Phantom/Ghost was formed in a hotel bar by producer and musician Thies Mynther (
Die Regierung,
Stella,
Superpunk) and
Tocotronic's singer, songwriter and guitarist,
Dirk von Lowtzow - both local heroes of the Hamburg, Germany music scene. The band's first, self-titled album was released in 2001.
To Damascus (2003) continued the morbid/mythic electro pop approach of their debut and might be their best known album to date. It was followed in 2006 by a change of direction with
Three and the ballad/shanty laden, piano driven
Thrown Out of Drama School in 2009. Thrown Out of D…
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