M83 is a French-American electronic music project formed in Antibes, Alpes-… Read Full Bio ↴M83 is a French-American electronic music project formed in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes in 2001 and currently based in Los Angeles, United States. The band's primary member is vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Anthony Gonzalez. The band was initially formed as a duo also with Nicolas Fromageau; it has released eight albums and three soundtracks, including the Grammy Award-nominated Hurry Up, We're Dreaming.
Gonzalez and Fromageau parted ways shortly after touring their second album Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts. Gonzalez records primarily on his own, with other artists as guest musicians. The band is signed to Mute Records and found international success in 2011 with the single "Midnight City". Their most recent album Fantasy was released on 17 March 2023.
Anthony Gerard Gonzalez (born March 13, 1980) grew up in Antibes, France together with his brother Yann. His family had a great interest in football and Gonzalez had trials with AS Cannes, while his maternal grandfather is the French international Laurent Robuschi. At the age of 14 he got injured and turned to music instead after his parents bought him a guitar. Gonzalez developed his interest in music and American culture while at secondary school. Together with Fromageau he formed a post-rock outfit called My Violent Wish.
At the age of 17, Gonzalez bought a synth to record a demo, which he sent to a number of French labels. When the Paris-based Gooom Records appeared interested, he recruited Fromageau to "help me because I didn't feel like I had the shoulders to carry the project on my own". The band is named after the galaxy of the same name.
The band's musical aesthetic is characterized by extensive use of reverb effects and lyrics spoken softly over loud instruments. Gonzalez has been inspired by aspects of the American Dream and his songs have been outlined as themed around "adult-scripted teen dreams". Inspiration for the 1980s style found in much of Gonzalez’s music includes bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Pink Floyd, and Tangerine Dream. Between various electronic music properties and album artwork, M83’s style includes a mix of both contemporary pop and 1980s dream pop.
Gonzalez and Fromageau parted ways shortly after touring their second album Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts. Gonzalez records primarily on his own, with other artists as guest musicians. The band is signed to Mute Records and found international success in 2011 with the single "Midnight City". Their most recent album Fantasy was released on 17 March 2023.
Anthony Gerard Gonzalez (born March 13, 1980) grew up in Antibes, France together with his brother Yann. His family had a great interest in football and Gonzalez had trials with AS Cannes, while his maternal grandfather is the French international Laurent Robuschi. At the age of 14 he got injured and turned to music instead after his parents bought him a guitar. Gonzalez developed his interest in music and American culture while at secondary school. Together with Fromageau he formed a post-rock outfit called My Violent Wish.
At the age of 17, Gonzalez bought a synth to record a demo, which he sent to a number of French labels. When the Paris-based Gooom Records appeared interested, he recruited Fromageau to "help me because I didn't feel like I had the shoulders to carry the project on my own". The band is named after the galaxy of the same name.
The band's musical aesthetic is characterized by extensive use of reverb effects and lyrics spoken softly over loud instruments. Gonzalez has been inspired by aspects of the American Dream and his songs have been outlined as themed around "adult-scripted teen dreams". Inspiration for the 1980s style found in much of Gonzalez’s music includes bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Pink Floyd, and Tangerine Dream. Between various electronic music properties and album artwork, M83’s style includes a mix of both contemporary pop and 1980s dream pop.
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Matt E
It was well past dusk as the chorus of frogs and flies grew.
Swirls of lightning bugs spun in wonderful circles, almost dancing to their own beat.
You have to see this.
It’s like when we were kids. Remember?
Running around the night time, everyone screaming and laughing
Catching a lightning bug akin to catching lightning in a bottle.
Lying on the ground, staring at the spinning sky, eyes closed, gasping for breath.
Trying to laugh in-between.
Doesn’t feel real now as things felt real back then.
So, I refuse to believe.
Katrina and I still spend moments during the night
Spinning around and laughing as we did back then.
Loving being alive deep down.
Unsure of where we are going
But hesitating, almost as if we are just about to find out.
Mom is making another pie. An apple one, with vanilla bean ice cream.
Amber Run is playing on our phones again.
The TV is playing in the background.
Not forgotten; only out of sight.
The pieces are moving across the board. Well, most.
One is still waiting to be picked up.
You can see that Mom is cracking open another window, to let the fresh air in.
And that I’m taking in a deep breath.
I know this won’t last forever.
We won’t last forever.
But we’ll keep trying.
Somewhere in our minds, the music is playing.
And when we pass, it ends.
I still hear mine playing.
And funnily enough, I can still hear yours too.
So, hurry on.
What are you waiting for?
There’s an empty seat at our table.
The three of us are here, you see?
I can always pull out an extra plate.
But don’t take too long, the food is getting cold.
It’s getting late.
Can you notice that Katrina is glancing outside the window now?
She sees the soft yellow light of the street lamps, warming the darkening cool streets.
She is sighing. She looks at me quietly and smiles.
When will you come back home?
I know you are on your own journey.
I’m sure you will tell us all about it.
Why you left.
Where you’ve been.
But hopefully it’s one that leads you back to us soon, because…
Their eyes are getting droopy now, but they won’t go to sleep just yet.
So, hurry.
Those old tired stairs are right in front of you.
That tall old door, still unlocked.
Is that your hand on the doorknob?
Just turn it.
We can feel you there.
We are waiting.
s•w.e•v.e•.n Something
For me I imagine, finally accomplishing a huge goal in my life and sitting some place on a sofa while the light from the sun sets on me through a huge window. I’m in a workplace and there’s few people there doing their job quietly. And I’m just sitting there thinking of all the times I wondered whether I could do it or not ?
Cosmic111
I love you fellow human 😭💗
day dreamer
❤️
DDrummer
I can picture myself lying down outside on the grass looking up at the sky looking at all the stars in the sky...
I feel like I'm dreaming hearing this...
Austin ROBERTSON
Same
the perfect peanut butter jelly sandwich
At the very end of this song you can hear the very beginning of soon my friend.
Britney the Weightlifting Hippie
I listen to these two songs back-to-back on repeat. It just sends your soul to another world where heartbreak doesn’t exist. Fantastic.
Rosenrot
it reminds me of a loved one looking out the window at the sidewalk, or perhaps a stone pathway, dreaming of their fallen soldier walking towards their house...
Richard
For me it sounds like IF you came home, almost on the verge of something very happy about to happen...
Kass Arthur
This song is in my head while I am meditating and bringing the light of God into my heart