
Martial Canterel
Martial Canterel is Sean McBride from Brooklyn, blending avantgarde, minimal synth and industrial on analog synthesizers. A hypnotic electronic concert for underground music fans.
Sean McBride is a Brooklyn-based musician who releases electronic music as Martial Canterel and forms one half of the synth duo Xeno & Oaklander with Liz Wendelbo. He began performing as Martial Canterel in 2002, working exclusively on analog synthesizers and drum machines at the intersection of minimal synth, cold wave and industrial. His records have appeared on Dais Records, Wierd Records and Medical Records, and he is widely credited as a key figure in the American cold wave revival.
Xeno & Oaklander and Martial Canterel are on an autumn tour in the USA in October and November 2025, with stops in Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Xeno & Oaklander released the album 'VIA NEGATIVA (in the doorway light)' on 15 November 2024 on Dais Records - the duo's eighth studio album.
Xeno & Oaklander announced 'VIA NEGATIVA (in the doorway light)' and a release concert at TV Eye in Brooklyn on 20 December 2024.
Xeno & Oaklander released the single 'Magic of the Manifold' and conducted a European spring tour starting in Paris on 14 May 2024.
Xeno & Oaklander performed at Grauzone Festival in The Hague in February 2025.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.