Mobius Band was an electronic rock trio from

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consisting of Noam Schatz (drums), Peter Sax (bass/vocals/keyboards), and Ben Sterling (guitar/vocals/keyboards).

History

The band began when members Schatz, Sterling and Sax met as students at

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. After graduation, they moved to

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to hone their sound. Following the self-produced, self-released (on their own Prescription Rails label) and mostly instrumental EPs ''One'', ''Two'', and ''Three'', Mobius Band were signed to Ann Arbor, Michigan's

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in 2004, becoming the electronic label's first rock-based act. Their first Ghostly release was the ''City Vs. Country'' EP in March 2005, which earned critical acclaim for its fusion of pop songs with electronic flourishes, paralleling the work of contemporaries like

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. The first Mobius Band full-length album is August 2005's ''The Loving Sounds of Static'', which took the ideas of ''City Vs. Country'' further, adding a lyrical focus on coming of age and disillusionment with modern America. Mobius Band's second full-length album, ''Heaven'', was released on October 2, 2007, by Misra Records and Ghostly International. Following the album's release, the band toured extensively around the US, Canada, England and Europe with

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and Tigercity. Previously the band has toured with The National,

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. On Valentine's Day 2008, the band released a free online covers EP of love songs called "LOVE WILL REIGN SUPREME." The band followed the EP with 2009's Valentine's Day EP, "EMPIRE OF LOVE," released for free on February 13, 2009, featuring covers of Kanye West, the Dixie Chicks, and Tom Petty.

Discography

Albums

*2005: ''

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'' (Ghostly) *2007: ''

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'' (Misra)

EPs

*2001: ''Two'' (Self-released) *2002: ''Three'' (Self-released) *2005: ''

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'' (Ghostly) *2008: ''

LOVE WILL REIGN SUPREME Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good hab ...

'' (self-released, free covers EP) *2009: ''

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'' (self-released, free covers EP)

References

External links

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Mobius Band
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''The Loving Sounds of Static'' review
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