Wed, 2008-03-05 19:19 | by Carles
If you've read any type of music blog in the past year, you've already heard of Ghosthustler. I wasn't creaming my pants too hard about their early stuff, but I think their latest stuff seems to indicate that they're growing into well-produced, mature sound.
I think that they have a formula to become a band that's able to crossover and outgrow the incubator of blogville. They're pretty easy to BLURB about, like most musicians from Denton, and I just think that it's a sound that will be valued in 0.7 years by MTV and other entities who will be looking for more electro-edge beyond Chromeo. I think an undervalued part of their product might be the fact that they're American, and I can't think of many American groups who make music (mainly originals) this strong, unless you are into LA-based bangery DJs. Basically, if Ghosthustler makes an album with 8.5 songs that are half as strong as what they've already made, they'd have a pretty strong product to push on the growing post-Justice myspace market.
Another interesting note on Ghosthustler is their blogville entrance strategy. While many bands might have churned out a bunch of originals, and look to get remixed excessively for cross-banding purposes, Ghosthustler only has about 5 original songs to sample and judge. All of the songs are pretty strong, and each one has a sound that different types of electro-lovers could buy into.
Just for the sake of more HIPSTERRUNOFF analysis & commentary, I also think it's pretty interesting how GHOSTHUSTLER seemed to become 'the electroband that non-electroblog readers are allowed to like', since they were 'unearthed' by GorillaVsBlog and even covered by Pitchfork in their early days, when most acts in a similar position would have been considered a 'flash in the pan electroblog group who you shouldn't take very seriously.' (Not that I am too cool for GorillaVsBear since they are one of the only blogs that can actually justify what they post, but I just think that GVBRUNOFF is a powerful phenomenon that can change the way crappy blogs blog for 9 months, and especially what your d-bag acquaintances who 'absolutely love music' pretend to appreciate for the next 3 years).
I just think it's interesting how you could compare the sound of a Valerie band to Ghosthustler's latest stuff, but if you asked me whose ceiling was higher, I'd go with GHOSTHUSS. I just think they are a band that might have a sort of 'perfect storm' around them, when it comes to talent, accessibility, and clear, audible vocals over the right kind of electronic music. I suppose that's why I felt compelled to breakdown GHOSTHUSTLER's history, instead of the blurb + MP3 post.
Whatever though. "Some One Else's Ride" is good, so enjoy it.
[MP3]
Ghosthustler Some One Else's Ride
