Winner of Best Original Score at the 2013 SUNDANCE FESTIVAL for the film 'Metro Manila' - Soundtrack released on 06/24 A current. That's what seems to carry the music of multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Robin Foster. A hypnotic flow carrying images of passing landscapes, of cities pulsating in the night and murky colors, in an endless 'road movie'. Bewitching and sensual, his melancholic instrumental compositions create a tension as elusive as it is undeniable, brimming with strong cinematic textures, electronic loops and airy keyboards; all carried by waves of guitars. In the sometimes subtle, sometimes powerful volutes where Robin Foster's music undulates, influences stand out in small touches: Talk Talk, Sigur Ros, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Radiohead, New Order or even The Smiths... But other inspirations also nourish the British artist's "cinematic post-rock": the images of Michael Mann (Heat, Miami Vice), Ridley Scott (Blade Runner) and David Lynch; the music of Ennio Morricone (For a Few Dollars More) as well. From “Life is Elsewhere” to the Sundance Festival: music, image and the road. In 2008, Robin released a critically acclaimed debut album: “Life Is Elsewhere”. Then came "Where do we go from here?" in late 2011, with beautiful collaborations from Dave Pen (BirdPen, Archive) and Ndidi O. The critical reception was just as positive, and Robin spent the following year on the road, captivating audiences across France, Belgium and Germany. The duo between Foster and Oscar-nominated writer/director Sean Ellis led to collaborations for prestigious brands like Hugo Boss and Kenneth Cole. After the success of his second album, Robin dedicated himself to writing the original soundtrack for Metro Manila, Ellis's first feature film (released in France in June 2013). With the Metro Manila soundtrack completed, Robin could tackle his new, much more personal project: “PenInsular” - a third album recorded in Robin's studio in Camaret, Brittany. An entirely instrumental album, intended as a tribute to Robin's adopted city and its inhabitants. Mixed in Manchester by Jim Spencer (The Charlatans, Vaccines, New Order), each track on “PenInsular” is named after a region of the peninsula and often refers to its natural landscapes. Robin describes this album as a “postcard from the end of the world”. The very essence of this magnificent and wild coast is perfectly captured within it.
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