The Finishing Line (Film Music Volume 2)
Rashomon
| Available Formats | No. of Tracks | Price | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download Album (mp3) | 4 tracks | £2.99 | ||
| Download Album (flac) | 4 tracks | £3.99 | ||
| Download Album (wav) | 4 tracks | £3.99 | ||
| Download individual tracks | N/A | from £0.75 |
Rashomon - The Finishing Line (Film Music Volume 2)
Second full-lenght album from Rashomon (aka Guapo founding member Matt Thompson). Inspired by public information broadcast "The Finishing Line" (1977), the record is a sonic re-imagining of the film as haunted meditation on the power of memory, drawing the listener into a claustrophobic sense of unease and mounting horror. An amalgam of library music, 1970s prog soundtrack, musique concrète and spectral jazz.
Reviews
Matt Thompson started to play music as Rashomon in 2004. He is also a member of Guapo and for his solo music he likes to create something that works in the same way as making a movie. He likes his music to be like soundtrack, albeit without film. I guess one could say that for any music (well, let's say: to any music reviewed in Vital Weekly): it just depends to what extend you want to hear something as a soundtrack. At his disposal are a bunch of real instruments. Drums play an important role, guitars too, but also minimoog, organ, Fender Rhodes, bass, vocals, bowed psaltery, violin an vinyl. And electronics are there on the other hand. The label compares this to prog rock, electronic noise, waltzes, Eastv European folk, metal, drones, pysch rock and free jazz - and yes, quite rightly so. Perhaps easier to say: Rashomon surely likes Nurse With Wound in all its various guises. A swift montage of sound. Going from slow jazzy drums and slide guitars (spaghetti western!), fading into a piercing electronic soundscape, a bit of drones and then a montage of samples to add that filmic sequence. Actually I am not entirely sure which film I should be projecting in my mind, but perhaps I am not that much of a film man myself. I must say I did appreciate this CD quite a lot. It moves all over the musical spectrum and makes a nice coherent piece of music. Almost like a soundtrack indeed!
Vital Weekly 717, Frans de Waard, February 2010
Tracklisting
Download Album (HINT07DD)
- Rashomon - The First Race (9 And Under Fence Breaking)
- Rashomon - The Second Race (12 And Under Stone Throwing)
- Rashomon - The Third Race (Last Across)
- Rashomon - The Fourth Race (All Ages Tunnel Walk)
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