The Mondrians are a four-piece
indie rock band from
Switzerland
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. The band formed in the summer of 2005 after recording their first four-track home-made demo, including the songs "Pearl Of The Lake" and "The Shout."
Before recording an album, the Mondrians spent three years on the road, touring Switzerland,
France, and the
United Kingdom. They played in the
Paléo and
Eurockéennes festivals, among others, and opened for
The Kooks in
Zurich.
[The Mondrians (english biography 2009)]
TheMondrians.com In 2007, they recorded a high-quality demo in
Bavois
Bavois is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Bavois is first mentioned in 1200 as ''Bavoies''.
Geography
Bavois has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.3% is used for agricultur ...
. In summer 2008, The Mondrians recorded their first album in Spain with
producer
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*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
Gordon Raphael.
was released on November 5, 2009, and included the songs ''Reason to live'', ''Fresh Music'' and ''Llew the kid''.
In early 2010, Cedric left the band for his solo project, ''Buvette'', and Laurent came on as the new drummer. In that summer, they played at the Café of the
Montreux Jazz Festival. At this time, The Mondrians decided to stop playing live shows before recording new materials and 11 new songs were written for an up-coming album. In November 2011, the band released ''To The Happy Few'' only in Switzerland, with no label. The album was produced by Swiss producer and sound engineer Benjamin Bard, who had already been working with the band for several years as their live sound engineer. The album received generally good reviews from critics. Pat V from Überreel realised two short videos to announce the album and one for the promo of the song ''Rainbow''.
In August 2014, the band is back in studio in Leysin to record new stuff with Benjamin Bard who produced the previous album, "To The Happy Few". The Mondrians finally mixed the tapes with Patrick Matthey who recorded their first home demo, "Reason To Live" in Bavois in 2007. New titled album "Avalanche" is released in October 2015 for the first time in vinyl and digital.
Members
*Maxime –
guitar, vocals
*Alric – guitar, keyboards, vocals
*Laurent –
drums
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, keyboards, vocals
*Louis –
bass
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Fish
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Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
, vocals
Old member:
*Cedric –
drums
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, vocals (2004-2010 drummer)
Discography
Demo recordings
* ''Pearl of the Lake'' (2005)
* ''Reason to Live'' (2006)
* ''Extra-time Monotony'' (2006)
* ''Bavois'' (2007)
Albums
* ''
The Mondrians'' (2009)
* ''To the Happy Few'' (2011)
* ''Avalanche'' (2015)
The Mondrians, un dernier album pour la route
(French)
References
External links
Official websiteLords of Rock first album reviewRainbow promo video by Pat V
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Swiss indie rock groups