Label: Lo Recordings – LO130LP Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: Aug 21, 2015 Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen Style: Bossa Nova, Jazz-Funk, Easy Listening, Theme
Tom Furse of The Horrors has long been known as a man of taste and distinction, so it comes as no surprise that he should follow in the steps of such musical adventurers as Luke Vibert and Barry 7 to create a collection of library music that is both esoteric and charming. All tracks were picked from the Southern Library Of Recorded Music, a little known music library with a breezy and surreal sound. Like a Rousseau painting there is that sense of the exotic but also something ‘other’. That’s not to say it’s not the ideal beach soundtrack for a person of discerning taste, but it could just as easily be the haunting backdrop to an opiated evening or deep reverie.
The tracks were recorded between 1968 And 1979 and feature some of the library greats like Nino Nardini, Roger Roger and Johnny Hawksworth but also more obscure composers such as Anthony Mawer and Harihar Rao. Although the songs were recorded at different times, in different places, there is an unmistakable feeling that sets them apart from other library music. This is the also first time many of the tracks have been made widely available and great care was taken to find the best available recordings. But why not let Tom have the last word and tell us what he digsand why.
Tracklist A1 Chris Gunning– Beachcomber A2 Johnny Hawksworth– Several Shades Of Blue A3 Johnny Scott*– Bass Guitar Stroll A4 Roger Roger– Poltergeist A5 Nino Nardini– Soothsayer A6 Barry Forgie– Everglades A7 Johnny Scott*– Great Organ Beat A8 Harihar Rao– Temple Courtyard B1 Eugene Cines– For Joan To Dance To B2 Reinhard Egin, Mike Run– Riga Road B3 Roger Roger– Long Hot Summer B4 Johnny Scott*– Tarzan Talk B5 Anthony Mawer– Surf City B6 Johnny Scott*– Low Down Beat B7 Roger Roger– Sad Swallow B8 Johnny Scott*– Marissa B9 Johnny Hawksworth– Yesterday's Tears B10 Reinhard Egin, Mike Run– Moonstone B11 Larry Kraman– Homing In
