Born 1955 in Oran, Jean-Marc Foussat created
several ephemeral experimental groups in the mid-1970s. He first played
the guitar, before preferring the analog synthesizer and magnetic tapes. At the end of the 1970s he began recording improvised music concerts (
Derek Bailey, Steve Lacy, Massacre, Carlos Zingaro,
Joëlle Léandre, etc.) and
collaborated with labels such as Incus, Hat Hut, Tzadik, Rec Rec,
Celluloïd, Rectangle...
In 1981, he publishes "Abattage", his first solo album. Ten
years after, he goes back on stage with the group Marteau Rouge,
accompanied by
Makoto Sato on drums and
Jean-François
Pauvros on
electric guitar. In 2005 he started "Aliquid", with saxophonist Sylvain
Guerineau, and little by little, will play more and more regularly with
many improvised music actors in France and elsewhere. At the end of 2012 he launched his label Fou Records.
