Ghosting Season is an electronic music band from Manchester, UK. [1] [2] They also operate a small recording label, This is It Forever. [3]
The band was started in early 2011 by Gavin Miller and Thomas Ragsdale, and was originally a spin off from the electronic group worriedaboutsatan, [4] [5] and plays similar music but with rhythms more suitable for dancing. [6] The band initially self-released two EPs: 'Far End Of The Graveyard', [7] and the 'Far End Of The Graveyard Remixes'. [8]
Their debut album The Very Last Of The Saints was released in 2012 by Last Night On Earth, an imprint started by DJ Sasha, [9] to a generally positive critical response. [10] [11] [12] [13]
The singles "Far End Of The Graveyard" and "A Muffled Sound Of Voices" brought the band to a larger audience thanks to radio airplay. [14] XFM DJ Mary Anne Hobbs later featured a guest mix from the band on her Saturday evening show [15]
The band are particularly known for their live shows, as they use a mixture of more traditional instrumentation such as guitars and vocals, with electronic elements like laptops and Roland SPD-S drum pads. [16]
In 2013, the band toured the UK, [17] [18] including a performance at the "Sounds from the Other City" concert in Salford.
In 2014, the band released a library of sound samples that it had created. [19]