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Alexandre Navarro | |
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Navarro in his home studio | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | AN, Navarro |
| Born | 27 August 1974 |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Genres | Ambient, Shoegaze, Electronic |
| Instruments | Guitar, Sampler, Modular synthesizer, Synthesizer |
| Labels | Facade Electronics, DISQAN, Archipel, Sem label, Constellation Tatsu, Dronarivm, Laverna, |
| Website | alexandrenavarro |
Alexandre Navarro is a french guitarist from Bordeaux living in Paris, sound experimenter, composer & underground producer.
Navarro is considered as a "French master minimalist composer" He studied electroacoustic music, concrete music and electronic music at Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Bordeaux under the guidance of composer Christian Eloy and Octandre French association. He started an official career with the release of his first album on the swiss Creative Commons label Realaudio. After 7 years of running labels, Alexandre Navarro decided in 2014 to concentrate on his own works. Alexandre Navarro has launched a new label in 2019 called "Les disques imaginations", and then he relaunched "DISQAN" in 2025
Alexandre Navarro has collaborated with German designer Markus Schäfer since 2008, both on his artworks and on his logo, which was created in 2011 and redesigned in 2023.
| Year | Title | Label | Type | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Please, Sit Down | Realaudio | LP | CDR | |
| 2005 | Future Nature | Realaudio | LP | Digital | |
| 2005 | Medium | Archipel | EP | Digital | |
| 2006 | Eko Std. | Standard Klik Music | EP | Digital | |
| 2006 | Dimension | Standard Klik Music | EP | Digital | |
| 2006 | Ame | Archipel | EP | Digital | |
| 2007 | 1001 | Mandorla | EP | Digital | |
| 2008 | Arcane | SEM label | LP | CD | Qwartz Awards 2009 nomination, "section découverte" |
| 2011 | Loka | SEM label | LP | Vinyle | Qwartz Awards 2011 nomination, "section meilleur album" |
| 2012 | Elements | SEM label | LP | Digital | |
| 2012 | Cycles | Laverna | EP | Digital | |
| 2012 | Sketches | Constellation Tatsu | LP | Digital | |
| 2013 | Hozho | SEM label | LP | CD | |
| 2013 | Lost Cities | Dronarivm | LP | Cassette | |
| 2013 | Redfish | SEM label | — | Digital | |
| 2014 | La Danse Des Substances | DISQAN | LP | CD | |
| 2015 | Daimon | DISQAN | — | Digital | |
| 2016 | Routes | DISQAN | LP | CDR carbon | |
| 2017 | Anti-matière | Archipel | LP | Digital | |
| 2018 | Imaginations | Self-released | LP | Cassette | |
| 2019 | Pneuma | DISQAN | EP | Cassette | |
| 2019 | Le liens magnétiques | DISQAN | LP | Cassette | |
| 2020 | Distil | Microrama | EP | Digital | |
| 2020 | 26 impressions de l'âme | DISQAN | LP | Cassette | |
| 2022 | Onde salée | DISQAN | EP | Digital | |
| 2023 | Phases | Handstitched | EP | Cassette | |
| 2023 | Netlabels Works 2004 — 2008 | Self-released | — | Digital | |
| 2023 | Sun-Bolein | Facade Electronics | LP | CD | |
| 2025 | Les Toiles de nuits | Facade Electronics | LP | Digital | |
| 2026 | Naviguer le rêve | Facade Electronics | LP | Digital |
Feature Films
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 2026 | Fasination Street | James Latter | Soundtrack |
Documentaries
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mariannes Noires | Mame-Fatou Niang & Kaytie Nielsen | Soundtrack |
Short Films
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Traveller | James Latter | Soundtrack |
| 2018 | Everything is upstream | Martin Ponferrada | Soundtrack; Award for best music |
| 2021 | Home | James Latter | Soundtrack |
| Année | Titre | Œuvre originale / artistes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts | Piste originale : Brian Eno + David Byrne |
| 2016 | Midi Sans Frontieres | Piste originale : Squarepusher |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southern Shorts Awards | Music Award of Excellence – Best Music | Everything is Upstream | Score for short movie directed by Martin Ponferrada |