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Faunts
Faunts is an electronic rock band, formed in 2000 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, by Paul Arnusch and brothers Steven and Tim Batke. Faunts creates ambient music by arranging electronic beats with rock music, synthesizers, and drums. In 2009 the band was described as "slow-motion shoegazers reborn as purveyors of luminous and deeply affecting electronic pop." History Faunts was formed in the fall of 2000 by musicians Paul Arnusch, Steven Batke, and Tim Batke. Their debut album, ''High Expectations/Low Results'', was released in 2003 by Friendly Fire Recordings and was met with a positive reception. In 2005, the band began writing their first EP, '' M4''. Faunts desired to have their music crafted to accompany short films for the Film and Video Arts Society. Keyboardist Joel Hitchcock and mixer Rob Batke joined the band, and Dave Swanson and Nathan Seattler assisted with writing the album's lyrics. ''M4'' released in 2006 and achieved notoriety when the song "M4, Pt. II" was fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M4 (EP)
''M4'' is an EP recorded by Canadian indie rock band Faunts Faunts is an electronic rock band, formed in 2000 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, by Paul Arnusch and brothers Steven and Tim Batke. Faunts creates ambient music by arranging electronic beats with rock music, synthesizers, and drums. In 2009 the ba ... in 2006. Track listing #"M4 (Part II)" – 8:18 #"Sleepwalker" – 7:43 #"M4 (Part I)" – 9:18 #"Meno Mony Falls" – 5:54 #"Of Nature" – 8:08 Music video The first theatrically styled music video the band ever filmed was made for "M4 (Part II)". It was directed by Ryan Bosworth and came with a limited amount of hard-copy M4 EPs. The video features footage of the band playing interspersed with a visual representation of the song realized by a personified hierarchy of crabs, wherein a single crab wishes to dominate a space of sand dune on a beach. In the end, the single crab becomes the only one left but, reflecting the song's lyrics, the crab is devoured by a bigger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Expectations/Low Results
High Expectations/Low Results is the debut album by Canadian electronic rock band Faunts. It was released on October 18, 2005 on Friendly Fire Recordings. The album had been recorded independently years earlier, but was not widely distributed until the band was signed to Friendly Fire. Track listing #"High Expectations" - 3:55 #"Instantly Loved" - 5:46 #"Memories of Places We've Never Been" - 4:09 #"Place I've Found" - 5:24 #"Parler de la Pluie et du Beau Temps" - 5:49 #"Will You Tell Me Then" - 6:37 #"Twenty-Three" - 8:58 #"Gone with the Day" - 12:55 #"Low Results" - 4:24 References External linksFriendly Fire Recordings {{DEFAULTSORT:High Expectations Low Results 2005 albums Faunts albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friendly Fire Recordings
Friendly Fire Recordings is an independent record label based in Brooklyn that was founded by Dan Koplowitz in 2004. Bands under the label include Asobi Seksu, Faunts and David & the Citizens. Friendly Fire is distributed in the United States by Redeye Distribution and in Canada by Outside Music. The digital distribution is handled by Independent Online Distribution Alliance. Artists *Asobi Seksu *Camphor * David & the Citizens * Elk City *Faunts * The Old Soul * The Whitsundays * Treefight for Sunlight Catalog *FFR-001 - Asobi Seksu - ''Asobi Seksu'' (2004) *FFR-002 - Faunts - ''High Expectations/Low Results'' (2005) *FFR-003 - David & the Citizens - '' David & the Citizens EP'' (2005) *FFR-004 - Asobi Seksu - ''Citrus'' (2006) *FFR-005 - David & the Citizens - '' Until the Sadness is Gone'' (2006) *FFR-006 - Elk City - '' New Believers'' (2007) *FFR-007 - The Old Soul - '' The Old Soul'' (2007) *FFR-008 - The Whitsundays - '' The Whitsundays'' (2008) *FFR-009 - Camphor - '' Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Effect (video Game)
''Mass Effect'' is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare and originally released for the Xbox 360 in 2007. It is the first game in the ''Mass Effect'' series, and takes place within the Milky Way galaxy in the year 2183, where civilization is threatened by a highly advanced machine race known as the Reapers. The player assumes the role of Commander Shepard, an elite human soldier who must stop a rogue agent from carrying out the Reapers' galactic invasion. The game involves completing multiple quests that generally involve space exploration, squad and vehicular combat, and interaction with non-player characters. Planned as the first chapter of a trilogy, ''Mass Effect'' was developed over the course of three and a half years, and uses the Unreal Engine 3 as a groundwork. It was designed so that the player would assume the role of a central character that could make important decisions and impact the story of the game in numerous ways. The combat was designed to offer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bands From Canada
This is a list of bands from Canada. Only bands appear here; individual musicians are listed at list of Canadian musicians. 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also *List of bands from British Columbia * :Canadian musical groups * :Canadian record labels * :Music festivals in Canada *List of Canadian musicians This is a list of Canadian musicians. Only notable individuals appear here; bands are listed at List of bands from Canada. 0-9 *347aidan - rapper A * Lee Aaron – jazz and rock singer-songwriter, also known as "Metal Queen" *Abdominal – hi ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bands from Canada *Bands Lists of Canadian musicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the " Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". As of 2021, Edmonton had a city population of 1,010,899 and a metropolitan population of 1,418,118, making it the fifth-largest city and sixth-largest metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada. Edmonton is North America's northernmost large city and metropolitan area comprising over one million people each. A resident of Edmonton is known as an ''Edmontonian''. Edmonton's historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities ( Strathcona, North Edmonton, West Edmonton, Beverly and Jasper Place) hus Edmonton is said to be a combination of two cities, two towns and two villages./ref> in addition to a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computer Music
Computer music is the application of computing technology in music composition, to help human composers create new music or to have computers independently create music, such as with algorithmic composition programs. It includes the theory and application of new and existing computer software technologies and basic aspects of music, such as sound synthesis, digital signal processing, sound design, sonic diffusion, acoustics, electrical engineering and psychoacoustics. The field of computer music can trace its roots back to the origins of electronic music, and the first experiments and innovations with electronic instruments at the turn of the 20th century. History Much of the work on computer music has drawn on the relationship between music and mathematics, a relationship which has been noted since the Ancient Greeks described the "harmony of the spheres". Musical melodies were first generated by the computer originally named the CSIR Mark 1 (later renamed CSIRAC) in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bass Guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses. Since the mid-1950s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music. The four-string bass is usually tuned the same as the double bass, which corresponds to pitches one octave lower than the four lowest-pitched strings of a guitar (typically E, A, D, and G). It is played primarily with the fingers or thumb, or with a pick. To be heard at normal performance volumes, electric basses require external amplification. Terminology According to the ''New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', an "Electric bass guitar sa Guitar, usually with four heavy strings tuned E1'–A1'–D2–G2." It also defines ''bass'' as "Bass (iv). A contraction of Double bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Canada
The music of Canada reflects the diverse influences that have shaped the country. Indigenous Peoples, the Irish, British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has also subsequently been influenced by American culture because of the proximity between the two countries. Since French explorer Samuel de Champlain arrived in 1605 and established the first permanent French settlements at Port Royal and Québec in 1608, the country has produced its own composers, musicians and ensembles. Canadian music reflects a variety of regional scenes. Government support programs, such as the Canada Music Fund, assist a wide range of musicians and entrepreneurs who create, produce and market original and diverse Canadian music. The Canadian music industry is the sixth-largest in the world, producing internationally renowned composers, musicians and ensembles. Music broadcasting in the country is regulated by the CRTC. The Canadian Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Rock
Rock music of Canada is a wide and diverse part of the general music of Canada, beginning with American and British style rock and roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock. Canada has produced many of the genre's most significant groups and performers, while contributing substantively to the development of the most popular subgenres, which include pop rock, progressive rock, country rock, folk rock, hard rock, punk rock, heavy metal and indie rock.Requires running a searches for Artist or year Background Since before Canada's emergence as a nation in 1867, the country has produced its own composers, musicians and ensembles. From the 17th century onward, Canada has developed a music infrastructure, that includes concert halls, conservatories, academies, performing arts centres, record companies, radio stations and national music video television channels. The success of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Keyboard
An electronic keyboard, portable keyboard, or digital keyboard is an electronic musical instrument, an electronic derivative of keyboard instruments. Electronic keyboards include synthesizers, digital pianos, stage pianos, electronic organs and digital audio workstations. In technical terms, an electronic keyboard is a synthesizer with a low-wattage power amplifier and small loudspeakers. Electronic keyboards are capable of recreating a wide range of instrument sounds (piano, Hammond organ, pipe organ, violin, etc.) and synthesizer tones with less complex sound synthesis. Electronic keyboards are usually designed for home users, beginners and other non-professional users. They typically have unweighted keys. The least expensive models do not have velocity-sensitive keys, but mid- to high-priced models do. Home keyboards typically have little, if any, digital sound editing capacity. The user typically selects from a range of preset "voices" or sounds, which include imitations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Canadian Musicians
This is a list of Canadian musicians. Only notable individuals appear here; bands are listed at List of bands from Canada. 0-9 *347aidan - rapper A * Lee Aaron – jazz and rock singer-songwriter, also known as "Metal Queen" *Abdominal – hip-hop musician * Adaline – singer-songwriter *Bryan Adams – singer-songwriter *Bernard Adamus – singer-songwriter * Susan Aglukark – folk-pop singer-songwriter * AHI – folk singer-songwriter *Lydia Ainsworth – composer/singer *Bruce Aitken – jazz and rock drummer * Robert Aitken – composer, flute player * Chuckie Akenz – rapper, songwriter *Pierrette Alarie – opera singer * Emma Albani – opera singer *Coco Love Alcorn – pop singer * John Alcorn – jazz singer * Don Alder – fingerstyle guitarist, singer-songwriter, composer *Toya Alexis – R&B singer * Madeleine Allakariallak – Inuit throat singer, folk singer * Chad Allan – singer (the Guess Who) * Andrew Allen – singer * John P. Allen – bluegrass, countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
