# Principles of Geometry
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{{Short description|French electronic music duo}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Principles of Geometry
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| origin = [Lille](/source/Lille), France
| genre = [Electronic](/source/Electronic_music)
| years_active = 2004–2014, 2019
| label = {{hlist|[Tigersushi](/source/Tigersushi_Records)|Discograph|Pandamaki Records}}
| current_members = * Guillaume Grosso
* Jeremy Duval
| website = {{URL|https://www.principles-of-geometry.com}}
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'''Principles of Geometry''' is a French [electronic music](/source/electronic_music) duo from [Lille](/source/Lille), northern [France](/source/France), which consists of Guillaume Grosso and Jeremy Duval. The duo draws inspiration from the [jingles](/source/Jingle) on the [VHS tapes](/source/VHS) of their childhood, [John Carpenter](/source/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](/source/Tigersushi_Records).
==Biography==
Principles of Geometry debuted in 2005 with the release of a mini-album which was a compilation of their early work.[{{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}}] That same year, their eponymous debut album, ''Principles of Geometry'', was released under [Tigersushi Records](/source/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](/source/S%C3%A9bastien_Tellier), who provided vocals for the track "A Mountain for President" from the duo's second album ''Lazare'', released in 2007 under Tigersushi[{{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}}][{{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}}] and Discograph.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.xsilence.net/disque-6878.htm|title=Principles Of Geometry {{!}} Lazare chronicle|website=xsilence.net|access-date=January 14, 2022}}]
In 2012, they released their third album, ''Burn the Land and Boil the Oceans''.[{{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}}] The band toured with drummer Alberto Malo between 2008 and 2010, when they presented a "stereoscopic show" with visual label AntiVJ featuring 3D images.[{{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}}] In 2014, the duo released their fourth album, ''Meanstream''.[{{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}}][{{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}}] After a five-year hiatus, the duo released a remix of Forever Pavot's song "La Pantoufle" in February 2019.[{{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}}]
==Musical style==
The musical style of Principles of Geometry has been categorized by the specialized press as [electronica](/source/electronica).[{{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}}] 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."