Lamb – further pressing the envelope
Taking a turn to the ethereal tonight with a session from Lamb – recorded in Amsterdam for the 2 Meter Sessions program on January 30, 1996.
Lamb were an English electronic music duo from Manchester, whose music is influenced by trip hop, drum and bass and jazz.[4] The duo consists of producer Andy Barlow and singer-songwriter Lou Rhodes. They achieved commercial success with the hit singles “Górecki” and “Gabriel”.
The band produces experimental work with a distinctive production style, which includes passionate lyrical delivery. Their artistic videos draw on influences ranging from Cyberpunk through George Lucas‘ THX 1138 to Zen Buddhism.
By far their best-known track to date is “Górecki“, from their eponymous debut album. The song is inspired by Henryk Górecki‘s Third Symphony, the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs. Part of the lyrics to “Górecki” were used by Baz Luhrmann for some of Satine’s lines in Moulin Rouge!. The song was used in an advertisement for Guinness and an advertisement for the Tomb Raider: Underworld video game. It was also featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 film “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer”. The 2004 DVD The Fall & Rise of the Fools Ark, a roadmovie by Dutch duo Dadara and Jesse for which Lamb provided the music, is an animated roadmovie in the style of Monty Python and Yellow Submarine.
Perfect capper for an imperfect week – suggest you relax, breathe deep and press play; they’ll do the rest.
