Friday 22 May 2009

"The ghost of electricity howls..."




I was recently introduced to the truly wonderful Ghost Box label by Nolan Micron of the Castles in Space blog and was blown away by the stunning body of work they have put out. Having planned to put together a compilation of my fave tracks I come across this beautiful mix from http://www.bosbos.net/ and recommend it to all - a hearty thank you to BosBos for allowing me to share this with you and I urge you all to take a trip over to his world to find out more.


Here is BosBos:


BosBos - The Mind Bridge (a Ghost Box Tribute.)


Over the past half a decade or so, the
Ghost Box label has quietly been carving a path into the strangest of musical territory. Reminiscent of the sounds found in hoary educational school films, or creepy eighties BBC shows like Chocky, much of the label’s output readily falls into the self-imposed genre known as ‘Hauntology’. Throw in some carefully inspired artwork by prominent graphic designer (and label founder) Julian House, and the authentic sense of nostalgia is complete. The Mind Bridge is a culmination of the twisted minds who frequent the GB roster, such as The Advisory Circle, Belbury Poly, The Focus Group and so on. Step into the other world of Ghost Box - and you may never return quite the same again.



The Focus Group - Dancing Horse (Logotone)
The Advisory Circle - Sundial
Belbury Poly - The Hidden Door
The Focus Group - Salty Sun Tales
Belbury Poly - Pan’s Garden
The Advisory Circle - Mogadon Coffee Morning
The Focus Group - Pan Calling
Belbury Poly - The Moonlawn
The Advisory Circle - Civil Defence Is Common Sense
Belbury Poly - Remember Tomorrow
Mount Vernon Arts Lab - Warminster 4
The Focus Group - Starry Wisdom
Belbury Poly - Time Scale
The Focus Group - Shining Stone (Logotone)
Belbury Poly - Owls And Flowers
The Advisory Circle - Hocusing For Beginners
The Focus Group - The Harmony Programme
Belbury Poly - Lord Belbury’s Folly
Belbury Poly - A Warning
Eric Zann - Voolas
The Focus Group - Reflected Message


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Friday 15 May 2009

“...she wanted more drugs and maybe me...”






When I became captain of the town, I decided to extend asylum to certain citizens who were persona non grata elsewhere in the area because of their disgusting and disquieting deformities. One was known as Spare Ass Annie. She had an auxiliary asshole in the middle of her forehead like a painful bronze eye. Another was a scorpion from the neck down. He had retained the human attribute of voice, and was given to revolting paroxysms of self-pity and self-disgust during which he threatened to kill himself by a sting in the back of his neck. He never threatened anyone else, though his sting would have caused instant death.



INTRO – PETER WYNGARDE
PURE – SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
SPARE ASS ANNIE – WILLIAM BURROUGHS AND THE DISPOSABLE HEROES...
A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE – SCRITTI POLITTI
DEMARIS – PATRICK WOLF
DIM STAR – GAY DAD
THE BELGIAN CIRCUS EPISODE – JOHN MORRIS
WHY D’YA DO IT – MARIANNE FAITHFULL
TATVA (LUCKY 13 MIX) – KULA SHAKER
MODEL 352 – ECHOBOY
2ND FOOT STOMP – CLINIC
OXYGEN – JJ72
I HOPE I DIDNT JUST GIVE AWAY THE ENDING – NEW RADICALS
FAT GIRLS – MIRROR MIRROR
DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE – SUSANNA
THE 2 OF US – SUEDE
JOHNNY IN THE BOUDOIR – CONGO NORVELL


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Thursday 7 May 2009

“...you risk being crucified by those you are unlike...”




From the ashes of C-86 came the wonderful Sarah Records. Songs about love, loss, lust and yearning for kids who mourned the death of Postcard. The bands were described as ‘twee’, ‘shambling’, ‘jingle-jangle’ or as @ would describe it ‘wimp rock’. In other words all the ingredients for classic, intelligent pop.


If Belle and Sebastian had been around ten years earlier they would have been on Sarah.

BLUE BOY – DIRTY MAGS
SEA URCHINS – PLEASE RAIN FALL
ANOTHER SUNNY DAY – I’M IN LOVE WITH A GIRL WHO DOESN’T EVEN KNOW I EXIST
HARVEST MINISTERS – YOU DO MY WORLD THE WORLD OF GOOD
BRIGHTER – END
GENTLE DESPITE – BITTERSWEET KISS
SUGARGLIDERS – WHAT WE HAD HOPED
ROSARIES – LEAVING
FIELD MICE – MISSING THE MOON
BOYRACER – I’VE GOT IT AND IT’S NOT WORTH HAVING
WAKE – CARBRAIN
FOURTEEN ICED BEARS – COME GET ME
HEAVENLY – PUNK GIRL
ABERDEEN – FIREWORKS
THE GOLDEN DAWN – MY SECRET WORLD
HIT PARADE – IN GUNNERSBURY PARK
SAINT CHRISTOPHER – ALL OF A TREMBLE
SEA URCHINS – PRISTINE CHRISTINE
POPPYHEADS – DREAMABOUT
SECRET SHINE – LOVEBLIND
ORCHIDS – BLUE LIGHT
SWEETEST ACHE – SICKENING
TRAMWAY – TECHNICAL COLLEGE
EAST RIVER PIPE – MY LIFE IS WRONG


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