"Ghost was meant as a conclusion, (Which it turns out it was not) …essentially a 'new-age' sort of acoustic album, it's a wind-down after Deconstruction. Where Decon put me into a fury of creative situations, Ghost was made in tandem as a very conscious 'head massage'. A record that concludes the fear of Ki, the delusion of Addicted and the fury of Deconstruction by essentially saying. 'There are no answers, you know no more now that when you started…but the experience has taught you acceptance'. And that’s really the point of the whole DTP project. I knew during Ziltoid that Read more on Last.fm.
For all the oddities that Devin Townsend is known for, perhaps the most surprising is his ability to create enjoyable music in two genres considered to be mutually exclusive. “Ghost” is a collection of songs described by many as ‘ethereal’ that have all the endearing qualities of post-rock (ambience, crescendo, unobtrusive instrumentation) without the oft accompanying melancholy. It’s bordering on celtic folk of the type you’d hear playing in a home decor shop, but it somehow remains interesting and emotional.