CUTE beyond belief, this beautiful folk acoustic track by Sylvan Esso side project Mountain Man.
Author: Tracy Murray
New Work : Hugo Boss FW2018 Menswear catwalk show feat. Matt Emery
Huge thanks to Music Sales UK and Injazero for clearing the exquisite ‘Effervescent’ by Matt Emery for the latest Hugo Boss New York FW 2018 Menswear catwalk show – which we turned around in a couple of days.
Mr Bongo – Brazil 45s
Here’s an updated Spotify Playlist of the Mr Bongo Brazil 45 vinyl series. Some amazing hidden gems, previously undiscovered. Enjoy.
Cigarettes After Sex sign to Peer / Big Deal
EEK! SO excited that the sublime Cigarettes After Sex have signed their publishing to Peer / Big Deal.
If you like atmospheric loveliness, with a touch of Mazzy Star – they’re the band for you.
Dreamy instrumental (Ethiopian Jazz)
Incredibly beautiful dreamy instrumental hidden gem by Girm Hadgu ‘Ene Alantchi Alnorem (I Can’t Live Without You)’. This is part of the breath-taking Ethiopique series of tracks from Ethiopia from the 60s and 70s…
Mint #141 : Morrissey ‘Low In High School’
There’s no denying that Steven Patrick Morrissey divides opinion, but his eleventh solo album ‘Low In High School’ has some real corkers. Perhaps focusing more on the instrumentals for sync, the tracks go from reflective, filmic Morricone whistles of ‘When You Open Your Legs’, dark and eerie moments, lone drumming on ‘Israel’ to lone piano and haunting laughter on ‘Bury The Living’. To the more upbeat bombastic tracks such as ‘My Love, I’d Do Anything For You’ with swaggering horns, quirky piano and a bit of flamenco on ‘The Girl from Tel-Aviv Who Wouldn’t Kneel’ and even a nod to The Beatles on ‘All The Young People Must Fall In Love’.
Released 17-11-17 | BMG own the masters and 50% publishing
SYNC NOTES / EDIT POINTS
My Love, I’d Do Anything for
0:27 sec intro : odd / dramatic intro / horns – bit Arctic Monkeys / 0:48 / 1:22 – I’d do anything for you / togetherness / upbeat / bombastic
I Wish You Lonely
1:09 wonky instrumental with good ohs
Jacky’s Only Happy When She’s Up on the Stage
Classic Smiths / 2:08 instrumental break, dramatic, horns / 3:00 – everybody’s heading for the exit / escapism / freedom
Home Is a Question Mark
Classic Morrissey / Christmasy intro with bells / thoughtful / 1:08/2:00 / 2:49 – Home – not really belonging / sad / reflective / lost / 2:25 instrumental break – Twin Peaks – dramatic with strings
Spent the Day in Bed
Quirky piano intro / lazy / kicking against going to work / social commentary / be your own boss
I Bury the Living
Subtle filmic intro / sad / reflective / anticipation / 2:36 – great instrumental break / dramatic / 5:39 – ohs ahs and ba ba bas / reflective / stripped back / 6:51 haunting laughter
In Your Lap
Nice dramatic stripped down piano.
The Girl from Tel-Aviv Who Wouldn’t Kneel
Flamenco / quirky. Listen 2:32 – instrumental break with ohs ahs and ba ba bas
All the Young People Must Fall in Love
Classic Morrissey. Great handclap introduction – listen at 0:53/2:20/2:45/3:13 – chorus – bit Give Peace A Chance / horns
When You Open Your Legs
Listen 2:20/2:57 – good quirky middle eastern instrumental sections – so need instrumental / 3:30 – Morricone whistles
Who Will Protect Us from the Police?
Dramatic intro / horns / anti-establishment / 2:50 – what should I? – indecision / looking for answers
Israel
Dramatic intro / reflective piano listen from 2:33 – lone drumming – dramatic / going into battle
Mulberry ’12 Days of Christmas’ ad featuring Mercury Nominated The Big Moon
Super excited to have worked with Mercury Nominated The Big Moon on this bespoke Christmas classic of ’12 Days of Christmas’ for the new Mulberry Christmas campaign. Big up Marcus at Theodore for making it happen, along with Caroline International /Fiction on the label side.
Cabbage’s version of ‘These Boots Were Made For Walkin…’
I love the Halloween inspired cover by Cabbage of Nancy Sinatra’s ‘These Boots Were Made For Walkin’. Beautifully bonkers.
Alt-J’s cover of ‘House of The Rising Sun’
I’ve only just discovered Alt-J’s beautiful, sparse and every so slightly dark interpretation of The Animal’s ‘House of The Rising Sun’. Simply stunning.
Seven days of cover versions
Here are some of my personal favourite cover versions.
1) Art Brut covering The Cure’s ‘Catch’,
2) the darkness of Mechanical Bride‘s version of Rhianna’s ‘Umberella’
3) Aluminium‘s quirky instrumental cover of The White Stripes’ ‘The Hardest Button To Button’
4) Brighton-based singer songwriter The Boy Who Kicked Pigs‘ acoustic version of Erasure’s ‘A Little Respect’
5) Yo La Tengo covering George MacRae’s disco classic ‘You Can Have It All’
6) one of my favourite Mr Bongo Brazilian covers – Yummy, Yummy, Yummy by Bobby De Carlo
7) My initial choice was Beady Eye‘s Tsumani charity single of The Beatles’ ‘Across The Universe’, but that’s not on Spotify. So I’ve opted to let Christmas come early and chosen Summer Camp‘s version of The Waitresses’ ‘Christmas Wrapping’.
https://open.spotify.com/user/mintmusicsync/playlist/7smkvGy19CNInOKXqkdJ6R