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TRACK LISTING
1. La Magia Verde
2. Paramount Imposter
3. Zero Hour
4. Eros
5. Pathos
6. Suspiria
DESCRIPTION
In the year 2000 the all-female cast of Frostiva commenced the production of eerie, minimalist rock. Envision walking through the forest on a late summer night, being spun into the in Siberia, and then into a disco that's in for an unpleasant surprise. Although, as a collective, they musically expose and impose "the things they are afraid of", they are not afraid to be pretty, or to open the dance floor to people who move like machines and / or have had too much to drink.
Leslie and Trinae, the songwriters and vocalists in Frostiva, are influenced by one another and create a progression that is linear, circular and jagged, with raw changes that mix minors, majors, seventh chords, and various time signatures. As a group Frostiva are influenced by bands such as My Bloody Valentine, The Cure, The Smiths, Sonic Youth, Joy Division, New Order, The Talking Heads, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Broadcast, Lush, and horror film music.
The six songs that make up “Ochnomos” were recorded at Relay Recording by Jon Fintel. One of those tracks, Paramount Imposter, can be found on the recently released We Want Action compilation which includes tracks from The Sun, 84 Nash, and Tiara. Frostiva's ep “Ochnomos” will be released by We Want Action in August, 2004.
Frostiva have shared the stage with Tracy + the Plastics, Black Eyes, Melt Banana, Radio Berlin, Golden Boy, Black Cat Music, Sick Lipstick, The Long Goodbye, The Cinema Eye, Audion, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Blow up, Manda and the Marbles, Lorelei, and twice with Mary Timony of Helium. In 2003 Frostiva played at Ladyfest Philly and for the past year, they played a major role in the organization of Ladyfest Ohio 2004.
Frostiva is frequently played on local radio station CD101’s award winning Independent Playground, 99.7 The Blitz, and has been featured on the NYU college radio special program No No Pussycat.
“Four gals from Ohio, Frostiva creeped out and generally wow’d the crowd with an intense rolling wave of synth and spit.”-Magazino Music (Pitts)
“They employed shifting danceable rhythms that were modern with a capital "Mod"; two vocalists who offset screams with sonority; very loud guitars; and, unlike the other bands on the bill, keys for spice instead of sustenance. The My Bloody Valentine-meets-PIL vibe was refreshing, as was the charismatic delivery of well-written songs.”-Columbus Alive
“Ladytron defined them as a synth-punky girl group and they got the target!” - Hilotunez(Italy)
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