Igor Wakhévitch born May 12, 1948, Provence, France, son of the art director Georges Wakhévitch, was an avant-garde French composer who released a series of studio albums in the 1970s and composed the music for the
Salvador Dalí opera Etre Dieu. He was a contemporary of similar avant-garde, electronic composers, such as
Pierre Henry, who was also born and based in Paris. He is a relatively unknown composer but gained a small cult following through praises from
Nurse with Wound (on the list of influences in their first album),
Michael Gira of
Swans and a review of one of his studio a…
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