October 2010I wandered in my loneliness through falling autumn leaves in St. Louis, Missouri. My headphones were playing Teen Dream. I felt the heartbreak in Victoria Legrand’s voice as she sang “Walk in the Park”. I felt my own lost love in her lyrics. Beach House – Walk in the Park – Special Presentation Summer …
The Record That Changed My Life: Dave Gahan on Sigur Rós – Ágætis Byrjun
Albums have to be vinyl for me, not cd’s or downloads. When I am writing songs for my own albums, I always imagine at which point the listener has to turn around the record. And when I think of the artwork, I always imagine a big gatefold cover. Because that’s how I listen to music: …
Broadcast – The Noise Made By People (20th Anniversary)
Released on March 20, 2000, Broadcast’s cinematic debut The Noise Made By People is a song cycle which tiptoes on a delicate balance between the labyrinthine contours of electronic experimentation (this is Warp records, of course) and the crystalline elegance of film scores (especially the swinging basslines and jazzy percussion of the ’60s.) And, most …