe a good sign for les Discrets. Who knows :) I also want to say that there is almost no chance that we play live with les Discrets anymore. I love to create music but hate to reproduce it over and over. Live ain't for me I'm afraid. Whatever happens in the future, I doubt I will be managing the social medias anymore, so I will ask the team at Prophecy Production to do it, hopefully they will accept. :) They are a bunch of lovely people who'll take care of this page and keep the catalog of vinyls, CDS, and merch available! I won't read any messages, not post anything else. Wishing you all the best, thank you so much, all of you for the support, kind words all over the years. Fursy PS: I'll keep playing bass with Empyrium, those who are coming: See you at Prophecy Fest in a couple weeks!"".
  8. "Les Discrets | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  9. "Les Discrets - Les Discrets User Opinions". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
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