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Frodus
Picture of Frodus in Sweden whilst on tour with Refused in 1998 by Pat Graham.
Picture of Frodus in Sweden whilst on tour with Refused in 1998 by Pat Graham.
Background information
Origin Washington, D.C., USA
Genre(s) Indie rock, Math rock, Post-hardcore
Years active 1993-1999

Frodus (a. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock music that emerged in the late 1980s Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) k. a. Frodus Conglomerate International, Frodus Sound Laboratories, FCI) was a 1990s Washington, D.C.-based post-hardcore band, described by critics as a mixture of math rock, hardcore punk, and indie rock. Washington DC had one of the first and most influential Hardcore punk scenes in the United States during the 1980s Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock music that emerged in the late 1980s Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Their songs were frequently dark and dissonant.

Frodus' first releases were self-distributed cassettes and 7 inches, such as "Babe", "Tzo-Boy", and "Molotov Cocktail Party". Two other releases ("Fireflies" and "F-Letter"), on now defunct indies, followed. Frodus later signed with Tooth and Nail Records, an independent label out of Seattle, with which they released Conglomerate International in 1998. Tooth & Nail Records is a Record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Most of Frodus' recognition was due to their epic swan song, the 1999 recorded and 2001 released LP on Fueled by Ramen entitled And We Washed Our Weapons In The Sea, considered by band members their best recorded work. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Fueled By Ramen is a record label formed by John Janick and Vinnie Fiorello in 1996

The name Frodus came from the last episode of TV series The Monkees called Mijacogeo (aka The Frodis Caper). For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series.

Contents

Members

Ex-Members:

The Frodus Head

Frodus "Head" logo
Frodus "Head" logo

The Frodus "Head" was co-opted from obscure marketing materials of the mid-20th century mentalist/magician Joseph Dunninger. Shelby Serban-Alex Cinca (born 19 March 1976) is a Romania -born musician one of the founding members of the DC Post-punk band Jason Hamacher is an American musician He was the drummer for the bands Frodus and Decahedron and the mid-1990s straight-edge band Battery. Andy Duncan is the former lead guitarist and founding member of the Chicago band OK Go The term mentalist refers to entertainers whose performance appears to be based on " Psychic " abilities featuring the ability to read minds project the Joseph Dunninger ( April 28 1892 - March 9 1975) known as "The Amazing Dunninger" was one of the most famous and proficient A man who maintained an enigmatic image all of his life never quite revealing that he can read minds or not. Publicly, he stayed away from magicians and seemed apart from their interests; personally, he loved to talk tricks and to root around in magic shops. Though he always disclaimed any supernatural powers, he could leave an audience with absolutely no other explanation of what they'd seen.

This intitial allure of mystery and mental manipulation was a theme that spoke to the band and was adopted on flyers as early as 1993 and later resurfacing in 1997 as an official Frodus icon upon the debut of their musical ode to corporate America, entitled Conglomerate International (Tooth & Nail Records). Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar An icon (from Greek εἰκών eikōn, "image" is a religious work of art most commonly a painting from Eastern Christianity. It is to be noted a link to mentalism and mass manipulation is referenced upon the compact disc itself of said release with the words mind-control disc subtley placed under band and album name. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Numerous t-shirts containing the "head" logo and phrases were also printed during this time. Such phrases included: "Control is always automatic", "Suspicion breeds confidence" (a reference to the film Brazil), and "Success in paranoia". Brazil is a 1985 Dystopian Black comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam. Coincidentally, the record-label itself also took a turn to corporation-parody with its website and advertising designs at this time.

Aftermath

After Frodus broke up in 1999 it took two years to find a label to release their final album. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The first label, MIA Records, shut down due to the owner (also a Texas oil-tycoon) having to settle a long-standing lawsuit. Afterwards, long-time Frodus friend, Tony Weinbender, then of Fueled by Ramen Records offered to release Frodus' final opus thus saving the album from obscurity.

The members of Frodus went separate ways and partially converged again for a short time. In 2000 Nathan went on to form The Out Circuit and Night Is Invisible (both of which released records on Lujo Records) and Jason went on to drum for Combat Wounded Veteran. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. In 2003 the founding members Shelby Cinca and Jason Hamacher along with bassist Joe Lally of Fugazi joined to form The Black Sea. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Joe Lally (born December 3, 1963 in Silver Spring Maryland) is a Bass guitar player primarily known for his work with Fugazi. Fugazi are an American alternative / post-hardcore band that formed in Washington D They later changed their name to Decahedron. Decahedron is a three-piece American Post-hardcore band from Washington DC. Lally left shortly after the completion of their debut album and was replaced by Jonathan Ford (Unwed Sailor, Roadside Monument). Unwed Sailor is a mostly Instrumental band formed in 1998 by Johnathon Ford. Roadside Monument was a Math rock band from Seattle Washington who were signed to Tooth & Nail Records. Continually plagued by bassist fluctuation anomalies Jonathan quit in 2004 and was later replaced by Jake Brown (Moments In Grace). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Moments in Grace was a Post-hardcore band from St Augustine Florida. In 2005 they suspended operations after the release of their EP entitled "2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Shelby Cinca then focused on his Swedish project Frantic Mantis with Håkan Johansson and Per Stålberg of Division Of Laura Lee and completed the 3rd album by The Cassettes (Buddyhead Records 2006). Frantic Mantis originally began in 2003 as a Swedish / US collaboration of Håkan Johansson and Per Stålberg of Division Division Of Laura Lee is a band of Swedish musicians/skateboarders originally from Vänersborg, Sweden heavily influenced by Post-punk bands The Cassettes (also known as The Cassettes Musical Explorers Society) are a Washington DC based "Mystic Country"/ Steampunk band formed in 1999 Buddyhead Records is an independent record label from Hollywood, California that was started in 2000 and sprouted from the popular irreverent website of the same In 2006, Jason Hamacher started a project with Mike Schliebaum of Darkest Hour called Zealot and Shelby began releasing IDM Music made on a Game Boy (Game Boy music) with the Nanoloop software under his own name. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For other uses of the words "darkest hour" see Darkest hour (disambiguation Darkest Hour is a metal band from Washington Intelligent dance music (commonly IDM) is a genre name invented in the early 1990s by the creators of an American online mailing list Game Boy music is a type of Chiptune produced using a game system of the Game Boy line.

FCI Canada Logo
FCI Canada Logo

2006 also saw the relaunch of the Frodus web-presence and consolidation of its MySpace entities with the help of two Canadian fans/supporters, Stu Hood of SHZINE and Jason Nicholas, who both wear the mark of the Frodus "head" tattooed on their upper arms. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The new focus being an organized ongoing project of archiving all known interviews, previous website designs, press clippings, and digital transfers for new media content. Founder Shelby Cinca also began remastering out-of-print releases and adding them into the iTunes library and other digital music services through his partnership with Carcrash Records.

Experimental Rock group Thrice have released a Frodus cover track on their new album The Alchemy Index IV: Earth. Thrice is an American band from Irvine California. The group was founded in 1998 by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while The Alchemy Index is Thrice 's fifth studio recording a four-disc concept album that was split between two releases the first in October 2007 and the second "The Earth Isn't Humming" was originally released on And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea.

Discography

Full Lengths

7"/EPs

Compilations

External links

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