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Ghost Trucker (band)
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Ghost Trucker plays alternative rock
music with electronic flourishes. The band consists of Roald van Oosten (Caesar), Asta Kat
(Seesaw, Zoppo
), Ralph Mulder (Alamo Race Track
), Rik Elstgeest (Kopna Kopna) and Jelte van Andel. The band released one album, The Grand Mystique in 2006.
decided to take an extended break he wanted to expand on the soundtrack music he had worked on previously. With these recordings in mind he started to write and record new material together with Kat, Mulder, Elstgeest.
Throughout a two year period, from 2004 to 2006, the band recorded in Van Oosten’s Animal Kingdom studio in Amsterdam. Which resulted in the release of The Grand Mystique in September 2006, on Mulder and Van Oosten’s resident label Excelsior Recordings
. The Dutch music press was mostly very positive, praising the uniqueness and the ‘cinematic’ quality of the record (view Dutch reviews).
In December 2006 the band tours as part of the Fine Fine Music tour. Together with labelmates Alamo Race Track
, Spinvis
, Do-The-Undo
and El Pino & the Volunteers
the band visits numerous venues in the Netherlands.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
music with electronic flourishes. The band consists of Roald van Oosten (Caesar), Asta Kat
(Seesaw, Zoppo
Zoppo
-People:* Paolo Zoppo, painter of 16th century Brescia, Italy;* Zoppo di Lungano, Italian painter of the 17th century.-Other:* Zoppo , Dutch indierock band, see Yuri Landman...
), Ralph Mulder (Alamo Race Track
Alamo Race Track
Alamo Race Track is a rock band from Amsterdam, Netherlands. They have released three full-length albums. Their current effort, Unicorn Loves Deer, was released on March 21, 2011 in their native country.-Early days :...
), Rik Elstgeest (Kopna Kopna) and Jelte van Andel. The band released one album, The Grand Mystique in 2006.
History
In 2004 Van Oosten had already worked on numerous soundtrack projects. As CaesarCaesar (band)
Caesar was an indie rock trio from Amsterdam consisting of Roald van Oosten, Marit de Loos and Sem Bakker. The band was founded in 1994. Caesar released four studio albums, plus one retrospective release in 2006, Before My Band Explodes....
decided to take an extended break he wanted to expand on the soundtrack music he had worked on previously. With these recordings in mind he started to write and record new material together with Kat, Mulder, Elstgeest.
Throughout a two year period, from 2004 to 2006, the band recorded in Van Oosten’s Animal Kingdom studio in Amsterdam. Which resulted in the release of The Grand Mystique in September 2006, on Mulder and Van Oosten’s resident label Excelsior Recordings
Excelsior Recordings
Excelsior Recordings is an independent record label located in Utrecht, Netherlands, born out of a love - for 7" vinyl, and anger - over almost-famous Dutch band’s Daryll-Ann's luck. First up was a single release; Nothing sucks like Electrolux...
. The Dutch music press was mostly very positive, praising the uniqueness and the ‘cinematic’ quality of the record (view Dutch reviews).
In December 2006 the band tours as part of the Fine Fine Music tour. Together with labelmates Alamo Race Track
Alamo Race Track
Alamo Race Track is a rock band from Amsterdam, Netherlands. They have released three full-length albums. Their current effort, Unicorn Loves Deer, was released on March 21, 2011 in their native country.-Early days :...
, Spinvis
Spinvis
Spinvis is a Dutch one-man project centred around Erik de Jong . Using experimental, lo-fi music, Spinvis became an instant success in his home country, earning two gold records in the process and performing sold-out tours in both the Netherlands and Belgium.-Spinvis:In 2001, Erik de Jong, or...
, Do-The-Undo
Do-The-Undo
Do-The-Undo is the solo outfit of Anne Soldaat, former main singer of Daryll-Ann. The band released its self-titled debut record in January 2007 on Excelsior Recordings.-Biography:...
and El Pino & the Volunteers
El Pino & the Volunteers
El Pino & the Volunteers is a band from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The band’s music mixes alt. rock with Americana. In 2006 the band’s debut album Molten City is released on Excelsior Recordings.-Biography:...
the band visits numerous venues in the Netherlands.