Spökraket

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Spökraket is a sonic experience offering noisy sound-scapes, flipped-out improvisation, meditative drones and explorations of and excursions into the art of repetition. The output could be described as psychedelic rock and shoegaze though influences from Indian ragas, Madchester, funk and folk also play their part. The band frequently invites friends to join on stage to create a huge wall of sound and a solid touch of the unpredictable. What would become Spökraket started out in Århus in the summer of 2010 by Bjørn Vind Abildtrup, Hans Christian Andersen, Jonathan Højgaard and Michael Skjoldborg Lyberth. While still haven't settled for a singer the band recorded countless improvisations and a few songs. Various singers was tried but they were all considered either too busy doing other things or too flaky. For some time Jesper Merlit joined on vocals and guitarrs but a week before their first announced gig in April 2011 he left again due to tinnitus issues and Højgaard took over the vocals. The very first gig established the bands tradition of jamming out, partying like crazy and inviting friends on stage. Levitated by the gig a 4 track tape recorder was purchased and an album was recorded quickly. "All Art Is Propaganda" was released digitally in 2011 and on vinyl in 2012 and sounds like Can, Neu!, Velvets and Spacemen 3 jamming out together. The band established themself as an unpredictable live act. Sometimes gigs would be close to the sound of the album, sometimes they'd

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