The Chemical Brothers, Graham Coxon, The Long Blondes, Union Of Knives and Estelle are among the musicians who have been asked by the Tate Modern to create tracks inspired by works of art. The first track is the one from The Chemical Brothers, called 'The Rock Drill', which was inspired by the Jacob Epstein sculpture Torso In Metal from The Rock Drill. Visitors to the gallery will be able to hear the track while looking at the artwork.
On the project, The Chemical Brothers told reporters: "We chose to write music for The Rock Drill as it seemed so dynamic, powerful and modern - it just seemed so techno - we could imagine music as soon as we saw it. The sculpture has a feeling of movement. We wanted to capture the latent feeling of force that the figure has. Having heard music in art galleries before that is largely ambient, we wanted to make something rhythmic and structured that connected to the piece."
Tate Media Director Will Gompertz added: "Tate Tracks highlights just how powerful the relationship between music and art can be and we're delighted to work with so many major musicians. Each act has responded distinctly to the artwork chosen and the results are inspirational."