October is here and with it comes a very special selection of tracks picked by Emily Hall, the marvellous and infinitely creative British composer. She won us over with her 2015 concept album/opera Folie à Deux, which was one of our Album Picks of the Year. So we asked her to put together a mixtape with some of the artists and bands that have inspired her and the stunning mix she sent us journeys through a myriad of genres and styles, with artists from the likes of Anna Meredith and Oliver Coates to Mara Carlyle and Lady Maisery. Enjoy!
- Anna Meredith – Something Helpful
[Moshi Moshi]
- Oliver Coates – Another Day
[PRAH Recordings]
- Mara Carlyle – How It Felt To Kiss You
[Ancient & Modern]
- Mesadorm – Drink You
[Babylegs Records]
- Olivia Chaney – Blessed Instant
[Nonesuch]
- Mira Calix – The Stockholm Syndrome
[Warp]
- Kronos Quartet with Bryce Dressner – Little Blue Something
[Anti-]
- Lady Maisery – This Woman’s Work
[RootBeat Records]
- Ties Mellema: Jacob Ter Veldhuis – Grab It!
- Oliver Coates – Tommib Help Buss
[PRAH Recordings]
- Nadia Sirota – Etude No.3
[Bedroom Community]
- Laurie Anderson – O Superman
[Warner Bros.]
- Håkon Austbø and Olivier Messiaen- I. Regard du Pere
[Naxos]
- Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim – West Side Story: Tonight
[United Artists]