IAN WILLIAMS
LE MYSTÈRE LUCIE
(DOSSIER SECRET)
soundtrack album
out 25.07.24
(Slaughterback)
Bandcamp
includes
L’OPÉRATION SUISSE
audio
As previously revealed via classified intel from our man in the know, London-based musician/composer Ian Williams has today issued a companion piece to his recent soundtrack album of music for the fascinating 2023 French documentary ‘Le Mystère Lucie (Des Espions Contre Le Nazisme)’ / Codename Lucy (Spies Against Nazism).
Entitled ‘Le Mystère Lucie (Dossier Secret)’, it features music composed for but ultimately not used in the documentary, which was originally conceived as a 75 minute film but eventually released as a 52 minute TV broadcast. It seemed a pity not to make these additional themes and sketches available, so here they are, another collection of World War II spy music – melodic, electronic, orchestral, tuneful, abrasive, with both releases showcasing Williams’ knack of fusing big tunes with occasional blasts of industrial noise.
Also available:
IAN WILLIAMS
LE MYSTÈRE LUCIE (DES ESPIONS CONTRE LE NAZISME)
Available via Bandcamp
French Connection Films | Le mystère Lucie, des espions contre le nazisme (frenchcx.com)
LE MYSTÈRE LUCIE (DES ESPIONS CONTRE LE NAZISME)
Documentary by Éric Michel and Jacques Matthey
A spy network led by the Swiss-based Jewish communist Sándor Radó was instrumental in precipitating the victory of the Allies during the Second World War.
Radó received confidential strategic information from the highest levels of the Nazi state and in particular from the HQ of the German army via Rudolf Roessler, a deeply anti-Nazi Christian who he never actually met. Roessler, codenamed Lucie because he was based in Lucerne, received his information from German supporters of the resistance, aided by notable members of certain industrial circles.
The exceptional work of these spies contributed to a victory on the Eastern Front but for eighty years remained the greatest secret of the Second World War. The eventual declassification of the archives allowed us to discover this incredible story.
MORE ABOUT IAN WILLIAMS
Ian Williams began his music career in Edinburgh in the mid 1980s as a founder of Beautiful Pea Green Boat, whose ethereal, atmospheric sound pre-dated the vogue for dream pop by at least twenty years. Several collaborations with Lebanese choreographer Joumana Mourad and her contemporary dance company Ijad saw him fuse Arabic/classical/techno/ambient styles, following which he changed tack to work with singer Claudia Barton as Gamine, releasing two albums of dark, piano-led torch songs and lullabies.
Williams’ own releases include THE DREAM EXTORTIONISTS (2019), a debut solo album of dark piano and electronics; LES BLESSURES INVISIBLES (2019), an eclectic electronic soundtrack to a previous documentary film by Eric Michel; ALL BECOMES DESERT (2021), an album of minimalist ambiences and warm analogue soundscapes, plus his current studio album SLOW-MOTION APOCALYPSE (2023), which was described by Electronic Sound magazine as “designed to sound as if it’s on the edge of orgasm or violence. An unapologetic muscle car of an album” and has been compared to Tangerine Dream, Vangelis and Jean-Michel Jarre.
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