Headscan

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Headscan
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres Post-industrial
EBM
Electronica
Industrial
Electro-industrial
Alternative dance
Years active1986present
Labels Artoffact Records
MembersClaude Charnier
Christian Pomerleau

Headscan is a Canadian music duo, composed of electronic musician Claude Charnier and singer Christian Pomerleau, based in Montreal, Quebec. [1] The pair combines dark trance and industrial dancefloor-oriented electronic and acoustic music. [2]

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History

Charnier and Pomerleau have been active in Montreal’s local alternative music scene, [3] 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. [4] [2]

In 2005 they released two singles, as well as an album, Pattern Recognition. Reviews were mixed. [5] [6] [7] 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

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Singles

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Headscan SHAPER AND MECHANIST". Release Magazine, January 3, 2002. JOHAN CARLSSON
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  7. "Headscan Pattern Recognition:, Pop Matters, by Evan Sawdey 1 March 2006