Laura Les
Laura Les | |
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.jpg) Les at Rock im Park 2022 in Germany | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | osno1 |
| Born | December 2, 1994 |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | Music producer, singer, songwriter |
| Member of | 100 gecs |
| Spouse(s) | Gabe Howell (m. 2017; sep. unknown) |
Laura Les (born December 2, 1994), previously known under the moniker osno1, is an American music producer, singer and songwriter best known as one half of experimental electronic duo 100 gecs, alongside Dylan Brady.
Early life
[edit]Les grew up in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.[1] As a teenager, she became interested in music while learning to play guitar.[2] While attending Columbia College[3] in Chicago, where she earned a degree in acoustic engineering,[4] she began releasing music online under the moniker osno1.
Career
[edit]
In 2016, Les released the EP, hello kitty skates to the fuckin CEMETARY, which she describes as "a bunch of songs about dead bodies."[5] She subsequently released the 2017 EP, i just dont wanna name it anything with "beach" in the title. In 2018, Les stopped using the osno1 moniker[6] and released a third EP, Big Summer Jams 2018, under her own name. Big Summer Jams 2018 received positive reviews from music critics, praised as "debauched digital celebrations"[7] by Vice and "a blender of fun” by Tiny Mix Tapes.[8]
Les participated in a remix album of Katie Dey's album Mydata in early 2021.[9] In March 2021, Les officially released her solo single "Haunted" following a positive reception from her fanbase after it was previously played during a virtual DJ set in 2020.[10] The song was subsequently featured in season 2 of the HBO series Euphoria.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Les has cited being transgender as contributing to her exploration of different singing styles, including pitched-up "nightcore style" vocals, which she once used almost exclusively in her music due to her experiences with voice dysphoria.[1] However, in a 2021 Pitchfork interview, she revealed she had begun taking vocal lessons and recording new 100 gecs music with unpitched vocals, saying, "As I've been exploring my voice more, I'm like, 'I can do this.'"[12]
She married illustrator and cartoonist Gabe Howell on October 13th, 2017.[13] Les lived in Chicago from 2013 to 2020, then moved to Los Angeles with Howell to work more closely with Brady.[12][14] As of July 2023, Les currently lives in rural Colorado with her girlfriend, May Leitz.[15]
Discography
[edit]Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| better get sharper; better change yr name |
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| tape 1 - this town makes me sick sometimes |
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| hello kitty skates to the fuckin CEMETARY |
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| i just dont wanna name it anything with "beach" in the title |
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| BIG SUMMER JAMS 2018 |
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Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| xXsAd_PrOm_ReMiXXz_201666Xx |
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| LETHAL POISON FOR THE SYSTEM (with Black Dresses and 99jakes) |
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| REMIXES 2017 |
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Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Haunted" | 2021 | Non-album single |
Guest appearances
[edit]| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Crossed Out" | 2018 | Yung Skrrt | Triple Other |
| "Popular" | Umru | Search Result | |
| "Hard Mode" | 2019 | Andrew Goes To Hell, forcefeeded | Damage Control |
| "Pills and Good Advice" | 2021 | Left at London | T.I.A.P.F.Y.H. |
Songwriting and production credits
[edit]| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Popular" | 2018 | Umru | Search Result |
| "Are You Hanging with the Dead Again?" | XEN99 | Non-album single | |
| "Let It Out" | 2020 | Rico Nasty | Nightmare Vacation |
| "Pussy Poppin" | |||
| "Pills and Good Advice" | 2021 | Left at London | T.I.A.P.F.Y.H. |
| "Kummer" | Bolboi | Non-album single | |
| "I'm Not Perfect" | 2022 | Dreewzy | |
| "Wanna Feel Anything Again" | Die Together in Venus | ||
| "Block Me" | iPod Touch |
Remixes
[edit]| Title | Original artist | Year |
|---|---|---|
| "Anymore" | Lil Aaron featuring Kim Petras | 2019 |
| "Rich Bitch Juice" | Alice Longyu Gao | 2020 |
| "Leaving" | Katie Dey | 2021 |
As part of 100 gecs
[edit]| Album | Year |
|---|---|
| 100 gecs | 2016 |
| 1000 gecs | 2019 |
| 1000 gecs and the Tree of Clues | 2020 |
| Snake Eyes | 2022 |
| 10,000 gecs | 2023 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kim, Michelle Hyun (January 16, 2020). "Meet 100 gecs, the Absurdist Pop Duo Inspired By Everything on the Internet". them. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (December 20, 2019). "100 Gecs and the Art of Not Taking Things Too Seriously". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Lollapalooza Music Festival Comes to Columbia's Front Yard". www.colum.edu. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "This chaotic duo sounds like nothing and everything you've ever heard". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "hello kitty skates to the fuckin CEMETARY". SoundCloud. Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Allanoff, Gabe (December 26, 2018). "Behind the Scenes With Laura Les". Underground Underdogs. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Weather Our Dystopia With the Chaos Pop of Laura Les's Noisey Mix". www.vice.com. August 6, 2018. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "♫ Listen: Laura Les - BIG SUMMER JAMS 2018". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "Katie Dey Announces 'mydata' Remix Album With Laura Les, Tomberlin, & More". Stereogum. January 14, 2021. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Laura Les Actually Grew Up in a Haunted House". PAPER. March 12, 2021. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "'Euphoria' season 2 episode 2 recap: fallout from the fracas". NME. January 17, 2022. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Horowitz, Steven J. (September 7, 2021). "This Is Your Brain on 100 gecs". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Moen, Matt (June 13, 2019). "You've Never Heard Anything Like 100 Gecs". Paper. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Sam (December 4, 2019). "100 gecs bringing unique brand of high-octane pop to Chicago". Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago Public Media. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ Fri, Naomi (July 27, 2023). "World Wide Gecs". New Yorker. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- American women in electronic music
- Musicians from St. Louis
- Transgender women musicians
- LGBTQ people from Missouri
- American LGBTQ singers
- American LGBTQ songwriters
- Transgender singers
- Transgender songwriters
- Hyperpop musicians
- 100 gecs
- American transgender musicians
- Columbia College Chicago alumni
- American transgender women