The Mondrians are a four-piece indie rock

Indie rock

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 band from Switzerland

Switzerland

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. The band formed in the summer of 2005 after recording their first four-track home-made demo, including the songs "Pearl Of The Lake" and "The Shout."

Before recording an album, the Mondrians spent three years on the road, touring Switzerland, France

France

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, and the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. They played in the Paléo

Paléo Festival

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 and Eurockéennes

Eurockéennes

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 festivals, among others, opened for The Kooks

The Kooks

The Kooks are an English indie rock band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in 2001. Formed by Luke Pritchard , Hugh Harris , Paul Garred , and Max Rafferty , the lineup of the band remained constant until 2008 and the departure of Rafferty...

 in Zurich

Zürich

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. In 2007, they recorded a high-quality demo in Bavois

Bavois

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. In summer 2008, The Mondrians recorded their first album in Spain

Spain

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 with producer

Record producer

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 Gordon Raphael

Gordon Raphael

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. The Mondrians' album

The Mondrians (album)

The Mondrians is The Mondrians' debut album. It was released on November 5, 2009.The album was recorded in the summer of 2008, in Spain with Gordon Raphael.-Production and release:...

 was released on November 5, 2009.

Members

• Maxime – guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
• Aldric – guitar, vocals
• Laurent – drums, vocals
• Louis – bass
  Bass guitar
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  , vocals

Old member:

• Cedric – drums, vocals (2004-2010 drummer)

Demo recordings

• Pearl Of The Lake (May 2005)
• Reason To Live (December 2006)
• Extra-time Monotony (2006)
• Bavois (2007)

External links

• Official website
• Facebook Fan Page