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| Background information | |
| Origin | Hull, England |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Record Mountain, Low Transit Industries |
| Associated acts | Bitmap, |
| Website | http://www.fonda500.co.uk |
| Members | Simon Stone Matt Edible Ian Appleyard Bod Nicholas Broten |
Fonda 500 (aka F500 or Fonda500) are a British band hailing from Kingston upon Hull.
Background
Formed by Simon Stone and Nicholas Broten in 1995, Fonda 500 have been releasing albums since 2000. Their songs appeared on the soundtrack to the British comedy television programme, Teachers on Channel Four, Colin Farrel film Intermission and E4's Skins (2010). They have built up a cult following since 2000, chiefly through their explosive live performances and their unique musical style, which draws elements from 60's pop music (Beach Boys harmonies) bedroom pop (usage of novelty instruments) and indie rock (electric guitars). Their first two albums were released on Village Records (Hull), followed by a signing to Truck Records (Oxford) for No. 1 Hifi Hair. Gentle Electric (Nottingham) released Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds and the ABCDELP. Their sixth album, Je m'appelle Stereo, was released on their own label Record mountain on 30 June 2008. After a recording hiatus during which the band continued to play live, 2014 saw the release of 8-Bit Sound System, a limited edition cassette which painstakingly rendered the entire of Eight Track Sound System into 8 bit. After a hiatus in recordingn, in November 2015 the band released 4 new singles to be accompanied by a limited edition Christmasette in December. By 2018 the new album I Heart Fonda 500 was released by Record mountain, to be followed by the remix album "I Hate Fonda 500" in 2019.
Personnel
- Simon Stone
- Matt Edible
- Ian Appleyard
- Bod
- Nicholas Broten
Discography
Albums
- Je m'appelle Stereo
- ABCDELP
- No.1 Hi-fi Hair
- Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds
- The Autumn/Winter Collection
- Eight Track Sound System
- 8 bit sound system
- heart fonda 500
- hate fonda 500
Singles
- "Super Chimpanzee"
- "8 Track"
- "I Like Nick Broten"
- "Computer Freaks Of The Galaxy"
- "Keybooooords belong to the animals"
- "Law of the Claw"
- "IamLove"
- "Greatest Living Sound"
External links
- Official site
- Bandcamp
- Independent review Eight Track Sound System
- Independent live review
- NME live review
- NME review Eight Track Sound System
- Guardian live review
- Guardian/Observer Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds
- Guardian/Observer ABCDELP review
- SoundsXP review Je m'appelle Stereo
- Drowned in sound review
- BBC collective album review
- Band interview
- Various pictures