Gangpol & Mit

Combining whimsical electronic pop with colorful, chunky graphics that are as menacing as they are playful, Gangpol & Mit is the project of composer Sylvain Quément and designer Guillaume Castagné. The duo began working together in 2002 in a true collaboration, with Quément translating Castagné's visuals into music, or Castagné's pictures suggesting a melody to Quément. Gangpol & Mit released their first album of cartoonishly surreal music, Pièces Détachées, in 2004, with the limited-edition Tournent en Rond EP arriving the following year. For 2007's The Hopelessly Sad Story...