No Whales

"No whales" is an independent solo project by András Tóth (Andre Freego) from Budapest, Hungary. Started back in 2007, under the name "André" when he was fooling around with Virtual DJ on his grandma's computer. In 2011, he discovered the band Sonic Youth and was fascinated by the awesome effects they used and sounds they produced. After purchasing a Flanger Hoax, he decided to experiment with the pedal's noise making capabilities, mixing it with some basic guitar playing. 2013 brought an external sound card to the home studio, thus elevating the quality of recording methods. The same year he released his debut album "English Garden" under the now used "No Whales" project name, which summarized his musicianship starting from the very early recordings to actual arranged songs. 2 years later with several hiatuses, style changes and life experiences gained, he continued his evolutionary journey by experimenting with more electronic genres while still retaining some of the guitar playing in his EP "Lounge Act", that was mainly inspired by events of his time spent in Tokyo, Japan. In 2016 on his 25th birthday, Andre Freego released his second LP, "The Waiting Room" with the support of fellow friends from independent label Pluto Sound. Featuring more ambient tones and instrumental sections than ever before. After a short hiatus and focusing on other projects (Pixel Cranes to name one) to commemorate his 10th year anniversary of making music and 5th of releasing his first album, Andre released his third full length titled "Memory Lane 5". The album summarizes the last 5 years of his musicianship by re-working some previously released songs, but also incorporating unreleased b-sides with guest musicians.