''Freezepop Forever'' is the debut studio album by
synthpop
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band
Freezepop, originally released in 2000. The album has been reissued multiple times, each including different bonus tracks or videos. The 2002 European release on the Elefant label features a bonus song, two music videos,
digipack packaging and an alternate album cover. The 2005
Archenemy Record Company reissue is entirely remastered and features a music video for "テニスのボーイフレンド" (also referred to as "Tenisu no Boifurendo", "Tennis Boyfriend" in English).
The album contains the song "Science Genius Girl", popular for its appearances as a playable song in several
music video games, including ''
FreQuency
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'', ''
Karaoke Revolution'', and as a downloadable song for ''
Rock Band
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''.
A "rock" remix of "Get Ready 2 Rokk" appears in the game ''
Guitar Hero
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'' and was later included on the CD single The Rokk Suite. A similar version is now available as downloadable content for ''Rock Band''.
Track listing
Original release
All tracks written by
The Duke of Candied Apples and
Liz Enthusiasm, except where noted.
Elefant release
* The release also includes music videos for the tracks "Freezepop Forever" and "Tender Lies".
Archenemy re-issue
* All tracks on the 2005 Archenemy re-issue are remastered. The disc features a music video for "テニスのボーイフレンド".
Personnel
Performance
Freezepop:
*
The Duke of Candied Apples
*
Liz Enthusiasm
*
Sean T. Drinkwater
Production
''Freezepop Forever'' was recorded and mixed by The Duke at Symbion Basement Studios and mastered in
Digital Performer during 2000. A
Yamaha QY70 and MAM
vocoder
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The vocoder wa ...
were used during recording. Additional recording and mixing was performed using a MotU Digital Performer with a 2408 mk1, a Yamaha Digital Mixer, Lexicon MPX and MPX G2 FX, and Genelec 1030 active monitors.
The 2005 Archenemy Records reissue was remastered by Dave Locke at JP Masters.
External links
Freezepop.net including
MP3
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samples of ''Freezepop Forever''
Lyrics including lyrics for ''Freezepop Forever''
Music video of "Tenisu No Boifurendo" with subtitles
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2001 debut albums
Freezepop albums