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Other Voices 10 by Sharron Kraus
Pre-orders open now

The final single in a series featuring regular Ghost Box artists, special guests and one-off projects. This time our guest artist is folk singer, Sharron Kraus with a remix by Belbury Poly on the B side. Pre-order at the Ghost Box shop now and due for on 21st September on download or heavyweight 7”, with sleeve design by Julian House.

Something Out of Nothing is a beautifully simple yet profound baroque pop folk song. Kraus sings, plays guitar and synth and is ably assisted by a studio band comprising:
Jenny Bliss Bennett on Viola de Gamba & Fiddle, Nick Jonah Davis on Slide Guitar, Neal Heppleston on Bass, Oliver Parfitt on Synths, Nancy Wallace on Backing Vocals and Guy Whittaker on Drums.

Also in the shop we’ve unearthed a tiny handful of some earlier titles in the singles series which are now on sale, most for under a fiver…

Beautify Junkyards & Sharron Kraus
at Cafe Oto (London) 26th October

26th October, 7:30 – Café Oto (London)
Beautify Junkyards, Sharron Kraus & The Focus Group (DJ)
Tickets £12

And coming this September, Other Voices 10 by Sharron Kraus (with Belbury Poly):

Applied Music: Plastics Today
by Jon Brooks
in the Belbury Music Shop

Available now, exclusively from the new Belbury Music Shop. The first in a series of limited records made in association with Belbury Music and a variety of associated artists and labels.

“Applied Music: Plastics Today” by Jon Brooks is the first physical release from his Café Kaput label. It comes on heavyweight translucent orange vinyl, with a free download code. Sleeve art and video are by Ian Hodgson. (NB: The free vinyl card will often be tucked inside the lining of the inner sleeve, please check carefully.)

Ways of Seeing
by The Advisory Circle out now.

The new album from The Advisory Circle, Ways of Seeing is out now on LP, CD & DL.

The CD & LP packaging is designed by Julian House. The elegantly simple artwork and typography, reminiscent of 80s photographic manuals and magazines, is rendered on metallic gold foil packaging. The heavyweight vinyl LP includes a free download card.

Two members of Friendly Fires make guest appearances; Ed Macfarlane on vocals on No Way Back, and Edd Gibson co-production on Scuba.

“A mindblowing tour-de-force once again from The Advisory Circle, and one that will be on my record player for some time to come. Stunningly immersive, beautifully produced and stunningly packaged. Album of the year material, for sure.”
Piccadilly Records

“Ways of Seeing is another excellent transmission of library music recreated for meandering minds. A vivid audio hallucination that feels like its been buried deep in our collective memories past but now brought up to be soaked in the psychedelic sunshine of The Advisory Circle’s unique sound world.”
Bleep

The Advisory Circle
Radio Belbury mix

To celebrate the release of Ways of Seeing this week, Jon Brooks of The Advisory Circle hosts this melting, meditative mix for Radio Belbury.

Ways of Seeing is available to pre-order now. Released on Friday, 25th May on vinyl, CD and download. In luxurious gold foil packaging designed by Julian House. The LP comes with free download code card.

Ghost Box T-Shirts
Grey and Black

New Ghost Box T-Shirt, screen printed white logo on “tweed” grey in the Ghost Box shop now.

The Ghost Box black and Amber T-Shirts have also been re-stocked.

Pye Corner Audio, Stasis
LP and CD re-issued

Stasis by Pye Corner Audio has been re-issued on LP and CD and is available now in the Ghost Box shop.

The heavyweight vinyl version includes a free Download code card.

“Rather than make up his own movies, Jenkins is happy to play the movies that are already running in our heads – and we are happy to let him do it. Every track shows the confidence of someone who knows exactly which buttons to push and when.”
The Wire

“…hallucinatory ’80s landscape of throbbing sci-fi electronica and luminous synthetic strings built around themes of deep space, suspended animation and sensory deprivation.”
Mojo

“A somnambulant trip through the cosmic void, Stasis is PCA’s strongest album to date.”
Shindig

Also available in the Ghost Box shop is this A2 colour art print on textured 160gsm cotton art paper:

and this Stasis T-Shirts:

Ways of Seeing
Pre-Orders open.

Pre-orders open today in the Ghost Box shop for the new Advisory Circle album, Ways of Seeing. Due for release on 25th May on LP, CD and DL.

Two members of Friendly Fires make guest appearances; Ed Macfarlane on vocals on No Way Back, and Edd Gibson co-production on Scuba.

The CD & LP packaging is designed by Julian House. The elegantly simple artwork and typography, reminiscent of 80s photographic manuals and magazines, is rendered on metallic gold foil packaging. The heavyweight vinyl LP includes a free download card.

Ways of Seeing by The Advisory Circle
coming 25th May

Ways of Seeing by The Advisory Circle
is due for release on 25th May on LP, CD and DL.

Luxurious artwork throughout by Julian House, with CD digipack and album sleeve printed on metallic gold foil.
The heavyweight vinyl LP version comes with free download code card.
Pre-orders open 4th May.

The Invisible World of Beautify Junkyards
Out Now

The Invisible World of Beautify Junkyards is available now on CD, LP & download. (LP comes with free download code).

“Anything but invisible, it’s a bewitching album that you’ll warm to immediately.”
Electronic Sound

“Deep in the woods glows a masterpiece from Beautify Junkyards.”
Prog Magazine

“Atmospheric, immersive, and arcane, The Invisible World Of Beautify Junkyards is a record out of time”
Shindig

“…a beautifully-packaged helping of 21st century acid-folk at its headiest.”
Record Collector

“Effortlessly blending English acid folk and Brazilian tropicalia, you may find yourself transported to another world via this sparkling new release… Brava!”
The Big Takeover

“…an album that will live long in the hearts of the listener.”
Strange Brew

“The record unfolds with new layers of rippling beauty with each listen.”
Raven Sings the Blues