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{{short description|French electronic music producer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name         = Fakear
| birth_name   = Théo Le Vigoureux
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1991|5|13|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Caen]], [[Normandy]], [[France]]
| genre        = Electronic, downtempo
| years_active = 2011-present
| label        = Nowadays Records, Théo Le Vigoureux, Caroline France
| image        = fakear.jpg
}}
'''Fakear''' ({{IPAc-en|f|eɪ|ˈ|k|ɪər}}), born Théo Le Vigoureux on 13 May 1991, is a French [[DJ]], [[musician]] and [[Music Producer|producer]] of [[electronic music]].<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=1 May 2018|title=Fakear Interview|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/fakear-interview-french-artist-on-new-album-animal-moving-out-of-france-and-the-electronic-scene-a7062996.html|website=The Independent}}</ref>
== Musical style and influence ==
Boasting a distinct style akin to that of French musician and producer [[Clozee|CloZee]], Fakear's music is best described as "world bass," a term also used to describe [[Clozee|CloZee's]] music.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020|title=About CloZee|url=https://clozee.net/about/|access-date=11 March 2021|website=CloZee}}</ref>
Many of his songs are characterized by [[East Asia]]n influences; there's an emphasis on [[melody]], transparency, the focus on individual instruments, and the use of word orientation. Specifically, [[Japan]]ese influences.
[[Japanese music]] often looks to represent [[natural sounds]]—and the sounds of life itself—through the use of [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[Wind instrument|wind]] and [[string instrument]]s. In [[traditional Japanese music]], there is a noticeable absence of regular [[Chords in music|chords]] and a sparse [[rhythm]]. All of the rhythms are 'ma'-based and silence is an important part of the songs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The History of Japanese Music|url=https://www.audionetwork.com/content/the-edit/inspiration/history-of-japanese-music|access-date=11 March 2021|website=Audio Network}}</ref> Many of these aspects of Japanese music can be heard in Fakear's music.
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Album Title
!Year
!Tracks
|-
|'''Animal'''
|2016
|Sheer-Khan
Silver (feat. Rae Morris)
Animal
La lune rousse (feat. Deva Premal)
My Own Sun
Jonnhae
Red Lines
Le chant du monde
De la luz
Lessons
Le belle ame
Ankara
Light Bullet (feat. Andreya Triana)
Leaving Tokyo (feat. Rae Morris)
Mamaha (Energy Song) [Bonus Track]
Rise (Bonus Track)
Song for Jo (Bonus Track)
|-
|'''All Glows'''
|2018
|Prelude
Something Wonderful (feat. Ana Zimmer)
Lost in Time (feat. Polo & Pan, Noraa & Clément Bazin)
Lost Colors
Chakra
One Chance (feat. Eves Karydas)
Consciousness
Next Life
Tokara
Tonight (feat. Ebenezer)
Sacred Feminine (feat. Ibrahim Maalouf)
Sea Song
Vision (feat. [[Claire Laffut]])
Lou
Give You (feat. [[Anna Majidson]])
Under the Last Tree
|-
|'''Everything Will Grow Again'''
|2020
|Kaishi
Tadlo
Sekoia
Rituals (feat. Luiza Fernandes)
Carrie (feat. Alex Metric)
A New Home
Together
Tokai
Linked
Structurized
Water Lullaby
|-
|'''Hypertalisman'''
|2024
|Elysium
About You
Prism
Healing
Nova
Training Lesson
Ikigai
Inner Forest
|}
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Song
!Format
!Label
|-
|2013
|Lacrimosa
|Single
|Nowadays Records
|-
|2013
|Piece of Little Mind
|Single
|Nowadays Records
|-
|2016
|La belle âme
|Single
|Counter Records*
|-
|2016
|Tigers (Thylacine Remix)
|Single
|Nowadays Records
|-
|2017
|Out of Reach
|Single
|Animal Sauvage Records
|-
|2017
|Give Me a Sign (feat. Dana Williams)
|Single
|Animal Sauvage Records
|-
|2018
|Lost in Time (feat. Polo & Pan, Noraa & Clément Bazin)
|Single
|Counter Records*
|-
|2018
|5th Season (with La fine équipe)
|Single
|Nowadays Records
|-
|2018
|Mana
|Single
|Nowadays Records
|-
|2019
|Nausicaa
|Single
|Caroline Records*
|-
|2019
|Fugitive
|Single
|Caroline Records*
|-
|2019
|Kobra (feat. Pouvoir Magique)
|Single
|Caroline Records*
|-
|2019
|Kanagawa Waves 1831 (with The Geek x VRV & Balkan Bump)
|Single
|Allo Floride Records
|-
|2020
|Kanzan (feat. Fakear) [with CloZee, Pouvoir Magique & Einki)
|Single
|Odyzey Music
|-
|2020
|Carrie (feat. Alex Metric)
|Single
|Caroline France*
|-
|2021
|Shantra (feat. Fakear) [with Pouvoir Magique & Einki)
|Single
|Musiques des Sphères
|-
|2021
|Sanctuary
|Single
|Gravitas Recordings
|-
| colspan="4" |* denotes that the song was published by Théo Le Vigoureux under exclusive license to the listed record label.
|}
*
*''BIRD'', 2011, digital album
* ''PICTURAL EP'', 2011, digital album
* ''BACKSTREET EP'', 2011, digital album
* ''Washin' Machine'', 2012, digital album
* ''Morning In Japan'', 2013, EP
* ''Dark Lands'', 2013, EP
* ''SAUVAGE'', 2014, EP
* ''ASAKUSA'', 2015, EP
* ''Animal'', 2016, album
* ''Vegetal'', 2016, EP
* ''Morning in Japan (Deluxe Edition)'', 2017, EP
* ''Karmaprana'', 2017, EP
* ''All Glows'', 2018, album
* ''Everything Will Grow Again'', 2020, album
== External links ==
* {{Bandcamp|fakear|Official page}}
* [http://soundcloud.com/fakear Fakear's Soundcloud]
== References ==
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[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Counter Records artists]]
[[Category:French electronic musicians]]
[[Category:Musicians from Caen]]
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