THE DEVIL & THE UNIVERSE -Folk Horror

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Algernon Blackwood, Andy Paciorek, Ashley Dayour, Awakening The Fields, Blood On Satan's Claw, darkfolk, David Pfister, deathwave, Folk Horror, Folk Horror Revival, Ghostwave, Goatwave, John Carpenter, Momdsucht, MR James, Mysticism, Occult, pagan, Paganism, ritual, Stefan Elsbacher, Summoning, The Dark English Countryside, The Devil And The Universe, The Devil And The Universe - Folk Horror, The Hepworth Wakefield, The Occult, The Wicker Man, The Witchfinder General, Tribal

Released in time to celebrate the passing of Autumn Equinox and as a musical tribute to Robert Hardy’s epic film ‘The Wicker Man.’ Folk Horror is a mix of music, art, literature and film influenced by the like of The Wicker Man, Blood On Satan’s Claw, The Witchfinder General, Andy Paciorek, MR James, Algernon Blackwood, The Occult, Paganism, and The Dark English Countryside. All of which could be said to have been influences on this latest release from The Devil And The Universe.

The album opens with Alchemical Land the perfect aural accompaniment for a drive deep into the high hedged English countryside at sunset and wonder what was that I saw out of the corner of my eye. Creepy! Willow Dance will have you believing something evil lurks in the heart of the primeval woodlands. A great piece of tribal ritualism. Love it! The Ash Tree Darkfolk tinged melancholy that will enchant you. A Fiend In The Furrows takes its name from a conference held about Folk Horror in 2014. Sinister synths and deft drumming summon the haunted spirits of the countryside. Spooky!

Black Harvest a great scythe sample, supernatural synths and bombastic drumming make for a classic TDATU track! Wyrd a composition about fate which gain has a very haunted atmosphere. The Church Of The Goat has a John Carpenter feel, echoes of ‘The Thing’ colliding with ‘Mondsucht’ which develops into a foot stamping crescendo to shatter the dancefloor. Epic! The album closes with When We Were Trees conjures a wave of atmospheric terror which is shattered by the sound of Goats and a stomp onto the dancefloor. Love it. So if you want to get in the mood for halloween early and like music to send a shiver down your spine then this is for you!

 

Want to find out more about Folk Horror? Then Wakefield is the place to be in October!

MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE – Zombies soundtrack

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Clive Barker, Gothic Horror, Halloween soundtrack, Hammer Horror, horror soundtrack, John Carpenter, tales from the crypt, The Midnight Syndicate, The Walking Dead, Znation, Zombie soundtrack, Zombienation, zombies, Zombies boardgame soundtrack

Midnight Syndciate the masters of Horror soundtracks unleash their latest spooktacular opus Zombies The soundtrack to the board game.
The album opens with It Begins setting the scene perfectly the apocalypse.Standout tracks which will send a shiver down Your spine are They’re coming For You, Slight Miscalculation, No Escape – Clive Barker would love this track, I Don’t Think They Are Dead,Town Square captures the atmosphere of Hammer Horror,Zombie Master, Raiding Todd’s Tool Shop could have been used in Znation, Into The Abyss classic Midnight Syndicate, Alternate Food Source, Dusk, We’re Screwed and Race To The Helipad. Put on Your headphones, dim the lights, close Your eyes and you will find yourself in Your own zombie apocalypse when listening to this zombietastic soundtrack. Love it!

Get the sound of Horror this Halloween from

http://www.midnightsyndicate.com/product/zombies/

NEAR EARTH ORBIT – End Of All Existence

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Artaud Seth, Ashley Dayour, Blockbuster, Garden Of Delight, Gothic Rock, John Carpenter, Merciful Nuns, NEAR EARTH ORBIT - End Of All Existence, NEO, Sci-Fi Soundtrack, THE DEVIL & THE UNIVERSE, Whispers In The Shadow

If you have ever wondered what you would get when two dark musical worlds collide here lies the answer in the meeting of Ashley Dayour ( Whispers In The Shadow/ The Devil & The Universe) and Artaud Seth ( Garden Of Delight/ Merciful Nuns). Near Earth Orbit unleash a dark brooding, thought provoking album about the threat to the earth from space or another civilisation in the vast endless void of space. The album comes in an futuristic Sci-Fi digipack with epic gigeresque / end of the world images. The Ltd Edition comes with a booklet about the concept behind the album and access via a download code to 3 additional remixes of tracks featured in the main album.
The album opens with The End a menacing soundscape which reminds me of the TV series U.F.O that drifts into orbit around a hyper driven bass with a hint of F.O.T.N and pulsing ritual drums with Artaud’s vocals hang like a haze around the supernova sonic guitars mixed beautifully with samples, and an air raid siren. Great opening track – live this will be mind blowing! Abandoned World is possibly the best new Gothic Rock song I have heard in the last few years. A Damn infectious song. This will beam you to the dancefloor. I could play this until the earth stops spinning! Love it!

The Warning has a very nice ritualistic start, blistering sun searing guitars some of the best Ashley has ever done and Artaud’s apocalypse laden vocals keeps the monolithic momentum pulsing through the depths of space. Great! Observing The Sun – starts with a nod to Pink Floyd and captures perfectly the soundscape for the threat from intense heat of the sun. Great! Them– If The Edge, John Carpenter, The Devil & The Universe and Artaud were marooned in space, and they could make one song before the air supply ran out this would be the result. Love it! Heat Death – Gothic Rock cranked up to 11, a photon torpedo for the dancefloor! Epic! Taken -would make the perfect soundtrack for the invaison scene from Chronicles Of Riddick an epic siren for pending desolation! Anybody Out There – brings the album to a close, the perfect gothic soundtrack for the sci-fi blockbuster that never was. Stunning!
The Bonus tracks are The End (Transmitter mix), Heat Death (ionised remix) and Abandoned World (nucleus 2).

To get your copy of this great album visit

http://www.nearearthorbit.org/

KONSTRUKCIJA – Konstrukcija

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Brouillard Définitif label, coldwave, Editors, experimental, John Carpenter, KONSTRUKCIJA - Konstrukcija, Kraftwerk, minimal synth, postpunk, Ruth - polaroid-roman-photo, Tangerine dream

The Latvian band Konstrukcija have had their debut album of the same name released by Brouillard Definitif and Les Sons Paranormaux. They have unearthed yet another jewel this time from the rich seam of Eastern Europe.The album has hints of Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, John Carpenter shrouded and draped in a sparse haze of coldwave/minimal synth which sounds like it came straight from the 80’s!
Another nice vinyl release as above. Stand out tracks on the album are Nākotnes Arhitektūra with it’s fusion of John Carpenter and Coldwave a minimal classic! Jaunceltne a mix of Kraftwerk and maybe a hint of Editors -Eat Raw Meat. Great! It also features a fantastic cover of a coldwave classic from Ruth – Polaroid​/​Roman​/​Photo. Love it!

Konstrukcija will be playing select dates across Europe this year so if you get the chance go see them !

Get your copy from

http://brouillard-definitif.fr/en/