Benedict Cumberbatch features on Röyksopp 'Late Night Tales' mix
The latest in long-running curated mix series Late Night Tales sees Röyksopp taking up the music selection reins.
Among their mix sees the likes of XTC, Byrne & Barnes, Vangelis and more, including a Röyksopp cover of Depeche Mode. More interestingly, Sherlock actor and Best Name In British TV owner, Benedict Cumberbatch makes a cameo reciting the second part of Simon Cleary story ‘Flat of Angles’, following on from his starring part in Friendly Fires’ previous offering.
The collection is out on 16 June. You can check out a preceding mini-mix here, with the full tracklisting below:
1 Röyksopp: “Daddy’s Groove”
2 Rare Bird: “Passing Through”
3 Little River Band: “The Light Of Day”
4 Tuxedomoon: “In A Manner Of Speaking”
5 Vangelis: “Blade Runner Blues”
6 Röyksopp: “Ice Machine” (Depeche Mode cover)
7 Johann Johannsson: “Adi Et Amo”
8 FR David: “Music”
9 Prelude: “After The Goldrush” (Neil Young cover)
10 Richard Schneider Jnr: “Hello Beach Girls”
11 Acker Bilk: “Stranger On The Shore”
12 Thomas Dolby: “Budapest By Blimp”
13 Byrne & Barnes: “Love You Out Of Your Mind”
14 Andreas Vollenweider: “Hands And Clouds”
15 John Martyn: “Small Hours”
16 XTC: “The Somnambulist”
17 This Mortal Coil: “Till I Can Gain Control Again”
18 Popol Vuh: “Aguirre I” (Lacrime Di Rei)
19 Benedict Cumberbatch: “Flat Of Angles” (part 2)
[via Pitchfork]
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