Pukkelpop 2011

Biography

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.

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Origin

Belgium

Genre

Alternative, Indie, Rock

Performed at Pukkelpop in

2005, 2007, 2009

Website

http://www.absyntheminded.be/site/

Social media

• http://www.myspace.com/absynthemindedtheband
• http://www.facebook.com/AbsyntheMindedTheBand
• http://twitter.com/AbsyntheMinded1
• http://www.last.fm/music/Absynthe+Minded