There are two Clint Mansells. The first Clint is a gurning idiot who spearheaded the odious grebo movement as part of Pop Will Eat Itself. The pinnacle of Clint #1’s success involved shoehorning pop culture references into songs with a sledgehammer-like subtlety (“Alan Moore knows the score!”). The Poppies officially broke up in 1996 and Clint #1 disappeared off the face of the Earth. Clint #2 surfaced two years later with the surprisingly mature soundtrack for Darren Aronofsky’s first movie, Pi. Stourbridge, jester hats and high ponytails suddenly seemed a world away. Clint #1’s lyrical sledgehammer had been tucked away in a cupboard with a pair of tatty Dr. Martens boots. Read full article here.
