Rinôçérôse

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Rinôçérôse
Genre(s)	electro, rock, techno
Years active	1997-present
Label(s)	V2 Records
Website	Rinocerose.com
Members
Jean-Philippe Freu Patrice Carrié

Rinôçérôse is a French band founded by Jean-Philippe Freu and Patrice Carrié that mixes rock music and electronic dance music. The duo of musicians also work as psychologists, calling themselves, "Psychologists by day, musicians by night"^[1]. They compose music in English, French, and German. They are based in Montpellier.

"Le Mobilier" was the single that established Rinôçérôse on the map of international dance music. The song "Cubicle", from their most recent album, "Schizophonia", was featured on a television advertisement for Apple's iTunes and iPod. "Schizophonia" marks a new turning point in the band's music, with a more mainstream rock groove rather than a more ambient electronic sound. "Schizophonia" also contains an unprecedented amount of vocals compared to previous albums, in which lyrics are used extremely sparingly, or not at all.

The band has released a greatest hits album, epynonymously named "Rinôçérôse" (only differentiated from their first album by the diacritics). "Rinôçérôse" contains hit singles such as "Bitch", "Cubicle", "Music Kills Me", and "My Demons".

According to their website, Rinôçérôse are currently working on a new album due to be released early 2008.