Syntax (band)

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Syntax
Syntax
Background information
Origin	UK
Genre(s)	Electronica
Years active	2003 – 2004
Members
Mike Tournier Jan Burton
Notable instrument(s)
Guitar, Absynth

Syntax is an English electronic music group originally formed by Mike Tournier and Jan Burton in 2002.

Contents 1 About 2 Meccano Mind 3 Future 4 Television, Movie & Game Usage 5 Discography 5.1 Albums 5.2 Singles 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] About

After the success of Fluke's album Risotto, Mike Tournier wanted to move to a much darker production style and so Syntax was born. They are well known for their high energetic electronic music filled with organic rhythms.

Despite the originality of Syntax's first album, Meccano Mind, the band suffered poor album sales- possibly due to a lack of support from their label- and a lack of overall recognition and disbanded in 2004 due to it.

Syntax track 'Destiny' from the Meccano Mind album was one of the tracks featured on the Driver 3 soundtrack.

[edit] Meccano Mind

Meccano Mind is a combination of Jan Burton, and Mike Tournier's different influences from rock and dance music, resulting in the production of powerful tracks such as Bliss, which have dark deep basslines along with guitar riffs and other electronic effects, as well as more gentle tracks such as Message.

The Japanese market release of Meccano Mind includes three additional tracks compared to the UK and US releases, entitled Sexograph, Woman, and Love Songs.

[edit] Future

The band is currently working on their second album after Meccano Mind, which is set to be released in the end of summer 2008. Here, Syntax is working under the independent label unlike to their first available disk.

[edit] Television, Movie & Game Usage

Syntax's music has been used and highlighted in several television shows and videogames, including:

• The O.C. - Pride
• Nip/Tuck - Pride
• Bones - Pride
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Pride
• DRIV3R - Destiny
• Conviction - Destiny
• The Inside - Bliss
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Pride
• Kitchen Confidential - Pride
• Queer as Folk US - Bliss

Movies

• The Invisible - Bliss

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Meccano Mind - 2004

[edit] Singles

• Pray - 2002
• Bliss - 2004

[edit] See also

• 2 Bit Pie
• Fluke

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Syntax, 2 Bit Pie and Fluke Resource / Project Page

• Unofficial Syntax Myspace Page

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