Brief review of tracks from Clint Mansell's new label "Vive La Revolucion" available on his myspace page.
Clint Mansell has released tracks from his new record label, Vive La Revolucion on the label's Myspace page. Information on the new label is scarce, but he stated in a Suicide Girls interview (warning, adult site), that he plans on only releasing music that he wants to record. On vinyl. In limited quantities. So, PWEI fans, this may be your only chance to hear it.
The first track, "Pour L'amour de La ...," is much in the style of his soundtrack for The Fountain, ambient and ethereal. It uses a lot of soft synthesizer sounds, and sounds like something by Vangelis during their Blade Runner period. The second track, "I Can Feel You Slip..." builds up music around a lo-fi guitar riff and has a similarly dreamy quality to it. Definitely influenced by post-rock guitar bands such as Tortoise, Mogwai, et al., but more happy. It sounds like it should be on the Lost in Translation soundtrack with The Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine. I found it quite catchy. He admits to being influenced by Godspeed You Black Emperor and Mogwai and it shows on both tracks. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Clint Mansell is a multiple award-winning composer and former member of seminal post-rock/punk group Pop Will Eat Itself. He is best known for his work with Darren Aronofsky on his films Pi, Requiem for a Dream, and The Fountain. His Myspace page has info about current music and film projects, a blog and other songs to listen to.
