Belbury Poly

Infobox musical artist
Name = Belbury Poly
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Jim Jupp
Origin = Wales
Genre = Ambient Library Music Folk music
Occupation = Musician Songwriter
Years_active = 2004 – present
Label = Ghost Box Music
Associated_acts = The Focus Group Eric Zann The Advisory Circle
URL = [http://www.ghostbox.co.uk/belburypoly.htm Ghost Box Music]

Belbury Poly is an alias of electronic musician Jim Jupp (along with Eric Zann). Jupp's releases are on the Ghost Box Music label (which he is a co-founder of).

Belbury Poly's sound

Belbury Poly's sound is a blend of influences, ranging from old library music and sixties-inspired psychedelic rock soundtrack to folk, public information films, and local radio. Jupp has spoken at length about trying to incorporate the mundanity of life in the seventies and eldritch elements simultaneously in his music [ [http://www.thewire.co.uk/back/2006_11.php "Society of the spectral"] , "The Wire" no. 276, November 2006 ] , as well as acknowledging a debt to the author Arthur Machen [ [http://www.ghostbox.co.uk/belburypoly.htm Belbury Poly page] on Ghost Box Music site] . The name references a fictional town, created by the author C.S. Lewis [ [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article1554704.ece "The art of noise refined"] , The Times] .

Discography

*2004 "Farmer's Angle" (CDR, mini-album)
*2004 "The Willows" (CD, album)
*2006 "The Owl's Map" (CD, album)

References

External links

* [http://www.ghostbox.co.uk/belburypoly.htm Belbury Poly on Ghost Box]
* [http://www.frieze.com/column_single.asp?c=277 Frieze magazine article on Belbury Poly and Ghost Box]
* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article1554704.ece "The Sunday Times" article on contemporary electronic music, including Ghost Box and Belbury Poly]