Category: Belbury

Ghost Box Showcase in Barcelona

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The second part of a series of live discussion and music events looking at memory. It’ll be held at Barcelona’s El Born Cultural Centre on 23rd November.

There’ll be a live set from Pye Corner Audio and a discussion with cofounder of Ghost Box Records, Julian House (aka The Focus Group). He’ll also be showing some rarely seen Ghost Box films and DJ-ing.

The Programme starts at 18:00 and admission is free. Full Info here: https://eufonic.net/en/sons-de-la-memoria-2-showcase-ghost-box/

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In Another Room 7″ EP by Paul Weller and other new releases for 2020

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In Another Room is a four track 7″ EP by very special guest, Paul Weller. On Ghost Box, Weller finds the perfect home to explore his interest in experimental tape music and early electronics. The four tracks here though are more than just experiments and build a subtly melancholic atmosphere from field recordings and melodic instrumental fragments. Previews and pre-orders available in December, released late January 2020.

Also coming in 2020 on Ghost Box:

A new album by much missed retro futurists, Plone.

The long awaited sixth LP from Belbury Poly.

And later in the year follow up albums from Toitoitoi and Beautify Junkyards.

We’re also hoping to bring you more 7″ inch EPs in a similar format to In Another Room, featuring special guests and collaborations from Ghost Box regulars.

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Pye Corner Audio, Soundcarriers and Chanctonbury Rings Live at the Midsummer Happening

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Filmed for The state51 Conspiracy by Michelle Tofi, Edited & Directed by Rob Curry, Sound by Dotan Cohen

 

Chanctonbury Rings live dates:
Thursday, 26 September
with visuals by Wendy Pye
+ special guest solo set from Alasdair MacLean (the Clientele)
The Horse Hospital, London.
Friday, 27 September
w/ Gareth Rees, Michael Smith + more
In a Wonderland They Lie
Riverboat Salon, Reading-Thames Festival 2019

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Soundcarriers and Chanctonbury Rings Live at the Midsummer Happening

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Filmed for The state51 Conspiracy by Michelle Tofi, Edited & Directed by Rob Curry, Sound by Dotan Cohen

 

Chanctonbury Rings live dates:
Thursday, 26 September
with visuals by Wendy Pye
+ special guest solo set from Alasdair MacLean (the Clientele)
The Horse Hospital, London.
Friday, 27 September
w/ Gareth Rees, Michael Smith + more
In a Wonderland They Lie
Riverboat Salon, Reading-Thames Festival 2019

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Sleep Games, From Out Here and Chanctonbury Rings Re-Pressings

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There are three re-pressings available in the Ghost Box shop; Pye Corner Audio‘s Sleep Games, The Advisory Circle‘s From Out Here and our most recent release Chanctonbury Rings by Justin Hopper & Sharron Kraus is  its second pressing. (Each heavyweight vinyl LP, has a colour inner sleeve and a download code card.)

“Jon Brooks conjures up a mood of eerie counter-factual sci-fi dread for a parallel 70s Britain.”
MOJO
“Boards Of Canada style meldings of the cosmic and the rustic.”
UNCUT
“…another beautifully crafted voyage into electronic music’s substrata.”
QUIETUS

 

“Sleep Games is everything fans of both the artist and label could have hoped for.”
DROWNED IN SOUND
“… an M1 retread of Autobahn undone by the spectre of sleep.”
MOJO
“…the kind of memory-sprites often evoked by Ghost Box releases, this is music that continually slips away from you even as you chase down its essence.
UNCUT

 

“…a completely immersive experience – it is impossible to skip a track – and a fine achievement.” 
QUIETUS
“So much of what we love about Ghost Box is encapsulated here, on this supremely evocative piece of psychogeographic storytelling”
ELECTRONIC SOUND
“Hymnal synths, pagan piping and hushed chorals act like a series of mantras to highlight the narrative.”
CAUGHT BY THE RIVER

 

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Midsummer Night’s Photos

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The Midsummer Happening was a huge success, thanks to all at state51 who put in so much work and gave up so much time to make it all happen. Thanks also to Dotan and Harry our excellent sound crew. And thanks to Lois Gray for photography:

Sharon Kraus & Justin Hopper

Chanctonbury Rings

Dan the Mangle and the first one off the press

Wisbey & Trunk’s Soundtrack Wheel of Fortune

Wisbey

Julian House controls all

Soundcarriers and Friends

Paul “Pish” Isherwood, Barrie Cadogan, Luke Foster

Robin “the Fog” Warren and Steve Beresford, The Kirchin Tape Lab

Joao Branco Kyron provides some lush sounds for Pan’s Garden

Pye Corner Audio

The TV Chamber

Woodland sign post

 

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Chanctonbury Rings Out Now

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Chanctonbuy Rings is available now on LP , CD, Download and streaming services.
The heavyweight vinyl version comes with a free download card.

“So much of what we love about Ghost Box is encapsulated here, on this supremely evocative piece of psychogeographic storytelling” Electronic Sound

“…induces a kind of sacred tipsiness.” Caught by The River

“If only the children of today and tomorrow could be encouraged to express themselves through movement and dance to Ghost Box number 33. For Chanctonbury Rings encourages magic to occur.” Concrete Islands

A spoken word and music project by writer Justin Hopper and folk musician Sharron Kraus. It also features Ghost Box’s own Belbury Poly. Based on live performances of Hopper’s 2017 book The Old Weird Albion.

The album is a blend of folk, electronic music, poetry, prose and environmental sound. Kraus’s electro-acoustic soundscapes and songs interweave with Hopper’s rich, intimate narration. With Belbury Poly contributing music and production throughout and book-ending the work with a memorable theme tune.

Beautiful design throughout by Julian House with sleeve notes by Justin Hopper.

 

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A Midsummer Night’s Update

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Preparations are in full swing for The Midsummer Night’s Happening and state51 are working flat out on set dressing and installation. There’s a few exciting additions to the line up too…

Steve Beresford will now be performing on upright piano with the Kirchin Tape Lab. Jonny Trunk and Robin the Fog will be playing out reels created by Basil Kirchin for improvisational performances just like this.

João Branco Kyron of Beautify Junkyards will be coming over from Lisbon to give us one or two Tropicalia flavoured DJ sets in Pan’s Garden.

Barrie Cadogan of Little Barrie (and pretty much everyone else) will be joining Soundcarriers to provide some extra guitar and voice to their improvised set accompanying Julian House’s psychedelic film.

And Jonny Trunk and Wisbey are promising some kind of Wheel-of-Fortune device.

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Chanctonbury Rings Pre-ordering Now

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Pre-order now in the Ghost Box Shop, on LP or CD. The heavyweight vinyl version comes with a free download code card. 

A spoken word and music project by writer Justin Hopper and folk musician Sharron Kraus. It also features Ghost Box’s own Belbury Poly. Based on live performances of Hopper’s 2017 book The Old Weird Albion.

The album is a blend of folk, electronic music, poetry, prose and environmental sound. Kraus’s electro-acoustic soundscapes and songs interweave with Hopper’s rich, intimate narration. With Belbury Poly contributing music and production throughout and book-ending the work with a memorable theme tune.

Beautiful design throughout by Julian House with sleeve notes by Justin Hopper.

The Old Weird Albion is now back in print and available from Penned in the Margins and gradually returning to most good book shops.

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