Soundtrack Of Their Lives: The Accidental
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The Accidental
We at DIY are a curious bunch. We want to know what makes musicians tick and what brought them to their current role. We'll be aiming to bring to you the tracks which helped shape the music you listen to, what gems are uncovered, what crimes are admitted to – we'll be bringing you the 'Soundtrack Of Their Lives'.
Indie-pop 'supergroup' The Accidental recently released their debut album, 'There Were Wolves', from which new single 'I Can Hear Your Voice' (released 12th May) is taken. The band's Stephen Cracknell and Sam Genders let us in on what constitues their respective soundtracks...
Stephen Cracknell
Vocal Harmonies
I've always been a fan of vocal harmony groups such as The Impressions, Free Design, The Watersons, Black Street, the first King's Singers album and the Fleet Foxes. Regardless of style or genre People singing together is always a winner for me.
Music from TV and film
I listen to a lot of film scores by a wide variety of composers such as Francois De Roubaix, Roy Budd, Paul Giovanni and Bernard Hermann. I'm fascinated by the way music used primarily in visual media can enter the public consciousness. There is a track by Jeff Alexander called 'Come Wander With Me' which was originally used once on an episode of the old TV programme The Twilight Zone. Vincent Gallo picked up on it somehow and used it in the soundtrack to Brown Bunny. It's an amazingly haunting track and we've been covering it in our live sets.
Beatmasters
I love people who experiment with technology, although we make very acoustic music. Tracks like 'Influx' by DJ Shadow which changed the way people worked with beats and samples. I'm always listening out for new developments and I'm fascinated to see what technology can offer us next. I'm fascinated by the new Melodyne Direct Note Access software which appears to have a myriad of possibilities for warping and manipulating sound.
Sam Genders
Please Y Self
This is my old guitar teacher John Gill's punk skiffle band. They're still going and are famous back home. They used to play in a pub on our road called The County and Station - when I was about 14 they'd get me up to join them and I'd play electric blues guitar over old rock n roll classics. They were amazing nights - always packed and jumping full of drunk locals - The landlord used to turn a blind eye to me having a couple of pints of Marston's Pedigree and they really are very fond memories!
Gell Jazz
This was the after school jazz band of Anthony Gell School in Wirksworth - run by a wonderful old teacher called Derry who has sadly died now. I couldn't really play all the chords (I was 12) but in a couple of songs I could. Everyone got a turn to take a solo and I learnt to improvise there - first of all in a song I forget now... it was in D minor and so I played the three notes in the chord in as many different orders as i could think of and imagined I was Eric Clapton! We must have been terrible but to my young ears it was a really exciting thing to be involved in. I did my first proper gig with them and it was just as much of a rush as playing Glastonbury.
The Human Jukebox
Hmm - I seem to be regressing through time here. When I was 10 me and a few mates at school learnt about ten songs that I'd learnt at guitar lessons - things like 'Blowin' In The Wind' and 'Where Have All The Flowers Gone'. Then at the school fete we were the human juke box and for 50p we'd sing you a song. I wrote my first song around that time - it was called 'Aliens' and included the line "but they must exist - don't you see - where do you think they got ET?" still one of my finest moments I feel.
Revolver - The Beatles
Great songs, great production and great artwork. Even as a 6 year old I loved this record. Totally inspiring.
This Is Fake DIY
The Accidental Official Site
We at DIY are a curious bunch. We want to know what makes musicians tick and what brought them to their current role. We'll be aiming to bring to you the tracks which helped shape the music you listen to, what gems are uncovered, what crimes are admitted to – we'll be bringing you the 'Soundtrack Of Their Lives'.
Indie-pop 'supergroup' The Accidental recently released their debut album, 'There Were Wolves', from which new single 'I Can Hear Your Voice' (released 12th May) is taken. The band's Stephen Cracknell and Sam Genders let us in on what constitues their respective soundtracks...
Stephen Cracknell
Vocal Harmonies
I've always been a fan of vocal harmony groups such as The Impressions, Free Design, The Watersons, Black Street, the first King's Singers album and the Fleet Foxes. Regardless of style or genre People singing together is always a winner for me.
Music from TV and film
I listen to a lot of film scores by a wide variety of composers such as Francois De Roubaix, Roy Budd, Paul Giovanni and Bernard Hermann. I'm fascinated by the way music used primarily in visual media can enter the public consciousness. There is a track by Jeff Alexander called 'Come Wander With Me' which was originally used once on an episode of the old TV programme The Twilight Zone. Vincent Gallo picked up on it somehow and used it in the soundtrack to Brown Bunny. It's an amazingly haunting track and we've been covering it in our live sets.
Beatmasters
I love people who experiment with technology, although we make very acoustic music. Tracks like 'Influx' by DJ Shadow which changed the way people worked with beats and samples. I'm always listening out for new developments and I'm fascinated to see what technology can offer us next. I'm fascinated by the new Melodyne Direct Note Access software which appears to have a myriad of possibilities for warping and manipulating sound.
Sam Genders
Please Y Self
This is my old guitar teacher John Gill's punk skiffle band. They're still going and are famous back home. They used to play in a pub on our road called The County and Station - when I was about 14 they'd get me up to join them and I'd play electric blues guitar over old rock n roll classics. They were amazing nights - always packed and jumping full of drunk locals - The landlord used to turn a blind eye to me having a couple of pints of Marston's Pedigree and they really are very fond memories!
Gell Jazz
This was the after school jazz band of Anthony Gell School in Wirksworth - run by a wonderful old teacher called Derry who has sadly died now. I couldn't really play all the chords (I was 12) but in a couple of songs I could. Everyone got a turn to take a solo and I learnt to improvise there - first of all in a song I forget now... it was in D minor and so I played the three notes in the chord in as many different orders as i could think of and imagined I was Eric Clapton! We must have been terrible but to my young ears it was a really exciting thing to be involved in. I did my first proper gig with them and it was just as much of a rush as playing Glastonbury.
The Human Jukebox
Hmm - I seem to be regressing through time here. When I was 10 me and a few mates at school learnt about ten songs that I'd learnt at guitar lessons - things like 'Blowin' In The Wind' and 'Where Have All The Flowers Gone'. Then at the school fete we were the human juke box and for 50p we'd sing you a song. I wrote my first song around that time - it was called 'Aliens' and included the line "but they must exist - don't you see - where do you think they got ET?" still one of my finest moments I feel.
Revolver - The Beatles
Great songs, great production and great artwork. Even as a 6 year old I loved this record. Totally inspiring.
This Is Fake DIY
The Accidental Official Site
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