Taken from the Sounds Of The Obscure record (Feb 2012)

Bring On The Sameness

The Phantom Four from Amsterdam are widely considered to be the #1 instrumental group in The Netherlands. Their unique style combines music from all over the world (from South-American cumbia to Middle Eastern folk music) with the typical sound of Western surf guitars. This mix of different genres of world music has turned venues and festivals in Europe and the USA into exotic dance parties.

Biography:
Frontman Phantom Frank gained fame in The Netherlands and abroad during the 90's with his surfband The Treble Spankers. After that success he started the Phantom Four in 2005. After playing numerous festivals in Europe and the USA (Lowlands, Pinkpop, Paaspop, Tiki Oasis) the band has been praised as being one of the world's top instrumental groups. After several collaborating projects, including an album and tour with rapper Rudeboy, famous from hip-hop/rock pioneers Urban Dance Squad, The Phantom Four are back in 2018 with a new album called "Live at Pacific Parc". In 2020 the band will release new material which will explore even more global sounds, like afrobeat on "Marula" and oriental disco on "Yarana".

After the honest but rational reality of the real world,
there's music.
A place to be, a thought to think.

To love the sound of heart is
all the social we need.
The order of rhythm in a novella of melody and chords.

All that life is, represented in songs.

Lars enjoys the flow of working in his home recording studio and some of the output ends up here on soundcloud.
