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Comment: Bandcamp and Instagram are unreliable because they are self-published, see WP:SPS. The rest of the article reads like it could be a resume/CV. Gommeh 🎮 18:58, 2 July 2025 (UTC)
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Abigail Ward is an artist, DJ, music producer, writer, curator, and cultural facilitator from Lancashire, England. Best known for her electronic music project Ghost Assembly, she creates emotionally charged, genre-defying work[1] rooted in acid house, dub, Balearic and post-punk. Ward is also a co‑founder of Manchester Digital Music Archive and the club night Suffragette City. Her multifaceted practice spans songwriting, autofiction, exhibition curation and socially engaged archival work.
Career
[edit]Ghost Assembly
[edit]Abigail Ward creates electronic music as Ghost Assembly, a project blending NY garage, acid house, dub and post-punk elements. Her debut 12", I Miss Your Love (Rüf Kutz), was a major underground success, earning acclaim from BBC 6 Music, Test Pressing[2] and Ban Ban Ton Ton[3]. It was featured on Bandcamp Daily’s Best Electronic Music of 2023.[4]
Subsequent releases include a remix twelve featuring Brian-Not-Brian, Piers Harrison, and DJ Absolutely Shit, which appeared in year-end top 10 lists at Piccadilly Records[5], Phonica, and Juno[6], and an EP RESIST! / I Keep on Making the Same Mistake [7]on her own label Big Strings Attached.
Her fourth EP, De Laatste Rit (The Last Ride), was a collaboration with folk musician Oliver Cross, exploring cinematic cosmic disco. It was featured on Bandcamp Daily’s Best Electronic Music in May 2025.[8]
Before launching her music career, Ward worked for over a decade in Manchester’s record shops, including Piccadilly Records, Vinyl Exchange, and Kingbee, gaining a deep knowledge of vinyl culture.[9]
Ward has also participated in Rhythm Section International’s FutureProof programme for emerging producers.[10]
She is a recipient of an Arts Council England Developing Your Creative Practice grant.[11]
Writing and Editing
[edit]Ward has written music reviews, liner notes and essays for the likes of Heavenly Recordings[12], The Quietus[13], Music Week, Red Bull Music Academy, LTM Recordings,[14] and Piccadilly Records. She edited and co-designed 1 Top Class Manager: The Notebooks of Joy Division’s Manager 1978-80, a book about Rob Gretton published by Anti-Archivists.[15][16]
Radio Hosting and Podcasting
[edit]Abigail Ward is a radio host and podcast producer, known for her shows on stations such as NTS[17], Reform Radio[18], and Melodic Distraction[19]. Her programming explores underground and historical music scenes, featuring artists and sounds from Manchester and beyond.[20]
Suffragette City
[edit]Abigail Ward is a co-founder of Suffragette City, a not-for-profit club night launched in Manchester in 2018 to celebrate International Women’s Day. The event promotes women and gender expansive DJs while raising funds for local charities. To date, it has raised over £45,000 for grassroots organisations including The Proud Trust, Emmeline’s Pantry and Women Asylum Seekers Together.[1]
Manchester Digital Music Archive
[edit]Abigail Ward is a co-founder of Manchester Digital Music Archive, an online community archive established in 2003 to celebrate Greater Manchester's music and social history. Ward worked with the organisation for 17 years,[21] contributing to a wide range of archival, curatorial and outreach projects. The archive's website and digital collections won two awards during this time.[22] Abigail was curator of the digital repositories Queer Noise[23], City Fun and Moss Side Stories.
Discography
[edit]- I Miss Your Love (12", Rüf Kutz, 2023)
- I Miss Your Love (Remix 12", featuring Brian-Not-Brian & Piers Harrison, DJ Absolutely Shit, 2024)
- RESIST! / I Keep on Making the Same Mistake (EP, Big Strings Attached, 2025)
- De Laatste Rit (The Last Ride) (EP, Big Strings Attached, collaboration with Oliver Cross, 2025)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Best Electronic Music on Bandcamp, May 2025". Bandcamp Daily. 2025-06-03. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Ghoßt Assembly 'I Miss Your Love (Brian not Brian & Piers Harrison Live Disco Dub)' — Rüf Kutz — Test Pressing". testpressing.org. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Com, Banbantonton (2023-08-31). "Balearic Mike's Musical Diets / Week 83". Ban Ban Ton Ton. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "The Best Electronic Music of 2023". Bandcamp Daily. 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Piccadilly Records". www.piccadillyrecords.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ DJ charts > Luke Una > DJ Chart for Juno Records - Best of 2024, retrieved 2025-07-02
- ^ "RESIST! / I Keep on Making the Same Mistake, by Ghost Assembly". Ghost Assembly. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "The Best Electronic Music on Bandcamp, May 2025". Bandcamp Daily. 2025-06-03. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "#12 Deeper into Outer Space | Abigail Ward | Ghost Assembly". 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Final Call for Year Two of Rhythm Section's Future Proof Programme | Beatportal".
- ^ "DYCP: Funded applications".
- ^ "• 'Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell A Life by Richard King.' • Review by Abigail Ward. •". heavenlyrecordings.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Abigail Ward Archives". The Quietus. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Various - Auteur Labels: Robs Records, 2010, retrieved 2025-07-02
- ^ "1 Top Class Manager".
- ^ "1 Top Class Manager by Rob Gretton | Cerysmatic Factory". factoryrecords.org. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Radio, N. T. S. "Soup To Nuts w/ Abigail Ward 5th February 2024". NTS Radio. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Mixcloud". www.mixcloud.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Mixcloud". www.mixcloud.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Soup to Nuts w/ Abigail Ward 5th February 2024".
- ^ "Abigail Ward steps down". Manchester Digital Music Archive. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Begum, Shelina (2014-07-07). "PICTURES: Best in digital recognised at Big Chip Awards 2014". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Flash the flesh: Manchester's gay club heroes – in pictures". the Guardian. 2017-06-30. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
External links
[edit]- DJ History Podcast Interview
- Substack: Deeper Into Outer Space by Jim Ottewill
- Manchester Digital Music Archive