"After seven solo albums, Tempest had begun thinking about working with others, and so the night before the recording session, he and Chatten repaired to Albarn's studio and wrote their verses together, responding to each other. It seemed to work really well, he says: A true collaboration. Nevertheless, he concedes, the actual recording of Flags proved to be quite the baptism of fire."
"There were other children in Abbey Road studio, too, filming the sessions under the supervision of Jonathan Glazer, the Oscar-winning director of The Zone of Interest. Asked to make a film to accompany the album, Glazer decided that because War Child supports children affected by conflict, the overall project should reflect the joy and freedom of childhood. So he got children in war zones to film themselves playing,"
Kae Tempest jumped at the chance to contribute to a Damon Albarn track featuring Grian Chatten for Help(2), a War Child compilation. After seven solo albums, Tempest and Chatten wrote their verses together the night before the session, responding to each other. The recording of 'Flags' became a baptism of fire with Johnny Marr on guitar, Femi Koleoso drumming, and a children's choir. Jonathan Glazer supervised children filming the sessions and commissioned footage from children in war zones to reflect childhood joy and freedom. Pupils from local schools documented Abbey Road, with nine-year-olds running around with Sony Handycams, creating chaotic, wonderful scenes. Other studios at Abbey Road hosted artists recording tracks for Help(2).
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