Posted on Thursday, 27 August 2009
This month’s album has taken years to come together. It’s not that David Rhodes is a particularly slow worker as much as he’s been very in demand as a session guitarist, primarily for Peter Gabriel but also for the likes of Paul McCartney, T-Bone Burnett and even Roy Orbison.
Rhodes started writing the songs which became [...]
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Posted on Monday, 8 June 2009
Charlie Winston, whose debut album ‘Hobo’ has sold over 200,000 copies in France, has released an exclusive compilation album including rarities for Society of Sound members.
This is a great example of us being able to bring you an exceptional artist on the cusp of going global. Discovered by Peter Gabriel and supporting him on the [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 14 May 2009
B&W Fellow and Society of Sound Curator Peter Gabriel has just been awarded the Polar Music Prize which he will share with Venezuelan composer Jose Antonio Abreu.
This has been another very successful year for Peter, he was nominated for an Oscar for Down to Earth from the Wall-E soundtrack. He won a Grammy for Best [...]
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Posted on Monday, 30 March 2009
“Once you start listening to Spiro and how it’s composed you hear elements of systems music, people like Steve Reich, Phillip Glass, dance music and all sorts of musical influences are woven into this very contemporary music.”
So said Peter Gabriel about this month’s album. Some of our albums are more challenging than others but there [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Peter Gabriel has added more dates to his South American and Mexican tour in March - you can see a full list of dates so far here.
Narrowly pipped at the post for the Best Song Oscar by Slumdog Millionaire, Peter did win a Grammy for Best Song with Down To Earth and Best Instrumental Arrangement [...]
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