Holy Ghost! is an American synthpop duo from

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. Founded in 2007, the duo consists of Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel.

History

Millhiser and Frankel both grew up on the

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and attended

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together. They were later part of a hip hop group called Automato. Automato's debut album was produced by James Murphy and

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of DFA. According to Frankel, after the release of the album, Automato "kind of fell apart". Millhiser and Frankel kept working on music, their collaboration having already begun moving towards the alternative dance genre. The name Holy Ghost! was selected just before the pressing of their debut single "Hold On" in November 2007. The single was described by '' Resident Advisor'' as "one of the dirtiest little Italo tunes you're likely to hear this year". The duo continued to work on various remixes for the likes of Moby,

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and MGMT. Their second single, "I Will Come Back" was initially released in conjunction with Mountain Dew's Green Label Sound record label. A video was made for the single that is a shot-for-shot remake of New Order's "

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" video, including Arthur Baker reprising his role from the original. The song was later included on the ''Static on the Wire'' EP, released on the 18 May 2010. The duo also began to play live, starting with a tour with label mates LCD Soundsystem. The duo's self-titled debut album was released on April 2, 2011. Their second album, '' Dynamics'', was released on September 3, 2013. The duo's second extended play, '' Crime Cutz'', was released on April 29, 2016. Their third album, ''Work'', was released on June 21, 2019.

Discography

Albums

* '' Holy Ghost!'' (2011) * '' Dynamics'' (2013) * ''Work'' (2019)

Extended plays

* ''Static on the Wire'' (2010) * '' Crime Cutz'' (2016)

Mix albums

*''The Remixes Vol. 1'' (2009) *''Work for Hire'' (2015)

Singles

Remixes

*2007: "Goblin City" by

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*2007: "Spectacle Wins" by

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*2007: " Hearts on Fire" by

*2008: "I Love to Move in Here" by Moby *2008: "Business Acumen" by In Flagranti *2008: "Moon Song" by They Came from the Stars I Saw Them *2008: "I Can See" by

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featuring

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*2008: " Of Moons, Birds and Monsters" by MGMT *2009: "Lisztomania" by

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*2009: "The Deep End" by

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*2009: "The Pretender" by

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*2009: "I Can See" by

*2010: "Drunk Girls" by LCD Soundsystem *2010: "Love Get Out of My Way" by

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*2010: "Somebody to Love Me" by

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*2011: "Drop Me a Line" by Midnight Magic *2011: "Blue Moon" by Moby *2013: "Working the Midnight Shift" by Donna Summer *2018: "Control (Secretly Sorry)" by

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Members

* Nick Millhiser * Alex Frankel

Touring members

* Chris Maher – guitar, percussion, background vocals (2010–present) * Erik Tonnesen – synthesizers, background vocals (2010–present) * Sam Jones – synthesizers, percussion, background vocals (2011–present) * Chris Berry - drums (2014–present) * Jim Orso – drums, background vocals (2011–2014)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Alternative dance musical groups American musical duos DFA Records artists Electronic music duos Electronic music groups from New York (state) Musical groups established in 2007 Musical groups from Brooklyn Nu-disco musicians Remixers American synth-pop groups