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Ghost & Writer - Red Flags 6.71 $

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A powerful yet melancholic version of Electronic Pop, building an odd contrast to the tragically haunting lyrics

“Red Flags” are warning signs, those alarming signals that usually make us stop doing what we do. We stop on a red traffic light, we usually stay clear from danger or we try to find a solution for the problems that plague us. Normally! This does not count for the protagonists of the new Ghost & Writer album. Like characters of some ‘film noir’ they act irrational and keep us on the edge of our seats. On April 5th 2013 the new Ghost & Writer Album will be released. The band is a german- belgium collaboration of Frank Spinath and Jean-Marc Lederman, aka Jimmyjoe Snark III. The earlier is the “Writer”, also knows as the charismatic voice from Seabound and Edge of Dawn. The latter is the “Ghost”, one part of the Belgium electronic duo “The Weathermen”. Together they represent a powerful yet melancholic version of Electronic Pop, building an odd contrast to the tragically haunting lyrics of Spinath.
“Just The Same” centre’s around the thoughts of a suicide candidate, whose hope on any good ending has ultimately vanished. The line “The road is wrong, and here you are, speeding further on” send shivers down the careful listener’s spine. Then the listener is confronted with the wrath of a murderer, who feels betrayed of his entire life’s fate. And he can feel the melancholy edged into those little short stories.
Each of the eight tracks on “Red Flags” is presented in two versions. The first eight songs are the originals by Ghost & Writer, the next eight are remixes. Like a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, alls the songs reveal their second nature, sometimes darker, sometimes brighter, but usually ending similarly … tragic.
Spinath has asked befriended musicians for their personal interpretation of the songs, since he respects their music: “I wanted to be sure that the end result of the album is coherent” explains Spinath. For him the album is like a Mad Max movie, “Apocalypse for the soul and a full speed collision course”. In the end everyone loses.” The only one winning might be the listener, who appreciates the contrast between dark content in a catchy music package.
The mastering of the record was done by an absolute EBM icon: Daniel Bressanutti of Front 242 mastered the entire record production.

Ghost & Writer - Shipwrecks 11.52 $

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:20:02 +0200

The album is characterized by a certain effortlessness, like old movie theaters or carousels.

It feels like an eternity since Jimmyjoe Snark III, at that time still using the moniker of The Weathermen , exploded onto the EBM and New Beat scene with the track “Poison“. Singer Frank Spinath, on the other hand, is known for his comparatively more recent projects Seabound and Edge of Dawn, both huge hits in among electro fans. Spinath managed to persuade Jimmyjoe to collaborate, and the result of their efforts is finally here. Together they constitute “Ghost & Writer”, whereas they do not really give away, who´s the Ghost and who´s the Writer.
From the promo video clips, it’s clear that the duo share a weakness for black-and-white films, whose aesthetic matches up perfectly with the stories of Ghost & Writer. In their own words: „our songs are like short films. Like the characters in a film noir, the protagonists in our songs are often fighting a losing battle because they romanticize too deeply that which they cannot have, and so they collapse. Or they are fleeing from that which they actually desire.
Musically the album is characterized by a certain effortlessness, like old movie theaters or carousels. It resonants with both a playfulness as well as with a deep romantic desire.“
Snark and Spinath give conventional songwriting the cold shoulder and turn instead to brazenly modern structures as well as beloved yet nearly forgotten retro-elements, or as they put it: „Mean little stories blown up to cinematic proportions. Stranded and battered electronic memorials of better days. And yet, so fresh it almost hurts.“
Seldom has the combination of old and new born such creative fruit as on Ghost & Writer’s debut LP ”Shipwrecks“. Breaking further new ground, the 8-track album also includes 8 re-workings of the songs by other artists – serving as its own remix album. Artists such as File Not Found, Edge Of Dawn, Diskonnekted, Iris and Acretongue have given the tracks their personal touch. In particular, the mix by electroclashers File Not Found looks likely to have good chances in the clubs.
The highly professional recording was mastered by none other than Front 242’s Daniel B., bringing out the fresh, new, and unconventional accents of an album sure to stand out in 2011’s otherwise rather sedentary electro landscape.