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| + | ''Ghosts of Electricity'' described their early sound as blues, folk and postpunk, with influences including ''Joy Division'', ''Lou Reed'' and ''Bob Dylan''; indeed, the band took their name from a ''Dylan'' lyric. More recently, their sound has been described as ''White Collar Punk''. They played at [[Band Experiments 2009]], and released their first EP, [[Ghosts of Electricity (EP)|Ghosts of Electricity]], in mid-2010. In late 2011 they released their second EP, [[Slavery/Pohutukawa]], and [[Don't Try]] in 2013. | ||
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| + | Moving to Auckland, the band have changed personnel, with only ''Tim Fowler'' surviving from the original band. In late-2015, they released their first album, [[Trolls]], which was followed up by [[Music to get Puppies to Sleep]] in 2017. | ||
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| + | ==Releases== | ||
| + | *[[Ghosts of Electricity (EP)|Ghosts of Electricity]] EP, 2010 | ||
| + | *[[Slavery/Pohutukawa]] EP, 2011 | ||
| + | *[[Don't Try]] EP, 2013 | ||
| + | *[[We Are All Bigots]] EP, 2014 | ||
| + | *[[Trolls]] album, 2015 | ||
| + | *[[Music to get Puppies to Sleep]] album, 2017 | ||
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| + | *''On the Beach'' appears on the 2016 compilation [[Life Beneath a Gravel Streak]] | ||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
| + | *Tim Fowler - guitar, vocals | ||
| + | *Patrick Girard - drums | ||
| + | *Peter Beazley - bass | ||
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| + | ==Former Members== | ||
*Vince Langdon | *Vince Langdon | ||
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*Winston Shadbolt | *Winston Shadbolt | ||
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| + | ==Published Articles== | ||
| + | *''Ghosts of Electricity'' interview, by [[Ian Duggan]], [[HUPzine]] issue 1, January 2016 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | *[http://www.myspace.com/theghostsofelectricity15 '' | + | *[http://ghostsofelectricity.bandcamp.com/ ''ghosts of electricity'' bandcamp] |
| + | *[https://www.facebook.com/ghostsofelectricitytheband ''ghosts of electricity'' facebook] | ||
| + | *[http://www.myspace.com/theghostsofelectricity15 ''ghosts of electricity'' MySpace] | ||
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[[category:bands]] | [[category:bands]] | ||
{{Band-Stub}} | {{Band-Stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:24, 4 September 2017
Ghosts of Electricity described their early sound as blues, folk and postpunk, with influences including Joy Division, Lou Reed and Bob Dylan; indeed, the band took their name from a Dylan lyric. More recently, their sound has been described as White Collar Punk. They played at Band Experiments 2009, and released their first EP, Ghosts of Electricity, in mid-2010. In late 2011 they released their second EP, Slavery/Pohutukawa, and Don't Try in 2013.
Moving to Auckland, the band have changed personnel, with only Tim Fowler surviving from the original band. In late-2015, they released their first album, Trolls, which was followed up by Music to get Puppies to Sleep in 2017.
Releases[edit]
- Ghosts of Electricity EP, 2010
- Slavery/Pohutukawa EP, 2011
- Don't Try EP, 2013
- We Are All Bigots EP, 2014
- Trolls album, 2015
- Music to get Puppies to Sleep album, 2017
- On the Beach appears on the 2016 compilation Life Beneath a Gravel Streak
Members[edit]
- Tim Fowler - guitar, vocals
- Patrick Girard - drums
- Peter Beazley - bass
Former Members[edit]
- Vince Langdon
- Winston Shadbolt
Published Articles[edit]
- Ghosts of Electricity interview, by Ian Duggan, HUPzine issue 1, January 2016
