French electronic music band (formed 2001)
Key facts
- Also known as
- My Violent Wish
- Origin
- Antibes , France
- Genres
- Synth-pop shoegaze dream pop post-rock ambient electronic rock
- Years active
- 1999–present
- Labels
- Naïve Mute Virgin Gooom
- Members
- Anthony Gonzalez Loïc Maurin Kaela Sinclair Joe Berry
- Past members
- Jordan Lawlor Morgan Kibby Ian Young Nicolas Fromageau Pierre-Marie Maulini
- Website
- ilovem83 .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- ilovem83.com
- Image
- M83 mp3h1704.jpg
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- Commons category
- M83 (musical group)
- inception
- 2001-01-01
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
- social media followers
- 1230000
- name
- M83
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M83 ( French: [ɛm katʁ(ə)vɛ̃tʁwɑ]) is a French electronic rock group formed in Antibes in 1999. Initially a duo of multi-instrumentalists Nicolas Fromageau and Anthony Gonzalez, Fromageau parted ways shortly after touring for their second album Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts. Gonzalez remains the sole constant member of the project, as the primary songwriter and lead vocalist.
The band has released nine studio albums, including the Grammy Award-nominated Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, in addition to two soundtracks. Gonzalez records primarily on his own, with numerous guest musicians. The band is signed to Mute Records and found breakout success in 2011 with "Midnight City", Hurry Up, We're Dreaming's lead single. Their sound has been described as dream pop, new wave, shoegaze, as well as ambient.