![]() ![]() The quality has justifiably stood the test of time. During its heyday, many pieces recorded through KPM became perennial UK TV themes – long-running programs like “Grandstand,” “Mastermind” and “ITV News At Ten.” Tellingly, the KPM boss during this period, Robin Phillips, made a point of setting the bar high, bringing in the UK’s most talented young composers, arrangers and session players to the studios to ensure the highest quality music. Original promotional-only vinyl releases from KPM and other libraries of the 1960s and 70s (generally from print run of only 1,000 copies each) can now exchange hands for a small fortune. The music wasn’t intended to be enjoyed in a home listening context, and in fact wasn’t available for commercial release at all, but the sheer quality of the playing and compositions resulted in the music finding an enthusiastic audience. The phenomenon of the music library is unique, involving brilliant but anonymous composers and musicians creating short pieces of music to be made available for background use in film, television, and radio. Music For Dancefloors is a varied journey through the archives of the fabled and historic KPM Music Library. Dates below.This April, Strut reissues one of the early releases from its catalogue in a brand new Deluxe Edition. tour support is Francis and the Lights, who collabed with Chance the Rapper on Coloring Book track “Summer Friends.” Samm Henshaw and Jay Prince will join him throughout Europe. The last date is set for Vancouver, BC, on October 26, before the rapper heads overseas for November and December. ![]() ![]() It begins on September 15 with a performance in San Diego, CA, followed by stops in Vegas, Chicago, NYC and New Orleans. In support of his new album, Coloring Book, Chance the Rapper is hitting the road for a fall tour. ![]()
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