Released the same day as sister label Spectral Sound's Document, Ghostly International's Horizon Line/Ghostly by Night combines two ten-track compilations. There are nine exclusives, while the remainder previously appeared -- or is due to appear -- on vinyl and digital releases. The first disc, Horizon Line , is filled with remixes of Ghostly tracks. Lusine softens School of Seven Bells' crisp dream pop, accentuating the Deheza twins' wordless background vocals while adding synthetic prickles that leap back and forth. ...
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Released the same day as sister label Spectral Sound's Document, Ghostly International's Horizon Line/Ghostly by Night combines two ten-track compilations. There are nine exclusives, while the remainder previously appeared -- or is due to appear -- on vinyl and digital releases. The first disc, Horizon Line , is filled with remixes of Ghostly tracks. Lusine softens School of Seven Bells' crisp dream pop, accentuating the Deheza twins' wordless background vocals while adding synthetic prickles that leap back and forth. Madlib casts Dabrye's "Air" (featuring Doom) in silty, psychedelic, orchestral funk. Osborne's speedy tribal house track "Afrika" gets one of the more radical treatments, ground by Bullion into twitching abstract hip-hop with a taut, rubbery bassline. Though Ghostly by Night features tracks by Matthew Dear, Solvent, and Lusine, it's highlighted by some of the label's recent and new associates. "Plans That Fade [Faded Dub]" is the first track from Pale Sketcher (aka Justin K. Broadrick of Jesu, Techno Animal, etc.), a narcotic dub production that submerges a quasi-acid line in a tar pit. Deastro's "Mowgli the Lynx," as beaming and vivid as direct sunlight through stained glass, is just as energizing as anything off his Moondagger album. The Sight Below closes it out in typically subdued and evocative form with "Unforetold," one of the exclusives. A fine way to get up to speed or familiarize yourself with the label's approach, packaged in some of Michael Cina's stunning artwork. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
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Add this copy of Horizon Line & Ghostly By Night to cart. $47.49, very good condition, Sold by Salzer's Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ventura, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Ghostly Int'l.
