Epic Soundtracks

Perhaps most widely known being a co-founder of Uk post-punkers Swell Maps, Epic Soundtracks reinvented himself simply because an eccentric, critically acclaimed piano balladeer through the ’90s. Soundtracks — who trademarked his stage name, forcing Epic Information’ soundtrack department to improve its spelling to “Soundtrax” — was created Kevin Paul Godfrey in Croydon, Britain, on March 23, 1959 (although many resources list Paul Godley). In 1972, he and his old sibling Nicholas — afterwards Nikki Sudden — began playing music jointly, inspired chiefly by Can and T. Rex, and frequently using found items as percussion. By 1976, this task acquired end up being the seminal Swell Maps; over 1979-1980, the music group released two cultishly adored albums that inspired underground symbols like Sonic Youngsters and Pavement. Swell Maps disbanded in early 1980, and Soundtracks released two single singles on Tough Trade, “Popular Classical”/”Jelly Infants” and “Rainfall Rain Rainfall,” in 1981 and 1982, respectively. (The last mentioned highlighted Swell Maps bandmate Jowe Mind.) In 1984, Soundtracks became a member of his sibling Sudden’s new task the Jacobites, using the drums on the first two albums (The Jacobites and Robespierre’s Velvet Cellar). A calendar year later, he became a member of former members from the PARTY in Criminal offense & the town Solution, and made an appearance on the 1986 album Area of Lighting. In 1987, Soundtracks and guitarist Rowland S. Howard departed Criminal offense to create These Immortal Souls; Soundtracks made an appearance on two albums and an EP together over 1987-1992, playing drums and periodic piano. However, through all that, Soundtracks got an affinity for genuine pop and vocalist/songwriter level of sensitivity that got thus far eliminated unfulfilled. In 1993, he came back to his long-abandoned single profession to explore that, putting your signature on with Pub/None of them to concern his 1st ever album, GO ABOVE. Although it presented guest looks from alt-rock admirers like Lee Ranaldo, Kim Gordon, and J Mascis, the recording was a warm, mild workout in traditional-style pop that positioned Soundtracks and his piano securely at middle stage. Surprised in the outcomes provided Soundtracks’ post-punk pedigree, critics responded with similar heat. A follow-up recording, Sleeping Star, made an appearance in 1994 and duplicated a lot of its predecessor’s low-key appeal. In 1995, Soundtracks became a member of Lemonheads innovator Evan Dando on his single tour, and finished up co-writing the monitor “C’Mon Daddy,” which made an appearance within the group’s following recording, 1996’s Car Switch Towel. That same yr, Soundtracks released his third single album, Change MY ENTIRE LIFE. Sadly, it could also become his last to become released while he was alive: on November 22, 1997, Soundtracks was discovered deceased in his London toned (the reason for loss of life was ruled inconclusive). In 1999, Nikki Sudden experienced tapes of his brother’s several unreleased recordings, and constructed the posthumous collection Everything Is definitely Short lived. Miraculously for Soundtracks enthusiasts, the demos he documented in 1996 with Kevin Junior for his suggested fourth solo recording saw launch in 2005 nearly as good Things. Documented on four-track in Epic’s toned, the tracks are among his greatest and provide as a bittersweet reminder of what a skill Epic Soundtracks was. In 2012, even more previously unreleased music extracted from radio periods, live shows, as well as the studio room surfaced on the next disc from the double-CD hits-and-rarities collection Crazy Smile, released by Troubadour Information.