Wapstan

Wapstan (misspelling of the cree word Wapistan meaning 'Marten') is the name of the main musical project of Canadian noise musician Martin Sasseville (born 1980) based in Montreal, Quebec. Originally formed in Saguenay as a project to create experimental sounds influenced by the experience of coldness, Wapstan based most of his sounds as a tribute of the north. The Wapstan sound is often self-described as "hypothermic drones". Wapstan's sound was originally constructed as a vitalist ambiance opposed to the general pessimism of the noise scene.