After a year of touring in the States and Europe as the drummer of Psych Trio Desert Mountain Tribe (supporting Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy London/Utrecht based artist Frank van der Ploeg a.k.a VAN ELST, shape-shifted his Psychedelic Rock background into a style which he describes as a dark, dreamy, electronic, yet romantic set of sounds. VAN ELST uses organic samples, technological sounds and pop sensibilities to create dark, dreamy experimental electronica. Weaving together themes of insecurity, passion, and obsession, his music and artwork are a mournful, cathartic soundtrack to the world’s urban decay. Influences include Joy Division, Tycho, & Oscar and the Wolf.