Artist	Song
Edison Concert Band	Chopin's Funeral Marchá[Sonatas,ápiano,áno. 2, op. 35,áD minor;áarr.] - {Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9289}
James Plotkin/ Mark Spybey	A Peripheral Blur - {A Peripheral Blur}
[Tibetan Monks]	Petition to Dramar - {Tibetan Buddhist Rites From the Monasteries of Bhutan}
Diamanda Galßs	III. I Wake Up and I See the Face of the Devil [pt.2] - {Plague Mass (1984-End of the Epidemic)}
PGR	Cage - {Morning Book Of Serpents}
[Tibetan Monks]	Myule Drelwa, Calling Down of Deities to Subjugate Evil Spirit; and Kulwa, Its Death, Stabbed by Black Hat - {Tibetan Buddhist Rites From the Monasteries of Bhutan - Volume 1}
Ghost Orchid	All Your Sorrows - {An Introduction To Evp}
Patton and Lee (Charley Patton and Bertha Lee)	Oh Death - {American Primitive Vol. I: Raw Pre-War Gospel (1926-36)}
Rev. I. B. Ware With Wife And Son	I Wouldn't Mind Dying - {American Primitive Vol. I: Raw Pre-War Gospel (1926-36)}
The New Orleans Owls	White Ghost Shivers - {Jazz The World Forgot: Jazz Classics Of The 1920's. Volume 2}
National Military Band	The Ghosts' Dance - {Edison Amberol: 12244}
Ghost Orchid	Of Unknown Origin - {An Introduction To Evp}
Deathprod	Imaginary Songs From Tristan Da Cuhna - {} - {Imaginary Songs From Tristan Da Cuhna}
Ghost Orchid	Dead Machines - {An Introduction To Evp}
Lull	Lonely Shelter - {Cold Summer}
Nurse With Wound	I Am Blind - {Homotopy To Marie}
Ghost Orchid	Tramping - {An Introduction To Evp}
Elder J.J. Hadley (Charley Patton)	Prayer of Death, Part I - {American Primitive Vol. I: Raw Pre-War Gospel (1926-36)}
Elder J.J. Hadley (Charley Patton)	Prayer of Death, Part II - {American Primitive Vol. I: Raw Pre-War Gospel (1926-36)}
Ghost Orchid	They'll Never Believe Us - {An Introduction To Evp}

Comment:

Another in the series. Themed and inspired by a purchase from Aquarius Records:Ghost OrchidReview: "The Conet Project from beyond the grave!?! Perhaps that's a good way of describing this baffling, terrifying, occasionally laughable, but always compelling album. It's been out of print for a very long time, and we're pleased to see The Ghost Orchid haunting our shelves once again!To recap, The Ghost Orchid documents instances of something called "Electronic Voice Phenomenon," the paranormal appearance of strange voices (which at times sing and speak in multiple languages) on magnetic tape when there shouldn't be any voices there at all... Respected parapsychologists have postulated that these voices are those of dead people (i.e. ghosts) or possibly of extraterrestrial origin! Unlike The Conet Project, which cross referenced the audio tracks with written information, The Ghost Orchid presents these recordings with the audio commentary of one of several researchers (Nadia Fowler, Raymond Cass, and Lief Elggren -- the Swedish performance/audio artist and a part time collaborator with the Hafler Trio), explaining the findings. These recordings are the findings of a number of parapsychologists including Dr. Konstantine Raudive, Friedrich Jurgenson, and Raymond Cass.While there is something wholly terrifying about these recordings, there is an absurd question about these ghostly voices that we have to ask: Why are the majority of these recordings in Latvian? At any rate, The Ghost Orchid manages to be both spooky and silly, and is definitely a fascinating listen from a pure sound perspective regardless of how disturbing and/or amusing you might find the alleged sound source itself. For non sequitur pop culture reference, the sample "You are sleeping, you do not want to believe" which concludes The Smith's "The Rubber Ring" hails from an old recording made by Raudive and can be found in its entirety here. Brilliant!"Add to this some Experimental, Dark Ambient, Early 20th Century Cylinder Recordings, Early 20th Century (Tape Hiss Filled) Americana and Jazz and many, many hours of editing and sequencing and voila...chilling stuff. And, so not to forget a little bit of entertainment, here's another snippet from the glorious publication, Weird New Jersey:The White Lady LegendMany people have told me of the "White Lady" who haunts Branch Brook Park on the Belleville/Newark border. There are those who claim to have seen this apparition near a white painted tree in the park. She is seen especially on rainy nights.The story is rather creepy: There was a teenaged boy who was looking for a date for the high school prom. He met a girl who he immediately fell for, and asked her to be his date. The girl happily agreed.The night of their date, they decided to take a drive through Branch Brook Park on their way to the prom. It was a raining heavily, and visibility was bad. The car suddenly began to skid out of control and crashed head-on into a tree. The boy was fine, escaping with only some minor scratches. The girl, however, was dead.Today the tree that they crashed into is painted white in the form of a person. Witnesses have recalled seeing a lady in white next to the tree, who beckons them toward her on rainy nights. Perhaps she is still waiting for her prom date to join her. It's creepy to me!

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