Atomic Garden
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Atomic Garden are an indie rock band from France
.
Their sound is a mix of rock with punk rock
and post-hardcore
influences.
Formed in 2000, the band have had several line ups: they currently comprise Arnaud Mailler (guitar
/vocals
), Matthieu Herrou (bass
/vocals) and Loic Le Bihan (drums
/vocals).
They have released three album
s: Hellheaven
(2004), Reversing the Curse
(2006) and Little Stories about Potential Events (2009) on their own label, Dumb inc. Records. They have also contributed songs to other CDs including splits with Ipanema
in the UK and G.a.s. Drummers
in Spain.
The band have toured several times and played in France, England (with Helsinki Seven
), Scotland, Wales, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and the United States.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Their sound is a mix of rock with punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
influences.
Formed in 2000, the band have had several line ups: they currently comprise Arnaud Mailler (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
/vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
), Matthieu Herrou (bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
/vocals) and Loic Le Bihan (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
/vocals).
They have released three album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s: Hellheaven
Hellheaven
-Track listing:#"Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left of Them"#"The picture of Dorian Gray"#"Cold Six Thousand"#"Between Roses and Questionmarks"#"The Philosophy of Time Travel"#"Ping Pong Scenario"#"Instant Memory"#"Like a Kit Without Instructions"...
(2004), Reversing the Curse
Reversing the curse
Reversing the Curse is the second studio album by French group Atomic Garden. It was mastered by Santi Garcia at Ultramarinos in Spain. It was released by Dumb inc...
(2006) and Little Stories about Potential Events (2009) on their own label, Dumb inc. Records. They have also contributed songs to other CDs including splits with Ipanema
Ipanema (band)
Ipanema were a British three piece rock band from Farnborough, Hampshire. They released two singles, one mini album and one full length album. The band finished and released its final recording in January 2008.-Early days:...
in the UK and G.a.s. Drummers
G.a.s. drummers
-The Beginning :G.a.s. Drummers was a melodic hardcore band formed in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain at the end of 1997 by three teenagers who stood out from their other students due to their colourful hair dies and their taste in the california punk rock bands such as Bad Religion, Operation Ivy,...
in Spain.
The band have toured several times and played in France, England (with Helsinki Seven
Helsinki seven
Helsinki Seven are an alternative rock band from Northwich, Cheshire, England.-History:Helsinki Seven are a three piece band who have toured with Fighting With Wire, Future Of The Left, LaFaro, Atomic Garden and Palehorse....
), Scotland, Wales, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and the United States.
Discography
- 2003 split with Me Myself and I (CD)
- 2004 Radio Activity (CD)
- 2004 HellheavenHellheaven-Track listing:#"Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left of Them"#"The picture of Dorian Gray"#"Cold Six Thousand"#"Between Roses and Questionmarks"#"The Philosophy of Time Travel"#"Ping Pong Scenario"#"Instant Memory"#"Like a Kit Without Instructions"...
(CD) - 2005 split with Aside, G.a.s. Drummers and Ravi (7")
- 2005 split with Clumsy, Powell and Down to Earth (CD)
- 2006 Reversing the CurseReversing the curseReversing the Curse is the second studio album by French group Atomic Garden. It was mastered by Santi Garcia at Ultramarinos in Spain. It was released by Dumb inc...
(CD / LP / digital) - 2007 split with IpanemaIpanemaFor other uses, see Ipanema . For the British rock band, see Ipanema .Ipanema is a neighborhood located in the southern region of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador...
(CD / 7") - 2009 Little Stories about Potential Events (CD / LP / digital)
External links
- Official website
- Atomic Garden at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Record label