The Double Sync…
I was watching the Arsenal v Stoke game on Sunday (no digs, please) and one of the ads that followed the half-time analysis was a Jaguar commercial featuring ‘Pot Kettle Black’ by Tilly & the Wall. I recognised it straight away as it has really distinctive riff and, more to the point, was used on … Read more
Beth Orton – She Cries Your Name
I feel genuinely lucky to have been present at the Roundhouse this Sunday night for a live show from composer Nico Muhly, performing with and directing Britton Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra. Not only was the performance from Nico himself magical and enthralling, especially his solo opening piece, ‘Mad Rush’ by Philip Glass, we were also audience … Read more
Memory Tapes
A little delayed but – I was at The Luminaire last week for a long-awaited London show. It was… very strange. It took me a while to warm to the sound as he started with an instrumental electronic number, I tend to be more about the vocal, but as soon as Dayve “Memory Tapes” Hawk … Read more
