2017 album now available at a cheaper price. Under license from Lakeshore Records. A Fire Records release. Back in 2006, Richard Linklaters film adaptation of Philip K Dicks sci-fi novel A Scanner Darkly was greeted with suspicion. No one had done justice to the master (Bladerunner, Minority Report, Total Recall, The Adjustment Bureau had or have all met with mixed reviews). And, movies attempting to conjure up the effects of drugs were met with derision from the stoned cognoscenti. How could a story of dependence on Substance D (Death for short) be created with multi-million dollar stars in the frame anyway? Linklater had a plan; Hed use rotoscoping (an effect that falls somewhere between Kiki Picassos sketches brought to life and Disney on ludes). The celebrities would be shrouded in mystery, in fact Keanu Reeves skin suit would make him almost invisible at times, a mumbling wreck swaying centre stage. A waste of talent? A waste of money? To complete the experience, a leftfield musical score was needed to ensure that everything wasnt as it seemed. Graham Reynolds works in extremes, hes collaborated with DJ Spooky, the Austin Symphony Orchestra and with live film collage creator Luke Savisky. More importantly his Golden Arm Trio are never three and never the same people twice. For the movie he created short sound bytes a surf-like instrumental, a country-tinged breather, the sound of stuttering insects crawling through your hair. The resultant soundscape is itchy and scratchy, full of mood swings and musical metaphors, an ever changing and unpredictable set of highs littered with reflective undertones and occasional soft, almost super numb realities.

Format / LP
Released /01/03/2025
Catalogue /FIRE-002IE
Barcode /809236100252
Artist /Graham Reynolds
Label /Fire Records
Genre /Soundtracks