Blasts of distorted guitar, off-tuned analog keyboards and barreling drums mixed with psychedelic soundscapes and occasional disorientation are hallmarks of the
Birmingham, England-based group's sound. As the New York Times put it,
"Broadcast's songs are full of creaks, rumbles, saw-toothed distortion and
untamed feedback. Each intrusion (is) plotted, and they let the disruption build
and sometimes take over a song in a billowing crescendo. Within the tick-tock
riffs and pop melodies, the noise seems to break out like steam through volcanic
fissures".
In anticipation of their 2010 full length, this EP is a collaboration between Trish
Keenan (vocals), James Cargill (Bass, Keyboards, Atmospherics and Production)
and long time friend of the band - Julian House, co-founder of the enigmatic
UK indie label Ghost Box Music. House, a visual artist as well as musician and
producer created Ghost Box Music and his band The Focus Group in order to
release the records and create album art he and his friends love - and as he
says, "the purpose of (Ghost Box Music and The Focus Group) was to create
not just a record label, but an imaginary world".