{{Short description|French electronic music duo}} {{multiple issues| {{self-published|date=October 2017}} {{coi|date=October 2017}} }} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Principles of Geometry | image = | caption = | image_size = | alias = | origin = Lille, France | genre = Electronic | years_active = 2004–2014, 2019 | label = {{hlist|Tigersushi|Discograph|Pandamaki Records}} | current_members = * Guillaume Grosso * Jeremy Duval | website = {{URL|https://www.principles-of-geometry.com}} }} '''Principles of Geometry''' is a French electronic music duo from Lille, northern France, which consists of Guillaume Grosso and Jeremy Duval. The duo draws inspiration from the jingles on the VHS tapes of their childhood, John Carpenter's science fiction films, and the electronic music of British labels Warp and Skam. Principles of Geometry publishes and distributes music with the Parisian label Tigersushi.

==Biography== Principles of Geometry debuted in 2005 with the release of a mini-album which was a compilation of their early work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mowno.com/disques/principles-of-geometry-lazare/|title=Principles Of Geometry – "Lazare"|author=Matthieu Choquet |date=November 5, 2007|website=Mowno|access-date=January 14, 2022|lang=fr}}</ref> That same year, their eponymous debut album, ''Principles of Geometry'', was released under Tigersushi Records. ''Le Courrier picard'' defines it as "a relic of electro for future generations, evoking nostalgia for what it represented for a brief moment.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} The synthetic and analog music from the duo caught the attention of French singer-songwriter Sébastien Tellier, who provided vocals for the track "A Mountain for President" from the duo's second album ''Lazare'', released in 2007 under Tigersushi<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dmute.net/disque/23160/Principles-of-geometry/Lazare.html|title=Principles of geometry: Lazare|website=dMute|access-date=January 14, 2022|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.novorama.com/chroniques/1928-principles-of-geometry-lazare|title=Chronicles - Principles of geometry - Lazare|website=Novorama|access-date=January 14, 2022|language=fr}}</ref> and Discograph.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.xsilence.net/disque-6878.htm|title=Principles Of Geometry {{!}} Lazare chronicle|website=xsilence.net|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref>

In 2012, they released their third album, ''Burn the Land and Boil the Oceans''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20130703053229/http://www.electronicbeats.net/en/features/eb-listening-principles-of-geometrys-new-album-in-full/|title=EB Listening: Principles Of Geometry’s new album in full|website=Electronic Beats|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref> The band toured with drummer Alberto Malo between 2008 and 2010, when they presented a "stereoscopic show" with visual label AntiVJ featuring 3D images.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.antivj.com/2009/principles-of-geometry-antivj-a-stereoscopic-show/|title=Principles of geometry + AntiVJ: a stereoscopic show|date=October 9, 2009|website=blog.antivj.com|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref> In 2014, the duo released their fourth album, ''Meanstream''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://starwaxmag.com/principles-geometry-meanstream/|title=Chroniques - CD - PRINCIPLES OF GEOMETRY / MEANSTREAM|website=starwaxmag.com|access-date=14 January 2022|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.novorama.com/chroniques/2909-principles-of-geometry-meanstream|title=Principles of geometry - meanstream|website=Novorama|access-date=14 January 2022|language=fr}}</ref> After a five-year hiatus, the duo released a remix of Forever Pavot's song "La Pantoufle" in February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gonzai.com/principles-of-geometry-chausse-les-pantoufles-de-forever-pavot/|title=Principles of Geometry chausse les pantoufles de Forever Pavot|date=25 February 2019|website=gonzai.com|access-date=14 January 2022|language=fr}}</ref>

==Musical style== The musical style of Principles of Geometry has been categorized by the specialized press as electronica.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.benzinemag.net/2012/08/18/principles-of-geometry-burn-the-land-boil-the-oceans/|title=Principles of Geometry – Burn The Land & Boil The Oceans|date=August 18, 2012|author=Denis Zorgniott|website=benzinemag.net|access-date=January 14, 2022|lang=fr}}</ref> Xsilence.net considers the band's musical style to be "a purveyor of nocturnal and ultra-synthetic music, making the best use of visual media to create, even before listening to their music, a strong, powerful atmosphere that invites all the senses to be mobilized."<ref name=":1"/>

==Discography== ===Albums=== * ''Principles Of Geometry'' (2005, Tigersushi) * ''Lazare'' (2007, Tigersushi) * ''Burn the Land and Boil the Oceans'' (2012, Tigersushi) * ''Meanstream'' (2014, Tigersushi) * ''ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'' (2022, Tigersushi)

===Singles, 12" and 7"=== * ''A Mountain For President EP'' (2007, Tigersushi) * ''Interstate Highway System'' (2008, Tigersushi) * ''The Effect Of Adding Another Zero (Principles Of Geometry's Distributive & Associative Part One)'' (2009, Tigersushi/Pandamaki Records) * ''P.O.G vs. THE EDITS EP'' (edits by KRIKOR, PILOOSKI & JOAKIM) (2011, Tigersushi Records)

===Remixes=== {| class="wikitable" |- valign="top" ! align="center" | Year || Artist || Title |- valign="top" | align="center" | 2006 || Poni Hoax || L.A. Murder Motel (Letom Redrum Remix By Principles of Geometry) |- valign="top" | align="center" | 2008 || Poni Hoax || The Symbionese Bride (Principles Of Geometry's Poni Hoax's Paper Bride) |- valign="top" | align="center" | 2009 || Mr. Oizo || Z (Principles of Geometry's Oizo's Z) |- valign="top" | align="center" | 2010 || Joakim || Ad Me (Principles of Geometry's Joakim's Ad Me) |- valign="top" | align="center" | 2012 || Chateau Marmont || Wargames (Principles of Geometry's Chateau Marmont's Wargames) |- valign="top" | align="center" | 2013 || Tahiti Boy and the Palmtree Family || Thank you for the radio (Principles of Geometry's Tahiti Boy's Thank you for the radio) |- valign="top" | align="center" | 2013 || Egyptology || The Skies (Principles of Geometry's Egyptology's The Skies) |- valign="top" | align="center" | 2013 || Rone || Let's Go - Feat. High Priest (Principles of Geometry's Rone's Let's Go) |- valign="top" | align="center" | 2013 || Gyrls || Disruptism (Principles of Geometry's Gyrls' Disruptism) |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *Label ''Tigersushi'', ''Principles of Geometry'' publishing company * {{Official website|http://www.principlesofgeometry.com}} *[http://www.myspace.com/principlesofgeometry Official Myspace] *[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Principles-of-Geometry/113066025526 Official Facebook Page] *[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46839781568&ref=search&sid=592182556.450451199..1 Official Facebook group] * {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923142337/http://www.forcedexposure.com/artists/principles.of.geometry.html|title=ForcedExposure.com}}

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