93. Broadcast and the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age (2009)

Broadcast are a Birmingham group heavily influenced by Stereolab, BBC Radiophonic Workshop and 60's British pop sounds. They have been through several line up changes and have released a consistently great body of work, mostly on Warp. However with the collaborative help of Focus Group's Julian House, who had been designing Broadcast sleeves since The Haha Sound, they were able to combine their pop nous with some serious psychedelic investigation. Conjuring ancient occult British symbolism, with the folk atmosphere of Shirley and Dolly Collins, Wickerman style uncertainty, Basil Kirchin soundscapes and Syd Barrett eccentricities, ensures the future of British past is not lost in a globalised haze of pop factors and wal-marts but can be magicked into existence with the help of some inspired witchcraft.