http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/posts/tags/ghostland+observatory/page/1/ Songs I Like en Vox Sat, 03 May 2008 06:14:33 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ghostland observatory http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/ghostland-observatory-sometimes-the-hype-is-right.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/ghostland-observatory-sometimes-the-hype-is-right.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/ghostland-observatory-sometimes-the-hype-is-right.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sat, 03 May 2008 06:14:33 -0700 <p><a href="http://www.langerado.com/home2.php?bandid=29">Ghostland Observatory</a> seem poised to be this year&#39;s Big Thing, leading to overexposure and backlash, but a month after listening to their new album, <em>Robotique Majestique</em>, I still have several of the melodies and choruses running through my head.&#160; Ghostland Observatory are a synth/vocal duo in the classic mold of Soft Cell, but where Soft Cell looked to 60s female soul hits for influence, G.O. starts with Queen&#39;s &quot;Another One Bites the Dust.&quot;&#160; Case in point: the insanely catchy &quot;Heavy Heart&quot;--</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d131b0f0001" at:format="auto" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-auto embed-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="width: 300px;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item embed-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-embed"> <iframe class="enclosure-iframe" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://a7.vox-data.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d131b0f0001-html" style="width: 300px; height: 110px;"></iframe> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p> Singer Aaron Behrens even brings rock histrionics to the stage show; can he compensate for the lack of any actual instrument-playing onstage through a whole concert?&#160; That will be insteresting to see, if I ever get a chance.<br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/ghostland-observatory-sometimes-the-hype-is-right.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f5f4ae0004?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock synth us synthpop 00s ghostland observatory