Figurine is an electronica

Electronica

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 band

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 based in the USA. The band members, friends since high school, are somewhat secretive about their identities, using the pseudonym

Pseudonym

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s David Figurine (Forster David Rudolph), James Figurine (Jimmy Tamborello

Dntel

James Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel , is an electronic music artist. He is sometimes cited as James Figurine, the co-programmer and vocalist for the electropop outfit Figurine. Other projects include Strictly Ballroom, Headset and The Postal Service. Tamborello has...

) and Meredith Figurine

Meredith Figurine

Meredith Figurine is one of two vocalists for the band Figurine.She has also recorded the track "A Symphony for Eric B." for Simball Rec's 45 seconds of compilation, sung "Diamond Ring" with Jason Corace of Boothby, and appeared on Dntel's Life Is Full of Possibilities, providing vocals for...

 (Meredith Landman) and not releasing any band photos.

While the band seems to be inactive , all three members are also involved in other bands or have released solo work under their respective Figurine monikers. Mainly a long distance collaboration, the band was a precursor to James Figurine/Tamborello's later, more commercially successful project The Postal Service

The Postal Service

The Postal Service is an American electronic indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel and Headset.-Background:...

. Tamborello has also used the Figurine pseudonym for an official remix

Remix

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 of Bright Eyes' Easy/Lucky/Free

Easy/Lucky/Free

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in 2005 and a solo album in 2006. Meredith is also a vocalist for Boothby.

Figurine lyrics commonly tell whimsical love stories involving technology, such as space station

Space station

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s, instant messaging

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 or internet cafe

Internet cafe

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s. Their song "New Mate" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2004 cult film

Cult film

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 Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite

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.

Albums

• Transportation + Communication = Love
  Transportation + Communication = Love
  ----Transportation + Communication = Love is an album by Figurine, released in 1999 then re-released in 2002 under the BlackBean & Placenta Tape Club record label...
  
  (1998, re-released in 2002)
• The Heartfelt
  The Heartfelt
  The Heartfelt is an album by Figurine released in 2001 and re-released in 2005.-Track listing:#"International Space Station II" – 3:48#"IMpossible" – 4:10#"Pswd:stdum" – 1:28#"Rewind" – 4:04#"Way Too Good" – 2:12#"Stranger" – 5:01...
  
  (2001, re-released in 2005)
• Reconfigurine (2002) - Remix album

Singles

• "I Wait For You (By the Telephone)" (1996)
• "Zero Degrees" (2000)
• "IMpossible
  The Heartfelt
  The Heartfelt is an album by Figurine released in 2001 and re-released in 2005.-Track listing:#"International Space Station II" – 3:48#"IMpossible" – 4:10#"Pswd:stdum" – 1:28#"Rewind" – 4:04#"Way Too Good" – 2:12#"Stranger" – 5:01...
  
  " (2001)

Other releases

• Split LP - James Figurine vs. David Figurine (2001) - Solo material by James Figurine and David Figurine
• Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake
  Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake
  Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake is an album by James Figurine, released in 2006 under the Plug Research record label. It includes ten tracks.-Track listing:# "55566688833"# "Leftovers"# "Ruining The Sundays"# "Pretend It's a Race and I'm on Your Side"...
  
  (2006) - James Figurine solo album

External links

• Figurine at The Indie Music Database