Dead Man Ray is a
Belgian cult rock band, originating from
Berchem near
Antwerp. Among its members are ,
Rudy Trouvé (
dEUS and others), Elko Blijweerdt, 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).