By train, part IV: The sounds of the Roman metro put to music, a classic about an European express train, cannibals in a London metro tunnel and a brass band on several British railway platforms. Pop Art brings you part 4 about the world of the railways in music. Get in!
Duke Ellington – Daybreak Express
Ellington’s version of a commuters train ride in the early morning. in 1953 Daybreak Express (1934) was used by filmmaker Donn Alan Pennebaker as the soundtrack for his metro short film.
Philippe Sarde – Le Train (soundtrack)
A movie about a love affair between two war refugees in a train across Vichy-France.
Francesco Giannico – Metrophony
For an art installation Francesco Giannico recorded the sounds of the Roman metro. Samples were later mixed with violin, guitar, piano, synthesizers and effects. The final version of Metrophony is 40 minutes long.
David Chatton Barker – Twelve Stations
30 seconds long audio recordings of 12 British railway stations mixed with recordings of The City Of Exeter Railway Brass Band. The final results were released by the Folklore Tapes label.
Wil Malone – Death Line (soundtrack)
Death Line (also known as Raw Meat) is a 1973 horror movie about cannibals in a London metro tunnel.
Michel Magne – Compartiment Tueurs (soundtrack)
Compartiment Tueurs is a 1965 movie about a murder on a night train. This French movie was directed by Costa-Gravas.
Aaron Copland – Subway Jam
Railway Jam is the third part of Copland’s Music For A Great City (1964) and musically describes the hectic New York metro.
Kraftwerk – Trans Europa Express
Trans Europa Express (1977) is Kraftwerk’s tribute to this European express train. The connecting part Metall auf Metall ends in a collision of metal sounds.
Spaceheads – Angel Passing
A rhythmic track filled with audio recordings from Victoria Station, Manchester and Angel Station in London.
Public Service Broadcasting – Night Mail
Benjamin Britten’s – Night Mail soundtrack gets an update by hauntology popband Public Service Broadcasting. Night Mail (1936) is a short documentary about mail delivery by night train.
Donald Fraser – Locomotion (Mordant Music remix)
Mordant Music remixed Donald Fraser’s Locomotion. Locomotion (1975, Geoffrey Jones) is a 15 minute long experimental documentary about railway innovations.
01: Duke Ellington – Daybreak Express (Duke Ellington).
02: Philippe Sarde – L’attaque (Philippe Sarde).
03: Philippe Sarde – L’exode (Philippe Sarde).
04: Philippe Sarde – La Traversée (Philippe Sarde).
05: Francesco Giannico – Metrophony [edit] (Francesco Giannico).
06: David Chatton Barker – Exeter St David/Bristol Temple Meads/Crewe Central/Liverpool Lime Street/Manchester Victoria/Glasgow Central (David Chatton Barker).
07: Wil Malone – Death Line (Wil Malone).
08: Michel Magne – Compartiment Tueurs (Michel Magne).
09: Aaron Copland – Subway Jam (Aaron Copland).
10: Kraftwerk – Trans Europa Express (Emil Schult / Ralf Hütter).
11: Kraftwerk – Metall auf Metall (Ralf Hütter).
12: Spaceheads – Angel Passing (Spaceheads).
13: Public Service Broadcasting – Night Mail (J. Willgoose / Esq.).
14: Donald Fraser – Locomotion [DLR reMMix by Mordant Music] (Donald Fraser).
01: Hot Trains. Saga. 066 482-2.
02, 03, 04: Le Train (Bandes Originales Du Films. De Pierre Granier-Deferre). Universal Music France. 013 542-2.
05: Metrophony. Time Released Sound. TRS047.
06: Twelve Stations. Folklore Tapes. MISCII.
07: TV Sound And Image. Soul Jazz Records. SJR CD257.
08: Compartiment Tueurs / De La Part Des Copains. Universal Music France. 981 808-6.
09: Copland: Orchestral Works (1948 – 1971). Sony Classical. SM2K 47236.
10, 11: Trans Europa Express. Kling Klang. 50999 9 66020 27.
12: Angel Station. Pandemonium. PAN 032.
13: Inform Educate Entertain. Test Card. TCRCDA01.
14: Locomotion EP. Mordant Music. mm074.
