The original ghost boxes were devices invented by 19th century spiritualists as a means to communicate with the dead, a communication channel between the earthly and spiritual realms.
The Ghost Box record label founded in 2004 by graphic designer Julian House and Jim Jupp opens up a communication with the dead on a non-paranormal level.
Their box was a metaphor for the music and mood of old TV shows. The recording label is described on their website as ” for artists that find inspiration in library music, folklore, vintage electronics and haunted television soundtracks”.
Key artists on the label include Jupp’s Belbury Poly, House’s The Focus Group, The Advisory Circle (Jon Brooks), Roj and Mount Vernon Arts Lab.
Each of the releases functions as an “evocation machine” to recycle memories from a real or imagined past. This eccentric Anglo-Saxon music has been described as “spectral electronica” or “synthetic folk music”. Continue reading
