Friends and lovers –
Welcome back to the Thursday HiFi – our staff-curated selection of the best new music and sonic experiences from across the Elsewhere-verse. This week is headlined by new releases from from Mura Masa, Charli XCX and RiTchie from Injury Reserve + a look into the score of Dune 2 + a special playlist from gum.mp3.
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This week on the HiFi ↓
10 new tracks we love this week:
Yard Act - A Vineyard for the North
Scene-scapes ↓
Sounds of the Sand
by Josh
Hans Zimmer has once again outdone himself. If you've had the chance to catch "Dune 2" already, you know that both ears and eyes were equally considered in the portrayal of Arrakis, or what Zimmer refers to as "the most unloved planet." Zimmer is, without a doubt, the 21st century's greatest evoker of mythical soundscapes. Film scores and sound design are most convincing when their relationships are symbiotic, especially when depicting the catalyst of a new-age Holy War. Both Zimmer and director Denis Villeneuve credit Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel as a teenage obsession of theirs. Believe me when I say you can hear the obsession in what's now aliased as "Peak Cinema" across the globe. Zimmer is known for his serial collaborations with directors on works ranging from the "Dark Knight Trilogy" to all four "Kung Fu Pandas" . That’s real range. Zimmer and sound designer Richard King worked in tandem to make a foreign world sound incredibly familiar. Zimmer explained that he felt such a deep connection to the film that he continued writing music in anticipation of the sequel despite Villeneuve proclaiming, "We are not greenlit for the second movie!" Against Villeneuve’s wishes, Hans toured all over Europe and secretly opened his shows with his composition titled "A Time of Quiet Between the Storms." If you're an audiophile, head on over to the theater and give your ears a treat.
Curated Playlist ↓
Black Life, Red Planet Radio – an exploration of gum.mp3's forthcoming album.
Photo by Chris Robinson (@cooly.fooly)
