You may know him best for A Woman a Man Walked By, his 2009 collaboration with PJ Harvey, but producer/musician/friend-to-the-stars John Parish is a well-regarded solo artist in his own right. Not only has he worked with heavy hitters like Eels, Tracy Chapman, and Giant Sand (among many others), but he’s also known for his soundtracks. Now, with the release of the She, a Chinese soundtrack, Parish’s film work is finally getting wide distribution. The “rock ‘n’ roll odyssey” (as the press materials are calling it) is slated for a US release April 6 and a worldwide digital release March 16 via Dreamboat Records. Not only do you get some stone cold Parish jams on that soundtrack, you also get an early track from Feist, plus Chinese punk rock from Mumma. Now that’s an odyssey I’m willing to embark upon… just keep me away from the ensorcelled swine. I don’t wanna be eating my bacon at breakfast, all worried that it was once human.
She, a Chinese soundtracklisting:
01. Li Mei
02. Fei Fei Run (Mumma)
03. Banjo X
04. Li Mei Makes a Break
05. Drone X
06. Li Mei & Brother Qiang
07. Wildflowers (Tian Zhen)
08. There Is a City (Hang on the Box)
09. Snake at the Docks
10. Spikey’s Place
11. Spikey’s Death
12. What Is Now? (Hang on the Box)
13. Rachid
14. Unseen/Mr Hunt
15. Li Mei & Rachid
16. Link X
17. November
18. Lonely Lonely (Feist)
• John Parish: http://www.johnparish.com
• Dreamboat: http://www.dreamboatrecords.co.uk