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Ghostly International Presents: Context

Posted by Jakub




A lot people might hear these songs and just find them more on the beautiful dark end but I hear a ton of elegance and timeless happiness that I don’t want to stop. I could have picked any 4 tracks from this compilation and had that same reaction yet the genre is hard to pinpoint for each song since post classical and modern aren’t these songs, there are more dimensions unfolding after you start having feelings for the sound. I picked tracks by Rafael Anton Irisarri, Peter Broderick, Manual, and Kyle Bobby Dunn to share with you because they almost all have this slow opening and closing feel to them that attracts me. If you pick up a copy i’d get the vinyl version, I know Ghostly will probably never repress this gorgeous gatefold 2xLP that Michael Cina did and once you hold it you’ll see why.

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Fairylight says:

March 10, 2011 at 4:39 am

Got spaced away with this music.Damn I love ambient music so much.
All 4 are fantastic. Manuel touched me the most.Reminds me of a soundtrack for a sci-fi movie.
Tonighy,I’m gonna run those 4 again,in my lazy chair,…

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James says:

March 10, 2011 at 9:54 am

Loving these tracks. The first one especially because a) a freak rainstorm just happened and b) the track name is a verse from a Scott Walker song “It’s Raining Today’. Much Obliged.

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James says:

March 10, 2011 at 9:54 am

Loving these tracks. The first one especially because a) a freak rainstorm just happened and b) the track name is a verse from the Scott Walker song ‘It’s Raining Today’. Much Obliged.

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mg33 says:

March 10, 2011 at 11:52 am

Great songs. Artwork is great and because of the more dark nature of the sings it really goes with it. Kind of makes me think of the movie The Road. That first song is reason enough to buy it

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Chris says:

March 10, 2011 at 5:59 pm

I love the attention Ghostly puts into their product design–which is why the CD version of this comp is so disappointing. I know the trend is moving towards more minimal packaging (I can’t understand why, especially when amazing packages are put together for vinyl releases), but it was still disappointing to get a loose CD sliding around in a cardboard sleeve that’s too thin to display well on a CD rack. I almost turned around and bought the vinyl version, except it’s now sold out.

That aside, the music itself is really wonderful. The two tracks that bookend the album are almost worth the price of admission alone, and the whole thing lives in that special place of being a great listen for either soothing background noise or as something I’m actively paying attention to. I’m already looking forward to next year’s release.