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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. | ''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. | ||
| − | Moving to Auckland, the band have changed personnel, with only ''Tim Fowler'' surviving from the original band. | + | 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]]. |
==Releases== | ==Releases== | ||
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*[[Don't Try]] EP, 2013 | *[[Don't Try]] EP, 2013 | ||
*[[We Are All Bigots]] EP, 2014 | *[[We Are All Bigots]] EP, 2014 | ||
| + | *[[Trolls]] album, 2015 | ||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
Revision as of 13:10, 14 May 2016
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.
Releases
- Ghosts of Electricity EP, 2010
- Slavery/Pohutukawa EP, 2011
- Don't Try EP, 2013
- We Are All Bigots EP, 2014
- Trolls album, 2015
Members
- Tim Fowler - guitar, vocals
- Patrick Girard - drums
- Peter Beazley - bass
Former Members
- Vince Langdon
- Winston Shadbolt
