Fursy Teyssier

Fursy Teyssier (born 22 September 1985) is a French songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist musician, album cover artist and animated film director. He is most known for being the creator, leader, guitarist, bass guitarist and lead vocalist of shoegazing band Les Discrets. He is currently live bass guitarist for Empyrium. He is also the former guitarist and bass guitarist of Amesoeurs, and the former live bassist of Alcest (he also composed and performed "Abysses" in Écailles de Lune).[1] Since 27 December 2015 he is a live member of German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak; he previously directed the music video for their song "The Wood Hag".[2]

Fursy Teyssier
Fursy Teyssier performing with Les Discrets at the Roadburn Festival, 2017.
Background information
Born	22 September 1985
Genres	Shoegazing, black metal, post-punk
Instruments	vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
Associated acts	Les Discrets, Alcest, Amesoeurs, The Vision Bleak
Website	http://www.lesdiscrets.com/

As a cover artist, he has made cover art for most of Alcest and Les Discrets' albums, and for various other bands, including Agalloch and Morbid Angel.[3] He also directed several animated short films.[4]

Discography

Amesoeurs

• Amesoeurs (2009)

Studio albums

• Septembre et Ses Dernières Pensées (2010)
• Ariettes oubliées... (2012)
• Prédateurs (2017)

Split releases

• Les Discrets / Alcest with Alcest (2009)
• Les Discrets / Arctic Plateau with Arctic Plateau (2011)

As a guest

• Alcest - Écailles de Lune (2010) - composer, keyboards and various others in "Abysses"
• Arctic Plateau - The Enemy Inside (2012) - backing vocals in "Loss and Love"

Cover art

• Fake Oddity - Pink Strasse (2005)
• Amesoeurs - Ruines Humaines (2006)
• Alcest - Souvenirs d'un autre monde (2007)
• The American Dollar - The Technicolour Sleep (2007)
• Alcest/Angmar - Aux Funérailles du Monde.../Tristesse Hivernale with Angmar (2007)
• Miserere Luminis - Miserere Luminis (2008)
• Lantlôs - Lantlôs (2008)
• Underjordiska/Spectral Lore - Underjordiska/Spectral Lore (2008)
• Neun Welten - Destrunken (2009)
• Amesoeurs - Amesoeurs (2009)
• Woods of Ypres - Allure of the Earth (2009)
• Arctic Plateau - On a Sad Sunny Day (2009)
• Alcest/Les Discrets - Alcest/Les Discrets (2009)
• Alcest - Écailles de Lune (2010)
• Agalloch - The Wooden Box (2010)
• The Northern Ontario Black Metal Preservation Society - Future Northern Prosperity (2010)
• Les Discrets - Septembre et Ses Dernières Pensées (2010)
• Compilation of various artists - Whom The Moon A Nightsong Sings (2010)
• Drudkh - Handful of Stars (2010)
• Lantlôs - .neon (2010)
• Woods of Ypres - Home (2011)
• Les Discrets/Arctic Plateau - Les Discrets/Arctic Plateau (2011)
• Morbid Angel - Illud Divinum Insanus – The Remixes (2012)
• Alcest - Les Voyages de l'Âme (2012)
• Arctic Plateau - The Enemy Inside (2012)
• Les Discrets - Ariettes oubliées... (2012)
• Apocynthion - Sidereus Nuncius (2013)
• Sombres Forêts - La mort du soleil (2013)
• Trees of Eternity - Hour of the Nightingale (2016)
• God is an Astronaut - Epitaph (2018)

Notes and references

1. "Fursy Teyssier on Metal Storm".
2. The Vision Bleak – Facebook (December 27, 2015)
3. "Fursy Teyssier - Discography".
4. "Les Discrets/Fursy Teyssier official website".