Peripheral Vision #3: 20 September 2021

An intro to the UK ambient electronica scene, with a focus on the
group of sonic collagists associated with the Ghost Box label –
The Focus Group, Belbury Poly, The Advisory Circle, Beautify Junkyards, The Caretaker, John Foxx, et al. – and their sound sources: the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, 1970s TV incidental music, advertising jingles, public information films, station idents, and so on.

If you subscribe to Tidal, you can access the playlist here.

Belbury Poly Logotone – Belbury Poly (From An Ancient Star, 2009)

Breath – Justin Hopper/Sharron Kraus/Belbury Poly (Chanctonbury Rings, 2019)

Our Darkest Sabbath – Broadcast (Berberian Sound Studio, 2013)

Where Can You Scream? (Original Mix) – Mordant Music (Symptoms, 2009)

Vaganten – ToiToiToi (Vaganten, 2021)

Seed Ships Belbury Poly (From An Ancient Star, 2009)

Rowan – Sharron Kraus (Pilgrim Chants & Pastoral Trails, 2013)

Kuckuckswalzer – ToiToiToi (Vaganten, 2021)

From An Ancient Star – Belbury Poly (From An Ancient Star, 2009)

Through the Green Lens – The Focus Group (Ritual and Education, 2008)

Goliards- ToiToiToi (Vaganten, 2021)

Transmission Three: Briar Lane – Pye Corner Audio (Black Mill Tapes Vol. 1: Avant Shards, 2020)

Indica (Pye Corner Audio Remix, Glok Re-Edit) – Andy Bell (The Indica Gallery – EP, 2021)

Tomorrow’s World (2018 Remaster) – BBC Radiophonic Workshop (BBC Radiophonic Music, 2019)

The Equestrian Vortex – Broadcast (Berberian Sound Studio, 2013)

Model Country – Belbury Poly (From An Ancient Star, 2009)

Gathering – Pye Corner Audio (Black Mill Tapes Vol. 1: Avant Shards, 2020)

Corpus – ToiToiToi (Vaganten, 2021)