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Odonis Odonis are a Canadian industrial and electronic music group from Toronto, Ontario.


History

Odonis Odonis was formed by Dean Tzenos after he left Ten Kens,"Odonis Odonis: Everything New Is Old"
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Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...
'', April 22, 2014.
and also included Jarod Gibson and Denholm Whale."We did a virtual reality interview with Toronto's Odonis Odonis"
'' Now'', June 21, 2016.
In 2009 the trio recorded a group of tracks that would become their album ''Hard Boiled Soft Boiled'', but then released a different set of material as their debut album ''Hollandaze'' in 2011. That album appeared on the !earshot Campus and Community National Top 50 Albums chart in January 2012. ''Hard Boiled Soft Boiled'', was eventually released in 2014. The album was marked by a dichotomy between the first half of the album, which comprised aggressive and hard-edged
industrial music Industrial music is a genre of music that draws on harsh, mechanical, transgressive or provocative sounds and themes. AllMusic defines industrial music as the "most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music" that was "initiall ...
, and the second half, which softened into
shoegaze Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with "dream pop") is a subgenre of indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion and effects, feedback, and overwhelming volu ...
-influenced electronic dream pop. In addition to the album's Polaris nomination, the band received a
Prism Prize The Prism Prize is a national juried award recognizing the artistry of the modern music video in Canada."Prism Prize announces Top 10 best Canadian music videos of 2014"
'' Vancouver Sun'', February 12, 2015.
In 2016 the band followed up with their third album, ''Post Plague''. The compact disc version was released by felte, the vinyl version by felte and Telephone Explosion Records and the compact cassette tape version by Geertruida. In 2017 the band released their fourth album, ''No Pop''. The record received an 8.1 rating from Pitchfork Their fifth album, ''Spectrums'', was released on October 15, 2021. The album was nominated for the 2023 Juno for Electronic Album of The Year.Paul Grei
"The Weeknd Tops 2023 Juno Awards Nominations: Full List"
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Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...
'', January 31, 2023.


Discography


Studio albums

*2011 – Hollandaze ( FatCat Records) *2014 – Hard Boiled Soft Boiled (
Buzz Records Buzz Records is a Canadian-based independent record label with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. The label evolved out of the underground performance space, The Garage. In 2011, the first releases from the Buzz Records collective were live record ...
) *2016 – Post Plague ( Felte Records/Geertruida/Telephone Explosion Records) *2017 – No Pop (Felte Records) *2019 – Reaction ( EP) (Felte Records) *2021 – Spectrums (Felte Records)


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* {{Authority control Canadian industrial music groups Canadian electronic music groups Musical groups from Toronto Musical groups established in 2009 Geertruida (record label) artists FatCat Records artists 2009 establishments in Ontario