Members
The band started as a quintet, but later on has functioned as a trio.
- Current members
- Christian Hjelm – vocals and guitar
- Claus Salling Johansen – guitar, backing vocals, originally also drums
- Jens Ramon - guitar, synths
- Past members
- Andreas Toft - bass
- Kristian Volden – drums, percussion
- Mads Kjærgaard – bass
- Mathe Fischer
The Figurines were formed in the mid-1990s when Christian Hjelm, Claus Salling Johansen and Andreas Toft all began to "jam" together. Originally all the Figurines guitarists. Eventually Toft switched over to bass and Claus swapped to drums until Kristian Volden joined the band.
In May 2006, Andreas left the band and Mads Kjærgaard and Mathe Fischer joined. In 2007 Mathe Fischer left the band after a one-year stay, and Jens Ramon joined.
They went to Sweden in "Silence studios" (an analog studio), where they were living separated from normal life, while they were working on their next release When the Deer Wore Blue produced by Jeremy Lemos (who later worked with Sonic Youth). After touring they began making songs for their new album.
Then Kristian Volden and Mads Kjærgaard left the Figurines, and band turned into a trio. The trio released Figurines in 2010.
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