The Focus Group

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Focus Group
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Julian House
Origin = flagicon|England England
Genre = Ambient Library Music Musique Concrete
Occupation = Musician Songwriter
Years_active = 2004 – present
Label = Ghost Box Music
Associated_acts = Belbury Poly Eric Zann The Advisory Circle
URL = [http://www.ghostbox.co.uk/thefocusgroup.htm Ghost Box Music]

The Focus Group is a project of experimental electronic musician and graphic designer Julian House. His releases are on his own label, Ghost Box Music. The Focus Group's sound is a blend of influences ranging from old library music sounds, sixties-inspired pastiches, and soundtracks to 1970s films and programs, as well as the sound collage of musique concrete.

Influences

House has acknowledged the debt that The Focus Group's sound owes to library music produced in the 1970s, to soundtrack documentaries, public information films, and soundtracks. [ [http://www.thewire.co.uk/back/2006_11.php The Wire magazine No. 273, November 2006] ]

Awards

"Hey Let Loose Your Love" was featured in "The Wire"'s top 50 albums of 2005. [ [http://www.thewire.co.uk/archive/charts/2005_Rewind.html The Wire magazine best of 2005] ]

Graphic design

House is also noted as a graphic designer; his work has included cover art for Broadcast, Stereolab, Razorlight, and Primal Scream.

Discography

*2004 "Sketches and Spells" (CDR, album)
*2006 "Hey Let Loose Your Love" (CD, mini-album)
*2007 "We Are All Pan's People" (CD, album)

References

External links

* [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-focus-group-eric-zann/sketches-and-spells-ouroborindra.htm Stylus Magazine review of "Sketches and Spells"]
* [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-focus-group-belbury-poly/hey-let-loose-your-love-the-willows.htmStylus Stylus Magazine review of "Hey Let Loose Your Love"]