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This article is about the indie synthpop band. For the food, see Pop (frozen snack).
Freezepop

Freezepop is an indie New Wave/Synthpop band composed of Liz Enthusiasm, the Duke of Pannekoeken (originally the Duke of Candied Apples, as well as the Duke of Belgian Waffles, all three pseudonyms of Kasson Crooker), and the Other Sean T. Drinkwater (who claims to be a clone of the "original" Sean T. Drinkwater). They formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1999. The band is named after the frozen snack. The members describe their music as "sweet and cold and fruity and plastic-y", much like the snack.[1]

They have gained a number of fans through their work in video games, and several of their songs can be found on titles such as FreQuency, Amplitude, Karaoke Revolution, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Phase, Rock Band, Guitar Hero: On Tour, Flash Flash Revolution, and Downhill Domination, along with one of the North American entries in the Dance Dance Revolution series. Many of these games were developed by Harmonix, a company for which Kasson Crooker is a Senior Producer.

Originally, their music was entirely composed on a small portable MIDI sequencer, a Yamaha QY-70, which has often been mistaken for a Game Boy. On more recent albums, they have expanded their toolkit due to a lack of variety in the sounds the QY-70 provided, but it still remains an important part of the composing process. The release of FX3P only features the QY-70 in a single song, that being "Pop Music Is Not a Crime."

In addition to Freezepop, Kasson, who had previously been in fellow Boston band Splashdown, still records as a solo artist under the moniker Symbion Project. Sean is also a member of the bands Lifestyle and Karacter, and worked with the band Polystar on their debut album.

Liz Enthusiasm appears on the song "Boom Box Chic" by Los Angeles based Le Mans Electro.

In addition to dozens of remixes released over the last 9 years, Freezepop released a remix of their song "Shark Attack" done by chiptune artist 8 Bit Weapon in October 2007. The remix was done with a Nintendo Entertainment System and a Commodore 64 computer. Robotkid also used a similar approach in his "Science Genius Girl (lameboy remix)" that featured the GameBoy audio software Little Sound DJ.

A recurring theme in Freezepop's music is references to science, technology, and mathematics. For instance, the song "Science Genius Girl (hi-phive Mix)" features Liz reciting the first thirty digits of Phi.

Freezepop was once arrested in Canada for trying to enter the country under false pretenses.[2] Harmonix pokes fun at them for this in the loading screens for their song Brainpower, in Rock Band.

Along with bands such as The Aquabats, Bad Credit, and Slowdraw the Hungry Eskimo, their music is featured in the Mega64 television series. Mega64 also produced the music video for the Freezepop song Brainpower.[3]

Freezepop's song "Swimming Pool" was featured in the episode "Liquid Heat" in season 5 of The L Word.

With the exception of Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks The 80s, EyeToy: Antigrav, and Rock Band 2, Freezepop has a song in every Harmonix game.

Discography

Full-length albums

EPs and remix albums

Singles

While not a video game, "Science Genius Girl" is also featured as a closing theme for 'radio plays' performed by the creators of Girl Genius.

References

  1. ^ Freezepop's FAQ
  2. ^ Thursday, November 9 (Freezepop's site)
  3. ^ Mega64: Freezepop "Brainpower" Music Video
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