Faunts
| Faunts | |
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| Origin | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | Synthrock, dream pop, space rock, new prog, post-rock, new wave revival, ambient |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Friendly Fire |
| Website | http://www.faunts.com |
| Members | |
| Steven Batke Paul Arnusch Tim Batke Rob Batke Scott Gallant |
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| Past members | |
| Joel Hitchcock Nathan Seatter |
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Faunts is an electronic rock band from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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[edit] History
Faunts was formed in the fall of 2000 by two brothers Steve and Tim Batke. Faunts are released on Friendly Fire Recordings. In 2005, their debut album High Expectations/Low Results was well-received.[1] In 2006, a 40-minute EP entitled M4 was released that grew out of music crafted to accompany short films for the Film and Video Arts Society.[2][3] One of the tracks from the M4 (M4, Pt. II) was featured during the final credits of Bioware's 2007 RPG Mass Effect.[4] This raised the band's profile and "a sizeable new audience was exposed to Faunts’ moody, subdued melodies".[5] On November 18, they released a remix album titled Faunts Remixed, featuring remixes by acts such as Mark Templeton and DVAS, which is available exclusively through iTunes.[6] The newest Faunts album, Feel.Love.Thinking.Of[7] was released on February 17th, 2009, and is the result of songwriting over the course of the touring across America.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current
- Paul Arnush - drums
- Rob Batke - keyboard, laptop
- Steven Batke - vocals, guitar
- Tim Batke - vocals, guitar, keyboard
- Scott Gallant - bass
[edit] Former
- Joel Hitchcock
- Nathan Seatter
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- High Expectations/Low Results (October 18, 2005)
- M4 (December 11, 2007)
- Faunts Remixed (November 18, 2008)
- Feel.Love.Thinking.Of (February 17, 2009)
[edit] Singles
- M4, Pt. II
- Feel.Love.Thinking.Of
- It Hurts Me All The Time
[edit] See also
- Music of Canada
- Canadian rock
- List of Canadian musicians
- List of bands from Canada
- Category:Canadian musical groups
[edit] References
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- ^ Album Review Allmusic.
- ^ Faunts dream up a soundtrack for M4 Vue Weekly Issue #570. 20 September 2006.
- ^ "Faunts Drop New EP, Album in 2008" XLR8R 6 February 2008.
- ^ Album Review: Faunts - Feel.Love.Thinking.Of. Soundcheck.
- ^ "BioWare Has A 'Mass Effect' On Local Edmonton Band 'Faunts'" G4tv 13 February 2008.
- ^ Review Exclaim! 14 November 2008.
- ^ Review Pitchfork 23 February 2009.
