Mezzo-soprano Andrea Pellegrini and classical pianist Tanja Zapolski were chosen by Martin Hall to perform most of the songs of her album ‘If Power Asks Why’, released in October 2012. ‘Dead Horses on a Beach’ is the opening song of this album and its video was made by the Danish photographer Robin Skjoldborg, produced by […]
A Singular Soundtrack
“Prototype” by Viktoria Modesta – A Singular Soundtrack by Decimononic
If do not know who Viktoria Modesta is, you might be interested to know that she was our first “Ambassador of Singularity’. During The X Factor Final on ITV, on Sunday 14th December 2014, Channel 4 launched this video as part of the channel’s brand campaign, ‘Born Risky’. Channel 4 decided to give Viktoria this opportunity because […]
‘As Satellites Go By’ by Lamb – A Singular Soundtrack by Decimononic
1.- Lamb? You will probably recognize Lamb’s sound due to the enormous success of two hit singles: ‘Górecki’ and ‘Gabriel’. Lamb’s core members are Andy Barlow and Lou Rhodes, although the band has welcomed through the years bassist Jon Thorne, guitarist Oddur Mar Runnarson and drummer Nikolaj Bjerre. They started operating in Manchester (UK), but […]
‘Seven seas’ by Lisa Gerrard– A Singular Soundtrack by Decimononic
1.- Who is Lisa Gerrard? Born 12 April 1961, Lisa Gerrard is an Australian musician, singer and composer who rose to prominence as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with music partner Brendan Perry. In addition to singing, she is an instrumentalist for much of her work, most prolifically using the yangqin (a […]
‘The City’ by Mirabilis – A Singular Soundtrack by Decimononic
Last month we chose a song of Black Tape for a Blue Girl, the band of Sam Rosenthal, founder of Projekt Records. This month we bring you a song of Mirabilis, another of the groups linked to this label. The word ‘mirabilis’ is Latin for wonderful, miraculous, or unusual. No wonder why this is the […]