ron ics , ▁producer ). ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Avec ▁Sans ▁is ▁taken ▁from ▁French , ▁meaning : ▁with ▁without . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Avec ▁Sans ▁are ▁Alice ▁Fox ▁and ▁Jack ▁St ▁James ▁from ▁Manchester ▁and ▁Tr in idad ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Avec ▁Sans ▁started ▁performing ▁live ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁They ▁quickly ▁gained ▁recognition ▁for ▁their ▁ener get ic ▁live ▁shows , ▁which ▁involve ▁hack ed ▁Nov ation ▁launch p ads ▁used ▁in ▁tan dem ▁t ilt ed ▁towards ▁the ▁audience . ▁Jack ▁has ▁fil med ▁performances ▁using ▁ 1 6 ▁launch p ads ▁at ▁once ▁and ▁has ▁helped ▁Nov ation ▁demo ▁and ▁launch ▁new ▁products ▁online . ▁ ▁Press ▁supp or ters ▁include ▁The ▁Guardian , ▁who ▁said ▁of ▁their ▁music : ▁" it ' s ▁a ▁s oph istic ated ▁slice ▁of ▁del icate ▁synth pop ▁with ▁more ▁interesting ▁production ▁touch es ▁and ▁mel od ic ▁hook s ▁than ▁most ▁bands ▁can ▁must er ▁in ▁a ▁career ." ▁Other ▁press ▁support ▁for ▁Avec ▁Sans ▁has ▁also ▁come ▁from ▁publications ▁including : ▁Music ▁Week , ▁Cl ash , ▁V H 1 , ▁No ise y , ▁MTV ▁I gg y , ▁PR S ▁for ▁Music ▁M ▁Magazine , ▁Fred ▁Perry ▁Sub c ulture , ▁Art ro cker , ▁Digital ▁Sp y , ▁Pop ▁Justice , ▁Elle ▁Magazine , ▁Hung er ▁TV , ▁Not ion , ▁Wonder land ▁and ▁T idal ▁( service ) ▁who ▁featured ▁them ▁on ▁their ▁electronic ▁music ▁play list ▁for ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5