Belbury Poly
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| Belbury Poly | |
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| Birth name | Jim Jupp |
| Origin |  Wales |
| Genre(s) | Ambient Library Music Folk Music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Songwriter |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Label(s) | Ghost Box Music |
| Associated acts | The Focus Group Eric Zann The Advisory Circle |
| Website | Ghost Box Music |
Belbury Poly is an alias of electronic musician Jim Jupp (along with Eric Zann). Jupp's releases are on the Ghost Box Music label (which he is a co-founder of).
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[edit] Belbury Poly's sound
Belbury Poly's sound is a blend of influences, ranging from old library music and sixties-inspired psychedelic rock soundtrack to folk, public information films, and local radio. Jupp has spoken at length about trying to incorporate the mundanity of life in the seventies and eldritch elements simultaneously in his music[1], as well as acknowledging a debt to the author Arthur Machen [2]. The name references a fictional town, created by the author C.S. Lewis[3].
[edit] Discography
- 2004 Farmer's Angle (CDR, mini-album)
- 2004 The Willows (CD, album)
- 2006 The Owl's Map (CD, album)
[edit] References
- ^ Society of the spectral, The Wire no. 276, November 2006
- ^ Belbury Poly page on Ghost Box Music site
- ^ The art of noise refined, The Times
[edit] External links
- Belbury Poly on Ghost Box
- Frieze magazine article on Belbury Poly and Ghost Box
- The Sunday Times article on contemporary electronic music, including Ghost Box and Belbury Poly
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