15 February 2015
Newsdesk
Phil Manzanera, musician, lead guitarist with Roxy Music and record producer, releases ‘The Sound of Blue’ his new album, on his own label Expression Records, licensed to Universal Music Catalogue, on 23 March.
‘The Sound of Blue’ is an instrumental memoir with one song, a cover of the track, ‘No Church in the Wild’ by Jay Z and Kanye West, who sampled Manzanera’s guitar riff for the opening track of their 2012 smash album, ‘Watch the Throne’.
The Sound of Blue’s 10 tracks are a musical memoir of this singular musician’s life. Each track is illustrated by a short film created by Manzanera using personal iphone and super 8 footage. The album is produced by Manzanera and mastered by Pink Floyd soundman, Andy Jackson.
Phil Manzanera said: “When I write instrumental music I think about a possible narrative for each track. During the writing of The Sound of Blue it started evoking memories and emotions that I hadn’t revisited in years: my 60’s childhood in Latin America, Magdalena, my Colombian mother, the heady days in the 70’s of early Roxy Music, music adventures in Spain and Sweden, days spent exploring Cornwall…..and the unlikely musical coming together with two global rap stars. The Sound of Blue and its short films is in effect a sort of musical memoir.”
The Sound of Blue tracklisting is:
Magdalena
1960 Caracas featuring Sonia Bernardo
The Sound of Blue
Rosemullion Head
Halmstad
Tramuntana
High Atlas
Mi Casa
In Conversation with Andy MacKay
No Church in the Wild featuring Sonia Bernardo
