David Holmes and BP Fallon reveal 'Henry McCullough' for Late Night Tales - premiere

'We both knew we captured a very special moment that couldn’t have been created at any other moment - magic'

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David Holmes received a phone call from Irish musician BP Fallon the day before the funeral of former Wings guitarist Henry McCullough.

"He was heart broken having lost his dear friend and asked could he stay at mine after he returned from the funeral," Holmes says.

"After I picked him up from the train station he asked me if he returned early enough could we record something. I started working on the music that day and then I had an idea which was to record something about Henry and their relationship. When BP returned that evening I sat him down in front of the microphone and this happened in one take! We both knew we captured a very special moment that couldn’t have been created at any other moment - magic."

We're premiering the final track, which will feature on Holmes' Late Night Tales album - listen below

What are you listening to at the moment?

I’m always listening to music when I’m walking my dog, which is around two hours a day. It’s the one time you can truly listen without being disturbed. ‘Jesus Alone’ by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is heartbreaking, a piece of work that transcends being something much more than a great piece of music. Their last album was stunning and was a very good friend for a while, like all great records you return to it again and again. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s album ‘EARS’ is beautiful; full of intricate arpeggios, horn arrangements.

The manipulation of her voice and harmonies is fantastic. The Psychic Ills ‘Inner Journey Out’ is a sound I’ll never tire of i.e. Spacemen 3. I love the Morgan Delt album ‘Phase Zero’, psyched out dream pop which will always find a place in my heart. Thunder Tillman ‘Exact Location of the Soul’ is a beautiful kraut rock inspired beaut. Pinkshinyultrablast ‘The Cherry Pit’ (Shiny Dub ) is great! Really looking forward to playing this one out! Phil Kieran ‘Blinded by the Sun’ is one of the best electronic dance inspired records I’ve heard in ages. I could listen to L.Pierre ‘Jim Dodge Dines at the Penguin Cafe’ all day…it always puts a smile on my face.

What are your plans for the rest of 2016?

I’m currently finishing a six part TV film for Steven Soderbergh called ‘MOSAIC ‘ starring Sharon Stone and Beau Bridges, it’s a very clever and brilliant piece of filmmaking. I’ve been producing Noel Gallagher’s new album so I hope we can get that pretty close when we return to the studio this month. Towards the end of the year I’m starting work on Steven Soderbergh's return to cinema ‘Logan Lucky’, which will roll into 2017.

If you could pick a film to soundtrack what would it be and why?

In theory I’d like to rescore a few films I’ve done myself but in reality I don’t think I could move backwards. My friend Christopher Doyle when asked what’s his favourite film he worked on always replies with "My Next Film". I think that’s a great attitude.

What was the first gig you ever played and what’s been the best so far?

1983/84 at The Aberdeen, Belfast. It was a Mod/Soul night…I’ll never forget it! The DJ was ill and I always had great records so I filled in for him…now 33 years later. There are too many great nights to whittle it down to just one but the best nights are the most intimate when you can play for 3-5 hours. Sugar Sweet in Belfast, which was on every month in the early to mid 90’s, is responsible for some of the best and life changing nights of my life. Amsterdam in the early 90’s was always mind blowing, Tokyo, NYC in the late 90’s dropping Can next to PIL and Bitches Brew was something special.

That night held 40 people and it was packed. My “God’s Waiting Room” nights are special - 50-60 people, great sound, weird films and five hours straight playing the music I love. It’s like going to your favourite bar where the music is always changing and surprising, with no dance floor. You can really manipulate the mood and atmosphere, in the right setting it can be very cinematic through my song choices. The room is very important.

Late Night Tales: David Holmes is out 21 October