Team Ghost

Team Ghost is a French electronic music group created by Nicolas Fromageau, co-founder of M83, which he left in 2004.[1]

Team Ghost
Background information
OriginParis, France
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels
  • Sonic Cathedral
  • wSphere
Associated actsM83
Websitewww.teamghostmusic.com
MembersNicolas Fromageau
Christophe Guerrin
Benoit de Villeneuve
Pierre Blanc
Felix Delacroix

History

In Paris with the help of Jean-Philippe Talaga (who is the band A&R today) and bandmate Christophe Guérin, Nicolas Fromageau founded Team Ghost in 2007.[2][3] the band released their first EP in April 2010[4] First act to be coined as “cold gaze” by the NME (for their mixture of Cold Wave and Shoegaze),[5] Team Ghost released the EP "You Never Did Anything Wrong to Me",[6] in 2010 through the English label Sonic Cathedral. In the fall of that year, they followed it with the EP "Celebrate What You Can't See" produced by Villeneuve.[7] This collaboration resulted in Benoît de Villeneuve to join the band as composer together with bassist Pierre Blanc and drummer Félix Delacroix.[8]

After a series of concerts given in Paris, the group was the opening act of the European tour for the Canadians Crystal Castles.[9] Team Ghost has also played at several festivals in the United Kingdom during the summer of 2010 such as the Offset Festival[10] of London and the festival Rockness in Scotland.[11] The two first EPs were released as "We Will Shine" in Japan at the fall of 2011 [12]

Team Ghost released their first album Rituals on March 2013 and the first single is called "Dead Film Star".[13][14] They went on tour in April 2013 in Europe [15] and in New York on June.[16]

On December 2, 2016 they released their third, self titled and self released album,[17] preceded by the single "The Riser".[18]

Band members
  • Nicolas Fromageau: vocals, guitar
  • Christophe Guérin: vocals, guitar
  • Benoit de Villeneuve : vocals, guitar, keyboard
  • Félix Delacroix: drums
  • Pierre Blanc: bass

Discography

Albums
  • 2011: We All Shine (Sonic Cathedral)
  • 2013: Rituals (wSphere)
  • 2016: Team Ghost (self released, distributed by Grand Musique)

Singles
  • 2016: The Riser (self released, distributed by Grand Musique) [Listen]

EP
  • 2010 : You Never Did Anything Wrong To Me (Sonic Cathedral)
  • 2010 : Celebrate What You Can't See (Sonic Cathedral)
  • 2012 : Dead Film Star (wSphere / Wagram)
  • 2013 : Curtains (wSphere)
  • 2013 : Terre Brûlée (wSphere) (Record Store Day)

Remixes
  • 2010 : Yeti lane - Twice
  • 2010 : Wild Palms - To The Lighthouse
  • 2011 : M83 - Midnight City
  • 2011 : Anoraak feat. Siobhan Wilson – Dolphins & Highways
  • 2012 : Fairewell - Wild Meadow / I've Been Locked Away
  • 2012 : Collateral - CTRL 5
  • 2012 : Villeneuve – The Sun
  • 2012 : Unkle – Natural Selection
  • 2012 : Mandrac – Magnet
  • 2013 : Benjamin Biolay - Profite (feat. Vanessa Paradis)
  • 2013 : Owlle – Ticky Ticky

References
  1. Cinq groupes à suivre, Thomas Burgel, les Inrockuptibles, 2010-06-10.(in French)
  2. http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/artists/team-ghost-107731
  3. NOISEY 147: TEAM GHOST, Noisey Vice, 2011-12-16.(in French)
  4. New Release: Team Ghost: You Never Did Anything Wrong to Me EP, Tom Breihan, Pitchfork, 2010-02-24.
  5. Fiche Team Ghost Archived 2012-09-12 at Archive.today Supermonamour
  6. Team Ghost You Never Did Anything Wrong to Me, rebecca rabber, Pitchfork, 2010-04-30
  7. http://savoirfairecie.com/production/team-ghost
  8. http://www.lemouv.fr/diffusion-team-ghost
  9. The Buzz - Team Ghost, Nicki Minaj, Title Fight, Jaimie Hodgson, NME, 2010-04-28.
  10. Pulled Apart By Horses join Offset Festival bill, virtualfestivals.com
  11. French bands plan British festival invasion!, franceinlondon.com
  12. "Team Ghost - We All Shine (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  13. Team Ghost Dead Film Star en écoute Archived 2012-06-17 at the Wayback Machine, Magic, 2012-06-15.(in French)
  14. OlivierPilz #8 l'émission du lundi 14 mai 2012 Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine, France Inter, 2012-05-14.(in French)
  15. Team Ghost, la cathédrale sonique d’un ex-M83, Thomas Burgel, Les Inrockuptibles, 25 mars 2013.
  16. premiers pas new yorkais team ghost
  17. "Team Ghost (ex-M83) releasing self-titled sophomore LP (listen to "The Riser")". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  18. "Talking To Team Ghost About Rituals And Their Self-Titled Album - Ravelin Magazine". Ravelin Magazine. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
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