Ostyn announces first single Mary

Have a listen to this superb first single “Mary” taken from Ostyn’s debut solo album, due in early 2015. While famed Belgian indie rock band Absynthe Minded is taking a well-earned break

after eleven years, front man Bert Ostyn is radically changing direction to explore new musical horizons with his solo project: Ostyn. Instead of strapping on an acoustic guitar and continuing into charted territory, Bert has eagerly adopted a new sound; more beat driven, using a lot of synths. ‘There won’t be a single ballad on the album,’ but there will be ‘up-tempo songs. Electronics. Cutting & pasting.’ For this debut album Bert shared scissors and tape with producer Luuk Cox, aka Shameboy.

Check out this first track, the moody and mysterious ‘Mary’, precursor to the debut album coming out early next year. The video has been directed by Vincent Dupius at Machine Molle.

Ostyn will be playing Belgian festivals this summer. For tourdates go to http://ostynmusic.com