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Fonda 500 (aka F500 or Fonda500) are a British electropop band from Kingston upon Hull.[1]
Fonda 500 | |
|---|---|
 Band member Simon Stone | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Hull, England |
| Genres | Electropop |
| Years active | 1995–2023 |
| Labels | Record Mountain, Low Transit Industries |
| Members | Simon Stone Matt Edible Ian Appleyard Bod Nicholas Broten |
| Website | Old website |
Formed in 1995, Fonda 500 have been releasing albums since 2000. Their songs appeared on the soundtrack to the British comedy television programme, Teachers,[2] Colin Farrel film Intermission and E4's Skins (2010).[citation needed]
History
editTheir 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.[2]
Their sixth album, Je m'appelle Stereo, was released on their own label Record mountain in 2008.[1] In 2014 they released 8-Bit Sound System, a limited edition cassette which rendered the entire of Eight Track Sound System into 8 bit. 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.
The band announced a final performance in 2023.[3]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Je m'appelle Stereo
- ABCDELP
- No.1 Hi-fi Hair
- Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds
- The Autumn/Winter Collection
- Eight Track Sound System
- 8 bit sound system
- I heart fonda 500
- I hate fonda 500
Singles
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ a b Paul M (13 July 2008). "Fonda 500 - Je m'appelle Stereo". Sounds XP.
- ^ a b "Fonda 500". Drowned In Sound. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
- ^ Paul Jackson (2023). "FONDA 500 announce final ever show". The Adelphi.
- 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
- BBC collective album review Archived 19 April 2013 at archive.today
- Band interview
External links
edit- Official site Archived 16 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Fonda 500 Bandcamp