Pia Fraus started in 1998 in Tallinn, Estonia when six art school students (Kärt Ojavee, Kristel Loide, Rein Fuks, Tõnis Kenkmaa, Reijo Tagapere and Joosep Volk) came together. First gig was in spring 1999. After some concerts they started recording their first album (Wonder What It\\\'s Like) which was released in spring 2001 by themselves. Then they sent some demos to different labels and next full length album (In Solarium) was released under Clairecords (Sacramento, CA, USA) in summer 2002. Kristel left the band and Eve Komp replaced her. In autumn 2003 Clairecords released Plastilina EP which included tracks from Wonder What It\'s Like. Before that Margus Voolpriit replaced Joosep. At the beginning of 2004 VinylJunkie released In Solarium with bonus tracks in Japan. In September later that year Mooie Island EP was released under their own label SekSound. In spring 2005 Vinyl-Junkie Recordings released compilation CD \"Sailing On A Grapefruit Lake\" in Japan which also includes two videos. Winter 2006 saw the birth of Pia Fraus\\\' next LP \"Nature Heart Software\" released by Seksound. The band has shared the stage with artists like Ulrich Schnauss, Animal Collective, Frida Hyvönen, Fleckfumie, Suburban Kids With Biblical Names. Pia Fraus has been remixed by Hood (Domino), Bill Wells (Domino, Geographic, Karaoke Kalk), Guther (Morr Music), Miwon (City Center Office), Fleckfumie (After Hours), Mondii (Spekk).
DISCOGRAPHY:
Albums:
Wonder What It`s Like (2001 Pia Fraus)
In Solarium (2002 Clairecords)
In Solarium - Japanese release (2004 Vinyl Junkie)
Sailing On A Grapefruit Lake (2005 Vinyl Junkie)
Nature Heart Software (2006 Seksound)
Nature Heart Software - Japanese release (2006 Vinyl Junkie)
After Summer (2008 Seksound / Clairecords)
Singles & EP`s:
Plastilina EP (2003 Clairecords)
Mooie Island EP (2004 Seksound)
Chromatic Nights rmx EP (2005 Kohvirecords)
Compilations:
Estonian Unsigned (2001 OperationB)
No Hidden Catch – Estonian D.M. Tribute (2001 Kaleid Records)
Atlantic Flowers (2001 Clairecords/Midsummer Madness/Alison Records)
Pacific Union (2004 Clairecords/Vinyl Junkie)
Vibratsioon Vol.3 (2004 Umblu Records)
Kohalik ja Kohatu (2005 SekSound)
No Parachute, Volume 1 DVD (2005 HHBTM)
Notes From Claire (2005 Clairecords)
Kohalik ja Kohatu 2 (2007 Seksound)
i love this band so much now..(Reynold would agree with me, RITE?) What a shame, i just knew about them, kinda late...but still, am happy to know about them. they bring me the joy of music, the love of shoegaze...which haunts me. am young again..re-born..It's all started with the video on Youtube. You look fine is a great song. (The video is in my last post, the shoegazer) It hook me up instantly.
