The Ghost Frequency

The Ghost Frequency formed in Spring 2005 and began writing songs and recording demos on a four-track recorder.True, Chris "[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-ghost-frequency-mn0002333895/biography The Ghost Frequency Biography]", Allmusic. Retrieved 12 July 2014 Drummer Ben Chetwood joined the band in November of that year and the band began rehearsing for live shows in 2006. After a year of writing and gigging, the band were signed up by City Rockers and began work on their debut single "Nightmare", which was released as a limited edition 7-inch red vinyl in August 2007.Eacott, Vicky (2007) "[http://www.gigwise.com/news/36121/The-Ghost-Frequency-%E2%80%93-Nightmare The Ghost Frequency - 'Nightmare']", Gigwise.com, 13 August 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2014

The band toured the UK throughout the autumn, including joining Hadouken! on their UK tour as main support, and a support slot at a T on the Fringe concert in Edinburgh with The Duke Special.Taylor, Chris (2007) "[http://www.gigwise.com/news/35439/hadouken-announce-tour-support Hadouken! Announce Tour Support]", Gigwise.com, 28 July 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2014Durham, Jess (2007) "[http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/36149/monday-130707-the-ghost-frequency-@-liquid-rooms-edinburgh Monday 13/07/07 The Ghost Frequency @ Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh]", Gigwise.com, 14 August 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2014

On 10 December 2007 The Ghost Frequency released their second single "Never Before Have I Seen a Man Alive That Looks So Exactly Like a Skeleton", again on limited edition 7-inch vinyl. The band recorded a suitably macabre promotional video for the song, which received play on MTV2, NME TV, and E4 music among others, and was again popular on YouTube. The single was also popular on BBC Radio 1 receiving the support of DJ Zane Lowe, and XFM's John Kennedy among others. It received a two star review from the Daily Mirror, who described it as "the sound of bats in Franz Ferdinand's belfry, or a punch-up between Gotheared troops and the spiky punk massive".Martin, Gavin (2007) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230139/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-172158684.html Singles: The Ghost Frequency - Never Before Have I Seen A Man Alive That Looked So Exactly Like A Skeleton]", Daily Mirror, 7 December 2007. The NME described it as "An exercise in mounting paranoia and unrest, it’s all squelching synths and squiggly guitar lines, which, by the 15th play, is still ringing around your head.""[https://www.nme.com/reviews/ghost-frequency/9336 The Ghost Frequency - Never Before Have I Seen A Man Alive That Looks So Exactly Like A Skeleton]", NME, 11 December 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2014

The band played at the Evolution Festival on Tyneside in 2008."[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714143429/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-175133274.html Brit winner Kate Nash headlines Evolution.]", Shields Gazette, 21 February 2008.

The Guardian stated that the band "have broken down what makes the nu-rave generation hit the download button, and come up with a combination of the Rapture's electropop and the posthardcore of At the Drive-In".Clarke, Betty (2007) "[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/29/popandrock1 The Ghost Frequency, Hoxton Bar & Grill, London]", The Guardian, 29 November 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2014

• Doran Edwards - lead vocals, programming
• Barney Ward - synthesizers
• Anthony Murphy - guitars
• Ross Colgan - guitars, bass, synthesizers
• Jason Adelinia - drums

• Electric Teeth (2010), Pedigree Cuts

• The Ghost Frequency (2007), City Rockers/Buddhist Punk - promotional only

• "Nightmare" (2007), City Rockers
• "Never Before Have I Seen a Man Alive That Looks So Exactly Like a Skeleton" (2007), City Rockers

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Category:British post-hardcore musical groups