Lemaitre (band)

Lemaitre
Lemaitre's logo, used in all of their most recent EPs
Background information
Origin	Oslo,  Norway
Genres	Electro House French House Electronic Rock Indietronica Nu-Disco
Years active	2010 (2010) – present
Labels	Astralwerks Records
Website	LemaitreMusic.com
Members	Ketil Jansen Ulrik Denizou Lund
Lemaitre's band members Ketil Jansen and Ulrik Denizou Lund performing on tour

Lemaitre (pronounced French: [ləmɛtʁ]) is an Oslo-originated, Norwegian indie electronic duo now living in Los Angeles, California.^[1] The duo was formed on 20th June 2010^[2] and consists of; Ketil Jansen and Ulrik Denizou Lund,^[3] both of whom met at school in Lillehammer.^[4]

Since the duo's formation during 2010,^[2] they have released numerous EPs such as the Relativity Series (1 - 3, Relativity by Nite) and other EPs such as The Friendly Sound and Singularity.^[5] The duo released their EP 1749 on 29th January 2016.^[6] 1749 received its name from Lemaitre's low budget-LA house^[7] which used to be owned by Dr Dre.^[8]

History

Early Years

In an interview, Lund and Jansen stated that their band is named after Georges Lemaître, a Belgian priest who proposed the Big Bang Theory.^[9] Lemaitre's first track was called "Momentum",^[10] it was released 6 years ago. This track was to be one of two tracks, the other called; "Primeval Atom", released before their debut EP called The Friendly Sound.^[11]

Relativity Series

Lemaitre are commonly noted for their series of EPs called the Relativity Series.^[12] This series consisted of the EPs Relativity 1, Relativity 2, Relativity 3, and Relativity By Nite. Relativity By Nite was different from most of Lemaitre's other EPs as it was unusually longer and consisted of mainly unheard remixes and instrumental pieces, not only this, but the title did not follow suit to the previous EPs.^[13] Relativity 2; Lemaitre's third EP and second in the Relativity Series, topped the charts in the Canadian and US iTunes electronic albums category during the May of 2012 whilst also reaching #3 in Switzerland, #8 in Australia and #10 in France. Worldwide, the EP reached #4 in the iTunes' Pop category.^[14]

Joining Astralwerks

In January 2014, the duo signed to Astralwerks Records, home to Porter Robinson, Deadmau5, Empire of the Sun and many other artists even including Daft Punk.^[15] This relationship with Astralwerks Records, has boded well for both parties as Lemaitre have done some remixes for a few of Astralwerks' artists such as Porter Robinson^[16] and a few more artists whilst even collaborating in some cases.^[17] Along with this, Lemaitre were said to have even mentioned that the "Choice Felt Right" and that the label was already home to their own sonic heroes such as Daft Punk and The Chemical Brothers.^[18]

Notable Mentions

Notably, Lemaitre have also been featured in an Apple product advert;^[19] specifically, the "Designed Together" ad used to showcase how the iPhone 5c was integrated together with the iOS7 mobile operating system.^[19] The track that was used in this advert was "1:18"^[19] which is part of Lemaitre's first album The Friendly Sound.^[20] Along with this, on the 4th February 2016, Lemaitre's song "Cut to black" was used as background music for user's photo compilations about their friends; prepared by Facebook for Facebook's 12th Anniversary also known as "Friends Day".^[21]

Discography

Extended plays (EPs)

The Friendly Sound

Relativity 1

Relativity 2

Relativity 3

Relativity By Nite

Singularity

Singularity (Remixed)

1749

Non-album singles

Remixes

Guest appearances

Music videos and Filmography

References

External links