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Artist Biography
The Belgium quintet Dead Man Ray possess an
interesting and original style, that sounds like a cross between a
barfly take of Jeff Buckley’s more contemplative moments and of a film
noir soundtrack. Originating from the town of Antwerp, Dead Man Ray was
formed during 1997 by Elko Blijweert (guitar, ex-Front 242), Daan
Stuyven (guitar), Rudy Trouvé (guitar; ex-dEUS), and Herman Houbrechts
(drums). The band released their self-produced 1998 debut, Bercherm, via
Trouvé’s label, HeavenHotel. Wouter Van Belle (keyboards) was added to
the line-up following his remixing work on ‘Copy Of 78’, adding new
layers to the band’s sound on 2000’s Trap, that contained songs inspired
by an old Belgian cult movie (starring actor Bobbejaan Schoeppen).
Later the same year, a compilation of highlights from the first two Dead
Man Ray releases was issued, under the title Bercherm Trap, which was
supported by tours throughout Europe. During this period Houbrechts was
replaced by Karel De Backer and, after the release of the Marginal EP,
Dead Man Ray briefly relocated to Chicago, Illinois, USA, to work with
renowned alternative rock producer Steve Albini. The result was 2002’s
Cago, a superb album recorded entirely live. In addition to their Dead
Man Ray duties, most of the band’s members have issued albums with other
outfits or as solo artists, and/or written soundtracks for motion
pictures.
Tracklist
| 1 | Beegee | 5:00 |
| 2 | Inc. | 2:42 |
| 3 | Stain | 3:10 |
| 4 | Bones | 3:03 |
| 5 | 6-Pack | 3:43 |
| 6 | Bread | 4:00 |
| 7 | Moïd | 5:06 |
| 8 | Perfo | 4:06 |
| 9 | Chemical | 4:23 |
| 10 | Horse | 3:33 |
| 11 | WW3 | 1:59 |
| 12 | Copy Of 78 | 4:19 |
| 13 | Copy Of 78 | 8:28 |
| 14 | Copy Of 78 | 1:04 |
| 15 | Stool | 2:40 |
| 16 | Babydoll | 5:16 |
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