Elektra / Radio Moscow

blaine l. reininger is one of the creative mainsprings behind the cult avant-garde band tuxedomoon. as a solo artist he has produced some ten solo albums, including 'broken fingers' (1982), 'night air' (1984), 'live in brussels' (1986), 'instrumentals' (1989) and 'night air 2' (2004). 'elektra' / 'radio moscow' combines two haunting instrumental soundtracks written and arranged by blaine. 'elektra' was commissioned for a version of the sophocles play staged at the athens festival in summer 2006 by director angela brusko. 'radio moscow' is the score for the 1995 film of the same name by director nicholas triandafyllidis.