| 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) |