Ghost arrives gleaming with polished surfaces whilst dark analogue bass rebounds around the insides of your head. Hi-fi synth stabs drench you in dreams of retro futurism whilst raw brass gives this an earthy, human feel. It’s all capped off with a darkly delivered vocal that gives Ghost a crisp, soulful feeling.
But overall, the lasting effect here is one of pop… This is pure, unashamed, electronic pop. And it’s glorious.
Depicting the lingering, haunting memory of something you can’t have, Ghost is about being stopped in your tracks when you least expect it. It’s also the kind of song that makes me want to dance through pain, and I know we all feel enough of that right now.
Hailing from Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the north of England, NOPRISM are a duo who came from a background in noise-guitar bands who now make nu wave electronic music. Deeply indebted to the likes of Prince, New Order, Talking Heads and Chaka Khan, whilst building in modern influences that include Justice and Todd Terje, NOPRISM ultimately make unpretentious good old pop music.
Check out Ghost below, and look for it on streaming platforms from 13 April: