T2 TRAINSPOTTING - Soundtrack

Recording information: Livingston Studios, London.Alongside albums like Blur's Parklife, Massive Attack's Blue Lines, Pulp's Different Class, Portishead's Dummy, and Radiohead's OK Computer, the original Trainspotting soundtrack stands firmly as one of the era-defining records of the '90s. British culture was experiencing a real boom at the time with the establishment-baiting work of Young British Artists like Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst, the rise of influential designers like John Galliano and Alexander McQueen, and the advent of Brit-pop. All of which led to a swathe of self-congratulatory headlines declaring the return and rise of "Cool Britannia." In addition to Danny Boyle's blistering film, the Trainspotting soundtrack seemed to distill a great deal of what made the '90s such a thrilling decade. The heroin chic aesthetic (troublingly popular at the time) was matched by a track listing that resurrected masters of the past while celebrating contemporary rave culture and guitar mus