Dead Man Ray is a Belgian cult rock band, originating from Berchem near Antwerp. Among its members are Daan Stuyven (Daan), Rudy Trouvé (dEUS, Tape Cuts Tape, Gore Slut, Lionell Horrowitz & his Combo, The Rudy Trouvé Septet, Franco Saint de Bakker, Kiss My Jazz, I H8 Camera, Braakland/ZheBilding...), Elko Blijweerdt (Kiss My Jazz, Franco Saint de Bakker, I H8 Camera, Autistik Youth, Tip Toe Topic, OW), Wouter Van Belle and Herman Houbrechts, who was later replaced by drummer Karel De Backer. Their debut Berchem was released in 1998 including the singles Chemical and Beegee. In 1999 Dead Man Ray wrote partly a new soundtrack for the movie At the Drop of A Head (alias "Café zonder bier" i.e. A Pub With No Beer), starring singer-songwriter Bobbejaan Schoepen (1962). They did a sell out tour with this movie in Belgium and the Netherlands. The second album Trap was released in 2000 and contains some songs of this project. The album Cago was recorded in 2002 in Chicago and produced by Steve Albini (Nirvana).
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