Ghostland Observatory

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Name = Ghostland Observatory

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Img_capt = Ghostland Observatory live at the Hogg Memorial Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin on January 19 2007.
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Origin = Austin, Texas, USA
Genre = Electro Rock Funk
Years_active = 2004–present
Label = Trashy Moped
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Current_members = Aaron Behrens Thomas Ross Turner

Ghostland Observatory is an American music duo based in Austin, Texas. Their music is difficult to classify, but has been described as a combination of electro, rock and funk by Allmusic, [Hopkin, Kenyon. Allmusic|11:f9fuxqudldfe. Retrieved on May 7, 2008.] and "electro-dance soul rock" by Gothamist. [Carlson, Jenn (June 20, 2005). " [http://gothamist.com/2005/06/20/the_gothamist_band_interview_ghostland_observatory.php The Gothamist Band Interview: Ghostland Observatory] ". Retrieved on May 7, 2008.] The band describes their sound as "A robot making love to a tree!!" on their MySpace profile. [ [http://www.myspace.com/ghostlandobservatory MySpace.com - GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY] . MySpace. Retrieved on May 7, 2008.]

Front man Aaron Behrens provides vocals in addition to occasionally playing the guitar. Thomas Ross Turner, who often wears a cape (made by his wife) onstage, plays the drums or synthesizer.

The band released their first full-length album, "delete.delete.i.eat.meat", in 2005 on Turner's Trashy Moped Recordings. Within a year, the band also released their second CD, "Paparazzi Lightning", on the same label in January 2006. On October 16, 2007, they made their national television debut on NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", performing the song "Sad Sad City". They appeared on "Austin City Limits" in 2007, and released their first live DVD, "Live from Austin, TX" on November 13, 2007. In a video shot at the Vegoose Music Festival, they announced their album "Robotique Majestique", later released on March 4, 2008. [cite news | last = Daniel | first = Mark | title = Ghostland Observatory leads electro-rock resurgence | work = The Dallas Morning News | date = 2007-12-30 | url = http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-ghostland_1230gl.ART.State.Edition1.36cd807.html | accessdate = 2007-01-11 ] On December 26 2007, Austin newspaper, the "Austin American-Statesman", announced Ghostland Observatory as their band of the year. [Corcoran, Michael (December 26, 2007). " [http://www.austin360.com/music/content/music/stories/xl/2007/12/1227xlcorcoran.html/ Ghostland Observatory earns Band of the Year] ". "Austin American-Statesman". Retrieved on May 7, 2008.]

Members

*Aaron Behrens – vocals, guitar
*Thomas Ross Turner – drums, synthesizer, backup vocals

Discography

Albums

* "delete.delete.i.eat.meat" (2005), Trashy Moped Recordings
* "Paparazzi Lightning" (2006), Trashy Moped Recordings
* "Robotique Majestique" (2008), Trashy Moped Recordings

DVD

*"Live from Austin Texas" (2007), New West

References

External links

* [http://trashymoped.com/ Trashy Moped Recordings]
*Myspace|ghostlandobservatory

Reviews

* Ghostlandalects - [http://www.urb.com/permalink/2677/Ghostlandalects.html URB Magazine Concert Review]

Interviews

* 18th July 2008 - [http://www.urb.com/features/1185/GhostlandObservatoryonGlitteryMolecules.php?PageId=1 URB Mag interview with Aaron and Thomas]
* 27th March 2008 - [http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/interviews/byt-interview-ghostland-observatory/ Brightestyoungthings.com interview ]
* 5th October 2006 - [http://www.austin360.com/search/content/music/stories/xl/2006/10/5cover.html XL Cover Story]
* 22nd September 2006 - [http://covertcuriosity.blogspot.com/2006/09/interview-with-ghostland-observatory.html Covert Curiosity Interview]
* 9th August 2006 - [http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/0632/ghostland.php Seattle Weekly Interview]
* 19th April 2005 - [http://www.austinist.com/archives/2005/04/19/austinist_interviews_ghostland_observatory.php Austinist Interview]