{"product_id":"the-sounds-of-lost-futures-british-musical-hauntology","title":"The Sounds of Lost Futures: British Musical Hauntology","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Jamie Sexton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first history of a unique British musical form that explores memory, nostalgia, time, and our modern age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMusical hauntology conjures sounds of futures that never arrived: music that reflects on memory and the recent past, drawing on analog instrumentation, sampling, and digital processing to capture how time feels twisted in an age of endless reproduction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sounds of Lost Futures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers the first sustained overview of this influential British mode, tracing its emergence, cognate genres, and wide constellation of media influences. It also unpacks the conceptual forces that shape it—from nostalgia and retro culture to fractured temporal experience—while covering key artists and labels such as Ghost Box, The Caretaker, and Mordant Music. With a dedicated focus on audiovisual hauntology, this book provides new clarity on a musical form attuned to the strange echoes of modern life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished date: \u003cspan class=\"product-details__metafield\"\u003eSep 22, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: \u003cspan class=\"product-details__metafield\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo. of Pages: \u003cspan class=\"product-details__metafield\"\u003e200\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan class=\"product-details__metafield\"\u003eReaktion Books\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: \u003cspan class=\"product-details__metafield\"\u003e9781836392477\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"js-pdp-dimensions\"\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan class=\"product-details__metafield js-pdp-dimensions-value\"\u003e5.43\" W x 0.9\" L x 8.5\" H\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Résonance Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52761185681540,"sku":null,"price":31.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/9801\/1780\/files\/65DB4275-F170-4B95-A4B0-C9CB68C791D9.jpg?v=1788464768","url":"https:\/\/librairieresonance.com\/products\/the-sounds-of-lost-futures-british-musical-hauntology","provider":"Librairie Résonance Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}