Moss Side Story

Playing with sounds, huh? Perhaps this sounds better with a hangover.

Interesting and a bit different, the vibe for an imaginary film that doesn't exist but works for this album. Moody and a bit shadowy, which is fun, glad I got to listen to something I would've never come across on my own perhaps.

A soundtrack to a film that doesn't exist. I liked it as a soundscape, and I could see it in a movie. The issue I have is slightly that it's designed to be background music, and it is. It's not striking by design, and so it's an implementation of something that sacrifices impact. It's good, but it's good in a genre that isn't world-shaking. It is what it is.

3/10 You know when you have a OST with loads of proper music you enjoy, interspersed with inconsequential tracks that you could do without? This is a collection of those tracks. Garbage

When you were a kid did you have one of those orange Halloween cassette tapes that had the whoooos, stomping, random screaming, and noises of stuff being dragged across the floor with the heavy downbeats? This is like that

It sounded more like a video game soundtrack than an album. But it was alright at that.

Horror? Suspense? Thriller? I'd watch the movie that goes with this soundtrack. I really enjoyed listening to this.

This is a lot better than his other one on the list. More vivid, more timeless.

3 sterne

I get the concept and some of the rhythms are great, but the album in general is annoying as hell.

Is this really one of the top 1000 albums of all time? A fake film soundtrack? It feels like someone put this in to make a point - but I have no idea what that point was. I won't be listening again.

How is it that I have never listened of Barry Adamson before? This record, as well as Oedipus Schmoedipus, is delightful. Such a great album, and with a strong remark on the album word. It truly is a sensorial and immersive experience, with so many layers and sonic directions. Adamson in this record does not make just an album, but, actually, a very innovative conceptual album. And, even in that sense, he reinvents the idea of the album by sticking to a very important concept: creating a whole, a story, a link between the songs. And, with this in mind, this album evolves to become a story, an even cinematic experience. It is not just the story, it is the environment, the atmospheres that surround this album, the feelings it projects. And, overall, a narrative, that is also guided through the titles of the songs, as if inside a noir film you were introduced. It is brilliant. The decision of the sounds, the Hollywood kind of acid jazz influences, the tape recordings that give this album a dimension of being also filled with field recordings... it really traps you inside of a story. And, then, the music becomes part of it. The album is not just a compilation of songs, or a concept explained through different songs, it is not just about cohesiveness, it is all about creating a story, the album as a book, as a film, as a narrative self. And the music is the channel for this story, not a narrated one, an explicit one, but rather a sensorial one. It is the ambient, the sonic associations, the disturbance of sound to confront our confort. It is how the songs first conceptualise and build an environment to play with. And how certain effects disturb the peace, how those sounds create an oppressive and claustrophobic environment. Barry Adamson really explores the limits of music, or, on the other side, all of its possibilities. It is strange, and certainly sometimes not easy to listen to, but the music is great, and it just adds more to an album that is more a concept, a solid narrative than a list of songs. Sure, the songs do not work separately, and it may seem like a flaw, but it really understands the nature of the medium. This is not for the songs, this is for the album. The final piece, the final stage of a project. And this album is wild and fantastic, and something really unique to listen to.

it has a different concept, and I liked it.

sinister (positive)

I like the concept and the variety of sounds...reminded me of Chris Bowden's Time Capsule, which I love.

Achei bacanudo, músicas loucas e me lembraram muito trilhas sonoras malucas de algum filme do David Lynch.

Intriguing concept (a score for a film that doesn’t exist), and very evocative, but maybe not the easiest listen

I loved the concept of this album but not enough to sustain my enjoyment for the whole runtime.

I know this artist from the Lost Highway soundtrack and it makes sense because this was pretty ambient of an album. Didn't think the album was all that great or necessary to listen to, but the concept behind the album was at least a little interesting.

Lots of fun. Will probably garner a re-listen or two when the right mood hits.

coolt koncept men inget man lyssnar på

Despite spending a lot of time there. Len Houmous always said Moss Side was the only place he wouldn’t go. 1.2 1/15 On The Wrong Side of Relaxation

Gear: SIMGOT SuperMix 4 Artwork: 🤵☂️🔲 Production: 😌👂🧈 Music: 🎬🎭🛗 Rating: 🎞️🎞️(🎞️)/5

weird and maybe thr music isn't like the best, but i like the concept idc

mislim da za ovaj album mogu ponoviti sve što sam rekao i za prethodno preslušan album barryja adamsona: "sasvim ugodno slušanje, nisam baš nešto slično prije imao prilike čuti... nije da mi se sasvim dopalo, ali svakako mi je drago što sam preslušao ovo, a ne neko generično rok sranje kakvim vrvi ovaj popis... tako da u konačnici lijepa trojčica"

bleh

This sounds like the score to a bad late 90s sci-fi mafia video game. Turns out it kind of is. And an uncanny similarity to nobuo uematsu and koji kondo.

Reading the background of this album, I really wanted to love it! But, just not weird or entertaining enough be on this list.

I couldn’t handle the first track of building dread and women screaming. Not for me

Soundtrack of a non-existent movie has to be the worst prompt for a concept album. I can’t understand why anyone would choose to listen to this outside of going through this list.

A soundtrack for a movie which doesn’t exist?Inspirational. I’ve just set the dinner table for a delicious meal that doesn’t exist. Shut up and eat your imaginary greens kids or there’ll be no imaginary pudding,

1.3 The music was well made but it was a little too goofy sounding for me to take it seriously. I did not get it. After reading the wikipedia, i understood it a little better but i dont think it was executed that well and not something for me either.

Aha dat t een track voor een niet bestaande film moet zijn verklaard wel wat. Ik heb em (nog) niet afgeluisterd, of ik dat nog ga doen? 2,5 ster

Uitdagend om naar te blijven luisteren. Het concept van 'soundtrack voor niet-bestaande film' is heel erg passend, maar het is mij te fragmentarisch en ik mis nummers met een lekkere groove

It was fine for a soundtrack

Oooooooh

It is a movie soundtrack, what else can you say. I get why the guy made it, but no way it is a top 1000 album of all time. 3.5/10 Top song... Alfred Hitchcock presents

Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. Very much a soundtrack and you really need to be in the mood for it. 2.5

Remember, it’s called “1001 albums to listen before you die”, not the 1001 best albums necessarily. This must be one of the oddest picks in the list, as well as one of the most obscure (I read it only charted in an Indie UK chart?). I was surprised it even had a wikipedia page longer than 3 paragraphs. I mean I don’t know how to judge this. Because it’s quite good for what it is (it’s listenable, it has some interesting and weird moments musically wise, though on the first listen there were some boring moments in which you just tune out), I’ll go with a 4/5. I don’t think I’ll find myself listening to this ever again though.

What is the point of this? Old mate puts together fake movie soundtrack pieces so he can maybe get a gig doing a real movie. A bit like me putting a collection of job application letters into a book and calling it a novel.

Some of these tracks on cool on their own, and if it were in a good movie I might notice it, but honestly this seems just a bit too abstract to be included on this list. There’s already one for a movie score, and it’s for a real fucking movie.

Too much per me

This album start with 2 minutes of nothing and it basically sets the tone for what your gona hear on this album. I dont really understand whats going on here. Ok I just read the wikipedia page. Its supose to be like a movie soundtrack for a movie that doesnt exist. Wich sounds cool in concept but the actual music is just boring as all hell. Theres no lyrics, just vaguely audible vocal sample. Nothing happens most of the time. I tried to imagine a movie in my head (wich ig is how he wanted you to listen to it ?) but its really hard because the music give you litlle to no context on whats happening. Same for the song title. Idk how to rate this. Failure/5

There's too much filler ambient stuff here but I did like the industrial jazz type stuff quite a bit

This concept album fails to deliver. It has all the tropes of scary mystery movies, but needs significant editing. All those tropes can’t appear in one soundtrack, sometimes at cross-purposes. Just not good. A 1.

A kooky start to my morning - if I was a DJ Producer I'd be clipping these tracks up

This was fun, and a nice break. All instrumental albums are usually my favorites.

Surprises around every corner, a great (scary) soundtrack for walking home late

I guess I appreciate the idea here. Some songs were cool and experimental, and others just sounded like background noise. Not really an album I expect will stand the test of time, nor the best "soundtrack for a non-existent movie" album I've heard ("Soundtracks for the Blind" by Swans comes to mind) but fine I suppose. 2.7/5 -> 3/5

Sometimes this generator has absolutely no respect for my time

I don’t know if a soundtrack to a fake film noir movie is a great idea for an album. There were some interesting tracks here but nothing that stuck as mind blowing. I didn’t really care for it. I really did think it’s overly amazing music. I can understand why it’s on the list but I didn’t need to hear it.

Honestly with a few exceptions this album was awful and should have never made the list.

Really cool concept album actually. Thought it was weird at first but really grew on me

Post-punk, jazz, funk, and cinematic noir built from deep bass, brooding strings, brass, and shadowy rhythms feels like walking through a rain-soaked city at night while a private detective inaudibly narrates a film that may or may not exist. Basically it feels like its The background music of a film. The album is atmospheric, strange, and remarkably confident, constantly shifting between menace, absurdity, and dark elegance. Its cinematic world is compelling, though at times the elaborate mood feels more interesting than the underlying songs

what the heck did I just listen to? and I mean that in a good way. 4/5.

i mean, ok? cool flex for your first album i guess.

What the fuck is this album? I don't think I've ever heard an album like this - it's also the exact type of album I've been wanting to discover. Adamson obviously has musical prowess, but he seems to find his inspiration in the world of soundtrack, film and storytelling. I think that's so cool! I think the idea of a fictional film soundtrack is fucking brilliant; he can make whatever music he likes and no one can say anything! I'm also a sucker for 1980s film noir brooding saxophone - please watch the movie Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's my favourite film of all time, and it's certainly no coincidence that it's also FULL of this saxophone.

Я ничего особо понял.

Not fully convinced by this particular form of pastiche, and not sure I'll spin it all that often. I don't really listen to film scores, much less scores for nonexistent films, and most of the more ambient tracks on here failed to grab me. Some of the tracks with more of a beat are quite good, but I don't know that I'd ever rather listen to this than something by The Avalanches or Boards of Canada, or, for that matter, Henry Mancini.

all these songs sounded like they were from a spy movie and we looked it up and yes. that was the point. lmao very fun

Wow. The other Barry Adamson album on the list had some ick issues (the cover art, the Jarvis Cocker vocals) but this one is FANTASTIC atmospheric jazzy goodness from start to finish. I'll have to listen to some of his other stuff and see if Oedipus Shmoedipus is the low point of his discography for me, as I suspect it might be.

7 / 10

I had fun imagining what scenarios would be happening in this fictional film, but I don’t think this will be a regular for me. Side note: this vaguely reminded me of Depeche Mode and Alan Wilder did in fact sample one of the songs on Recoil’s Bloodline. I feel slightly smart for being able to recognise a music thing like that because I usually can’t.

Good, although it had some moments I dislike like the opening track and track 11

Can't realistically rate this on the first listen.

Soms komt er wat boeiends bovendrijven (met name het laatste nummer). Leuk dat zoiets op de lijst staat, maar overall geen topper

Sorry dit zuigt. Cool idee zo'n soundtrack voor een verzonnen film, maar dan moet het wel als één samenhangend geheel klinken. Dit is een bende.

Another soundtrack for something that doesn't actually exist. I didn't know this was such a popular format, but this list seems to love this stuff. I... do not.

30/07/2026 I don't think these sort of things should be on this list. Not really worth my time. Spotify listeners: 53.4K

"A soundtrack for a film that doesn't exist"- *eyeroll* this seems an exercise in futility and a little bit of desperation.

Don’t like

What a ride... Enigmatic and curious soundscapes.

Interesting jazzy experimental sort of record. Interesting to listen to once but never again

It's very atmospheric, but maybe a bit melodramatic.

He did a good job of telling the story of this non-movie. But it didn't really grab me until the last song.

Do I think I needed to hear this before I die? No. Am I happy I did? Absolutely. I am predisposed to enjoy an extended jam and I don’t feel everything worth listening to needs to be profound. But the reports of unpleasantness on here are greatly exaggerated. Under Wraps, The Swinging Detective, and The Man With The Golden Arm slap.

The instrumentals reminded me a lot of very early Pink Floyd.

Swinging, driving, dynamic and powerful

I didn’t like the last Adamson album I didn’t like this one.

The concept is half baked, at least if you're experiencing this album without a physical edition - the execution is fair - this is the wrong Barry Adamson album.

disliked it a lot, very boring

I don’t care about this. I’m not even that interested in real film soundtracks.

I don't love soundtracks at the best of times, let alone when they're pretend soundtracks.

Wild to see this on a list of top 1001 records. It’s not bad, it’s just wild. Someone he knows must have voted.

Barry AdamSON 😭💔 Entertaining little instrumental soundtrack-like album. Very creepy intro, some funny but also some dark songs and some nice instrumental ballads. Best: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World; Everything Happens To Me; The Swinging Detective; The Man With The Golden Arm Worst: Central Control

Very interesting concept album, nice abstract jazzy listen ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Annoying

I enjoyed his other fake movie album, but this one feels too disconnected to be able to hit for me. For the most part it's not a great listen. When it does work though, it's great. Tracks like 'The Swinging Detective' are dripping in atmosphere and menace. There's also lots of experimentation with instruments and soundscapes. But there's also so many awkward bits that don't have enough form to them. I'm going to put it down as a bold failure, which isn't to be derided because it's really going for something. 2.5 rounded down.

I get the concept, but why am I listening to this? I could see it accompanying a movie as background mood music to enhance a scene, but on its own? No thanks. It doesn’t move me, and it’s not particularly pleasurable, even if it is somewhat interesting in small doses. I couldve done without this one.

Not really what I was expecting from the 1001 album generator. I can appreciate it for what it is - a very accomplished musician doing an ambient music/soundtrack project - much like Trent Reznor does these days, much like many other musicians in the past with the one I'm most familiar with in my current album collection being Duke Ellington's "Anatomy of a Murder" [1959], Miles Davis' Elevator to the Gallows [1958]. It used to be normal to make a record of just instrumentals for film tracks but it's less common now. Plus other artists such as Isaac Hayes, Prince, Simon and Garfunkle or Cat Stevens doing lyrical tracks as the only artist used exclusively in a film. Not the same though of course, as that's just a soundtrack while this album intends to be more atmospheric, using movie sound effects and so on too - unsolicited - for a film that never happened. For someone to be doing this alone, in 1989, as a solo debut and not well known at the time commercially took some bravado and brings the art into the modern era where Trent Reznor is currently in. Artistically it's all impressive and I did enjoy some tracks but it's not something I'm ever going to replay because I don't usually listen to music for ambient background stuff; but even if I did this wouldn't put me into a mood I'd like to experience I'd like to relive. A bit like the movie "Irreversible", different, and once is enough. Probably does belong on a list called 1001 albums to listen to before you die. But then again a lot of really old other stuff which was likely more influential to the world does as well.

As someone that tries to make this exact kind of music in my spare time I appreciate it. It is kinda strange on this list and is a little niche but it has inspiered me to try out more settings on my synthesizers with plucked strings and such. Very well done but kind of not for many situations other than taking an exam like i was or doing homework.

Second album buy this guy and the gimmick is already wearing a bit. Not as good as his horror one at all, maybe just because I'm not that into this genre of movie

A good score enhances the movie’s experience. A superb score stands on its own. And then you have Moss Sode Story, the score for a gritty Manchester neo-noir. Pay no mind that there isn’t actually a movie to this soundtrack and just enjoy a composer creating the ambience.

Intrygujące, eksperymentalne

Yeah, no. This ain't doing it for me. I'm pretty sure this is just the backing music to a play? Without any of the lines or singing or actual content of the play...? And the music isn't really all that much to write home about. Y'know, for a "1001 albums you must listen to before you die" this seems like a seat filler selection.

Strange background music. Enjoyable if you need something in the background with guests over who thrive with some weird shit on.

I thought this was kind of cool and I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. Of course, I'm already predisposed to weird and niche media, so...

Good

This is my second Barry Adamson record, and I'm surprised there's more than one on this generator. This being his first work, the project feels less polished than the last oedipal project I listened to. I think this sounds more like a video game score than a motion picture soundtrack, and it's not really a smooth enough listen for me to hope to see this against a movie. I'm disappointed, because future releases by this artist feel more complete, but it wasn't a terrible experience. 2.5/5

Weird but I didn't mind it?

I’m loathe to give out one star ratings, but I think this one earns it. The “concept” behind the concept album here is pretty thin, and the music itself is just pretty flat. Why would I listen to “a soundtrack for a movie that doesn’t exist” when I could watch a movie that does exist, or listen to an album that has a less flimsy premise?

Cool idea, cool execution. Kinda fades into soundtrack mode, ie the background

(decent 6/10) If you like this sort of dark, intense noir-jazz with an avant garde edge then this album would appeal to you. I don't see myself coming back to listen to it for any reason really.

Never listened. Expectations: Mid - Verdict: Alright - I'm expecting something quite chilled out and dark based on the previous Adamson album on the list. The feel is certainly cinematic and nocturnal. Nothing on here is quite strong enough to really grab my attention. The Swinging Detective followed by Auto Destruction is a good little combo in the middle. There is nothing that I dislike about the album but it sort of passed me by without leaving any impression.

I did not understand what do I need to rate here?

Wtf? Without exaggeration, I truly do not understand why this is an album one MUST hear.

File under I for interesting. Also under I for interesting, I went to school in Moss Side and it was Very Interesting.

What a great concept, very innovative and there are a lot of ways to spin it to make a potentially novel and interesting listen. Unfortunately the execution here Sucks Ass Big Time… for someone who wants to listen to music. From what I’ve gathered, Adamson made this to showcase his skills as a stepping stone to actually work on a real movie, and evidently it worked out for him. So really, this did exactly what Adamson wanted it to… but I’m rating this as a music album listening experience, not as a film director looking for talent, so I still stand by my previous remarks.

me gustó bastante al inicio pero lentamente fue perdiendo el brillo, destacó mucho para mí pero no estoy segura si lo volviera a escuchar, pipipi

HAHAHAHAAAA IK LAS EERST SAVOS REVIEW toen zag ik heel veel 1ster reviews en toen ging ik luisteren en moest ik lachen. dit is echt geen achtergrond muziek 😭😭😭😭 LOWKEY HET WORDT BETER ALS JE VERDER GAAT???

als achtergrond muziek is dit eig best goed

An interesting concept and listen. Like a late 60s/early 70s crime drama soundtrack. Not something I’d listen to regularly though. 2/5

Villa Volta

The concept of this album is more interesting than the music itself, but still pretty good

...Interesting. Instrumentals?

What the fuck was that?

Another troll pick. Such a pointless album that I'm sure this guy thought was really cool when he was tripping balls.

Very dull.

An album that is supposed to be a movie soundtrack but the movie doesn't exist. Pretentious rubbish. Get real man.

This is interesting. I don't fully understand it. But that is how it goes with offspin genres of jazz. I think I might love it, yet equally I am not sure where to place it. It is kind of wholly unique, even not always "music" per se, but it also has emotional depth somehow that matches the song titles in interesting ways. I am feeling good today so I think I am going to go with I kind of loved this. I can't say with certainty what it IS precisely, but is it worth listening to? Well, it would be r e a l l y interesting to put this on in a car on a road trip and say nothing as it plays. I think people would more likely to be "what is this?" but want to keep listening as opposed to shut it off.

This sounds like the soundtrack to a B film

another first. pretty different than anything i've ever listened to so far i think. made me feel like i was in a movie and this was the soundtrack. not bad necessarily, just felt like a regular soundtrack to me.

Like a film soundtrack

This is the musical soundtrack for some dark psycho-thriller that was never made. Beauty of it is that it genuinely allows the listener to create each helter skelter scene vividly in their own imagination. I thought I'd hate it and don't know if I'll ever listen to it again but, ultimately, I ended up liking it.

There is a David Lynch/Scott Walker type of vibe on this album that makes it interesting, but I would kind of want to like this more than i actually do. Probably would work really well as a soundtrack

Well... no.

#425 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ❌ When I realized this album had Diamanda Galás featured, I was kind of interested, but also worried. The whole "imaginary soundtracks" is a very wobbly platform to build on, as far as descriptive musical genres used to introduce music go anyway. I did enjoy the soundscapes, jazzy swingey passages and overall groove of the album. While not entirely in my corner of music landscapes, i might return to this album at some point. Strong 3/5, teetering on the ledge of 4/5

I can understand why it wasn’t for everyone. Very strange concept. It certainly went longer than it needed to and broke down into odd industrial jaunts from time to time but man it had some cool moments too

Самый необычный альбом за все время. Не понимаю всеобщего хейта, да конечно это музыка не для того чтобы слушать её ходить все время. Прослушивание данного альбома только под определенное настроение и ситуацию

It’s good for what it is but I don’t think it has a place in this list

Definitely odd

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Sounds From The Big House, The Man With The Golden Arm I didn't find this album objectionable, but I am not sure why I would listen to this. It's hyper-specific, niche, a moderately weird, and if I really want to listen to jazz or jazz-adjacent music, I can go listen to Coltrane or Miles Davis or Mingus. "On The Wrong Side Of Relaxation" isn't a strong opener either, what with the girl freaking out and screaming. Interesting I guess, but probably not the first track I would have put.

Sometimes there's a reason why I've never heard of an artist before. This is one such case where this music needs to be buried somewhere so no one can find it. This felt like finding the tape from the Ring movie.

Very ambient. Not enjoyable and had to put it on to fall asleep and it was even had to do that.

not a bad album, decent horror soundtrack but not amazing, just a soundtrack

Cool concept. Had to look it up since it seemed very bizarre with no context lol.

Wrong Side of Relaxation kind of freaked me out, but I looove the concept of this album. Listened to with that lens elevates it. The songs can overstay their welcome tho

This was one of the strangest albums I've ever listened to.

what a strange idea for a concept album. I mean it sets out what it plans to do and its fun to see someone just put their idea out there depsite how weird it is. Definitely feels like I'm missing an entire film. All I could think of is when Sting put out a song called Its Probably Me that has a lot of 50's jazzy detective tones and is bad. Only for it to be remade with Eric Clapton guitar solos for the intro to Lethal Weapon 3 and turned it into a sick ass song.

An interesting experiment! Overall it was a fine if not disjointed listening experience

Solid album. Listened to this in the Charles de Gaulle airport with my last cup of coffee in Paris. I'm sure it affected my opinion.

I didn't need to hear this guy's soundtrack to a fake movie once, let alone twice. This one doesn't even have Jarvis Cocker on it to elevate it a bit.

An interesting concept, love that he used the album like a business card to get soundtrack work.

Adamson was in the Bad Seeds and was inspired by Angelo Badalamenti, so this had my name written all over it, but I didn’t really love it like I hoped I would. It was interesting though.

lovely sbam

El mismo Adamson lo dijo, es el soundtrack de una película inexistente, y es que así se siente el álbum, como de una película. Creo que pueden haber 1000 (o 1089) álbumes mejores que este. No me pareció tan malo (habían unas canciones espantosas), pero tampoco me parece tan transgresor como para estar aquí. Hace todo el sentido que Adamson hiciera una banda original para una película de Lynch.

This album was very lackluster. Maybe it was ambitious at the time to try and create a "murder mystery soundtrack" when there was no movie attached. But the music doesn't tell a story at all and other than a few hints from song titles, you wouldn't know what is going on any of the time. Given this, the music has to be great for this even to be listenable, and it just wasn't. Total waste of time.

I wish the movie for that soundtrack would exist.

could be cool with.. maybe a fucking movie to watch?!?

This sounded like the ambient background music to a movie I don't want to see

I'm not sure what's weirder...listening to an instrumental soundtrack of a movie that actually exists (but not watching the movie with it) or listening to the soundtrack of a movie that's not actually a movie. At least there's no real context missing here, so that's something. There was some cool instrumentation in this, but it was still a weird experience.

I didn't find it interesting or enjoyable. I see the value in this type of music, but it's not something I would sit down and listen to.

Marko- 2, valjda :) Sara -2

Interesting concept, but weird album to have on this list

"Soundtrack to a movie that doesn't exist" is a helluva concept for an instrumental album. Unfortunately, the music doesn't quite live up to the concept. There are some interesting riffs and themes going on here, often in a very '60s action movie vibe, but they're held back by extended repetition, some VERY synthy synthesizers, seemingly random dissolution into sampled sound effects, and a frequent lack of musical development.

Probably not everybody's cup of tea, but I think this is incredible. Really great noir-esque jazz combined with modern recording and production techniques to make a unique listening experience.

Lucky to get a 2/5 from me. After 100 albums from this list, my patience for these albums that waste my time is wearing thin. Came back to give it a 1 like it deserves.

Okay I’m frightened the start of this album: the wrong side of relaxation I’m unsettled, it’s giving horror flim. OOOOO UNDER WRAPS GOES HARD HOLD ON Really got some good transitions into other songs. Ooooo the harmony of violins on suck on the honey of love sound like angels playing them in my ears I’m blessed.

#154/1001 🇬🇧 Former Bad Seed Barry Adamson's first record isn't an easy listen. I bought a copy many years ago purely because of the Nick Cave connection with no idea that this was the soundtrack to an imaginary film. As a result it stayed sat on the shelf barely listened to. The problem is that its difficult to define when you should listen to it. It's not one to listen to in the car, doing chores, sitting down for dinner or having a leisurely sunday morning - the times when i consume most music. In fact, listening this morning with my headphones on is the first time that i have really appreciated this record. Best tracks: Under Wraps, Sounds from the Big House, Suck on the Honey of Love.

Fuck this Not for public consumption Music for wrong uns 0/5

Why would I listen to the soundtrack of an imaginary film that is essentially a demo tape for Hollywood producers?

A couple of years ago I gave Adamson’s later “Oedipus…” short shrift and may have been unfair - more time was deserved to parse what he’s trying to do, minor hooks and interesting choices abound. Still not totally convinced, but there’s enough here to tempt a closer listen; our eldest certainly thinks so. “Auto Destruction” is Morricone with skronk, unsurprisingly given Rowland A Howard is spraying no-wave guitar all over it.

I blagged this once and doubt I listened to it twice. What are we doing here, people?

This album fucks so hard. What an idea, let me make an instrumental, smooth, jazz, soundscape for a noir movie that doesn’t exist. The fact that no ones used this as a soundtrack is criminal. It’s rich, the tenor comes out so strongly, amazing crime vibes. Just a wonderful idea executed perfectly.

It's weird but I don't hate it.

Very alternative. Not really my thing, but I enjoyed a couple of the tracks

Does this belong on the list? Probably not. However, what a fantastic journey!

On the wrong side of relaxation - 2 Under wraps - 3 Central control - 2 Round up the usual suspects - n/a Sounds from the big house - 2 Suck on the honey of love - 2 Everything happens to me - 3 The swinging detective - 3 Autodestruction - 2 Intensive care - 2 The most beautiful girl in the world - 2 Free at last - 2

It would've been a 1, but at times it made me feel like I should go on a heist, so at least I got something out of it.

I struggled a bit with this one. Interesting concept. Definitely fun at times, but didn't always land. I think someone needs to pick this up and make a movie to it so it can fulfill it's true purpose. Between 1 and 5 lands 3.

Like a spec script for film scoring. Nothing memorable here.

Delightfully odd. 3.5

this guy shouldve made more music for David Lynch

Better than Coldplay

oooOOOOooh spooky! I get the vision. Maybe it would be better if I could actually see the vision. It’s a complete thing but I just don’t know why I’d listen to this.

It was weird listen. At first I thought that it's a boring soundtrack-wannabe-ambient. But some good melodies and some Quality jumpscares elevated this thing for me

"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" is what Wii music would sound like if you were psychotic.

Everything I know about Barry Adamson was against my will. Favorite track: The Man With The Golden Arm 2.5/5

Weird and unnecessary. Not bad music, just an overly complicated concept album that nobody asked for.

Comes off like an eerie movie soundtrack, which works at times but I can't really see myself going back to this one. Favorite track: The Man With the Golden Arm

Definitely does not belong on the list. It's an interesting enough concept that falls apart towards the end, when he starts covering other theme songs. Come on, man. You can do so much better. It's not bad music, it's interesting as background music if you're into that concept thing, but I don't think this is that influential. For a list that says "No Soundtracks", there's a surprising number of soundtracks, so why did we need a soundtrack for a movie that doesn't exist? My Rating: 2/5

Albumpuralbumism.

I don't think I would have enjoyed this album if I hadn't known the concept going into it. But knowing what Adamson set out to do, I can say he pretty much nailed the execution. Certain parts remind me of old noir films, others remind me of Bond movies-- it's a vibe and Adamson killed it. I loved his take on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," but my favorite track was "The Man With The Golden Arm."

I love that this project has introduced me to Barry Adamson. He's an artist I likely never would have discovered otherwise since he's not hugely popular in the online music spaces I generally involve myself with. But this kind of thing is exactly what I love, well, sort of. I don't listen to much dark ambient or acid jazz, but Goddamn do I want to after hearing this. It's so far removed from what I usually listen to, and I love hearing something like this that I find very challenging and still love it. So much amazing experimentation, and a really creepy and moody atmosphere that goes along with it perfectly. I can't help but think that I've discovered my new genre obsession that will take over all the music I listen to for the next few weeks, so thank you 1001 albums. I've had to listen to so much crap because of you, but sometimes you really come through and today you certainly outdid yourself.

haunting, jarring, unnerving, and weird. a great soundtrack album for a movie that doesn’t exist

Me la pasé bien raro

I do kind of like a lot of the tape loops and sounds going on, but I found thebl overall concept, mood, and flow if the record lacking and boring

WHY is there another Barry Adamson album on the list. Nice to see some Bad Seeds-adjacent people in the credits but... I don't get his whole shtick of making "music for imaginary films". If your music doesn't sound compelling with or without visuals then you just composed some absolute bullshit. The samples of movie dialogues just make this whole thing even more cheesy. I only don't hate it because there were some okayish tracks 2/5

Its something, just not for me.

Blind album and artist. I thought this album as a whole was super intriguing and interesting how it felt like a soundtrack but not. 4.

80’s ?

low 3.5. Acho que tem ideias legais, mas a produção simplesmente não me passou a vibe que eu esperava, parece mais uma variante de dark ambient em momentos e não puramente crime jazz ou similares.

Áhugavert konsept.

Má aj lepšie albumy a nie som si istý, že tento album sem patrí...

Cool concept and I think he pulled it off quite well. Hadn't heard of this so I read the wikipedia after listening to the first couple songs. First song took me a bit to get into it but the second one really hit. Might have to get this one, I don't have enough of this kind of thing in my library.

I loved the concept, a soundtrack album for a fake movie. But I've heard better ones. "Internal Affairs" by Sunglasses Kid blows this one out of the water.

Moss Side Story plays less like an album and more like the soundtrack to a film by Adamson's collaborator David Lynch. And while that's the point, the imaginary film feels underdeveloped. It begins with a sound collage of voices and news reports and then moves on to jazz. Dark jazz from a crime film morphs into something more industrial. As evocative as the jazzy moment are, they often feel a bit generic, like stock music from a crime show. Perhaps that's what was required to make this feel like a soundtrack and not a jazz album, but the story underneath the music never really takes shape, making the album feel like it's missing the visual component. Not a bad listen, but also not anything terribly unique either.

Is it a soundtrack? It sounds old yet partially good.

noisy and unpleasant

481/1089 - "Central Control" kinda sounds like if Stewart Copeland composed music for Yume Nikki. That was my favorite track.

A soundtrack for a non-existent film. In other words, fraud.

This is a debut album from English musician Barry Adamson, and it is a concept album - written as a movie soundtrack for a fictional movie. The music is entirely instrumental except for some sound effects. The track “The Swinging Detective” has a James Bond vibe (intentional?). The rest of the music is easy listening, electronica, etc., and varies to correspond to the “movie”. “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” is a reworked version of the theme from the Hitchcock show. How did this make the list? There must be hundreds of instrumental movie soundtracks.

"The album title is a play on words in reference to Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story". No kidding???? Anyway, this is hilarious to me. The kind of little project we all make in GarageBand, yet somehow it made it to the list. I don't think I'm in the mood for it, though. But I do like the title 'Everything Happens to Me'. The last song was definitely the best, but Barry didn't write that one.

The concept of this concept album was pretty lost on me… found it pretty tricky to get through

I've seen this album cover while flicking through the book. It looks like your standard jazz cover, though I can't help but notice that 1989 release date. I'll hedge my bets on a smooth jazz album. Jazz fusion and acid jazz seem a little too eclectic for this album cover. Yes, I did consult Google for jazz subgenres which were popular in the 1980s. Let's get into it. Strangely enough, Wikipedia doesn't list a genre for this album, though Discogs pins it as acid jazz and modern classical. I'm not sure how to feel about this album, truth be told. I'm a decently-sized fan of soundtracks, but what makes them enjoyable to me is the enhanced emotional impact they have through being tied to specific scenes, images and memories. For this specific reason, it's incredibly jarring and blue-balling for me to hear a soundtrack to a movie that doesn't exist, which is a shame as the album nails its format. Moss Side Story fits the utilitarian purpose of a soundtrack perfectly, being decently expressive while also playing second fiddle to whatever story the music was meant to accompany. The result is a varied soundtrack with some decent moments and a neat atmosphere, but also quite a bit of dead air. Still, the good moments land. The best songs of this album are mostly in Act 2 of the track list, featuring strong piano chords and sax performances, though the dense, bustling atmosphere of Act 1 was decent, too. Act 3 sends the album out on a bit of a whimper with some directionless tracks, though "Intensive Care" was solid. I didn't mind listening to this album, though it did feel a little head-empty at points and the dated production, while true to what this album is trying to be, ultimately didn't do the music many favours. The 54-minute runtime also wasn't entirely earned, but on the whole I thought this was a decent and interesting listen. Book time. A soundtrack album for a movie which doesn't exist. A mix between classic movie soundtracks, post-punk and avant-garde music. Has a great atmosphere. Funnily enough, Adamson would later compose for real movies. Wikipedia says this album leans even further into the movie soundtrack concept by having the track titles describe plot events, adding a short story for the movie in the album's liner notes and dividing its songs into three acts (plus the last three songs, which are listed under "For Your Ears Only"). The album was partly meant as a way of finding composer work. The album title is a play on "West Side Story", with the narrative of the film supposedly being set in the Moss Side area of Manchester. Honestly, I like that tidbit. It's interesting to think about how a noir film would be adapted to English cities since towering skyscrapers are very much a part of the aesthetic. The few critic reviews for this album are positive, and the only place where the album charted was at No. 9 on the UK indie charts. Perhaps this album is punching a little above its weight on a "best of all time" albums list, but I do admire this album conceptually and there were some decent moments packed in here. I cosign this inclusion.

I was very familiar with Barry’s brilliant work with Magazine and Visage, but not so much with his solo work. As a demo this is pretty amazing sonically, with the bits of dialogue interspersed throughout the story. But it is a demo for a guy who wanted to do soundtracks. It obviously worked because he did get a job doing movie soundtracks. But does it belong on this list? Not a chance. It’s basically a good instrumental record but not really that innovative or interesting and that is a fact. It’s the conventionality of the whole thing that is the shock given Adamson’s much more popular and interesting work with Magazine. 2/5

Concept albums are usually bad and I was primed to think this was lame, but it's actually pretty good and I'd watch the movie that was made to utilize it.

É um álbum que tem suas qualidades. Me lembra as trilhas de alguns filmes e jogos. Mas não curti. Kawanoaudio Horaiko.

No thanks

Interesting premise. A fake movie soundtrack. The premise was def better than the execution though. Some of it sounded quite cheesy. Auto Destruction stood out. 2.5/5

Leuk concept, maar niet voor mij

Very creative album. I really liked the sense of atmosphere, really felt like I was listening to a crime movie soundtrack. The little pops of sound effects here and there were nice and there was a lot of cool instrumentation. Sounds From The Big House and The Swinging Detective were my standouts. 7.1/10

I sort of liked the parts where there was actually music

(1/7) without a doubt one of the dumbest things I have ever listened to

No standouts

A cool idea in concept and in execution. I just don't know whether I'd actually ever listen to this? Maybe if you had like, a detective-themed party or something? I don't know. It's like this guy is begging for job in Hollywood making soundtracks with this one. 3/5 because it's done well, but personally, I don't think I'll ever listen to this again.

People in the reviews on here cannot visualize the apple in their head.

That was a fun listen. Very interesting, loved the vibe.

I cannot think of a reason for this to be on the list.

Weird, just weird. But I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Like a movie soundtrack for a movie that does not exist.

Like, yeah I get what he's trying to do, but this is just the opposite of what I enjoy. The idea is interesting on paper, but as an actual project that you're supposed to listen to? I didn't derive anything from this project apart from boredom, and irritation that this album made the list based on it's concept and not it's actual content. A complete waste of time.

Incidental music for a very low quality film-noir-style kids TV program, or that really crap 80s stage magician that had Vanilla Ice’s hair, Stevie Wonder’s glasses and David Byrne’s suit. Utterly inessential. The auditory equivalent of stepping on a mouldy dog turd in your flip-flops.

Apparently this is a conceptual soundtrack album with minimalist lyrics done by a former member of magazine. Unfortunately I think I will skip this one. as it does not appeal to me at all. If I want to listen to something mostly instrumental I would go for Nine Inch Nails' ghosts albums as they go for a more post industrial soundscape

interesting concept, certainly better than the 500 Britpop bullshit albums on this list

Unique

While I like jazz, this one was hard to get through.

Quite unusual, very much a concept soundscape experience.

Meh

I don't know how often I'll come back to it, but this album was awesome. So different to everything else on this list, and Adamson did such a good job creating a story with his music that I could clearly picture the events taking place throughout the album. Watching a movie entirely with music is a pretty unique experience and I love that this is on the list. Favorite Songs: Sounds From the Big House, Suck on the Honey of Love, The Man with the Golden Arm

Yeah I mean I’m sure if I was patient enough to listen to this thoughtful I’d find redeeming qualities but I am not patient enough for this.

fun premise with dynamic sound and some cool moments.

Interesting album. It's definitely headphone music. I also think it might be good as background music if you're writing a noir crime novel.

This was not worth an hour of my time. Some adult contemporary piano and sax with weird sound effects thrown in is not something I needed to hear.

Never heard of album or band. Alternative has me weary. We’ll see. Opening is interesting. Not really musical. Very eerie. The rat noises/breathing are really weird. Hate that. I mean the first “song” was absolutely nothing. It’s like watching a movie without all of the good parts. Under wraps is SO much better. Love the piano. Great production. Central control was just there. Sounds from the big house is back to good music. Really good soundtrack song. Suck on th honey is pretty good too. Really nice piano on everything happens to me. Swinging detective is weird butbhs a good sax. More awful sounds on auto destruction. Back half is ok at least. This album feels very wannabe Pink Floyd without the good lyrics. Intensive care is more background noise. I mean I’m not licking this up after my next meeting. This is JAA. Nothing special about it. 2/5.

It was an interesting idea of a soundtrack for a movie that doesn't exist, but really I'm sure there are tons of real soundtracks that would have been better than this for the list.

Instrumentalmusik ist nicht mein Ding. Als Hintergrundmusik kann man es man hören, das reicht dann aber auch. 2/5

"A soundtrack to an imaginary film" is a pretty weird concept for an album, and seems a pretty pointless exercise to me. It's quite listenable, and clearly plays like a film score - but do I want to listen to that by itself? Not really.

It definitely set a film noire kind of mood. Interesting album and interesting concept. Not sure it's one I'd listen to on a regular basis, but if I ever need background music for a film noir writing exercise I'm doing for some reason, I know where to find it.

This is such a weird album. After treading the description from Wikipedia it makes a bit more sense why it is the way it is. My initial thought was that every song sounds like an intro song that leads to nothing. But as I kept listening to it, maybe something clicked or maybe now that I understand what the intention behind the music is, I started to enjoy it. This ain’t music to rock your socks off, but it’s definitely very different than the norm and better than a lot of the other music on here.

Entre les bas-fonds sombre de New York en 60 et un dystopie punk 2040 imaginé en 70. Suck on the Honey of Love jazz ou soûl un peu classique très belle. Je trouve ça incroyable, les scènes, l’atmosphère les variations le long de l’album et les textures. Mais je ne réécouterai pas

I like the idea of this album, but I don’t like listening to the actual product. If you’re not supposed to enjoy this, then it’s a success.

Artiste inconnu. Quelle idée bizarre ! Rare sont les films dont j'apprécie vraiment la bande originale. De mon point de vue il faut que j'ai vraiment apprécié le film pour avoir envie d'écouter la BO, et aussi que la musique soit particulièrement originale pour me donner envie de l'écouter sans le support visuel ! Là il n' a pas de film, et la musique n'a rien de remarquable ... Elle n'est pas désagréable, et quelques morceaux sont réussis, mais je ne l'écouterais pas une seconde fois. =>2/5

Amazing. Loved that, didn't know it existed. Thanks!!!

I really wanted to like this. But failed.

This took some time, but eventually it clicked for me. It's all a bit doom and gloom, although some light does creep in. It started with one star and ended with three.

What?

Some interesting bits. But as it's designed to be a soundtrack,and therefore background,album it was never going to grab me in the feelies.

Experimental, theme music

Good musician, good music.

Highlight: Under Wraps. In a nutshell: an instrumental album like no other. If there isn’t a credo to making music, it should be this: “Be different. Be weird. Be creative. And for god’s sake don’t be boring” The debut solo album for Barry Adamson (post Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds) and the birth of his "fictional cinema soundtrack" format. Acid jazz, sampling, classical and industrial collide here. Edgy. Noir. Random as fuck. Not boring, that's for sure. Overall: 4/10

I get that Adamson did this to get some work with movie soundtracks (it worked, a bit) but maybe he should have just sent it directly to studios instead of imposing it on the greater public. No personality and as banal as it gets.

I get what this is going for at the very least. The whole nior story thing is neat in concept. I just cant follow it with just vibes. I was sorta following for a few songs but I lost it completely after that. The music itself is OK. Nothing bad at all. Just cooler in concept rather than cool sonicly. Just not very satisfying for me. Give me a bunch of story songs that all tell the story of whatever this is. I need it spelled out for me. I cant subsist solely on emotions

3/10… film noir / crime jazz / *1989

Music for a film, innit?

weird

At best I can describe this as scatter jazz. Occasionally there's a riff here and there that can spark a dollop of joy and hope that maybe the album would change its course. Needless to say, once the final song "Free at Last" came on, I felt that.

Interesting but not much I would want to listen to again. The more jazzy and rocking numbers are good but then the atmospheric pieces and sound collages don’t work for me. Sounds like soundtrack music

I understand the point of this albulm but I dont like the actual music as a whole project

Insanely unique. Makes you feel like you're in a movie

this was so funny, very detective-y, spy vibes

Otro álbum que no entiendo qué hace acá. Es música de película instrumental, de una película que jamás existió (?

The first song had me nope out of thinking this could have potential A soundtrack for a made up movie… what a joke

Been a long time since a 1 star. I guess the algorithm thought today was the day. This album is just... slightly melodic noise. I'm sure I'm not being academic enough to appreciate it. But dang it, I have a music degree, and I find this to be one of those things that just insists upon itself. I'll be happy to leave this one behind.

An instrumental concept album: the soundtrack to a non-existent crime film. The parts that are interesting to me are the more "sinister" bits where it's building on anxiety and horror, like for example the opening track "On the Wrong Side of Relaxation," the end of "Everything Happens to Me," or parts of "The Swinging Detective."

I’m bumping this up to 2 stars for the big swing, but this was a miss. Too much ambient noise, and not enough music.

Real soundtrack for an imaginary movie: great stuff. I’m guessing Moss Side evokes different images for non-Mancs.

*Moss Side Story* de Barry Adamson me encantó. Es súper experimental y se siente más como una experiencia sensorial que un álbum tradicional. Desde que supe que está conceptualizado como una especie de soundtrack para una película de crimen, todo hizo sentido. Escucharlo fue como estar dentro de esa historia: tensión constante, una atmósfera oscura y la sensación de estar siendo perseguida en cualquier momento. Me fascinó cómo usa los sonidos para crear miedo y suspenso sin necesidad de letras. Es de esos discos que no solo escuchas, sino que vives. 5/5

I’ve never really been a fan of concept albums, and the idea of a soundtrack to a film that doesn’t exist doesn’t usually fill me with confidence. That’s exactly what Moss Side Story is from Barry Adamson. It’s a tricky album to judge because it doesn’t behave like a typical record. There are some nice musical moments and you can appreciate the cinematic ambition, but overall it feels a bit flat and, at times, quite dated. Like the Goldfrapp album I listened to earlier in the week, it comes across as a kind of low-budget Bond soundtrack, without enough standout moments to carry it through. I’m a fan of Adamson’s work with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, so I went into this wanting to like it, but it just couldnt. Favourite tracks: None really stood out Least favourite tracks: Could have been any, nothing grabbed me Album artwork: Probably the best part, a really strong cover that suits the concept well

1/5

Ok

This was an OK listen, but is it an album I NEED to listen to before I die? Not even remotely close. If they want to put a film score on the list, then choose a score from an actual film. I mean, the idea making of a score to a nonexistent film is cool, but it ultimately falls a little flat without actual context. 2.0/5.0: Disappointing

well done songs but movie soundtracks aren't particularly interesting to listen to, especially when you haven't seen the movie or in this case the movie doesn't actually exist.

Loved this. Sets such a moody scene, with classic soundtrack styles often overlaid with sharp and glassy synths to create a feeling of tension.

Albums like this is the reason I'm doing this thing.

We're 9 tracks in and I sense I might be giving out my first 1 in a while. This isn't the worst thing I've ever heard but its just really annoying me. Normally I am very pro anything remotely experimental, but this doesn't feel like music to me, it feels like a collection of sound effects, or at best the score to a film. Most of it is just passing me by - occasionally there is something jarring enough to jerk my ears into action - but mostly it blends in to the background noise of the street out my window. I like chocolate milkshake. 1.2/5

The occasional good film compositions in this are marred and obscured by repetitive musical loops (the drums are especially bad); repetitive, amateurish and often very dopey sound and vocal effects; and repetitive themes and motifs that don’t really deserve such attention and repetition. More like a 16-year-old wunderkind’s soundtrack sizzle reel sent out with a resume than an actual, fully-realized album. There are literally dozens of actual great soundtracks that deserve to be on this list rather than this faux piece of crap.

No thank you

I love Barry Adamson. I really do. But this isn’t an album I needed to hear before I die 💔

Soundtrack to a silent movie!

A gripping journey through the exciting world of things happening faintly in another room. Would recommend to anyone who thought elevators needed more menace.

Rating: 4.2/5 Short Review: Dark, cinematic, and quietly stylish. Feels like you’re walking through a city at night with a story you’re not fully telling. More mood than melody, but it pulls you in if you let it. Favorite Track: “On the Wrong Side of Relaxation.” Sets the tone perfectly. Smooth but uneasy, like something is slightly off the whole time.

Big fan of Barry’s follow up to this and looking forward to this. Still got the chaotic multilayered style which is hard to describe. It’s theatrical and feels you’re in a movie or multiple movies. Liked the all over the shop approach very different and would revisit. 3.9/5

desde que escuche la intro. supe que esto iba a ser muy diferente a todo lo que he escuchado hasta el día de hoy. sí soy honesto no me desagrada, pero a decir verdad, al menos para mi, esto no es musica y se supone que son álbumes musicales los que se exhiben aquí. fuera de eso, como obra de instrumentalización, esta bakano. se siente esta historia de cine noir que busca recrear y en consecuencia, cumple bien con su cometido. si o si debería estar en los 101 discos instrumentales de la historia, pero aqui, no.

592/1001 2026.04.14

Favorite tracks: Under Wraps, Everything Happens to Me Cool concept but I can't imagine ever listening to this again.

Well that was interesting

A soundtrack made for a movie that was never made? Exactly the type of pretentious crap I live to hate, but alas this puppy slaps. 4 slaps outta 5

What a crazy "soundtrack". If any of these tracks were to play in an actual film I think I'd fall in love with it immediatly. There's never a dull moment on here, my ears are always picking out what the different instruments are doing. I especially loved the delayed guitar in 'Under Wraps', gave that track some nice texture near the end. Same goes for 'The Swinging Detective' with the trumpet being delayed that time. A genius idea. My other favourites include 'Auto Destruction' for its crazy structure and sound as well as 'Sounds from the Big House', 'Chocolate Milkshake', and 'The Man With The Golden Arm' All in all, great faux-soundtrack. This is why rock musicians always make the best soundtrack artists. Just look at Trent Reznor. Also just read this but big props to Adamson for actually writing a movie soundtrack after this too. And with the great David Lynch, no less. What an achievement. 4/5

This is the kind of thing I'm here for. Given my interest in concept albums as a teenager, I'm surprised I never heard of this. This is probably the first album I've received that I have wanted to play again immediately after finishing it the first time. Really great vibes for sitting at my desk working. Combines a lot of things I really like -- concept album, film noir, film scoring, ambient/jazz vibes. I definitely see myself coming back to this!

cool concept but not a great record

Outstanding album. Imagine: late 1950s, having an affair with Pink Panther, while bar-hopping the seedy back street dive bars and casinos of the old Las Vegas strip. It’s got the creep, energy and build of being caught by the sexy women of O-town. Edgy, passionate, mysterious, 10/10. I loved it.

Es un soundtrack. Tiene cosas buenas, pero es raro

I rather enjoyed the noir soundtrack vibe of this. I can’t really envision wanting to listen to this regularly, but as a mood setting it’s great. 3.5/5

A favourite late night album, great excuse to listen again

New to me and something I will listen to again. Swinging Detective and Man with the Golden Arm were initial highlights. It’s a high 2 / 3

Interesting piece of music, quite different from previous choices.reminded me of David Holmes albeit jazzier

A quality three stars…thank you RGP😍😍😍.

Bit of a let down. I really enjoyed Oedipus so was looking forward to this, but it was a lot more atmospheric. Kinda felt like there should have been something visual going on as well

This is a nice quirky aside. It sounds like a PSone soundtrack for a 3D platformer.

No thanks. It's interesting. Sounds from the Big House has a cool mood, but this is not for me.