The Black Ghosts: Anyway You Choose To Give It
« Flip Flop Flyin’ – Lollipops | main | Samsung, Bang & Olufsen Announce Serenata Music Phone »Lord, the voice of the aforementioned and modern "We Are Your
Friends" has teamed up with Theo Keating (formerly of The
Wiseguys) to create The Black Ghosts. This musical force not only as DJ’s with
VOX but as a full band as well and what they offer live and on their soon to be released EP, is a collection of high energy &
haunting powered electro pop, tunes to sing your heart out to and stomp your feet in the process.
“Music, to me, has to have a certain atmosphere, whether it’s
about pain or happiness,” says Theo.
So if you feel your world could do with an undercurrent of intrigue – or
your discotheque needs haunting – just call The Black Ghosts.
The Black Ghosts stay true to their musical roots and past. They are
the
perfect and credible combo with pop song sensibilities, Simon’s vocals compliment the resurrected casio tunes just perfectly,
enough to keep it cool and in the realms of your Justices and S.M.Ds. Radio and dancefloor friendly, The Black Ghosts are set to
do much in the same vein as Erasure and Pet Shop Boys did for electronica in the 80’s. Described as a very peculiar and
particular British pop noir, their album contains the perfect amount
of light and dark – enough to get you through the night or the
long car journey at least.
“I suppose we’re aiming for
that combination of very listenable music with rather disturbing
lyrics,” says Theo. “For instance, I was originally inspired not just by modern producers like Daft Punk
and Timbaland, but musicians such as Serge Gainsbourg and David Axelrod. I’d compose a backing track and Simon put lyrics
to it, or vice versa.”
The Black Ghost’s ballads concern the unavoidably grim flipside of
love. “The music is about how horrible people can be to other
people” says Simon.“There are some terribly dark aspects of being in a
relationship – it can bring out the worst in you. There’s a trauma to being in love, and I don’t mean just the
control it can exert – there are the selfish expectations, and the
things you’ll do to get out of relationships, plus the justifications
you’ll find for that.”


















