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Video Exclusive: Phantom “Voodoo Romantic”

Phantom recently released their gorgeously dark and simply stunning debut album Smoke & Mirrors.

The first single to be lifted from the album was Voodoo Romantic, which was released as a free download single at the beginning of August. The single, available to download gratis from the band's official website, has received Track of the Day accolades from the likes of Q and Classic Rock.

The video for Voodoo Romantic reflects the mood of the album and is heavily influenced by surrealism, Man Ray and Duchamp. Enough talk! We'll let the video speak for itself.

If you can't view the YouTube video below, you can view it HERE or on Phantom's official website.



Smoke & Mirrors creates a new percussive landscape for Phantom's music. They used recordings of places, objects and sounds found organically around them, both familiar and alien: an antique typewriter thump, the flap of a letter dropping through a letter box, heels clicking on concrete, the Mars Space Rover rumbling across the surface of the red planet. Each sound has been carefully treated and morphed into a rhythm to support compositions.

Phantom's strength is being able to create an atmosphere; therefore it's apt that the album - provided in two 22-minute parts with no track marks - is seamless when played in sequence. The songs build and bleed into one another just as they do during Phantom's captivating live set. A remix of "We Float" by Death In Plains is also featured on the album. Death In Plains is a visual/musical adventure, the brainchild of Enrico Boccioletti, who creates a sound that joins Fuck Buttons to Jesus and Mary Chain via MGMT.

Smoke & Mirrors mysteriously transports you into Phantom's world of alluring, sensual sounds, captivating your imagination and enticing you into their silky neo-noir musical landscapes.

The album is available to buy from the band's official website (89p for side A and 90p for Side B), iTunes(£1.79 for both parts) and 7Digital (£1.58 for both parts).

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