Ghostland Observatory was recently introduced to me and I absolutely love them. The group hails from Austin, Texas and is comprised of front man, Aaron Behrens (vocals, guitar) and Thomas Ross Turner (drums, synthesizer). Turner often wears a cape as seen in the picture, which was made for him by his wife. It is hard to classify the sound of Ghostland as they include elements of electronica, rock, funk and alternative. In my opinion they sound similar to MGMT. Turner use sequencers and synthesizers to create an electronic beat and then adds drums and Behrens throws in scratchy 70s vocals and a bit of guitar. Their myspace describes their sound as "a robot making love to a tree". They released delete.delete.i.eat.meat in 2006 with the single, Silver City on it. Within the same year they released their second studio album, Paparazzi Lightning. The album contains Sad Sad City which is their most popular song. Their most recent release came in 2008 with Robotique Majestique. The single is named after the album. The duo met in Austin and started experimenting with their sound while playing in Waking Helix. Both members pushed the other to new heights and we got Ghostland out of the experiment. They settled on the name referring to "ghostly sonatas" and "astral observations". The experiment began as a heavily Beatles influenced sound but as Turner moved deeper into electronic sequencing and programming and Behrens moved into the screaming-Jay Hawkins-esque vocals, something new was born. Something excellent.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Ghostland Observatory
Ghostland Observatory was recently introduced to me and I absolutely love them. The group hails from Austin, Texas and is comprised of front man, Aaron Behrens (vocals, guitar) and Thomas Ross Turner (drums, synthesizer). Turner often wears a cape as seen in the picture, which was made for him by his wife. It is hard to classify the sound of Ghostland as they include elements of electronica, rock, funk and alternative. In my opinion they sound similar to MGMT. Turner use sequencers and synthesizers to create an electronic beat and then adds drums and Behrens throws in scratchy 70s vocals and a bit of guitar. Their myspace describes their sound as "a robot making love to a tree". They released delete.delete.i.eat.meat in 2006 with the single, Silver City on it. Within the same year they released their second studio album, Paparazzi Lightning. The album contains Sad Sad City which is their most popular song. Their most recent release came in 2008 with Robotique Majestique. The single is named after the album. The duo met in Austin and started experimenting with their sound while playing in Waking Helix. Both members pushed the other to new heights and we got Ghostland out of the experiment. They settled on the name referring to "ghostly sonatas" and "astral observations". The experiment began as a heavily Beatles influenced sound but as Turner moved deeper into electronic sequencing and programming and Behrens moved into the screaming-Jay Hawkins-esque vocals, something new was born. Something excellent.
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