Well let's start out gently.
Ok.
This is from the film 'Good Time.'
It's a score by Daniel, y'know Oneohtrix Point Never.
I'm excited to hear this because he's certainly one of the most inventive artists at the moment
and I find his work enchanting.
Then... I have no idea how to pronounce her name, or their name.
I think it's around the pronunciation of mer-ker.
Myrkur, that's sort of... mee-yurker.
It's sort of supposedly metal-ish with a bit of folk. General darkness, you know, so I'm intrigued.
I can't go through today without mentioning Mogwai's new record
because I'm sure it's going to be awesome.
They're really one of my favorite bands, y'know.
Obviously they worked with me on 'The Fountain' score we did many years ago
and then the last time I saw them play was here.
They did a show at th e El Rey, around about the time 'Rave Tapes' came out.
Incredible show. They're smart, they care, and they don't pander.
But also because the music is so emotionally moving. It's powerful stuff you know.
And then a little something from my back pages a tad.
This is a documentary about the comic '2000 AD.'
People thought we were going to be rather nice and middle class and boy were they in for a shock.
People tend to think of comics as being very kind of throwaway entertainment
but this was some deep political stuff.
'2000 AD' was something radically different from anything that had been done before.
It was a big deal in England, in the sort of... well in my formative years, the 80s, y'know.
And this is the home of Judge Dredd and
a myriad of other wild and wonderful characters, y'know and
I think English comics probably, I don't know, were kind of the poor relation at one time, you know.
And that's kind of a great thing because you can kind of get on doing your own thing
without having too much scrutiny to it and a lot of originality can grow up in ignored areas if you like.
So I think that's worth your time.
Mogwai again, score to Mark Cousins' 'Atomic' film, which I haven't seen.
A classic from the past.
This is Elmer Bernstein's score to 'The Man With The Golden Arm.'
Starred Frank Sinatra as a junkie drummer.
Named Frankie Machine, which is probably the greatest name for anybody ever.
Frankie Machine.
See it's got the drumming going on, but it's also like the brass work is stunning.
This is a really great record, I think, y'know and
will look very cool in your collection when anybody drops by.
Another one of my favorite artists is James Lavelle. This is the new UNKLE record.
James has been involved, and instrumental, in a lot of seriously good music over, what, 20 odd years, y'know.
Always interested to see what he's up to so I'll check this one out.
My final selections. You know I've lived in Los Angeles for...
well, since 2001, and I've lived in America since 1996.
A lot of our culture and the things we love
and the things that have affected who we are and how we lead our lives
have been made and brought to us by people that aren't from here y'know
and these films, ''The Wages of Fear'
'Everlasting Moments'
Fritz Lang's 'M'
Charlie Chaplin's 'The Great Dictator.'
He was ignorant of the profound change that had come over to mania.
Hynkel The Dictator ruled the nation with an iron fist.
Under the new emblem of the double cross, Liberty was banished, free speech was suppressed
and only the voice of Hynkel was heard.
All made by immigrants, all made by people that came here
often trying to escape the nightmare of their home countries y'know
and we got to remember that we're all in it together and we've got to share
and good stuff comes when we're kind to one another y'know
and also magic gets made.
Not just film. The great Link Wray.
We talk about jazz as the great American art form I suppose, but
Link Wray and his people were here way before that so maybe
driving instrumental guitar rock is actually the true American art form.
but this is, y'know... Link Wray is... music that I like is all about feel.
I suppose it is for most people, it's sort of what you respond to and
Link Wray has that sort of, you know, you hear his records, can't really be anybody else.
The one thing I love about the Internet is it feels like it's stopped time in a way.
A record like this was probably made, what, fifty years ago?
You can hear it today, and because we are now so
tuned into many, many different things, it can sound like it was made yesterday and that's
that's a quality of great art, I think, y'know.
Yay Link.
Thank you so much for talking with us today.
My absolute pleasure. Thank you for having me.
I do really appreciate it. It's very nice of you.