Bloody Blue
I can't even begin to describe what this song does for me. It just has all the right stuff. In the gut good. I'm sure you'll agree.
Max Mann - Bloody and Blue (instrumental)
(oh, and if you haven't seen They Live, you haven't lived yet)
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Like a Ghost Town
This isn't the kind of scary ghost song that makes you pee in your pants. It's the kind that makes you dance like you did.
Ignatious Jones - Like A Ghost
kinda heart this video. you can really tell how arty he is with the whole Escher theme goin on. wish there was stuff like this on tv today.
I don't know about you, but it always feels like a Ghost Town where I live. Bloodthirsty, mindless, walking dead roving the streets, waiting for the rapture. Maybe it's just cause I'm in the bible belt. A pretty far cry from Italy, where this classic hails from
Mono Band - Ghost Town
Deadly Media
This video completely blew my mind when I first saw it. I have always been a big fan of Negativeland, EBN, and Coldcut's work. Now that multimedia and hactivism is coming of age, it's really exciting to see where this new tool for art will take social commentary. Considering how entrenched we are with the politcal race and 24/7 media coverage, thought this would be a perfect fit
Hexstatic - Deadly Media
Dr Spooks
This is a nice little freestyle beat featuring female vocals that is mostly indistinguishable from any other record which came out of Miami in the mid-to-late 80s. It's got the talking keyboard chorus, howling woowoos, and just enough bass to keep the breakers happy.
Modern Rocketry - Spooky
Seems like that Modern Rocketry track would work really nicely in a mix next to this video. I love the set design in this, looks like a low budget horror set's supposed to look like. And you can't go wrong with the Michael Myers lookalikes pop'n'lockin next to imprisoned femme fatales. Not to mention the beat is freakishly fresh. Wish they still made records like this.
Robody - "Dr. Youwzy"
B Horror Movie Trailers Pt 1
//TENSE//
Keeping in the spirit of sharing all things rotten and dead, I put an APB out to all the devil boyz and ghouls out there in my cyber circle to share their thoughts on dark matter. So, I am very pleased to introduce this first submission from HTX native, TENSE. Here's a guy who's really pushing the "Black is the new Black" agenda. If there was any guy in America right now who gets minimal-cold-3rd-wave aesthetics, it's TENSE. And man, did he deliver. I asked for just random thoughts and inspirations revolving around the Halloween theme and here's what he came up with -
The Misfits - Skulls
Ministry - Everyday is Halloween - (DUH!)
Bauhuas - Bela Lugosi's Dead
Skinny Puppy - Deadlines
and let us not forget the seminal 80s vampire classic, "The Lost Boys". I can't tell you how many times I've seen this movie. The Corey's never had it so good, Jami Gertz was smoking hot, and Keifer's look was, and still is, mesmerizing. I'm not one for ritual, but you can bet that I will sacrifice another 90 minutes of my life to relive the fantasy of bloodthirsty, teenage immortality. This video is a great mix too, it has that haunting vocal that chants "thous shall not fall" - gorgeous
Thanks to TENSE for sharing his interests. I'm going to leave with a track from his myspace page. Do yourself a favor and shuffle through his tracks. This guy is one of the hottest in hell.
Tense - Cold Rhythm
Chopping Mall
One of the bestest worstest movies ever. Heres the trailer...The best part (love how it shoots her repeatedly in the butt)...
The whole freakin' movie via Youtube...
Parts 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8
And a couple highlights from the unreleased fanmade soundtrack by Chuck Cirino...
Chuck Cirino- Track 18
Chuck Cirino- Track 22
If Paul Bartel's in it you know its quality.
"They remind me of your mother. Its the lazer eyes."
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Disco Undead
It's not Halloween without John Carpenter. These next few songs are all about THE MAN. Carpenter's early movies wouldn't have been nearly as impressive if it hadn't been for his impeccable use of analog synthesizers to create the mood and tone. As an avid soundtrack collector and electro enthusiast, I always find myself coming back to his material. It's truly original, raw, and inspiring. Of all his movies, the title sequence to Halloween 3 stands out for me.
I recently tripped upon this amazing video of a guy repairing an old Prophet analog keyboard. The guy happens to be J-Vibe from the seminal group VSF, who released the underground electro classic "Velocity, Speed, and Force"(but that's another post). Well, anyways, this video shows him laboring over technical repairs to the aging keyboard, all the while playing John Carpenter's "Season of the Witch OST". It's just a fun trip, watching a guy repair the machine that created most of the early soundtracks JC produced. Check it out:
And here's the title track to Halloween III for your listening pleasure
John Carpenter - Halloween III Season of the Witch
It seems that I am not alone in my admiration of Mr. Carpenter. For the past decade, there has been at least one release per year that mentions, rereleases, remixes, or reworks a carpenter classic. This next track came from the "Disco Undead" compilation from 2003, which presented superb interpretations of the main themes to Zombie Flesheaters, The Beyond, Profondo Rosso, Suspiria, and Cannibal Holocaust by some of the leading members in the 3rd Wave, italo-electro revival. This next track is a unique and interesting take on the original and classic, Halloween theme
Tobe Hooker - Haddonfield Fear Factory
Finally, one of my favorite albums w/ the Carpenter stamp has to be from the Individus Analogues label. It's called "European Tribute To John Carpenter" and from what I understand, copies are scarce. I was fortunate to see Le Syndicat Electronique in NYC back in 04 and picked up a copy of this album. It's interesting that at the same time his label was heavily focused on this minimal wave exploration of horror inspired soundtracks, stateside bands like Zombi were exploring the same sounds but with more of a focus on the prog-like components of Goblin and the like. I find the parallels intriguing. This is one of the best from that release, a rework of the Escape From New York theme
Porn.Darsteller - Le Serpent
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