Apoptose – Die Zukunft Label: Tesco Organisation – TESCO 128, Tesco Organisation – 128 Format: CD, Album Country: Germany Released:2018 Style: Dark Ambient, Ambient, Downtempo, Synthwave, Modern Classical
In the four years of production Apoptose selected a wide range of different singers for this album. Most outstanding is classical trained tenor Daniel Sans. He sings «What Power Art Thou» – a song that was composed by Henry Purcell in the late 17th century. Apoptose and Sans preserve the complex harmonic structure of the original translating it into a breathtaking five minute ride in apoptotic soundspheres. They succeed in conjuring up Purcell’s «cold genius» that had already fascinated legendary countertenor Klaus Nomi in the 1980s. Other voices on «Die Zukunft» include the gloomy spoken words of the advance single «Time-lapse City», the lost girl’s voice on the title track and two female singers on «Dornen». Consistent with the album title Apoptose does not look back, but is heading for novel territories within the dark ambient music genre
George Fenton – The Company Of Wolves (Vinyl, LP, Album) Label: Cold Spring – CSR299LP Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, 180g Country: UK Released: 2021 Style: Modern Classical, Soundtrack
Out of print for over 35 years, the official soundtrack to the cult 1984 film by Neil Jordan is finally available once again on vinyl format. The surreal and effective film – a true gem of British Gothic fantasy horror – has an equally atmospheric, breathtakingly beautiful, surreal and unsettling soundtrack, scored by George Fenton.
The film itself, directed by Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Breakfast On Pluto), and based on the screenplay by Angela Carter and Neil Jordan, is a modern allegorical adaptation of the classic Grimm fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, symbolising sexual awakening, duality and liberation. The stellar cast features Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, Stephen Rea, David Warner, and Danielle Dax.
«There is a sense of awe and enchanted wonder encaptured in its fairy tale sound, swooping with cascading violins and dark mysterious undercurrents that bubble below the surface… The score flows effortlessly between its light and dark moments. Most importantly, moments of beauty are not lost to the sense of suspense and drama. Indeed, light always needs its companion of shadow, as the film suggests in the sexual awakening of the pure untainted innocence that is Rosaleen. This score perfectly demonstrates the beauty of the juxtaposition between the sounds of youth and the temptation of desire» (L. Hammond)
«The film largely takes place in the dream world so I made this the home base for the orchestra. To a large extent the scoring in this area is conventional, perhaps a little impressionistic and hopefully reflects a curious but endearing world. This left me free to invent sounds for the stories within the dream world. I wanted to use a mixture of electronics and ‘live’ instruments, and after some experimenting, arrived at a line-up of three bass flutes, Pan Pipes, violins, one, two or three solo double basses, percussion and Synclavier II synthesizer» (George Fenton, 1984)
Oscar-nominated / Emmy & BAFTA-winning composer George Fenton has created stunning scores for major films and television such as: Gandhi, Dangerous Liaisons, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Frozen Planet and countless others over the last 40 years.
Ltd LP on 180g vinyl.
Track listing:
A1. The Message And Main Theme A2. Rosaleen’s First Dream A3. The Village Wedding A4. The Return Of The Groom A5, The Forest And The Huntsman’s Theme A6. The Wedding Party B1. The Boy And The Devil B2. One Sunday Afternoon… B3. The Promise And Transformation B4. Arriving At Granny’s Cottage B5. The Wolfgirl B6. Liberation
This Mortal Coil – Blood (2 × Vinyl) Label: 4AD – DAD 3X06 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered Country: UK Released: 07 Dec 2018 Style: Modern Classical, Ethereal, Indie Rock, Ambient
The new deluxe vinyl versions differ from the original releases with each album having had its artwork reimagined. Remastered audio made from the original analogue studio tapes in 2010.
This edition is dedicated to Dee Rutkowski and Caroline Crawley.
