The Belgian alternative rock outfit
Absynthe Minded is heavily influenced by thirties jazz, soul, Merseyside pop, balkan and gypsy music.
Absynthe Minded originally formed in 1999 as a one man band. Singer/guitarist Bert Ostyn recorded the first demos solo in his bedroom in Ghent. In 2002 Ostyn recruited Renaud Ghilbert (violin, trumpet, percussion), Sergej Van Bouwel (bass, contrabass) and Jan Duthoy (Hammond, piano) to form the
Absynthe Minded Quartet, shortly
Absynthe Minded. The History Makes Science Fiction EP (2003) was their first release on the independent Keremos label.One year later the band finished second the infamous Belgian rock contest Humo's Rock Rally, which gathered them a serious amount of...
read more