Bleep

Long time Chromatics producer and film/tv composer John Padgett returns to his oft-used alias Johnny Jewel for this original score to Fien Troch’s Home (2016). It’s hard not to notice the parallel between Padgett’s work for Italians Do It Better and the heavily stylised nature of the films that he lends his hand to (Drive perhaps being the most obvious), the influence of neo-noir and throwback, synthetic 80s sheen shining through each piece. On Home he goes a little deeper than usual, with the B side primarily consisting of an extended ambient opus comprised of evocative, one word titles. An interesting side of Mr. Jewel and one which shows no remorse for momentarily departing from his sleazy disco sensibilities.