Lazy Sundays: Max Richter – Film Music
German composer Max Richter is a firm Sunday favourite here at the Labs. From his work with FSOL to “The Blue Notebooks” and “Infra”, two pretty much flawless modern classical albums that show the genre at it’s very best. He’s also known for his soundtrack work and has kindly uploaded a smattering to his Soundcloud [...]
Lazy Sundays: Max Richter – The Blue Notebooks
I can’t quite remember how I first discovered Max Richter’s work, but the first album I heard of his was “The Blue Notebooks” and despite listening to it repeatedly again and again over the past few years, it never fails to lose an ounce of it’s magic. It’s a truly beautiful piece of modern classical [...]
Max Richter – Infra
New material from Max Richter is always greeted with open arms here and “Infra” may prove to be his best work yet. The album began as the score to a ballet, written back in November 2008, now extended and given life as a full album project. From the opening tracks radio fuzz (which plays a [...]
Max Richter’s “Memoryhouse” reissued
Max Richter’s amazing debut album from 2002 – “Memoryhouse” has just been re-issued and anyone with an interest in ambience and classical music with a modern twist has to pick this up. The album’s long been out of print but I’ve been hooked for the past couple of years after a chance discovery of Max’s [...]
