God Is An Astronaut

  • Glen of the Downs, Ireland
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  • World/Reggae
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  • 2002
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God Is an Astronaut made a strong claim to being the best Irish indie export of the 2000s, thanks to their mix of epic melodies of post-rock, the precision of electronic-fuelled Krautrock à la Tangerine Dream and elements of space rock. The band's status was further boosted by their active anti-war stance and their fierce live performances, which place a lot of emphasis on the visuals: the shows, especially in the band's earlier days, included self-compiled videos for each song and a lot of lighting work. Brothers Torsten and Niels Kinsella (guitar/keyboards and bass/guitars respectively), the group's driving force, come from Glen of the Downs in Wicklow, and played in a number of local bands before teaming up with the drummer Lloyd Hanney, the disciple of the famous jazzman Johnny Wadham, to form God Is an Astronaut, which debuted with the electro-tinged album The End of the Beginning (2002), out on their own label Revive Records. The two singles off the CD, The End of the Beginning and From Dust to the Beyond (both 2003), got airplay on several European MTV channels, same as Fragile (2004), which promoted their second album All Is Violent, All Is Bright (2005). Avoiding the sophomore slump -- the record gathered a lot of rave reviews -- God Is an Astronaut settled on a steady record schedule, releasing the EP A Moment of Stillness in 2006 and the third album, Far from Refuge, in 2007 (it was also available as a download). Far from Refuge was promoted by a sold-out European tour that reached as far as Moscow and Istanbul, where they played a festival crowd of 25,000. The debut U.S. tour in early 2008, however, was more of a bummer, as the band had all of their equipment stolen in New Jersey. Returning to their home turf, God Is An Astronaut hit the studio again, releasing their fourth album God Is an Astronaut in 2008. Another full-length is scheduled for the second part of 2009. ~ Alexey Eremenko, Rovi

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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Utrecht, Netherlands Unknown venue
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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Karlsruhe, Germany Substage
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    Utrecht, Netherlands Tivoli De Helling
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  • Jul 28 Sunday
    Utrecht, Netherlands Summer Darkness
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  • Jul 28 Sunday
    Essen, Germany Zeche Carl
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Discography

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  • The End of the Beginning (2007)
    God Is An Astronaut
    The End of the Beginning (2007)
    Revive
  • Far from Refuge (2007)
    God Is An Astronaut
    Far from Refuge (2007)
    Revive
  • All Is Violent, All Is Bright (2006)
    God Is An Astronaut
    All Is Violent, All Is Bright (2006)
    Rocketgirl
  • Age of the Fifth Sun
    God Is An Astronaut
    Age of the Fifth Sun
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