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Your A-List: Best Dance/Electronica Group
A note of disclosure: I am friends with this week’s winners.
In a town known for its roots and rock ‘n roll, Ghostland Observatory has forged a national reputation for its electronic dance/rock sound that has had bodies moving in Austin and beyond since 2004. The dynamic duo is the winner of the Your A-List poll for Best Dance Electronic Group, with an overwhleming 73 percent of the vote.
Since its first show in tiny Liberty Hill on July 4, 2004, the band has gone from club darlings to national festival sensations, backed by the beats of the caped Thomas Turner and fronted by the writhing and electric Aaron Behrens. With a super-sensory light show, the band wowed audiences at last year’s ACL Fest, graced the stages at festivals around the country and played to sold out crowds in England. In addition to a few club gigs, the band is currently preparing for a spate of summer festival shows to promote its new album, ‘Robotique Majestique,’ an album that was initially celebrated with a sold-out show at the Austin Music Hall in February.
Ghostland links:
- Story: Ghostland earns band of the year
- Story: Ghostland Observatory awes fans at ACL taping
- Photos: Ghostland Observatory on stage | A-List photos from Emo’s, 6.20.07
- Video: Interview with Ghostland from ACL 2006
- Audio: Listen to Ghostland on Soundcheck360
Others receiving votes
- D:Fuse, 7 percent
- DJ Manny, 5 percent
- Whatamelon, 3 percent
- J.A.M.O.N., 3 percent
- Charanga Cakewalk, 2 percent
- Trey Lopez, 2 percent
- Learning Secrets, 2 percent
- Bird Peterson, 1 percent
- John Gomi, 1 percent
- Ohn, 1 percent
- Zom Zoms, 1 percent
Write-in: Govinda
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