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| Birth name | Marie Davidson |
| Born | 1987 (age 36–37) |
| Origin | Montreal, Canada |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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Marie Davidson (born 1987) is a Canadian electronic musician and producer from Montreal.
Career
Davidson was part of the duo Les Momies de Palerme, along with Xarah Dion. Their album, Brûlez ce coeur, was released on Constellation Records in 2010. She has collaborated with various other musicians including Matana Roberts (on her project Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de couleur libres) and David Kristian, and she was part of the orchestral project Land of Kush.
She is also one half of the minimal wave duo Essaie pas, a duo she formed with her partner, Pierre Guerineau. The duo were longlisted for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize for their album Demain est une autre nuit.
Her third solo album, Adieux au dancefloor, was named by Pitchfork as one of "The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2016". The album is themed around Davidson's ambivalent feelings towards dance music and club culture. She released Working Class Woman on Ninja Tune in 2018. She released Renegade Breakdown on Ninja Tune in 2020.
Musical style
Davidson's music has been labelled as techno and minimal wave, with AllMusic's Paul Simpson describing it as "cold, hypnotic minimal wave with analog synthesizers and drum machines, showcasing her intimate yet detached lyrics that are more often spoken than sung." Pitchfork critic Sophie Kemp has stated that the sound of Working Class Woman is "somewhere between spoken word electroclash of Miss Kittin and the dreamy dissonance of Julee Cruise."
Discography
Studio albums
- Perte d'identité (2014)
- Un autre voyage (2015)
- Adieux au dancefloor (2016)
- Working Class Woman (2018)
- Renegade Breakdown (2020)
References
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "Marie Davidson: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Wei, Whitney (17 October 2018). "Techno workaholic Marie Davidson: 'I'm a total maniac who is very hard on myself'". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- "Marie Davidson: Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (30 August 2018). "Marie Davidson joins Ninja Tune for new album, Working Class Woman". Fact. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- Twells, John (4 October 2017). "Marie Davidson's politically-charged techno has a unique Québecois twist". Fact. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- Pelly, Jenn (February 5, 2016). ""Retox" by Essaie Pas Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- Lester, Paul (22 January 2016). "New band of the week: Essaie Pas (No 87)". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- "La new wave et l'electro ont fait leur Riliz Party". Ouest-France (in French). 14 May 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- "Polaris Music Prize unveils long list of albums in Whitehorse". Edmonton Journal, June 15, 2016.
- Sherburne, Philip (8 December 2016). "The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2016". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- Lozano, Kevin (15 October 2016). "Marie Davidon: Adieux Au Dancefloor Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- "Renegade Breakdown, by Marie Davidson & L'Œil Nu". Marie Davidson. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- Kemp, Sophie (10 October 2020). "Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- McDermott, Patrick D. (26 March 2014). "Stream: Marie Davidson, "Perte d'identité"". The Fader. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- James, Matt (21 April 2015). "Marie Davidson: Un Autre Voyage". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- Darville, Jordan (7 October 2016). "Why Marie Davidson Made A Cathartic Minimal Dance Record". The Fader. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- Slingerland, Calum (30 August 2018). "Marie Davidson Announces 'Working Class Woman' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- Christian Eede (2020-08-12). "Marie Davidson Reveals New Album, 'Renegade Breakdown'". The Quietus.