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That gif is indeed terrifying. I'm guessing you already know this, but Honeycombe wrote a couple of strange novels. Dragon Under The Hill is more of a traditional horror novel, set on Lindisfarne, but Neither the Sea Nor the Sand is somewhat stranger. Made into a film with Susan Hampshire.

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That's great, and thanks for the comment. I did see that when researching the post. I'll have to check them out. The stranger the better.

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Thanks also for your great recommendation for our substack. We've been following Maps of the Lost since we released our album. It continues to provide lots of inspiration for us too.

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My pleasure, and that's lovely to hear. If you'd like, let me know a place that's special or haunted to you, or a local legend that resonates, and I'll see if I can create something based on that.

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That's would be very interesting. We may have something coming up that would fit that idea, so we'll get back in touch.

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yes i can relate to the hauntology of past media from the 70s/ 80s, im about half your guy’s age it seems so i’ve never lived with that era the same way you have but im sure you’ve heard about the music genre of vaporwave which was an important part of my musical journey for myself. the use of old samples of tv and commercials from them had a very powerful effect on me, all the senses of disconnection/ longing etc. The instrument the mellotron also featured in a lot of the music i was into from this era as well which carries a similar sentiment, have you guys ever experimented with the mellotron? i feel it could pair well with your music

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Max, thanks for your comment, yes we are familiar with vapourwave and it seems there is a similar mix of nostalgia and disconnection or longing through different decades and for different generations. Thanks for the tip about the Mellotron. Yes, its been used on different recordings since Strawberry Fields. Not dissimilar to the kind of Lo Fi tape-looped sound of the moment. Lo Fi means something completely different these days it seems. Our first album was mostly acoustic, but the electronics have a habit of creeping in where they aren't welcome, so watch this space.

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Definitely. There are a lot of crossovers and the more we look into it, there are more synchroniciities. Yes we have checked out Weird Walk, I think we have a zine copy. Love the concept. Not sure if they are on Substack though.

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We are cooking something up, we'll be back in touch about this soon.

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