M83

The Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis is hosting M83, the electronic artist Anthony Gonzalez group, on May 28th, 2008.

Gonzalez founded the group with Nicolas Fromageau in Antibes, France, in 2001.

M83's musical style owes something to shoegaze, with emphasis on tone, extensive use of effects and, most notably, softly-spoken lyrics almost submerged in instrumentation.

Guitar or synthesizer based, many of M83's parts conform to the fetishism of tone that dominates contemporary electro.

All three of M83's albums...