Two LP set. M83 is the debut album by M83. It was recorded in 2000 and released in 2001. M83 is an electronic music group consisting of Anthony Gonzalez (and formerly Nicolas Fromageau), formed in Antibes, France. The name M83 is picked from the galaxy of the same name. The musical style owes something to the shoegazing genre in its extensive use of reverb effects and lyrics spoken softly over loud instrumentals, though M83's songs employ considerably less guitar than most shoegazing bands such as My Bloody Valentine.