Ulver’s “Not Saved”, from Teachings In Silence is very cool. So is Pan Sonic “Machinist”, from Wire Tapper 10.
And also:
Clint Mansell, featuring Kronos Quartet and Mogwai
The Fountain (Warner Bros/Nonesuch) £12.99The collision of former Pop Will Eat Itself man Clint Mansell, the Kronos Quartet and Scots post-rockers Mogwai is intriguing. It is only three weeks since the release of the latter’s brooding soundtrack to the documentary/ art pic Zidane. Mansell’s score for Darren Aronofsky’s fantasy drama The Fountain has them fusing their guitar lines to the ebb and flow of the Kronos. But the album is almost all in the key of D minor (the saddest of all, lest we forget) and barely breaks a sweat until the penultimate ‘Death Is the Road to Awe’. Ponderous but pretty, one for completists.
Hmmm. Am I a completist? Maybe.
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(Death Is The Road To Awe can be heard here)