The Focus Group
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| The Focus Group | |
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| Birth name | Julian House |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Ambient Library Music musique concrète Hauntology |
| Occupations | Musician songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Ghost Box Music |
| Associated acts | Belbury Poly Eric Zann The Advisory Circle |
| Website | Ghost Box Music |
The Focus Group is a project of experimental electronic musician and graphic designer Julian House. His releases are on his own label, Ghost Box Music. The Focus Group's sound is a blend of influences ranging from old library music sounds, sixties-inspired pastiches, and soundtracks to 1970s films and programmes, as well as the sound collage of musique concrète.
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[edit] Influences
House has acknowledged the debt that The Focus Group's sound owes to library music produced in the 1970s, to soundtrack documentaries, public information films, and soundtracks.[1]
[edit] Awards
- Hey Let Loose Your Love was featured in The Wire's top 50 albums of 2005.[2]
- Broadcast and The Focus Group investigate Witch-cults of the Radio Age was The Wire 's top album of 2009.
[edit] Graphic design
House is also noted as a graphic designer; his work has included cover art for Broadcast, Stereolab, Martina Topley-Bird, Razorlight, and Primal Scream.
[edit] Discography
- 2004 Sketches and Spells (CDR, album)
- 2005 Hey Let Loose Your Love (CD, mini-album)
- 2007 We Are All Pan's People (CD, album)
- 2009 Broadcast and The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age (CD, collaboration with Broadcast. Released on Warp Records)
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