Not out of laziness I assure you, but my Desert Island Selection from John and Louis almost echoes Martin’s choices track for track;
Here We Go (from ‘Shifting City’)
Up there with the ‘classics’ – such a beautiful track; everything about it is perfect. The hairs on the back of my neck just stood up when I first heard it. Some of the best songwriting he’s ever done too. And a mention for the live version which turns this quiet, thoughtful piece into…well, a knees-up; I love that too, so celebratory in feel whilst retaining a sense of the original.
Camera (from ‘The Pleasures of Electricity’)
The standout track on the album – ‘Europe Endless’ becomes a hymn to snapshots. So damn well-written again, so human;
This is you waving
This is the sea
This is you smiling
And this is meGreat bassline as well – perfectly evoking the 70s Neu!/Kraftwerk motorik sound.
Broken Furniture (from ’Crash and Burn’)
For me it sums up perfectly the other side of modern living in a city. There’s also an echo of the lyrics to
Just For A Moment towards the end;
A river's running through the floor again
Maybe one day we can swim away
One day we can swim away(Broken Furniture)
I felt the floor change into an ocean
We'll never leave here never
Let's stay in here for ever
And when the streets are quiet
We'll walk out in the silence(Just For A Moment)
Underwater Dreamsex (from ‘The Drive EP’)
Can’t really add to what Martin says, which says it all perfectly really.
Impossible (from ‘From Trash’)
I love the way it just builds and builds. I love the almost quiet, frustrated but well-articulated anger in John’s voice, as he tells us not to listen to those who say your dreams and ideas are impossible to reach. And then chorus explodes im shards of synth and FX shredded vocals. Superb.
In A Silent Way (from ‘Sideways’)
It’s just a great big happy pop-song and great to sing along to!
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