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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 thrown into the tundra in Siberia, and then spun 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 seven 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.