Skip to main content
Ghostland Observatory

Ghostland Observatory

In The News

City Arts Fest: Ghostland Observatory @ Showbox SoDo 10/19 - Technically, this was my second time seeing them, as I was at their performance at the 2011 Capitol Hill Block Party. Read More

Open Photo Gallery

Play

Ghostland Observatory Radio

Ghostland Observatory News

More News

Ghostland Observatory Biography

source: WikiPedia

This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. If you find the biography content factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia.

Ghostland Observatory is an American music duo based in Austin, Texas. Their music has been described as a combination of electro, rock and funk by Allmusic, and "electro-dance soul rock" by Gothamist. Front man Aaron Behrens provides vocals in addition to occasionally playing the guitar. Thomas Ross Turner 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. They 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. On December 26, 2007, Austin newspaper, the ''Austin American-Statesman'', announced Ghostland Observatory as their band of the year. They performed at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, in Austin, TX in 2006, 2007, and 2009. During their 2009 Austin City Limits performance of "The Band Marches On", the "University of Texas"" marching band accompanied the duo on stage for a lights out performance. They have appeared at ''Coachella'' in Indio, CA and ''Voodoo Experience'' in New Orleans, LA. On August 13, 2011 they performed at Pacific Festival in Orange County, CA alongside Cut Copy and Steve Aoki. October 26, 2010 saw the release Ghostland Observatory's fourth album, ''Codename: Rondo'', which was introduced with a show at the Cedar Park Center, in Texas, on October 28, 2010. At that time they took the laser show to another level, having 16 lasers and a sophisticated assemblage of mirrors scattered around the stage to produce visual effects in real time usually only seen in movies. ''Codename: Rondo'' seems to take a turn from their previous material. On Thursday March 17, 2011 they participated in a friendly battle against Snoop Dogg live at the Red Bull SoundClash on South Padre Island, Texas. On April 10, 2013, they posted on their Facebook page "Yes it is true. We are on hiatus right now. Bathing and relaxing in the cosmos. Rejuvenating our spirits and soaking in the cosmic rays. Much love to all our GLOheads out there. See y'all in the future."

Wikipedia This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. If you find the biography content factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia.
Biography

Ghostland Observatory Albums

source: MusicBrainz

Links & information come from MusicBrainz. You can add or edit information about Ghostland Observatory.

Codename: Rondo Album 2010-10-25 itunes amazon
Robotique Majestique Album 2008-03-04 itunes amazon
Robotique Majestique Album 2008 itunes amazon
Paparazzi Lightning Album 2006 itunes amazon
delete.delete.i.eat.meat... Album 2005 itunes amazon
MusicBrainzLinks & information come from MusicBrainz. You can add or edit information about Ghostland Observatory at musicbrainz.org.
Albums
Advertisement