Ghost Box...

As mentioned in late April, I have gone away and delved into the wonderful world of Ghost Box

ghostbox.greedbag.com/

I've always been a sucker for psychogeography, hauntology etc

Somehow Belbury Poly had passed me by but it looks as though there is a trove of great stuff to enjoy and appreciate

What's not to dig....?

The music of Belbury Poly is, by turns joyous, naive or shot through with terror and supernatural wonder. Parallel world TV soundtracks and nostalgia for an imaginary past.

The band of Ghost Box co-founder Jim Jupp, supported by a loose ensemble of session musicians. Melding hints of folk, krautrock, psychedelic rock and library music. On the one hand it’s escapist mood music, but there’s also an eerie sense that the sounds are bleeding through from a strangely familiar otherworld.

What those pesky critics have been saying...

“…electronica rarely comes as intriguing and atmospheric and laden with weirdly unshakable tunes.”
The Guardian

“…a turning point for modern electronica: inventiveness pushing right up against the boundaries, made accessible through a door left ajar to memories.”
Record Collector

“Transporting you to those especially daft places only Belbury Poly can – Tizer-fuelled 70s youth club discos with side-rooms for Ouija boards, say.”
Electronic Sound

“…an innocent Anglo Saxon eccentricity, channeled through a panoply of vintage analogue equipment. The result is mesmerizing.”
Flux Magazine

So much more to investigate too...