December 23, 2009

Freezepop Reborn

If you haven't followed the amazingly cool and geeky synth-ish band Freezepop, then you might not notice what's different about this picture. Well, unfortunately the Duke of Pannekoeken, one of the original members, has left the band to work on his own Symbion Project (which is pretty awesome as well). Does that mean that this awesome tech candy music is doomed? Nope, Liz Enthusiasm and the Other Sean T. Drinkwater are keeping Freezepop going while adding two more members to the group - Robert John "Bananas" Foster and Christmas Disco Marie Sagan. Bananas has been playing off and on with Freezepop since 2004 so he's a familiar face while Christmas will be brand new to the band.

I'm definitely bummed that the Duke is gone but I'm glad that both Freezepop and the Symbion Project will keep going. Freezepop has played around with the quartet sound for a while now with guests coming in for certain tracks, so I'm very curious to see how they will sound with this new setup. I know the band is working on a new album and I can't wait to see what they have in store!