Posted by: detourmag on November 15, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Ghostly International has put out a bunch of great stuff this year, including Kiln’s Dusker, Matthew Dear’s Asa Breed, and Mobius Band’s Heaven. (They also have a jewelry collection, so you can be the first kid on your block to rock the Ghostly ghost icon as bling.) But the Ann Arbor/New York imprint has been at the forefront of the lifestyle music for forward-thinking cool people for quite a few years now, and like founder Sam Valenti’s heroes at legendary imprints like 4AD and Factory (see below), a Ghostly release is guaranteed to look as cool as it sounds. That can be a rarity these days. Here, Valenti gives us the Meet & Greet lowdown on the label, its roots, and drawing and quartering of interns. — Thomas Rooker White
Who runs the label?
Sam Valenti and a cast of aesthetic mercenaries.
Where is the label located? Describe your digs…
Ann Arbor, Mich. and New York City. The office is like the bowels of hell, with interns being drawn and quartered often.
How did the label get its start? Its name?
“No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store in his ghostly heart.”–The Great Gatsby
How many releases do you issue a year, on average?
between 15-30 depending on child labor laws at the time.
True or false: Digital downloads are okay, but 7″’s are cooler…
12″s are the coolest.
Favorite label besides your own…
Factory or 4AD.
Favorite record ever…
Madonna, “Into the Groove”
Favorite movie ever…
Rushmore
Vegetarian or carnivore?
The office has a fair share of both, plus the odd pescatarian.
Your guiltiest pleasure. The thing no one would believe you watch, read, or listen to…
I was once in “ask a guy” in Cosmo, but we don’t read that smut.
[tags]Ghostly International, Sam Valenti, Rushmore, Madonna, Factory[/tags]
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