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.
Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Keilloh, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Stuart, Chortle
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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A D Ward, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Brighton Argus
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Bosco239, youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com