Maxime Rioux (born October 29, 1959) known by his stage name Maxime De La Rochefoucauld is a Canadian musician and performance artist based in Montreal, Quebec.
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 Système 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 Geneviève Rioux.
Discography
Albums
- Automates Ki, Plastique Records, 1997
- Collection Somnambule, Disques Pout Pout, 2002
- Orchestraki, Storyboard Records, 2006
References
- "Browse by Label: PLASTIQUE RECORDS". Forcedexposure.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- "Maxime de la Rochefoucauld: Collection somnambule ›› Description — actuellecd.com — La boutique des nouvelles musiques". Actuellecd.com. 2004-09-01. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- Archived November 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Maxime Rioux's YouTube channel
- Music for Solo Performer (performance art video illustrating brain waves as a source for Système Ki signals) on YouTube
- Automates Ki in Senegal (live performance) on YouTube
- Article in British music magazine The Wire
- References to several online articles about Maxime De La Rochefoucald
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