Freezepop Forever
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Freezepop Forever is the debut studio album by synthpop band Freezepop, originally released in 2000.
The album focuses on the synth keyboard melodies and compositions of The Duke of Candied Apples (Kasson Crooker, later The Duke of Pannekoeken) and the lead vocal abilities of Liz Enthusiasm as well as the performances of the Other Sean T. Drinkwater.
The album has been reiussed multiple times, each with different bonus tracks and/or videos. The 2002 European release on the Elefant label features a bonus song, two music videos, digipack packaging and an alternate album cover. The 2005 Archenemy Record Company reissue is entirely remastered and features a music video for "テニスのボｲフレンド".
The song "Science Genius Girl" appears on the music game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol.
Track listing
Original release
All tracks written by The Duke of Candied Apples and Liz Enthusiasm except where noted.
- "Harebrained Scheme" – 3:53
- "Plastic Stars" (Duke) – 3:59
- "Science Genius Girl (Hi Phi Edit)" – 3:11
- "Get Ready 2 Rokk" – 2:59
- "テニスのボｲフレンド" (Tennis Boyfriend) – 5:33
- "T DJ (live on WMBR)") – 3:24
- "Tracey Gold" (Duke) – 4:05
- "Robotron 2000" – 3:06
- "Vacation" – 3:11
- "Tender Lies" (Single Edit) (Drinkwater/Carla Norton) – 3:42
- "Summer Boy" – 3:06
- "Freezepop Forever" (Duke/Drinkwater/Enthusiasm) – 6:43
Elefant release
- "Harebrained Scheme" – 3:53
- "Plastic Stars" – 3:58
- "Science Genius Girl (remix version live on WMBR)" – 3:28
- "Get Ready 2 Rokk" – 2:58
- "テニスのボｲフレンド" (Tennis Boyfriend) – 5:32
- "T DJ (live on WMBR)" – 3:23
- "Tracey Gold" – 4:05
- "Robotron 2000" – 3:06
- "Vacation" – 3:10
- "Tender Lies" – 3:53
- "Summer Boy" – 3:05
- "Freezepop Forever" – 4:12
- "Science Genius Girl (Decepticon Remix)" – 3:38
Also features music videos for "Freezepop Forever" and "Tender Lies".
Archenemy re-issue
- "Harebrained Scheme" – 3:53
- "Plastic Stars" – 3:57
- "Science Genius Girl (Hi Phi Edit)" – 3:11
- "Get Ready 2 Rokk" – 2:59
- "テニスのボｲフレンド" (Tennis Boyfriend)– 5:33
- "T DJ" – 3:24
- "Tracey Gold" – 4:05
- "Robotron 2000" – 3:06
- "Vacation" – 3:11
- "Tender Lies (Single Edit)" – 3:41
- "Summer Boy" – 3:05
- "Freezepop Forever" – 4:10
All of the tracks on the 2005 Archenemy re-issue are remastered. The disc features a music video for "テニスのボｲフレンド".
Personnel
Performance
Freezepop:
Production
Freezepop Forever was recorded and mixed by The Duke at Symbion Basement Studios and mastered in Digital Performer during 2000. A Yamaha QY70 and MAM vocoder were used during recording. Additional recording and mixing was performed using a MotU Digital Performer with a 2408 mk1, a Yamaha Digital Mixer, Lexicon MPX and MPX G2 FX, and Genelec 1030 active monitors.
The 2005 Archenemy Records reissue was remastered by Dave Locke at JP Masters.
Trivia
- "Science Genius Girl" appears as a playable song in the PlayStation 2 video game FreQuency.
- "Science Genius Girl" appears as a playable song in the PlayStation 2 video game Karaoke Revolution.
- "Science Genius Girl" appears as a playable song in the popular internet game Flash Flash Revolution.
- "Less Talk More Rokk" appears as a playable song in the PlayStation 2 game Guitar Hero.
- The final riff of "Get Ready 2 Rokk" is very similar to the riff found throughout the Black Sabbath song "Iron Man", which was also featured in Guitar Hero.