Eight years ago, Austin electronica duo Ghostland Observatory realized it was time to hit the brakes. Aaron Behrens and Thomas Turner had been touring nonstop alongside four consecutive albums. The band’s DIY attitude took a toll as its popularity began to rapidly pick up steam. While they kept the operation…

Ghostland Observatory, courtesy. This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. The two gentlemen of Austin, Texas, electronica-rockers Ghostland Observatory are blue-collar guys. Onstage, singer-guitarist Aaron Behrens wears two chest-length braids as he gyrates with moves from the’80s, and drummer/synth-man Thomas Ross Turner wears a cape while laying down…