Thermostatic Explained

Thermostatic
Background:	group_or_band
Genre:	Electronic, Bitpop, synthpop
Years Active:	2003–2010, 2013–present
Label:	Wonderland Records
Website:	http://www.thermostatic.se
Current Members:	Louise Marchione (Lundberg) Daniel Vadestrid (Ringström) Peter Marchione Johannes Hedberg Marcus Larsson
Associated Acts:	Carbon Based Lifeforms

Thermostatic is a Swedish electronic band, formed in Gothenburg in 2003. Their music can be said to fall within the genre categories of bitpop and synthpop, with the band inspired by the "video games and computer era of the eighties."^[1]

History

Thermostatic formed in Gothenburg in 2003. The band-name Thermostatic was suggested by Michael Strandtoft of the band Helm.

They released their first album "Joy-Toy" in May 2005. The band was voted "Best Newcomer 2005" at the Scandinavian Alternative Music Awards.^{[2] [3]} "Humanizer", their second album, was released in May 2008.

The group's song "My Ship" was used in trailers for the Penumbra series by Swedish developer Frictional Games.

In April 2010, the group announced that it will no longer work together. Thermostatic played their final concert on May 1, 2010 at the club Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg.^[4]

In August 2013, an announcement was made that the group would re-unite to perform a concert at Sticky Fingers.^[5] On February 25, 2014 the single "Animal" was released to Bandcamp and iTunes.^[6]

Albums

All released under Wonderland Records.

• So Close So Near (2006)
• Private Machine (2006)
• The Box (2007)
• CD-EP (2004)
• JOY-TOY (2005)
• JOY-TOY 2007 Edition (2007)
• Humanizer (2008)

Singles

• Animal (2014)

See also

• Carbon Based Lifeforms – an electronic music duo formed by two members of Thermostatic. Some songs feature the vocals of other two members, Louise and Peter Marchione.

External links

• Official thermostatic Site
• Official thermostatic Myspace page
• Official thermostatic Facebook page
• Wonderland Records

Notes and References

1. Interview with Subculture magazine: Web site: Archived copy . August 13, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716160652/http://www.subculturemagazine.com/interviewdetails.php?id=12&PHPSESSID=7a20950183fabc2c0350d1798dddd2f5 . July 16, 2011 .
2. Web site: Thermostatic 'So close so near' . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212233926/http://www.movinghands.net/reviews/detail.asp?id=1094 . 12 February 2012 . Carl . Cedergren . Moving Hands Music Magazine . 9 June 2016.
3. Web site: Scandinavian Alternative Music Awards - Gothenburg 2006 . Daniela . Vorndran . 24 April 2006 . 9 June 2016.
4. Web site: The End . https://web.archive.org/web/20100822155359/http://www.thermostatic.se/templates/news.asp?id=4 . 22 August 2010 . 20 April 2010 . Thermostatic official website . 9 June 2016.
5. Web site: Thermostatic reunites to celebrate their label boss . Mikael . Kahrle . . 23 August 2013 . 9 June 2016.
6. Web site: Animal, by Thermostatic . 24 February 2014 . Thermostatic official Facebook site . . 9 June 2016.