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‘Black metal for reimagining a well-known legend’ – The Undercover Soundtrack, Steven A McKay
Posted by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris in Undercover Soundtrack on May 21, 2014
My guest this week writes reimaginings of the Robin Hood legends. He uses music to conjure the atmosphere but says he has to avoid anything that’s too tuneful or he’ll pick up his guitar instead. He admits his choice of Scandinavian black metal is a challenging listen – but finds the fast drumming, screaming vocals and glowering noise is exactly right to shift him away from the 21st century and into a time of outlaws, campfires and battles. He is Steven A McKay and he’s on the Red Blog with his Undercover Soundtrack.
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