The Eagle Stone Collective: The Musical Stones of ... Sacha

In The Musical Stones, the people who follow the Collective's work share their musical tastes, memories and luggage.

Today : Sacha from France

What is your first musical memory?

My father's vinyl collection. A few classics like old Elvis Presley or Pink Floyd records, some French singers songwriter (Renaud especially). The feeling that unique support has, the cracks and sound coming from the disc itself, more thant the music it holds, is something I hold dear...

The first album you bought?

A compilation of celtic inspired music featuring a wide variety of artists (Blackmore's Night, Lords Of The Dance...). One of my childhood relics that got lost during one of our house moves...

The essential albums for you?

That one's tough... At the moment, I would say either (Sandy) Alex G 's Rocket or Sun Kil Moon's Ghosts Of The Great Highway.

If you had to choose only one album?

Ghost by Devin Townsend, always there when I need calm...

The album that seems terribly underrated to you?

Maybe Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears, a concept album about the genocide of the Native population of the U.S. A bold statement released in the early 60's, wich makes it even more brave... Not so many people seem to know about it, except maybe for "The Ballad of Ira Hayes".

This one or maybe Anathema's A Fine Day To Exit, criminally underrated, in my opinion...

Your favorite album artwork?

Again, this changed (and changes) all the time, I really dig Mastodon artworks, Blood Mountain in particular (I'm so happy to have finally found a t-shirt that has the goddeer on it).

A film whose soundtrack stroke you?

First Gangs Of New York by the great Howard Shore, which has the unique Scorsese blend of rock n' roll and historical accuracy. That movie is so underrated...

Second (yes, I'm cheating since the beginning haha) is a particular song in Once Upon A Time In The West: Jill McBain's theme. Elegant, beautiful, emotional, a tear rolled on my cheek the first time I heard it in a theater... One of Ennio Morricone's greatest achievments, in my humble opinion.

Your current discoveries?

I listen a lot to two video games soundtracks: Occupy White Walls and Outer Wilds. OWW is an interesting mix between jazz, classic and smooth ambiant music, perfect when you're looking for some quiet strenght while working. Outer Wilds by Andrew Prahlow is like country got its ass in space, emotional, poetic, soothing... Two great games, each in it's own way...