Freezepop

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Freezepop
Freezepop performing.
Freezepop performing.
Background information
Origin Boston, Massachusetts
Genre(s) Indie
New Wave
Electroclash
Electronica
Years active 1999 - present
Label(s) Cordless Recordings
The Archenemy Record Company
Elefant
Associated acts Symbion Project
Lifestyle
Karacter
Website www.freezepop.com
www.myspace.com/freezepop
Members
Liz Enthusiasm
The Duke of Pannekoeken
The Other Sean T. Drinkwater

Freezepop is an indie New Wave band composed of Liz Enthusiasm, the Duke of Pannekoeken (originally the Duke of Candied Apples, as well as the Duke of Belgian Waffles, all three pseudonyms of Kasson Crooker), and the Other Sean T. Drinkwater (who claims to be a clone of the "original" Sean T. Drinkwater). They formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1999. The band is named after the frozen snack. The members describe their music as "sweet and cold and fruity and plastic-y", much like the snack.[1]

They have gained a number of fans through their work in video games, and several of their songs can be found on titles such as FreQuency, Amplitude, Karaoke Revolution, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Phase, Rock Band, Flash Flash Revolution, and Downhill Domination, along with one of the North American entries in the Dance Dance Revolution series. Many of these games were developed by Harmonix, a company for which Kasson Crooker is the Audio Director.

Originally, their music was entirely composed on a small portable MIDI sequencer, a Yamaha QY-70, which has often been mistaken for a Game Boy. On more recent albums, they have expanded their toolkit due to a lack of variety in the sounds the QY-70 provided, but it still remains an important part of the composing process.

In addition to Freezepop, Kasson, who had previously been in fellow Boston band Splashdown, still records as a solo artist under the moniker Symbion Project. Sean is also a member of the bands Lifestyle and Karacter, and worked with the band Polystar on their debut album.

Liz Enthusiasm appears on the song "Boom Box Chic" by Los Angeles based Le Mans Electro.

Freezepop released a remix of their song "Shark Attack" done by chiptune artist 8 Bit Weapon in October 2007. The remix was done with a Nintendo Entertainment System and a Commodore 64 computer.

A recurring theme in Freezepop's music is references to science, technology, and mathematics. For instance, the song "Science Genius Girl (hi-phive Mix)" features Liz reciting the first thirty digits of Phi.

Freezepop was once arrested in Canada for trying to enter the country under false pretenses.[2] Harmonix pokes fun at them for this in the loading screens for their song Brainpower, in Rock Band.

Along with bands such as The Aquabats, Bad Credit, and Slowdraw the Hungry Eskimo, their music is featured in the Mega64 television series.

Freezepop's song "Swimming Pool" was featured in the episode "Liquid Heat" in season 5 of The L Word.

With the exception of Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks The 80s, Freezepop has at least one song in every Harmonix game.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Full-length albums

[edit] EPs and remix albums

[edit] Singles

  • Bike Thief (2003, 12")
  • Dancy Ultra•Fresh (2005, 12")
  • The Rokk Suite (2006, CD single)
  • The Freezepop song "Seven Boom Medley" has never been formally released on any of the band's albums, although it could once be found on their MySpace page.[1] It did see release on the compilation "Popaganda Volume 1 - The Speed of Sound" from Souvenir Records, it's also a hidden track on the enhanced version on Fancy Ultra•Fresh.


[edit] Songs featured in video games

[edit] References

  1. ^ Freezepop's FAQ
  2. ^ Thursday, November 9 (Freezepop's site)

[edit] External links