{"id":12276,"date":"2012-10-31T01:40:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T01:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/?p=12276"},"modified":"2018-11-05T02:05:22","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T02:05:22","slug":"a-playlist-for-halloween-hauntology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2012\/10\/31\/a-playlist-for-halloween-hauntology\/","title":{"rendered":"A playlist for Halloween: Hauntology"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Flyers by Julian House for tonight’s Ghost Box event at Mono Cafe Bar<\/a>, Glasgow. <\/em><\/p>\n

It’s a tradition here to post some recommended listening each Halloween. This year there’s an embarrassment of riches with five listings chosen from the multitudes at Mixcloud. Hauntology is the theme, not Jacques Derrida’s spectral musings but Simon Reynolds<\/a>‘ deployment of the term to define the music produced by artists on the UK’s Ghost Box<\/a> label\u2014Belbury Poly<\/a>, The Focus Group, The Advisory Circle<\/a>, Pye Corner Audio<\/a> et al\u2014and their allies delving into similar areas: “folklore, vintage electronics, library music and haunted television soundtracks”. I’ve been plugging the Ghost Box people for years but going by Mark Pilkington’s recent introduction to the sub-genre<\/a> some still find this information to be news.<\/p>\n

All the following mixes feature Ghost Box tracks, with the Ghost Radio<\/em> mix being almost solely derived from the label’s releases. All the mixes are a year or so old apart from the Samhain Seance<\/em> which was posted at the weekend. I’ve been playing these round the clock for the past couple of days, enjoying the way one playlist bleeds into another. Given the choice of only one I’d pick Samhain Seance<\/em>, a great selection and very adeptly sequenced. Among the highlights there’s a lengthy extract from the occult-themed TV serial I mentioned yesterday, Children of the Stones<\/em>, which had a superb vocal score<\/a> by contemporary classical composer Sidney Sager. The Aethereus Mix<\/em> also features Sager’s score, and opens with a warning from The Stone Tape<\/em> which has even greater resonance today: “It’s in the computer!”<\/p>\n

(Note: I corrected some of the track credits.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Aethereus Mix<\/a> by Soulless Central Radio<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Box Of Delights<\/em> by Roger Limb
\nEcneuqes Rorrim<\/em> by Pye Corner Audio
\nThe Unseeing Eye<\/em> by Malcolm Clarke
\nCheyne Walk<\/em> by Jon Brooks
\nMan\u00e8ge<\/em> by Jaques Lasry
\nChildren Of The Stones<\/em> by Sidney Sager
\nChocky<\/em> by John Hyde
\nA Year And A Day<\/em> by Belbury Poly
\nWillow’s Song<\/em> by Paul Giovanni
\nSaturn<\/em> by Neu! [What? This isn’t Neu! It’s a piece by an American artist, Neue<\/a>.]
\nVariation 19<\/em> by Andrew Lloyd Webber
\nHouse Among The Laurels<\/em> by Jon Brooks
\nThe Ghost Of John<\/em> by Kristen Lawrence
\nDouble Trouble<\/em> by John Williams
\nWindfall<\/em> by Dead Can Dance<\/p>\n

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Fantasmagories<\/a> by Timewriter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Funerailles Des Vampires<\/em> by Acanthus
\nHypnosis<\/em> by Atrium Carceri
\nThe Moonlawn<\/em> by Belbury Poly
\nThe Giving Of The Grape<\/em> by Blood Stereo
\nEnferissimo<\/em> by Camille Sauvage
\nDream Music<\/em> by Jonathan Elias
\nEvaparizione<\/em> by Ennio Morricone
\nSpellbound<\/em> by Creed Taylor
\nSequenza Psichedelica<\/em> by Piero Umiliani
\nFantasm<\/em> by Bernard Fevre
\nFuneral Organ<\/em> by Fred Myrow
\nUomini Al Bando<\/em> by Bruno Nicolai
\nLucifer Rising<\/em> by Jimmy Page
\nBlack Mass<\/em> by Mort Garson
\nSpookies<\/em> by James Calabrees
\nForest Of Evil<\/em> by Frank Reidy & Eric Allen
\nHell House<\/em> by Brian Hodgson & Delia Derbyshire
\nRaven’s Lament<\/em> by The Haxan Cloak
\nVoodoo<\/em> by The Natural Yoghurt Band
\nLost World<\/em> by Moran Russell
\nFalling<\/em> by Delia Derbyshire
\nSang Pourpre<\/em> by Igor Wakh\u00e9vitch
\nUntitled<\/em> by Vladimir Ussachevsky<\/p>\n

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Ghost Radio<\/a> by elevatoresque<\/strong><\/p>\n

Activate The Poacher<\/em> by Moon Wiring Club
\nThe Willows<\/em> by Belbury Poly
\nSundial<\/em> by The Advisory Circle
\nThe Third Eye Centre<\/em> by Mount Vernon Arts Lab
\nHey Let Loose Your Love<\/em> by The Focus Group
\nMind How You Go<\/em> by The Advisory Circle
\nGhost Radio<\/em> by Moon Wiring Club
\nOwls And Flowers<\/em> by Belbury Poly
\nCivil Defence Is Common Sense<\/em> by The Advisory Circle
\nInside Shoebox Garden<\/em> by Moon Wiring Club
\nAlbion Festival Report<\/em> by The Focus Group
\nErosion Of Time<\/em> by The Advisory Circle
\nOpening Leaves<\/em> by Moon Wiring Club
\nMeditation On Nothingness<\/em> by Roj
\nFeldspar<\/em> by Mount Vernon Arts Lab
\nNuclear Substation<\/em> by The Advisory Circle
\nFar Off Things<\/em> by Belbury Poly
\nPlant Room<\/em> by Mordant Music
\nJam Jar Carnival<\/em> by The Focus Group
\nEveryday Electronics<\/em> by The Advisory Circle
\nThey Are In The Room With Us Right Now<\/em> by Roj
\nWool Book<\/em> by Moon Wiring Club
\nPost Apocalypse Listings<\/em> by Mordant Music
\nFrom An Ancient Star<\/em> by Belbury Poly
\nFire, Damp And Air<\/em> by The Advisory Circle<\/p>\n

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The Insomniacs Almanac<\/a> by Melmoth The Wanderer<\/strong><\/p>\n

While London Sleeps<\/em> by Mount Vernon Arts Lab
\nSo Run Down<\/em> by The Caretaker
\nMoondial (Theme)<\/em> by Unknown
\nThe Bane Tree <\/em>(intro) by (Episodes From) The Field Bazaar
\nSorcerer<\/em> by Ataraxia
\nThe Black Drop<\/em> by Mount Vernon Arts Lab
\nIn A Beautiful Place Out In The Country<\/em> by Boards Of Canada
\nOf Grace And Providence (Remixed)<\/em> by The Caretaker
\nThe Voice<\/em> by Brian Hodgson & Delia Derbyshire
\nThe Wicker Man<\/em> by Paul Giovanni
\nChildren Of The Stones Theme<\/em> by Sidney Sager
\nLegend Of Hell House<\/em> by Brian Hodgson & Delia Derbyshire<\/p>\n

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Samhain Seance<\/a> by The Ephemeral Man<\/strong><\/p>\n

Twins Of Evil<\/em> (extract)
\nForest Of Evil (Dawn)<\/em> by Demdike Stare
\nBlackthorn Winter<\/em> by Sproatly Smith
\nThe Harmony Programme<\/em> by The Focus Group
\nSulphur<\/em> by Cyclobe
\nThe Power Of The Witch <\/em>(extract) Rare BBC Documentary
\nAnother Witch Is Dead<\/em> by The Eccentronic Research Council
\nBlood On Satan’s Claw<\/em> (intro)
\nDisorder<\/em> by The Haxan Cloak
\nBlack Blind Light<\/em> by Moonstone
\nDenned Earth (Decay And Rebirth)<\/em> by Ruhr Hunter
\nChildren Of The Stones<\/em> \u2014 Episode 3 (extract), soundtrack by Sidney Sager
\nStrung Like Lights At Thee Printemps<\/em> by Godspeed You Black Emperor
\nGrim Reaper<\/em> by Teen Suicide
\nThe Globe Inn<\/em> by The Future Kings Of England
\nHalloween 3<\/em> (ending)<\/p>\n

Previously on { feuilleton }
\n\u2022 A playlist for Halloween: Orchestral and electro-acoustic<\/a>
\n\u2022 A playlist for Halloween: Drones and atmospheres<\/a>
\n\u2022 A playlist for Halloween: Voodoo!<\/a>
\n\u2022 Dead on the Dancefloor<\/a>
\n\u2022 Another playlist for Halloween<\/a>
\n\u2022 The S\u00e9ance at Hobs Lane<\/a>
\n\u2022 A playlist for Halloween<\/a>
\n\u2022 Ghost Box<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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