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Francesca's art and architecture inspired show Architextures is back. Tune in for a two-hour musical journey inspired by Brutalism and Brutalist Architecture with tracks by Biosphere, Underworld, Orbital and Air Max ‘97 among many others.
Brutalism is a style that emerged in the 1950s in post-war Great Britain. Brutalist buildings are characterised by their massive, monolithic and ‘blocky’ appearance with a rigid geometric style and large-scale use of poured concrete. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.
Brutalism became synonymous with the socially progressive housing solutions that architects and town planners promoted as modern ‘streets in the sky’, encouraging an ethos of ‘social utopianism’.
As high-rise buildings became associated with crime, social deprivation and urban decay, Brutalism was increasingly reviled, and across the UK, many Brutalist buildings were demolished. However, the movement has continued to influence later forms, associated with high-tech architecture and deconstructivism. In recent years, it has been critically reappraised, with certain buildings being seen as architectural landmarks, such as London’s Barbican Centre.
Tracklist
Vladivostok - Sonmi451 Mary - Underworld
Luminist Modular - Datach’i
Audio Track 5 - Actress x London Contemporary Orchestra 07 BASF Extra Side A - Track 4 - DJ Guy
Momentum - Actress x London Contemporary Orchestra DF 23 - Norken
Belfast - Orbital
Broken Dreams - Ineffekt
Thera - Steve Rachmad
Unfound - Appleblim
Decryption - Biosphere
Music Works for Industry - Marc Barreca
A Final Hit - Leftfield
Mmm...Skyscraper I love You (edit) - Underworld
Weather Experience (edit) - The Prodigy
Fear Colours (Barbican Version) - LoneLady
Islands - Entaclishus
In Dark Trees - Brian Eno
Akoluthic Phase - Hiro Kone
Track 14 - LFO
Ice Bridge - Air Max ‘97
Day World - The Other World Collective
Zoviet France - Light Abrasion
Zoviet France - Purline
Astralwerks - Model 500
Fabrication of Silence - Hiro Kone
Ancient Vibrations III - Dublicator
Space Woman (Instrumental) - Charlie
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