On this exceptional album’s inner sleeve, a sixties bypass bisects a prehistoric earthwork, and the folklorist Ronald Hutton discusses seasonal rites. Within, a set of tuneful, tonal, slices of clean and cold electronica hums with post-war optimism, warped by echoes of the transcendentally bland music that underscored Seventies architects’ pitches for concrete car parks.
The comforting irony cloud, that shadowed earlier Ghost Box label experiments in emotionally manipulative nostalgia, has evaporated.
Without anything so prescriptive as lyrics, The Advisory Circle offers a disarmingly sincere, pellucidly beautiful, and hauntingly disorientating exploration of your civilisation’s problematic relationship with the landscapes of its past.
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Keilloh, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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World Without End, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Bosco239, youtube
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Stuart, Chortle
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk