Hint
France · formed 1994 · last active 2020
Hint is a French avant-garde industrial/noise-rock duo from Angers formed in 1993-94 by multi-instrumentalists Arnaud Fournier and Hervé Thomas, backed by sound engineer Pascal Ianigro. Across albums like 100% White Puzzle, Product Topology, Dys- and Wu-Wei they fused dissonant guitars, screaming saxophone/trumpet, samples and industrial rhythms with ethereal, cinematic and traditional-music passages, including a split 7" with Unsane and a 2009 collaborative tour with electronic act EZ3kiel.
SCORE PROFILE
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WHY THOSE SCORES
- Jazzy 2 — Multi-instrumentalist Arnaud Fournier plays saxophone and trumpet in the band's brass-inflected arrangements (w-fenec.org bio).
- Hardcore 1 — Sound is built on 'noisy alternative rock' and split-released a 7" with noise-rock band Unsane (French Wikipedia, w-fenec.org).
- Technical 4 — Meticulous multi-instrumental sound-collage songwriting from a duo (Arnaud Fournier, Hervé Thomas) plus sound engineer Pascal Ianigro layering samples (w-fenec.org).
- Glitch 6 — Described as blending 'industrial rhythmics' with samples and 'unsettling sound effects' woven into songs (w-fenec.org, French Wikipedia).
- Theatrical 2 — Composed the score for the film/soundtrack project 'Phago-Cité' (2006) (French Wikipedia).
- Folk 5 — Biography explicitly cites 'traditional/ethnic music' incursions within their sound (w-fenec.org, French Wikipedia).
- Drone 1 — Some sustained, texture-first passages noted amid the noise-collage material (w-fenec.org).
- Ambient 5 — Bio describes 'aerial, cinematographic atmospheres' alongside the industrial noise elements (w-fenec.org, French Wikipedia).
MEMBERS
- Arnaud Fournierguitar, saxophone, trumpet, flute, vocals
- Hervé Thomasbass, guitar, vocals
- Pascal Ianigrosound engineering / production
CONNECTIONS
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