The Ghost That Walks
Dark Genius
Why didn't you send us stuff before
After a few bars I know it's you
The best of your style from your country
Part of electro history that never happened… you can search and search, nobody sounds like you
I've been making dark underground electronic music since the nineties. I've had my own unique style from the very beginning. Tracks from 10, 15, 25 years ago are still getting played.
I just sit down with a blank mind and let the sounds tell me where they want to go. No ideas, no concepts, no plan, just the depths of nothingness. Or is it the Ghost telling me what to pick and what to play?
A supernatural action film is on the way, with a full electro and techno soundtrack. Directed, written and produced by The Ghost That Walks. Blood, guts, guns, hell, martial arts, parkour. I'm an action film junkie, I can't wait to get started and prove to everyone that it can be done, and done well.
Thank you for listening. There is always something hard to describe in the back of my mind, and that's the Ghost with his hand on my shoulder as I write. Maybe you hear it too. The Ghost walks with you.
Questions and answers
The things people ask most about the music, the records and the film.
Who is The Ghost That Walks?
The Ghost That Walks is the UK electro artist Paul Bishop, making dark underground electro since 1992 and releasing it since 1994, first as Bishop. Records on U-Trax, Eevolute, Emissions, Zyntax Motorcity, Satamile, Bass Agenda and New Flesh; played by Helena Hauff, Dave Clarke, Objekt, B.Traits, Ancient Methods, Umwelt, Gage, Fred Mann, Reptant, Euforia and Error Beauty, on BBC Radio 1, NTS Radio, Boiler Room, Movement Detroit, Tresor, White Noise, Inverted Audio and HÖR Berlin. Also writing and directing Ragemakers, a supernatural action film with an electro soundtrack, in development.
Is The Ghost That Walks the same artist as Bishop?
Yes. Paul Bishop released records as Bishop and Paul Bishop from 1994 on U-Trax, Eevolute and Emissions, then as The Ghost That Walks from 2001, on his own Ghost Walk label and on Zyntax Motorcity, Satamile, Bass Agenda and New Flesh. Today he is fully independent.
What kind of music does The Ghost That Walks make?
Dark underground electro. Drum machines and analogue synths from a hardware studio, with a cinematic edge: every London Electro track gets its own film-style poster.
Which DJs have played The Ghost That Walks?
Helena Hauff, Dave Clarke, Objekt, B.Traits, Ancient Methods, Umwelt, SHXCXCHCXSH, Valesuchi, Gage, Mike Stern, Paul Mac, Cthulhu, Rolf Mulder, VLR, Jock, Sophia Saze, Fred Mann, Reptant, Euforia and Error Beauty. Helena Hauff played Black And Red Rivers and Escape The Curse on NTS Radio in February 2018, Demons And Dumb Beats and The Machine in her Crack Mix 200 for Crack Magazine in April 2018, and Demons And Dumb Beats again at Movement Detroit in May 2018. Dave Clarke has played The Fall Of The Tower, OBD2 and Grand River Stalking on his White Noise radio show, and OBD2 at Whip It Wave in Amsterdam in 2019. Objekt played Trick Of A Cold Heart at Tresor's 30th anniversary in Berlin in 2021, Ancient Methods played OBD2 in his 2024 Voxnox podcast, and Umwelt played Day Of The Freaks in her HATE podcast in 2018. B.Traits played Escape The Curse on BBC Radio 1 and in Truancy Volume 227 in 2018, Valesuchi played Dreaming In Pain at Boiler Room Colombia in 2019, and in 2021 Dave Clarke played the 1994 Bishop record The Last Rung Of The Ladder (Miami Deep South Mix) on White Noise. Mike Stern has played Escape The Curse and Tazers In The Sun in his mixes. Gage played Escape The Curse on NTS in 2019, and Fred Mann played it in his 2023 mix for Inverted Audio. Reptant (2023) and Euforia (2025) played She's Electric at HÖR Berlin, and Error Beauty opened her HÖR Berlin set with Day Of The Freaks in 2026. Every play has a public tracklist or recording on the Played by page.
What is She's Electric?
She's Electric is a The Ghost That Walks track, released in 2001 on 12-inch vinyl on his own Ghost Walk label (GHOST 1). It is The Ghost That Walks' most played track on Spotify, and was played at HÖR Berlin by Reptant in 2023 and Euforia in 2025. It is on ElectroPlasm 2000.
Where can I buy The Ghost That Walks music?
Direct from this site: ElectroPlasm 2000 (64 tracks, £15), ElectroPlasm 1990 (23 tracks, £9) and Ouija Lullaby (£1.50), as lossless WAV and MP3, delivered by email after checkout. Older releases are on Bandcamp, and the catalogue streams on Spotify and Apple Music.
Is there vinyl, cassette or CD?
Coming. Vinyl cut to order, cassette and CD will be sold here as each format is ready. The earlier vinyl on U-Trax, Emissions, Zyntax Motorcity, Satamile and New Flesh turns up second-hand on Discogs.
What is Ragemakers?
Ragemakers is a supernatural action film in development, written and directed by The Ghost That Walks, with a full electro and techno soundtrack. It mixes martial arts and parkour. Film news goes to the newsletter first.