Published
Mon, Sep 11, 2006, 03:30
- Don’t go searching for the latest Chems track at your high street HMV – this one is only available via headphones at the Tate Modern...
Don’t go searching for the latest Chemical Brothers track at your high street HMV – this one is only available via headphones at the Tate Modern in London.
The track is inspired by Jacob Epstein's 1913-14 sculpture Torso in Metal from The Rock Drill, a menacing-looking machine-like robot carved out of bronze that looks like something Daft Punk ripped off. Critics have interpreted the sculpture as a symbol of "the terrible Frankenstein's monster we have made ourselves into". The piece, especially written for the gallery by the electronica duo can be heard at listening posts next to the sculpture. It's the first track to be unveiled to the public as part of the Tate Tracks project.
"We chose to write music for The Rock Drill as it seemed so dynamic, powerful and modern - it just seemed so techno - we could imagine music as soon as we saw it,” the Chemical Brothers told the BBC. “The sculpture has a feeling of movement. We wanted to capture the latent feeling of force that the figure has. Having heard music in art galleries before that is largely ambient, we wanted to make something rhythmic and structured that connected to the piece."
Other musicians taking part in the Tate Tracks project include Estelle, The Klaxons, Blur's Graham Coxon, The Long Blondes, Roll Deep and The Union of Knives. Each month the gallery will unveil a new track by one of the musicians.
The Chemical Brothers are also currently working on their fifth album due for release in 2007.
