Notes
This is the beautiful (but short - it runs for 19 minutes) soundtrack to the British masterpiece directed by Ken Loach. Adapted from the novel "A Kestrel For A Knave" by Barry Hines, Kes is set in the North of England (Barnsley) and tells the story of Billy Casper. Billy can't concentrate on his school work and has a pretty rough time of it whilst dealing with his dysfunctional family and the regular beatings he gets from other boys and his brother. One day he sees a wild Kestrel which leads to the discovery of a whole new side of his character...
Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) is a huge fan of the soundtrack and has this to say about it; "The sound of a long-lost childhood...The smell of a damp school cloakroom, from an age when comics were still printed on newsprint...But this is more than just another product of the nostalgia industry - put on this album & immediately you'll be soaring through the air, free of your earthly shackles: for this is the sound of a human soul in flight. A beautiful daydream antidote to an all too real South Yorkshire nightmare. "Tha' won't get me down t'pit." "Pig, Pig, Sow,Sow." "Tha' dun't like being called a bastard does tha'?" This is the real thing. This is beauty so fragile it hurts. This is music with the Jesses well & truly off."
Packaging & Liner Notes
CD: Standard jewel case.
Please note - this CD runs for 19 minutes.
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