Absynthe Minded

Absynthe Minded: Bert Ostyn (gitaar) en Jan Duthoy

Absynthe Minded is e muziekgroep uut 't Gentsche.

Biografie

Absynthe Minded zag de kloarte in 1999 en bestound van by 't begun eiglik ollêne mor ut Bert Ostyn uut Vichte. Ostyn makte zyn êeste noambekendhid me d'upnames van More than this in e klêen slapkoamertje in 't Gentsche. E joar loater kreegt 'n de keure vo - tope met e poar andere muzikantn (loater Toa Tse Tse genoamd) - in e grôotn studio te goan uppakn. 't Resultoat iervan wo nundern demo 'Mushroom Holiday'.

In 2001 pakte Absynthe Minded under derde demo up, me de noame 'Krankenhaus Hotel'. Ook nu were gebeurden d'upnoames in e luudruchtiegen slapkoamer. 'k Kwam ossan mo mêer duudlik da Bert een echtn band nôdieg ad round em.

In 2002 namn ze ounder de noame Absynthe Minded Quartet e ploate ip, de noame dervan wo Sweet Oblivion. 't Kwartet bestound uut den Bert, Renaud Ghilbert, Sergej Van Bouwel en Jan Duthoy. Ze deen veel uptreedns in cafés, verder muchtn ze ook in vele vôorprogramma's van groddere groepn speeln.

In 2003 wos 't tyd vo een êestn officieeln release up 't Keremos-label: de History Makes Science Fiction EP wos e feit. Mi 'n entré van de drummer Jakob Nachtergaele wos 't er ook an de sound van 'n band e goein droai gegeevn. 't Resultoat iervan kuj ôorn up under debuutalbum, 'Acquired Taste', da z' in 2004 uutbrochtn, ook nu were by Keremos. Geoffrey Burton wo de producer van die ploate. In 2004 deen z'ook mee mè Humo's Rock Rally: z' hoaldn de finale en endigdn twiddn achter The Van Jets.

Nog gin joar loater an z'ol e nieuwe ploate grêed, ton ounder de vakkundige leidinge van Jean-Marie Aerts. Achter under tournees deur België en Olland addn ze zestien nummers up under ploate stoan. 'n Deen en ze ton uutgebrocht in België, Duutsland en Olland en e bitje loater ook in Portugal. Loater ging ze de boer ip in ounderander Duutsland, Vrankryk, België en Olland.

Leedn

• Bert Ostyn (stem, gitaar)
• Renaud Ghilbert (viool)
• Jan Duthoy (Hammond, piano)
• Sergej Van Bouwel (contrabas)
• Jakob Nachtergaele (drums)

Discografie

Demo's

• More than this (1999)
• Mushroom Holiday (2000)
• Krankenhaus Hotel (2001)
• Sweet oblivion (2002)

History Makes Science Fiction EP (2003)

1. History Makes Science Fiction
2. Pretty Horny Flow
3. Jean-Baptiste Is the Howling Wolf
4. I Don't Know Where to Shelter But with You
5. Burning for You Baby
6. From Nowhere to Return

Acquired Taste (2004)

1. I Am a Fan
2. I've Been there (Old Love Never Dies)
3. Acquired Taste
4. Copy in Black and White
5. Conversation Strike Error
6. People of the Pavement
7. Out of the Piano
8. In Her Head
9. It Could Be
10. Let's Go
11. Twisted
12. (That's a) Lousy Story
13. Walk with Me

New Day (2005)

1. Mary's Hotel (Fire Sets In)
2. Fortune
3. To the Boredom Dying Slowly
4. My Heroics, Part One
5. Substitute
6. Singalong Song
7. Down Deep Inside
8. One Way or Another
9. I Don't Buy It
10. Wash
11. I Like You When You're Sad
12. Clock is Ticking
13. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
14. New Day
15. Cascade
16. All It Is

There is Nothing (2007)

1. Plane Song
2. Ask Me Anything
3. I'll Be Alright
4. I Wanna Forget
5. Stuck in Reverse
6. It's All Arround You
7. Nowhere to Go
8. There is Nothing
9. Let's Be Radical
10. Your Backdoor
11. Attitude Gratitude
12. A Great Height
13. Silent Song

Selftitled (2009)

1. If You Don't Go, I Don't Go
2. Heaven Knows
3. Dead on My Feet
4. Mercury
5. Paramount
6. Multiple Choice
7. Moodswing Baby
8. Envoi
9. Fortress Europe
10. Papillon
11. Weekend in Bombay
12. Oh! The Longing

Externe koppeliengn

• Officiëeln website
• Fan website

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