Ghostly International sprang onto the scene in 1999 amidst the the collapse of the music business. Part art gallery and part musical culture brand, Ghostly mines the international landscape for talent with a look towards the future and without the restriction of established genres or classification.

The label's confidence was emboldened by an initial roster of forward-thinking acts like instrumental hip-hop prodigy DABRYE, electronic beatsmith MATTHEW DEAR, electronic/indie rock pioneers MIDWEST PRODUCT and a musical firebrand DYKEHOUSE, approximating a minimal-yet-rich sonic template that married cold funk to mutant pop music, culminating in a palettable and perplexing array of sonics.