{"id":5468,"date":"2022-06-07T14:33:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T13:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=5468"},"modified":"2022-06-07T14:33:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T13:33:57","slug":"5468","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=5468","title":{"rendered":"Steve Cradock&#8217;s Soundtrack To An Imaginary Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>STEVE CRADOCK may be best known for his work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oceancolourscene.com\">Ocean Colour Scene<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulweller.com\">Paul Weller<\/a>, but his latest album,\u00a0<i>A Soundtrack To An Imaginary Movie,\u00a0<\/i>is a gorgeous jazz, folk and classical-influenced collection of instrumentals. In this exclusive interview with THOMAS PATTERSON, Steve discusses the making of the album and shares a stream<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steve Cradock - 02 - QUERCITRON - 44 24 by Kundalinimusic\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1256808685&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640&#038;secret_token=s-QcSKBY4URPY\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><i>Shindig!<\/i><\/strong>: This new album is very different to your previous work. What was the genesis of this new direction, and were you surprised yourself to be making music in such a vein?<br \/>\n<strong>Steve Cradock<\/strong>: Well, it was the spring of 2020, nature was ruling for once and I would play to it all, this is how the first two tracks happened anyway. Meditation was the mood, acoustic guitar and piano the instruments of choice. I would record as soon as I had an idea, so real fresh, also repetitive. And I just loved the simple melodies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>S!<\/i><\/strong>: What were some of your influences? You&#8217;re obviously playing around with sounds beyond those of typical soundtrack composers, such as folk and even neo-classical.<br \/>\n<strong>SC<\/strong>: I was reading Ashley Kahn\u2019s <em>A Love Supreme<\/em>, while listening to this great album, and also Fairport Convention\u2019s <em>Liege And Lief<\/em>. But while writing\/recording I wasn\u2019t thinking about these things, just what was in front of my mind. It was spontaneous.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>S!<\/i><\/strong>: Where and when did you record the album? There are some interesting guests on-board too \u2013 how did you choose who to round up for this project?<br \/>\n<strong>SC<\/strong>: At my home studio, called Kundalini Studios. Much of it in the summer of The Great Lockdown. I was lucky to have some great players to add to the mix, Nikolaj Torp Larsen who I met through The Specials, the late\/great Brian Travers (this track was left over from an album called <em>Peace City West<\/em>), Jess Cox on cello, my wife Sally recorded a great piece of gong therapy, and my son Cass wrote a piece for his school exam, which I thought was really beautiful, also family friends Lila Levingston and Hugo Levingston. Tim Smart the great trombone player also added to the mix.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Steve-Cradock-Press-Shot-2022-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Steve-Cradock-Press-Shot-2022-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Steve-Cradock-Press-Shot-2022-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Steve-Cradock-Press-Shot-2022-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Steve-Cradock-Press-Shot-2022-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Steve-Cradock-Press-Shot-2022-2048x1537.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><i>S!<\/i><\/strong>: Are you a film buff? What are some of your favourites, and would you like to compose the soundtrack to a real movie? If so, what kind of film and or filmmaker appeals?<br \/>\n<strong>SC<\/strong>: No not really, although my faves are <em>Twin Town<\/em>, <em>Four Lions<\/em>, <em>Dead Man\u2019s Shoes<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>S!<\/i><\/strong>: What\u2019s next for you? Will you continue any more experiments in this direction?<br \/>\n<strong>SC<\/strong>: A summer of magical shows with Paul, The Specials and Ocean Colour Scene.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>S!<\/i><\/strong>: Do you know what the &#8220;imaginary movie&#8221; is, the title, plot etc?<br \/>\n<strong>SC<\/strong>: I don\u2019t, there wasn\u2019t one!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>A Soundtrack To An Imaginary Movie <\/em>is out on June 10th on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicglue.com\/steve-cradock\/\">Kundalini<\/a><\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F5468&#038;t=Steve%20Cradock%E2%80%99s%20Soundtrack%20To%20An%20Imaginary%20Movie&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F5468&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FSteve-Cradock-Press-Shot-2022-scaled.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Steve%20Cradock%E2%80%99s%20Soundtrack%20To%20An%20Imaginary%20Movie\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F5468&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Steve%20Cradock%E2%80%99s%20Soundtrack%20To%20An%20Imaginary%20Movie&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F5468\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEVE CRADOCK may be best known for his work with Ocean Colour Scene and Paul Weller, but his latest album,\u00a0A Soundtrack To An Imaginary Movie,\u00a0is a gorgeous jazz, folk and classical-influenced collection of instrumentals. 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