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Thirty years after Neil Armstrong's outing to the moon, mankind seems to have shifted its
attention towards more mundane matters. Not so for CAPT. MOON, a band from Ghent, who even remember the names of Armstrong's travelling companions (just for the record and to get these guys out of impending quasi-nerdy isolation : Collins and Aldrin) and have set themselves a clear target : to be the first band to play on the moon.

Capt Moon started out in 1996, originally as a four-piece with female vocalist Seele Luts, but already by the end of that year the band was reduced to a trio : Paul Van De Velde (lead guitar) took over on lead vocals, backed by Lode Sileghem (bass, samples and vocals) and Bart Bauters (drums).

The summer of 1999 saw the release of Capt Moon's debut EP 'MANITOBA' on the illustrious
Ghent-based 'Kinky Star Records' label. This enhanced CD contains five songs and some photos and videos. Liza Verhaege, backing vocalist on two CD tracks, was aske...