Review: Originally released in 2006 as a Radiohead tribute album - Exit Music: Songs with Radio Heads returns to its original home at BBE Music. Highlighted artists across this compilation to cover Thom Yorke songs include Mark Ronson, Pete Kuzma, Alex Greenwald (of Phantom Planet) to Sia, Matthew Herbert and Sa-Ra - not to forget The Cinematic Orchestra, Osunlade and RJD2! And not to overlook curios from before, check out the cosmic fusion of The Randy Watson Experience's take of "Morning Bell", Shawn Lee's beaty remake of "No Surprises" to Wajeed's broken beat rendition of "Knives Out". Classic covers.
Review: Long influenced by the relationship between music and film, Ninja Tune's TCO fulfill a long-term goal with "In Motion #1" - namely soundtracking new, avant-garde films with the help of like-minded contemporaries. It works a treat on this first outing, with the Orchestra's "Necrology" riding a sense interplay between live and stuttering jazz snares and a tense piano motif, that slowly shifts chords in the manner of a Steve Reich piece. Elsewhere, Austin Peralta's classically-scored "Lapis" features violins climbing a scale toward a swooping and tear-stained conclusion, while Dorian Concept and Tom Chant create a jaw-dropping 9 minutes of ambient synth gurgles, skronking sax and hypnotic, frozen atmospheres.
Review: Taken from the nocturnal stashes of Zero 7 main men Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker, the 17 tracks that go into this latest instalment of the Late Night Tales series provides a fascinating mix of hip-hop, soul, dub and acoustica. Fans of Zero 7's distinctive laidback hip-hop style will certainly appreciate beats from soulmates such as Yesterday's New Quintet or The Cinematic Orchestra (as on the classic "Channel 1 Suite"), while soul hunters will go nuts for the incredible '70s jazz-funk snap of Sylvia Striplin's "You Can't Take Me Away". With other names like Souls of Mischief, Don Blackman, Slum Village and The Stylistics included, this is a perfectly crafted late night journey.
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