The Belbury Tales
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| Studio album by Belbury Poly | ||||
| Released | 24 February 2012 | |||
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Ambient Electronic music Musique concrète |
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| Label | Ghost Box Music GBX016 | |||
| Producer | Jim Jupp | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| Drowned in Sound | 8.0/10.0 |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10.0 |
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| Tiny Mix Tapes | 4.5/5.0 |
The Belbury Tales is a 2012 concept album by Jim Jupp, under the pseudonym of Belbury Poly. It was released on 24 February 2012 on CD, online download, and 12" vinyl record.Rob Young contributed the short story "The Journeyman’s Tale" to the liner notes.
Jim Jupp told Fact "most of the tracks went through at least ten versions over the last two and half years." Jon Brooks of The Advisory Circle provided technical assistance for the album's production.
All tracks written by Jim Jupp. Guest musicians included Jim Musgrave on drums and Christopher Budd on bass and electric guitar..
AllMusic noted The Belbury Tales "will require repeat listens in order to really appreciate the little details and the true scope of the Ghost Box sound, a fine little story book of music that slowly opens a haunted crypt of memories and prophecies.BBC Music Review called The Belbury Tales "infused with a deep vein of paranoia, a palpable fear, an attempt to reconcile the imminent unknown (evoking a reimagined or never experienced past). But whereas previous albums have alluded to the grim spectre of the Cold War, this time around the spooks appear to be a little closer to home."Boing Boing's David Pescovitz praised The Belbury Tales citing "Jupp's freshly nostalgic forays into library music of yore filtered through his own progrock-loving, analog synth filters are enhanced with real drum and bass (and guitar) by, respectively, Jim Musgrave and Christopher Budd."
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