My Way (Akufen album)

My Way is the 2002 debut studio album by Akufen, the stage name of Canadian electronic musician Marc Leclair. The album is considered a significant work in the development of glitch music and microhouse. It is characterized by its extensive use of granular synthesis and microsampling techniques, creating fragmented and often disorienting soundscapes from manipulated snippets of existing recordings, primarily radio broadcasts and found sounds. The album's tracks are generally short, dense, and rhythmically complex, with an emphasis on texture and sound design over traditional melodic structures. My Way was released to critical acclaim and is recognized for its innovative and influential approach to electronic music production. Key features include its heavy reliance on software-based audio manipulation, its distinctive sonic palette derived from unexpected sources, and its exploration of the boundary between music and noise.