Fosca
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| Fosca | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genre(s) | Indie pop, C86 (music) |
| Years active | 1998 - Present |
| Label(s) | But Is it Art? (2007 - Present) Shinkansen Records (2000-2002) Something Velvet Records (1999) |
| Associated acts | Orlando |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Dickon Edwards Rachel Stevenson Tom Edwards Kate Dornan |
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| Former members | |
| Alex Sharkey Sheila B Charley Stone |
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Fosca (named after the protagonist in Stephen Sondheim's Passion based upon the translation of Lawrence Venuti of the novel Fosca by Igino Ugo Tarchetti, 1869) is a British band, combining indie pop songwriting with synth pop instrumentation.
Fosca were founded by Dickon Edwards. The band debuted on Friday September 25 in 1998 at Queeruption in London. For the first show the band included seven members. The current line up is Dickon Edwards on vocals and guitar, Rachel Stevenson on keyboards and vocals, Kate Dornan on keyboards and vocals, Tom Edwards on guitar and former member Charley Stone performing live on guitar. They have released several CDs on Shinkansen Recordings.
Fosca are now with the Swedish independent record label But Is it Art?, on which they released their third album The Painted Side of the Rocket in Sweden on March 5, 2008. UK release on April 28.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- The Painted Side of the Rocket (2008)
- Diary of an Antibody ( 2002 )
- On Earth to Make the Numbers Up (2000)
[edit] Live Albums
[edit] EPs
- Secret Crush on the Third Trombone (2002)
- Supine on the Astroturf (2001)
- The Agony Without the Ecstasy (2000)
- Nervous, London (1999)
