Our next guest is Gazelle Twin.

Gazelle Twin is the creation of UK based composer, producer, and musician, Elizabeth Bernholz.

Known for her conceptual albums, such as Pastoral (2018), Kingdom Come (2017), and Unflesh (2014), she often presents dystopian themes through electronic production and extraordinary live performances, which feature changing personas.

Photo credit : Victor Frankowski

Here are some words from Gazelle Twin about her Selections:

Pretty much throughout my life, in any circumstance - pandemic, or not - I’ve needed to hear or make music that articulates either a deep sense of dread, or total dread relief. Quite often, it’s both at same time. We all have our own ways of purging heavy feelings and self-medicating, and for me, music is like trepanning for anxiety.

This playlist includes some of my longest-standing musical obsessions. It’s 2hrs of music from all over the place; time and origin, but connected in mood. It follows a steady course, beginning in bleak intensity, entering into a place of warmth and resolve. It’s the best ending I can engineer in this time of global turmoil.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1i6IM6Q9xfS1HHs4ekOBvj?si=nJK-otg4Q9-1aFUf-n0pRw

Our next guest is Australian musician and composer, Ben Frost.

The Iceland based musician and composer is known for his albums which include Theory of Machines (2007), Sólaris (2011), The Wasp Factory (2016) along with many more.

Ben is also known for his work as a soundtrack composer, with credits including Netflix’s 'DARK', Sky Atlantic's 'Fortitude', and Rainbow Six: Siege.

Photo by Ásta Kristjans.

Here are some words from Ben about his selections:

Here is a collection of music which has been accompanying me through isolation these last few weeks- There is little connective tissue here, other than it being a mix of some of my absolute favourites (Emmylou Harris, Alice Coltrane, Mark Hollis), some are pieces by friends I miss and who are too far away right now, others I find curious and fascinating, and some I’d never heard before. It is an ocean of music and here is no sequence here, hit shuffle and let the machines do the work. I hope you find something in here you’ve never heard before. If anything resonates with you please consider ordering some records from your favourite local record store.

Stay safe and look after one another. BF

 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Zh5cYm2wWdjibRsL8SgLI?si=i52zLc9lRh6DvkuJ4bAHjA

We're excited to announce our next guest, director and composer Mark Jenkin.

Mark recently made the multi-award winning (including a BAFTA!) film 'Bait', along with composing the synth heavy score which was released late last year on Invada.

Photo © Carla Orrego Veliz

Here are some words from Mark about his selections:

Mark Jenkin's Playlist - 89 tracks. 

This is a playlist of comfort for me. Nostalgic, melancholic, but not entirely backward looking. Compiled in no particular order it harks back to the days, growing up here in Cornwall, when my music taste was dictated by my Mum, occasionally my Dad, and most significantly my Sister. It also covers the time of my own musical awakening in the early 90s, and the rediscovery of that music via my new obsession with collecting 45s. Inevitably it is also influenced by the movies I love. Finally, and probably most importantly, it is peppered with newer tracks that I’ve been listening to over the last few, weeks, days and hours. Needless to say, this list would have been very different if I’d compiled it tomorrow. Stay in and listen. Mx  

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4E6tSypUJFv81YRB0lmH1c?si=QnJjkacURxu3bBgYUJDH6g

Following on from Clint Mansell's selections earlier in the week, we're proud to bring you Warren Ellis' playlists!

The Australian musician and composer (Dirty Three, Bad Seeds, Grinderman) has put together 24 hours of music.

Photo Credit: Michael Avedon

Here are some words from Warren about his selections:

Over the coming weeks, Invada will be asking our friends and collaborators to create some playlists. There are no rules or regulations. The parameters are wide open for the guests to do as they wish.

Our first one is by musician/composer Clint Mansell, who has compiled his playlist over 4 sections. 

Photo credit : Mike Palmer 

Here are some words from Clint about his selections:

"Where did you grow up? Where were the first places you went out and danced, got drunk, snogged, got into fights, laughed, missed the last bus home, sat on the swings in a deserted park at 1 in the morning with your best mate?
These were mine..this is the music they played while we were growing up.

Monday nights was the Summerhill in Kingswinford. The music there was New Romantic/futurist, glam, and some post-punk. Our clothes were cheap and my boots were held together with duct tape.

Fridays was JBs in Dudley, probably the best club in the world EVER. I can’t guarantee that Dermot, the DJ, played all these tunes but its a reasonable representation of the music he’d spin. Punk, reggae, new wave, mod, rock..the best education we could have ever hoped for.

Then once in awhile there’d be a disco at the Old Halesownians Rugby Club where it was northern soul, Motown and disco. It wasn’t easy to get in there because we weren’t members and the rugby crowd didn’t like us but whatever..we’d get in somehow and dance all night off because there really was nothing else to do.

And finally, theres the music I’m listening to tonight, in the midst of the most defining experience of our lives..stay safe and much love to you all."

Saturdays at Old Halesownians, Stourbridge

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0qtjRUYEMnKetGnvpJOMBB?si=_HZU1tT1RgKq-vhYF_Ry7w

Mondays at Summerhill, Kingswinford

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6yh9kf1drPDi4XWKeiD3qX?si=Uk7T2mywQEaAHxiJsLv_Aw

Fridays at JB's, Dudley

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ifaguVV2yonjJnQxeSnwF?si=UZksRC8xSwGnSn_uGpH5Ag

Every Night in Lockdown, Los Angeles

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38F4Z8EMVL7uTboX5KAspA?si=6CghVrV0RqSdBBmzwZkFpg