Composer, musician and producer Nils Frahm steers the new edition of Late Night Tales, set for release on 11th September.
A hypnotic voyage through modern and classical composition, experimental electronics, jazz, dub techno, soundtracks and soul; Frahms Late Night Tales haunts and beguiles. Its not mixing, so much as gently layering, like a particularly fluffy goose-down duvet folding in on itself, the folds part of the attraction, the layers part of the overall picture being painted.
Many of the tracks have been edited, effected and re-made. The subtly overdubbed parts on Rhythm & Sounds Mango Drive adding to the haunting hypnosis, while choral interruptions aid Miles Davis Générique on its journey towards the light. Meanwhile, on Boards Of Canadas In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country, the tempo is somewhat sluggish, the organs slurred, as Frahm slows it down to a funereal 33rpm that nevertheless fits perfectly. The purring of his girlfriens cat Cleo transitions playfully between Nina Simones definitive version of Who Knows Where the Time Goes and unearthing the gentle electronics of Dub Tractor.
Eddy Arnolds Youre The Only Star, a country tune that sounds like its transmitting from a mid-west diner wireless circa 1947, is straight from the soundtrack to an imaginary David Lynch movie, comforting and dismaying all at once. This crackly reality abounds, as on Finnish band Gentleman Losers Honey Bunch, that adds an unsettling texture, with a sound that is modern but as nostalgic. Frahms own tracks bookend the mix, opening with an inspired "rework" of the infamous silent John Cage piece 4:33 ("I sat at the piano in silence and worked from there. I listened and took in the atmosphere and this is what came out of it") and ending with a solo piano version of Them, taken from his recently released score of the film Victoria. The traditional Late Night Tales spoken word epilogue is voiced by actor Cillian Murphy (Inception, Batman, 28 Days Later), reading a short story by Edna Walsh (Hunger, Disco Pigs).
"Ive really got off on working on compilations lately. Its such a wonderful way to delve deep into your music collection. My flat is now crammed with music media of all stripes, from an old hand-cranked 78 phonograph player to 45s and albums on vinyl, my beloved old cassette tape collection, even mini-disks and, lately, WAV and MP3s. Its all music to me. After spending hours recording from all of these diverse sources, I started to play around with the tunes, layering them, sampling, looping certain parts, extracting phrases and using all the freedom that this allowed me. If I got a little carried away or stepped on anyones toes in my quest to do something interesting and original, then I apologise. Some things may have accidentally landed on the wrong speed, while other spooky happening have occurred along the way, whether its ghostly additions of reverb and delay or simply subtle edits or reproductions, theyve all gone into the magical stew Ive tried to create for your pleasure and edification. I cant tell you how much fun Ive had creating this compilation for you but, suffice to say, I hope it will be a nice journey for your mind and heart."
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