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The Black Ghosts are a dance-pop twosome featuring vocalist
Simon Lord, formerly of
Simian, and
Wiseguys' programmer/multi-instrumentalist
Theo Keating, aka DJ Touche. Both
Keating and
Lord come from musical backgrounds:
Keating's grandfather was an oboist with
the London Symphony Orchestra who played on
the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" and the Star Wars theme, while
Lord's father was an electronic musician who built synthesizers, including white noise generators and a "Bio Activity Translator," which turned the electric fields of plants into analog sounds. The pair connected after
Lord left
Simian (which then became the more dance-oriented
Simian Mobile Disco) and released their debut single, Face, in 2006 on Southern Fried Records. The duo then released a slew of tracks in 2007, including "Some Way Through This" and "Anyway You Choose to Give It," and remixed just as many songs, such as
the Gossip's "Listen Up!" Later that year,
The Black Ghosts toured the U.K. and the U.S before releasing a mix album in 2008. Their self-titled debut album arrived that summer, with
Damon Albarn providing guest vocals for the leadoff single "Repetition Kills You." ~ Heather Phares