Hot on the heels of this English production duo’s recent collaboration with Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan, Kubrick is an entirely different proposition.
As the title suggests, characters from the late auteur's oeuvre influenced these eight instrumental tracks after Rich Machin developed an obsession with his work. It's an engrossing collection, arcing from the solemn tick of DeLarge (A Clockwork Orange) to elegiac closer Ziegler (Eyes Wide Shut).
There is a glistening, wintertime chill to the ominous orchestral sweep of Torrance – named for Jack Nicholson's psychopathic character in The Shining – while Joker bustles with twinkling glockenspiel and mournful violin.
At times unsettling but always an interesting listen, whether you’re a Kubrick aficionado or not.
