Lemaitre (band)
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Lemaitre's band members Ketil Jansen and Ulrik Denizou Lund performing on tour
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Origin | Oslo, Norway |
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Years active | 2010 | – present
Labels | Astralwerks Records |
Website | LemaitreMusic.com |
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Lemaitre (pronounced French: [ləmɛtʁ] ( listen)) is a Norwegian indie electronic duo hailing from Oslo. The duo consists of members Ketil Jansen and Ulrik Denizou Lund,[1] who met originally as schoolmates in Lillehammer, in southeastern Norway.[2] Jansen and Lund came together to form Lemaitre on June 20, 2010.[3] Lemaitre is currently living in Los Angeles, California.[4]
Since the duo's inception during summer 2010,[3] Lemaitre has released a number of EPs, including: the Relativity Series: Relativity 1, 2, 3 and Relativity by Nite; The Friendly Sound; and Singularity.[5]
The duo released their latest EP, 1749, on January 29, 2016.[6] Inspiration for the name "1749" came from the home[7] Lemaitre has been living in during their time in Los Angeles—which also serves as a low budget–home studio for the pair. The home was previously owned by famed American rapper and producer Dr Dre during the 1990s.[8]
History
2010-2014: Formation and early Years
During an interview, Lund and Jansen explained that the band is named after Georges Lemaître, a Belgian priest who first proposed the Big Bang Theory and derived the physics concept now referred to as Hubble's Law.[9] In a 2014 music discovery piece with Interview magazine,[10] Jansen further added, "[Lemaitre] means 'master' in French", though the pair were unaware of this when first choosing a name for the project.
Lemaitre's first track was titled "Momentum",[11] now dating 14 years since its initial release. This track was one of two tracks released prior to releasing their debut EP, The Friendly Sound—the other being "Primeval Atom".[12]
Relativity Series
Lemaitre is most commonly recognized for their series of EPs the Relativity Series.[13] This series consists of the following EPs: Relativity 1, Relativity 2, Relativity 3, and Relativity By Nite. It is to be noted that Lemaitre is also admired for their use of all original samples.[14]
Relativity By Nite was differed from most of Lemaitre's previous EPs in that it was longer in comparison to previous EP releases and almost entirely consisted of unheard remixes and instrumental pieces. In addition to this, the title name Relativity By Nite deviated from that of previous EPs, which presented numerically ordered titles.[15]
Relativity 2—Lemaitre's third EP and second in the Relativity Series—topped Canadian charts and US iTunes electronic albums category during May of 2012. The EP went to top charts across a number of countries, placing #3 in Switzerland, #8 in Australia and #10 in France. Worldwide, Relativity 2 reached a noteworthy spot at #4 in iTunes' Pop category.[16]
Joining Astralwerks
In January 2014, the duo signed to Astralwerks Records: home to a number of notable acts, including Porter Robinson, Deadmau5, Empire of the Sun and various other artists—even Daft Punk, whom Lemaitre has previously referenced as a significant source of inspiration for the group's music style.[17] The relationship with Astralwerks Records, has proved fruitful for all parties included; Lemaitre has had the opportunity to work on remixes for other Astralwerks artists, such as Porter Robinson—Jansen and Lund are credited and featured on the song "Polygon Dust" off of Porter Robinson's 2014 debut album, Worlds.[18][19]
Furthermore, Lemaitre were quoted as to have mentioned that the 'choice [to join Astralwerks] felt right', especially given that the label was home to some their own sonic heroes, namely Daft Punk and The Chemical Brothers.[20]
2014-present: 1749
Following the release of 1749 in January of this year, Lemaitre embarked on a short 7-city European tour during February, including a stop in their homeland in Oslo, Norway. During this same time, their newest music video for the song "Stepping Stone"[1] featuring artist Mark Johns (also known as itsmarkjohns), a member of Skrillex's OWSLA creative collective, was released on February 18, 2016.
Jansen and Lund are set to appear for a number of shows in the upcoming year, including festival appearances at Coachella in April and late summer at Findings Festival in Norway.
Appearances in Media
Much of Lemaitre's recent acclaim may be credited to their songs being featured mainstream media adverts. Lemaitre appeared in tech-giant Apple's product advert "Designed Together".[2] The ad showcased the then newly-released iPhone 5c's fluent integration with the iOS7 mobile operating system—the song "1:18" served as the audio backdrop to the advert,[21] and is part of Lemaitre's debut EP, The Friendly Sound.[22] Additionally, on February 4, 2016, Lemaitre's song "Cut to Black" received worldwide attention on Facebook for Facebook's 12th Anniversary, which came to be known as "Friends' Day".[23] "Cut to Black" can be recognized as the cheerful background music for a feature as a part of friend's day that allowed user's to see user-specific videos compiled of photos and memories commemorating friendship.
In March 2016,[24] it was announced that Lemaitre, along with other musical acts AlunaGeorge and Broiler, were collaborating with video game Minecraft to "perform a show in the game setting", as a part of Norwegian game conference The Gathering. The event provided users with the unique experience of a concert "simultaneously recreated within the Minecraft world [...] Just like a real concert[.]" This event was considered as the world's "first live Minecraft concert,".[25]
Discography
Extended plays (EPs)
The Friendly Sound
Title | Duration | Artist(s) | Order | Ref |
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"The Friendly Sound" | 4:04 | Lemaitre | Track 1 | [26] |
"Nishio" | 3:34 | Lemaitre | Track 2 | [27] |
"Blue Shift" | 4:01 | Lemaitre | Track 3 | [28] |
"Strobes Pt. 2" | 3:50 | Lemaitre | Track 4 | [29] |
"1:18" | 3:49 | Lemaitre | Track 5 | [30] |
Relativity 1
Title | Duration | Artist(s) | Order | Ref |
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"Appreciate" | 3:23 | Lemaitre | Track 1 | [31] |
"Coffee Table" | 3:20 | Lemaitre | Track 2 | [32] |
"Sceptics" | 4:12 | Lemaitre | Track 3 | [33] |
"The End" | 6:02 | Lemaitre | Track 4 | [34] |
Relativity 2
Title | Duration | Artist(s) | Order | Ref |
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"Keep Close" | 4:14 | Lemaitre | Track 1 | [35] |
"Time to Realize" | 3:30 | Lemaitre | Track 2 | [36] |
"Splitting Colors" | 3:58 | Lemaitre | Track 3 | [37] |
"Steady State" | 3:09 | Lemaitre | Track 4 | [38] |
"Appreciate (Uppermost Remix)" | 4:46 | Lemaitre, Uppermost | Track 5 | [39] |
Relativity 3
Title | Duration | Artist(s) | Order | Ref |
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"Continuum" | 4:47 | Lemaitre | Track 1 | [40] |
"Iron Pyrite" | 3:39 | Lemaitre | Track 2 | [41] |
"Fiction" | 3:53 | Lemaitre | Track 3 | [42] |
"Cut to Black" | 3:21 | Lemaitre | Track 4 | [43] |
Relativity By Nite
Title | Duration | Artist(s) | Order | Ref |
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"Sceptics (Club Mix)" | 4:30 | Lemaitre | Track 1 | [44] |
"Fiction (Club Mix)" | 4:29 | Lemaitre | Track 2 | [45] |
"Splitting Colors (Club Mix)" | 5:48 | Lemaitre | Track 3 | [46] |
"Cut to Black (Instrumental)" | 3:21 | Lemaitre | Track 4 | [47] |
"Continuum (Fehrplay Remix)" | 6:54 | Lemaitre, Fehrplay | Track 5 | [48] |
"Continuum (Ghost of Venice Remix)" | 5:31 | Lemaitre, Ghost of Venice | Track 6 | [49] |
"Continuum (Josef Bamba Remix)" | 6:15 | Lemaitre, Josef Bamba | Track 7 | [50] |
"Splitting Colors (Louis La Roche Remix)" | 4:32 | Lemaitre, Louis La Roche | Track 8 | [51] |
"Fiction (Mullaha Remix)" | 3:22 | Lemaitre, Mullaha | Track 9 | [52] |
Singularity
Title | Duration | Artist(s) | Order | Ref |
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"High Tide" | 3:27 | Lemaitre | Track 1 | [53] |
"Wait (feat. LOLO)" | 4:03 | Lemaitre, LOLO | Track 2 | [54] |
"Go" | 3:04 | Lemaitre | Track 3 | [55] |
"All I Need (feat. Chuck Inglish)" | 3:42 | Lemaitre, Chuck Inglish | Track 4 | [56] |
Singularity (Remixed)
Title | Duration | Artist(s) | Order | Ref |
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"High Tide (Oliver Nelson & Tobtok Remix)" | 4:05 | Lemaitre, Oliver Nelson, Tobtok | Track 1 | [57] |
"All I Need (feat. Chuck Inglish) [Prince Fox Remix]" | 2:54 | Lemaitre, Chuck Inglish, Prince Fox | Track 2 | [58] |
"All I Need (Nebbra Remix)" | 3:32 | Lemaitre, Nebbra | Track 3 | [59] |
"Wait (feat. LOLO) [Danrell Remix]" | 3:34 | Lemaitre, LOLO, Danrell | Track 4 | [60] |
"Wait (feat. LOLO) [Lindsay Lowend Remix]" | 2:42 | Lemaitre, LOLO, Lindsay Lowend | Track 5 | [61] |
"Wait (feat. LOLO) [Elephante Remix]" | 4:11 | Lemaitre, LOLO, Elephante | Track 6 | [62] |
1749
Title | Duration | Artist(s) | Order | Ref |
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"Not Too Late" | 3:16 | Lemaitre | Track 1 | [63] |
"Stepping Stone (feat. Mark Johns)" | 4:16 | Lemaitre, Mark Johns | Track 2 | [64] |
"Closer (feat. Jennie A.)" | 4:31 | Lemaitre, Jennie A | Track 3 | [65] |
"Day Two" | 3:59 | Lemaitre | Track 4 | [66] |
"Nishio 2 (feat. Giraffage)" | 4:01 | Lemaitre, Giraffage | Track 5 | [67] |
Non-album singles
Title | Duration | Artist(s) | Ref |
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"Momentum" | 2:21 | Lemaitre | [68] |
"Primeval Atom" | 2:26 | Lemaitre | [69] |
"Unclouded Judgment" | 3:39 | Lemaitre | [70] |
"Fossil Fuels" | 4:10 | Lemaitre | [71] |
"Come Again" | 2:14 | Lemaitre | [72] |
Remixes
Year | Artist | Track |
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2012 | Lo-Fi-Fnk | "Kissing Taste" |
2013 | Porter Robinson, Mat Zo | "Easy" |
Netsky | "We Can Only Live Today (Puppy)" | |
2014 | Martin Solveig | "Hey Now feat. Kyle" |
2015 | Uppermost | "Angels" |
2015 | Madeon, Passion Pit | "Pay No Mind" |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
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"Excuse Me" [73] | 2011 | Various | Kitsuné Maison Compilation 12: The Good Fun Issue |
"Dreamcatcher" | 2013 | Camo & Krooked | Zeitgeist |
"Polygon Dust" | 2014 | Porter Robinson | Worlds |
Music videos and Filmography
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Unclouded Judgment" | 2010 | Johannes Greve Muskat (JGM) [74] |
"Come Again" | ||
Across the Baltic | 2011 | |
"Appreciate" | 2012 | |
"Coffee Table" | ||
"Sceptics" | ||
"The End" | ||
"Time to Realize" | ||
"Keep Close" | ||
"Continuum" | 2013 | |
"Cut to Black" | ||
"Fiction" | ||
"Wait" | 2014 | |
"Closer" | 2015 |
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External links
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- LemaitreMusic.com
- Lemaitre on Facebook
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- Lemaitre's channel on YouTube
- Lemaitre on SoundCloud
- Lemaitre on Instagram
- Lemaitre on iTunes
- Lemaitre on Tumblr
- Lemaitre on Songkick
- Interview Magazine article on Lemaitre
- Lively interview with Lemaitre
- EDM Chicago interview with Lemaitre
- Aesthetica interview with Lemaitre
- Goblin Mag interview with Lemaitre
- Radio.com interview with Lemaitre
- Beatport article on Lemaitre