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Frigo
12+ albums
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Frigo is an electro-rock trio band based in Rennes (France). Evolving in an off-centre modern electropop, where nothing's really fixed as every track seems to be made of 5 other ones, Frigo studiously build a musical puzzle made of simplicity, efficiency and sobriety as shown by the artwork on the EP & LP sleeves. The band makes ingenuity & minimalism compete. Bright melodies, crystal-like guitar, hypnotic drums, outerspace keyboards + electronica, nearly-dark atmosphere & strange voices give Frigo a unique sound, while some critics may still occasionally evoke somes influences, going from the ghostly eighties sounds of Joy Division, The Cure and Kraftwerk to more actual rock bands such as Radiohead, Trans Am, The Notwist and Boards of Canada. Without any promotion, Frigo's debut Ep “XYZ” (2002) is greeted with enthusiasm by the press (many tracks appears on magazine samplers) and songs are played by many big indie French radios....In the months following XYZ, Frigo takes part in some famous festivals :Vieilles Charrues (with the Cure), Transmusicales (Rennes), Printemps de Bourges. The trio plays many gigs and supports Interpol, Chokebore and Lali Puna on tour...In June 2003, Frigo signs of a contract with DBM/Wagram. The trio records a 2nd Ep, "Teleportation" (2003). This Ep is more ambitious than its predecessor, complex yet accessible thanks to its melodic effectiveness, as heard in the single "Dressed to succeed" which becomes first on the the French indie radio statio
