Eric Zann is an alias of electronic musician Jim Jupp (along with Belbury Poly

Belbury Poly

Belbury Poly is an alias of electronic musician Jim Jupp . Jupp's releases are on the Ghost Box Music label .-Belbury Poly's sound:...

). Jupp's releases are on the Ghost Box Music

Ghost Box Music

Ghost Box Music is an English independent record label, established in 2004 by Julian House and Jim Jupp.-Concept:The concept for the label was hatched by House and Jupp Ghost Box Music is an English independent record label, established in 2004 by Julian House and Jim Jupp.-Concept:The concept for...

 label, ofwhich he is a co-founder. The name references a minor H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....

 short story, The Music of Erich Zann

The Music of Erich Zann

"The Music of Erich Zann" is a short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft. Written in December 1921, it was first published in National Amateur, March 1922.-Synopsis:...

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Eric Zann's sound

Zann's sound is deliberately darker and more Gothic than other Ghost Box artists, containing elements of Hammer Horror soundtracks, ambient music

Ambient music

Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...

 and drones

Drone (music)

In music, a drone is a harmonic or monophonic effect or accompaniment where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout most or all of a piece. The word drone is also used to refer to any part of a musical instrument that is just used to produce such an effect.-A musical effect:A drone...

; in Jupp's words, it contains references to "crows, church bells, magic spells and other horror signifiers".

External links

• Stylus Magazine review of Ouroborindra
• Ghost Box Music page