Red Martian: Ghost Into The Fog

It's not often that I get the pleasure of listening to a band that combines a layered experimental sound, judicious use of electronics, and vocals that call to mind the late, great Johnny Thunders. All of this and an awesome shoegaze sound that hits me right in the nostalgia. And if any of this is piquing your interest (and it should), then you will want to pick up Ghost Into The Fog - the latest album from Seattle-based band Red Martian.

Ghost Into The Fog is produced by Gordon Raphael (Strokes, Sky Cries Mary, Regina Spektor), and showcases the great composition and musical diversity that Red Martian has to offer.

You can purchase Ghost Into The Fog over on Red Martian's official site, and for the latest news on show dates and behind the scenes info, you can follow Red Martian on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

I had a chance to ask Red Martian a few questions, and here are their responses:

Tersichore: What moved you to music instead of, say, financial statistics?

Red Martian: We are actually moving from music to financial statistics. In fact, based on my calculations we will never amortize the cost of being a band. Therefore, it is a much wiser choice to go into financial statistics.

T: How long have you been doing this?

RM: Mathematically speaking .. 2015 - 1999 = 16 years .. apparently. But the numbers do not lie. Did you notice I have a degree in financial statistics? Just got it via FTP.

T: I'm not going to ask about your influences (because everyone asks that), but who are you listening to when you're not making music?

RM: BROWNIAN NOISE. And a mix of white noise. And more precisely .. crows and seagulls fighting over pizza humans provided for them. We also listen to the garbage collector making their rounds at 4:30am because apparently that is the best time to collect garbage on Capitol Hill!

T: Plans for the future?

RM: In the future, we will quit financial statistics and move into music making. Statistically speaking, this knights move (of sorts) is sound advice.

T: If you wanted to impress something on your listeners (or the readers of this article) what would it be?

RM: How about depress? this album is about losing, loss and being lost. It is about feeling something and feeling nothing. It is about realizing there are places you can never go to. It is about a giant elephant walrus and about a girl.