Bryars, Gavin – Sinking Of The Titanic LP hip hop Songs that have existed for

Songs that have existed for centuries can seem immutable and anchored to time

keeps pushing harder and faster each year

That’s why Omni called the album Souvenir: it’s a collection of audio objects

picking up with ease where their predecessors left off and always exploring where to go next

tape machines and synthesizers

Bryars, Gavin – Sinking Of The Titanic LP hip hop Songs that have existed forGavin Bryars was born in Yorkshire, England in 1943. His first musical forays were as a jazz bassist working in the early 1960s with improvisors Derek Bailey and Tony Oxley. Bryars later worked with composers John Cage and Cornelius Cardew, founded the Portsmouth Sinfonia and collaborated with Brian Eno on his famed Obscure imprint. The Sinking of the Titanic, Bryars first major composition, was inspired by the tragic event of the British passenger