Brian Eno’s Apollo

With a new Brian Eno soon to be released by our friends over at Warp (check out the rather lovely box set and album…) what better time that to celebrate one of Eno’s greatest works, Apollo, or as it’s known in full Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks.

Originally recorded for Al Reinert’s documentary film Apollo (later re-edited with added narration and renamed For All Mankind),  the album has become one of the most distinctive and acclaimed ambient records of all time. Even if you haven’t heard it, you may well have listened to exquisite moments from it placed in films such as Trainspotting and Traffic.

Icebreaker will be performing Apollo in full with steel-pedal guitarist BJ Cole tonight and tomorrow at Queen Elizabeth Hall. Both performances have sold out though we’ve been able to release a final few extra tickets each night. Be quick as they won’t last long…

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Curate a gig: Kathryn Williams at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Ever wanted to curate a set from one of the UK’s most exceptional singer-songwriters?

Well now you have the chance, as Kathryn Williams invites you to handpick your favourite songs from her phenomenal back-catalogue and hear them at a rather special gig at Queen Elizabeth Hall on Saturday 25 September.

Ever since her debut album Dog Leap Stairs, she’s been making records that are exquisitely intimate and subtly intricate with bittersweet lyrical turns and honey-voiced tales. Little Black Numbers garnered her a Mercury Music Prize nomination while albums such as 2006’s Leave to Remain, her collaboration with Neill MacColl, Two, and her latest effort The Quickening have cemented her reputation as one of the nation’s finest.

So if you fancy picking your favourites, some rarely-heard album tracks or even a couple of covers ranging from Pavement to The Velvet Underground, just vote below. The top 5 tracks will be played by Kathryn at the gig.

Once you’ve done that, just tell us your favourite Kathryn Williams album in the comment box below and you could win a pair of tickets to this unique retrospective of a decade of songwriting.

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