M83 is a musical act by French musician Anthony Gonzalez. It is named after a spiral galaxy, Messier 83. The band was founded in 2001 by Gonzalez and former member Nicolas Fromageau in Antibes, France. The musical style of M83 owes something to the shoegazing genre in its extensive use of reverb effects and lyrics spoken softly over loud instrumentals, although M83's songs employ considerably less guitar than most shoegazing bands. Gonzalez and Fromageau parted ways shortly after touring for their second album Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts, and now Gonzalez records mainly on his own, often with the help of his brother Yann Gonzalez, vocalist/keyboardist Morgan Kibby, and drummer Loïc Maurin.
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M83 - Interview with Lauren Laverne
M83 were in session for Lauren Laverne at the BBC's Maida Vale studios - hear clips from their performance and the full interview.
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Links & Information
Links
- Official homepage at ilovem83.com
- Youtube at youtube.com/user/m83
- Twitter at twitter.com/m83news
- Facebook page at facebook.com/m83music
- MySpace at myspace.com/m83
- Wikipedia article on M83 (band)
- Last.fm page on M83
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/M83
- MusicBrainz entry on M83
Members
- Anthony Gonzalez,
- Loïc Maurin,
- Nicolas Fromageau (2001-2004),
- Morgan Kibby
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