Tag: music
Massive Attack’s blueprint for UK pop’s future
“I was lucky enough to receive one of the few cassette-only recordings of the set. It offered an illuminating glimpse of the musical undercurrents they’d drawn on in making their groundbreaking debut album.” Sean O’Hagan tells the story behind Blue Lines, one of the greatest albums of all time.
www.guardian.co.uk
The fall
Flowers
Want you in my soul
Need someone
Off the record
“Record company insiders are aghast at the demise of what was their golden goose. And some of them know that they were partly responsible for killing it.” Robert Sandall looks at reasons for the decline in the value of recorded music over recent years.
www.prospect-magazine.co.uk
Sony Walkman—music to whose ears?
“Music, made portable, is removed from any frame of reference. It becomes a utility, undeserving of more attention than drinking water from a tap.” Norman Lebrecht reflects on how, starting with the introduction of the Sony Walkman, the way we listen to music has changed forever.
www.scena.org