Ghosting Season

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Ghosting Season is an electronic music band from Manchester, UK. [1] [2] They also operate a small recording label, "This is It Forever". [3]

History

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, the imprint started by 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Approved: Ghosting Season" | Complete Music Update. Andy Malt | 3 April 2012
  2. ↑ "Ghosting Season The Very Last Of The Saints". Beats per minute, By Will Ryan; June 15, 2012
  3. ↑ "Approved: Lucy Claire". Complete Music Update, By Andy Malt | 20 August 2013
  4. ↑ Interview: Ghosting Season – DrunkenWerewolf
  5. ↑ "Reviews: Ghosting Season The Very Last Of The Saints". The Quietus, Simon Jay Catling, June 28th, 2012
  6. ↑ "Ghosting Season - Far End of the Graveyard". Future Sequence,
  7. ↑ Law, Seb. "Introducing: Ghosting Season". Interview. Planet Notion. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  8. ↑ Gibb, Rory. "EXCLUSIVE: Ghosting Season/Nedry". Track review. The Quietus. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Ghosting Season - The Very Last of the Saints". The 405, by Jonathan Greer, 09 May 2012
  10. ↑ Cooke, Robert. "83598 Ghosting Season: The Very Last Of The Saints". Review. Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  11. ↑ Pishnery, Keith. "Ghosting Season, The Very Last Of The Saints". Review. Little White Earbuds. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  12. ↑ Ryce, Andrew. "Ghosting Season - The Very Last Of The Saints". Review. Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "Album Review: Ghosting Season / ‘The Very Last of the Saints’ (Last Night on Earth)". Big Shot, May 17, 2012
  14. ↑ Laverne, Lauren. "BBC Radio 6 Music - Playlists". Playlist. BBC. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  15. ↑ Hobbs, Mary Anne. "Mary Anne Hobbs - Playlists". Tracklisting. XFM. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  16. ↑ Hall, Josh. "Ghosting Season – Lock Tavern, London 18/09/11". Review. The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  17. ↑ Video Tour Diary: Ghosting Season. The FourOhFive
  18. ↑ "The Dance Tunnel – 31/5/13". London in Stereo. Jess Partridge.
  19. ↑ "Ginno’s Sound Investments". Sound Bytes, by Ginno Legaspi, Nov. 2014
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