The Phantom Band
The Phantom Band might be a sextet from Scotland. Current members include Shunt, Jungn, Desi, Geb, Redbeard and Wako. They began using the name The Phantom Band, previously used by friends and ‘followers’ in reference to their regular name changes, some time around 2006 or 2007, before releasing the Throwing Bones single on London’s Trial & Error Recordings. Prior to this the band had performed under various names including Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Redford, Wooden Trees, Tower of Girls and Les Crayzee Boyz.
In 2008, the band signed with Glasgow based label Chemikal Underground Records, previously/home to the likes of Mogwai, Arab Strap, The Delgados, Aereogramme, Radar Brothers, Sluts of Trust, RM Hubbert, Found, Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells…
HE looked around him. The shell-shocked crowd were slowly coming to terms with what they had just witnessed. The show had been a good one – well, they’d played better before, but even at 50%, they were better than most of the pretenders out there. He looked to the centre of the stage where his partner and trusted friend stood: The Tall One, a one-man mythology as majestic and straddling as the Colosus of Rhodes, had his arms raised in a Christ-like pose, soaking up the adulation of the audience; eyes closed, lost in a state of euphoria, as if at any moment he would fall to his knees and explode into stars. How he loved that tall freak. He unplugged his guitar, lovingly caressing the contours of its aspect. He and his tool had come a long way. He thought back to the time when The Phantom Band had tried to steal it and how he had to kick that Sharkpiss loser’s ass to get it back.
He wouldn’t let that happen again. He took a moment to remember that night in the Art School all those years ago: The Phantom Band had an interesting sound alright – hell, they’d even come close to stealing the show – but that was never going to happen; not on his watch. He had already rescued the night with a fucking wizard guitar shred before The Tall One had taken it home with a ferocious, godlike scream as their finale drew to a close. He looked over at his giant friend again. How far they had come. And who knew how far they had left to go? One thing he knew for sure – it was going to be a hell of a ride getting there. With the dazed crowd starting to disperse, he knew it was time to make their exit. He slung his axe across his back and started climbing the rope ladder to take his place in the saddle on The Tall One’s head. Out into the cold Glasgow night they went, those two old friends, and with a few gargantuan steps they had reached the English border.
With the Tall One in full stride they would reach China in a couple of hours for the concert on top of the wall. They would show those poor little bastards what it really meant to be free; they would show them that the world was theirs and that all their dreams were waiting for them, just out of reach for now, but soon to be passed down to them. Because they were coming to play. At the moment their sky was dark, but it was about to get turned the fuck on. The Phantom Band, however, released their first proper studio album Checkmate Savage in January 2009 and people seemed to like it, so after some touring, decided to start on another. With one or two singles dotted around, and having recently parted ways with original drummer, The Wants was released in October 2010 to huge and joyous whoops and hollers so eff off.
Temporarily unavailable - we playing at new online casinos
The Phantom Band may or may not be available soon. Band members have discovered some new UK online casinos that will keep them busy for the foreseeable. Granted, music is still the gravity center of our universe but for now, the crazy good games available at new UK casino sites are keeping us quite busy.
What's the fuss about new online casinos tho? Recently we realized that especially when on the road touring, taking some time off to disconnect and recharge our batteries is of paramount importance. We found that online slots in particular are an excellent way to destress and just enjoy the moment. We believe you should also give them a try. Or not. All in all, we don't really give flying eff.
Stolen Phantom gear - please keep a look out!
All this lot were stolen from the Vantom on the night of 20th/21st October in Lille, France. If you spot any of it please get in touch.
1 x Fender Guitar Case (black) containing:
- 1 x Fender Telecaster Sunburst American Standard (Red strap that’s been graffiti’d on by small children, small subtle crack in the lacquer where the body meets the neck)
- 1 x Black Ebow
1 x Gretsch Guitar hard case containing:
- 1 x Red Gretsch Hollow-Body Electro-Acoustic
- 1 x Korg Guitar Tuner
- 2 x 1/4” TRS instrument cables
1 x Hiscox Guitar hard case containing:
- 1 x Fender Stratocaster (black)
2 x Fender Hotrod Deluxe Amplifiers:
- one has frayed section at the top left of the grill cloth. Both have Glasgow Arches AAA’s on, in case someone is dumb enough not to pull them off.
1 x Fender Deluxe Tweed (yellow) Amplifier
1 x 1200x600x100 Pedalboard Flightcase (black) containing:
- 1 x Akai MPC 2500 XL Sampler / Sequencer (black) w/ 8GB Compact Flash Memory Card (Sequences titled Phant01, Phant02, Phant03, Wind Attempt…)
- 1 x Behringer Mix12 mixer (Silver)
- 6 x midi cables (mostly loomed)
- 10 x 1/4” TRS instrument cables (mostly loomed)
- 2 x UK power strip
- 2 x 9v UK PSU (1 x Boss branded, 1 x 1-Spot / Visual Sound branded)
- 1 x 12v 500ma PSU (Generic)
- 2 x UK multi-voltage PSU (Generic)
- 4 x 1/4” TRS patch leads (various colours)
- 1 x roll fluorescent green Gaffa duct tape.
- 1 x orange Vango LED flexi-light
- various adapters
1 x 1800x300x100 Flightcase (Black) containing:
- 1 x Moog Slim Phatty Rack Synthesizer (Black)
- 1 x Dave Smith Instruments Tetra desktop synthesiser (Black)
- 1 x Dave Smith Instruments Mopho desktop synthesiser (Yellow - gain knob missing, panel graphics peeling in top right corner)
- 1 x Akai Miniak synthesizer keyboard (2 x knob caps missing)
- 1 x Tech21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI (triple preset model)
- 1 x UK power strip
- 1 x UK Dave Smith branded PSU
- 1 x UK 12v PSU (generic)
- 1 x 1-Spot / Visual Sound branded PSU
- 4 x midi cables
- 6 x 1/4” TRS instrument cables (loomed in pairs)
1 x 1000x400x100 Flightcase (black) containing:
- 1 x Akai MPK49 midi controller keyboard (3 x knob caps missing, slightly stiffer/weird action on C4, D4 and E4 compared to the other keys, main program titled ‘Phantom01’)
1 x Stagg Fabric Drum Hardware case containing:
- 1 x Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer keyboard
- 1 x Boss RE-20 ‘space echo’ fx pedal
- 1 x Boss LS-2 Line Selector pedal
- 2 x 1/4” TRS patch cables (yellow, red)
1 x Worldmax Steel Snare drum in fabric case (‘Bronto’ sprayed in white paint)
1 x 12” Mapex Blue Sparkle Rack Tom in hardcase
1 x Fabric Cymbal Case (‘The Phantom Band / Bronto’ sprayed in white/pink) containing:
- 1 x Zildjian New-Beat 15” hi-hat
- 1 x Zildjian 21” Sweet Ride Cymbal
- 1 x Dream 20” Crash Cymbal
- 2 x books
1 x Fabric Drum Hardware Case (‘The Phantom Band / Bronto’ sprayed in white/pink) containing:
- 1 x drum workshop cymbal stand
- 1 x Tama Snare Stand
- 1 x Gibraltar Snare Stand
- 1 x Premier Cymbal Stand
- 1 x Tama Iron Cobra Bass Drum Pedal
- 1 x Mapex Bass Drum Pedal
- 1 x Ikea Roads/City Child’s play mat
- 1 x toy fire engine and various Corgi’s for playing on above
- various broken drum shit, probably some stinkin socks and/or an old shoe
1 x Grey/Beige Fabric Sports Bag containing:
- 1 x Sans Amp Bass Driver DI
- 1 x Big Dots Tuning Pedal
- 1 x Guitar Stand
1 x 1000x500x100 Flightcase (orange) Pedalboard containing:
- 1 x Electro Harmonix Delay
- 1 x Electro Harmonix Reverb
- 1 x Electro Harmonix Distortion
- 1 x Electro Harmonix Q-Tron
- 1 x Boss Digital Delay
- 1 x Boss TU-3 Tuner
- 1 x T-Rex Fuel Tank PSU
- Various 1/4” TRS instrument cables
1 x Pelican 1200 Hard Case (Orange - covered in stickers) containing:
- 1 x HP Portable Printer + Battery Pack
- 1 x Dyno Rhino Labelling Machine
- 1 x Sennheiser Headphones
- 10 x 1/4” TRS Patch cables (various colours)
- Various stationary (stapler, punch, paper, Sharpy pens, printer ink)
- 1 x Swiss Army Knife
- 1 x Phillips Screwdriver
- 1 x pliers
- 2 x roll of electrical tape (white, red)
- Various Adapters
- 1 x Fluorescent orange Gaffa duct tape
- 1 x Orange Ikea angle-poise lamp
- 1 x Soldering Iron (blue handle, UK plug)
- 1 x roll of solder
1 x Black Fabric sports bag containing:
- 1 x black Hohner Melodica
- 1 x red Hohner Melodica
- 1 x guitar stand
1 x 13”x13”x14” Record box Flightcase (stencilled ‘The Phantom Band’ in pink paint, broken handle, ‘Dundee City of Disco…’ sticker and 9:30 Club AAA inside lid) containing:
- 8 x 1/4” TRS instrument cables (various colours and lengths)
- 4 x Midi Cables (various lengths)
- Various Adapters
- 1 x UK single 10m extension Socket
Approx. 50 x T-Shirts (‘The Phantom Band’ / ’Strange Friend’)
1 x Grey Steel cash box labeled ‘AAATouring’ in black marker, was containing about 100 Euro.
6 x Will to live