Headscan
{{Short description|Canadian music duo}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| origin = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| genre = Post-industrial
EBM
Electronica
Industrial
Electro-industrial
Alternative dance
| years_active = 1986–present
| label = Artoffact Records
| associated_acts =
| current_members = Claude Charnier
Christian Pomerleau
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Headscan is a Canadian music duo, composed of electronic musician Claude Charnier and singer Christian Pomerleau, based in Montreal, Quebec.[http://www.chaindlk.com/interviews/Headscan/ "Headscan"]. Chain D. L. K, 8 May 2003. Marc Urselli The pair combines dark trance and industrial dancefloor-oriented electronic and acoustic music.[http://releasemagazine.net/Onrecord/orheadscansam.htm "Headscan SHAPER AND MECHANIST"]. Release Magazine, January 3, 2002. JOHAN CARLSSON
History
Charnier and Pomerleau have been active in Montreal’s local alternative music scene,[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/headscan-pattern_recognition "Headscan Pattern Recognition"]. Exclaim!, By Mike Adair Apr 01, 2006 particularly within the techno industrial outfit Insurgent. Their first album, Shaper and Mechanist, was released in 2001, and was a theme album based on work of novelist Bruce Sterling.[http://www.thedosemag.com/archive/interview/Headscan "Headscan"]. The Dose Magazine, July 2006
In 2005 they released two singles, as well as an album, Pattern Recognition. Reviews were mixed.{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20060513182953/http://www.legendsmagazine.net/156/headscan.htm "CD Review Headscan – “Pattern Recognition”"]}}. Legends Magazine, ISSUE 156 February, 2006 By Marcus Pan[http://zeromagazine.nu/2006/02/23/headscan-pattern-recognition/ "Headscan – Pattern Recognition"]. Zero Magazine, 2006-02-23 Philip Assarson[http://www.popmatters.com/review/headscan_pattern_recognition/ "Headscan Pattern Recognition:], Pop Matters, by Evan Sawdey
1 March 2006 Their music was released on Artoffact Records and licensed in Europe to Alfa Matrix. In 2008 the band played at the Kinetik Festival, and their single "Lolife" was included on a compilation CD, KINETIK FESTIVAL VOLUME 2.
Discography
=Albums=
- Shaper and Mechanist (2001)
- Uturn 2: An Exploration in Techno (2002, split album with Implant)
- Pattern Recognition (2005)
=EPs=
- High-Orbit Pioneers (2000) Limited CD release, approximately 100 copies
- Dead Silver Sky (2004)
=Singles=
- Lolife 1 (2005)
- Lolife 2 (2005)
References
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External links
- [http://www.headscan.ca/ Official Website]
- [http://headscan.bandcamp.com Headscan] on Bandcamp
- [https://soundcloud.com/headscan Headscan] on SoundCloud
- [http://www.myspace.com/headscan Headscan] on MySpace
- [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Headscan Headscan] on Discogs
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Category:Canadian electronic music groups
Category:Musical groups from Montreal
Category:Canadian industrial music groups