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Metronomy are an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in Totnes, Devon, England, UK in 1999. The current band consists of Joseph Mount (composer, singer, keyboards and guitar), Oscar Cash (saxophone, backing vocals, guitars and keyboards), Anna Prior (drums and vocals) and Gbenga Adelekan (bass guitar and vocals). Their music consists of instrumental electronic music and more recently, with the release of ''Nights Out'', vocal electronic pop music. Mount also releases remixes under the name Metronomy, and has remixed many artists including Gorillaz, Sebastien Tellier, Roots Manuva, Franz Ferdinand, Klaxons, Goldfrapp, The Young Knives, Zero 7, Ladytron, Kate Nash, Lady Gaga and Lykke Li. Metronomy have released four albums of original material, ''Pip Paine (Pay The £5000 You Owe)'', ''Nights Out'', ''The English Riviera'' and their fourth studio album titled ''Love Letters'' was released on 10 March 2014. ==Biography== As a teenager, Joseph Mount began Metronomy as a bedroom project while he was still living with his parents in Devon. After having an interest in music from an early age, he "drummed in a few bands at school and they all fell apart. Then I got an old computer off my dad I and started messing around when I was about sixteen or seventeen".〔() Stuart Stubbs, 'Interview: Metronomy', ''Loud and Quiet Magazine'', May 2008 (vol. 2).〕 The name Metronomy was originally chosen by Mount as the name sounded cool and interesting and was in keeping with the bands he was heavily into, namely Autechre and Funkstorung.〔 The word 'Metronomy' also linked to a metronome, which is a piece of equipment musicians use to help keep and set tempo. In 2002, Mount moved to Brighton for his studies,〔("Factmag" ) Angus Finlayson, 'On Record: Metronomy’s Joe Mount hails Outkast’s "ridiculously inspirational" Speakerboxx/The Love', ''Fact Magazine'', 28 August 2012.〕 while having a number of odd jobs, including one at a local HMV. Upon graduating, he became interested in music production and began 'soundtracking animations'.〔() Bob Henderson, 'On the Phone: Joseph Mount, the mouth of Metronomy', ''Chic Alors'', 12 February 2014.〕 During his time in Brighton, Mount began to get involved with electronic music nights and performed as a DJ. At one of these gigs he was approached by "some guy, () told me he’d put out a record. It turned out that of the songs I’d recorded, I had an album’s worth".〔("Clash Brighton" ) Tristan Parker, 'Metronomy's Guide To Brighton', Clash Music, 18 November 2009.〕 In the autumn of 2005, Metronomy released a debut album, ''Pip Paine (Pay the £5000 You Owe) ''preceded by the first single 'You Could Easily Have Me'.〔 After it had received limited attention, Mount began to build up a reputation for live shows. Initially, Metronomy was essentially a laptop/DJ act, although Mount soon asked his cousin Oscar Cash and an old schoolfriend Gabriel Stebbing to join him.〔("Argus interview 2011" ) Duncan Hall, 'Metronomy, Digital, Brighton', ''The Argus'', 15 April 2011.〕 Mount explained that "I was doing some shows on my own (...), which was pretty crap, so I thought it would be better to get a band thing going on".〔 Over the next 3 years, the trio spent gaining live-experience while Mount recreated mixes for many other artists, as contractual issues with the record company halted any new release.〔 He often adding new vocals and instrumentation. For example, in the case of his Goldfrapp remix a French monologue about Nottingham. On remixing, Mount has said "(b)asically, I only like remixers that really care about what they're doing. I can honestly say that I have got really involved in all of my remixes. If I’ve not got anywhere with one I will tell whoever it is that I’m giving up. That doesn't happen that often."〔()〕 Metronomy has "a good strike rate" in terms of remix work released. However, a DFA-inspired remix of U2's "City of Blinding Lights" was dismissed by their marketing manager and was not released. Although the band was now a three-piece live, in the studio Mount was "still writing and recording it all on my own" and "influenced by people who’ve written, recorded and produced things all on their own, like Prince".〔 In 2008, the band released the singles "My Heart Rate Rapid", "Holiday", "Heartbreaker" (which feat. a Remix by Kris Menace), "A Thing For Me" and "Radio Ladio" and the full album ''Nights Out'' in September of that year. Kris Menace's Remix of "Heartbreaker" became Hype Chart Nr.1 in 2008. In May 2009, it was announced through the band's Myspace page that Stebbing would be leaving the band. Joseph wrote "It's all very amicable and he's assured me he doesn't think he's fleeing a sinking ship." Stebbing is currently working with his own band, Your Twenties, which is being produced by Mount. Despite this, Stebbing reappeared to play bass for Metronomy for their appearance at the Far Out stage at Green Man 2010. In 2011, the band released three singles 'The Look', 'Everything Goes My Way' and 'The Bay' from their 3rd album ''The English Riviera'' which came out on 11 April. On 23 January 2014, Metronomy's upcoming single ''Love Letters'' was named Zane Lowe's "Hottest Record in the World". In a telephone interview with the band, it was confirmed that the video would be directed by Michel Gondry. Their fourth studio album, ''Love Letters'', was released on 10 March 2014, with the band achieving their highest ever position on the UK Albums Chart, at number 7. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metronomy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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