Matt Johnson’s Top Five Film Scores
THE THE’s frontman reveals the film music that has inspired him in his own soundtrack work.
Kathy Sledge on ‘Music For Isolation’ at Classic Albums at Home
Kathy Sledge runs us through the music that have been giving her comfort during an emotionally challenging era.
Grace Jones ‘Slave to the Rhythm’ Musical Lead-Up Playlist
Described as “a biography” in its liner notes, Slave to the Rhythm spans a broad sonic range, incorporating elements of funk, r&b, and go-go.
John Grant on ‘Music For Isolation’ at Classic Albums at Home
John Grant runs us through the music that has been helping him though lockdown.
Björk ‘Homogenic’ with Guy Sigsworth and Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy
This album was recorded whilst Björk recovered from a tragic event. She worked with producers including LFO's Mark Bell, Howie B and Guy Sigsworth. Listen to the story and music.
James Lavelle on Classical Music at Classic Album Sundays
UNKLE and Mo’ Wax Records’ founder James Lavelle in Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, as part of Royal Albert Hall's 'Love Classical' series.
The Story of Kraftwerk ‘The Man-Machine’
'We cannot play science fiction music on the guitar - It’s an instrument that was invented in the middle ages in Spain. So, when we want do the spirit of today you have to choose the medium of today to do it." - Ralf Hutter
Nightmares On Wax ‘Smokers Delight’ with Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy and George...
An eclectic and well-implemented array of live musical influences and the raw resonance of the production define 'Smokers Delight', marking it out as an album that rises above the too often bleep-orientated ambience of the leftfield movement
Brian Eno ‘Ambient 1: Music for Airports’ with CAS Oslo’s Kent...
Four compositions created by layering tape loops of differing lengths, and was designed to be continuously looped as a sound installation, with the intent of defusing the tense, anxious atmosphere of an airport terminal.
