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Listen to the Sounds of Shocktober!

DJ D-Mac 2:00 pm on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019

Shocktober Spotify Playlist

We present this Spotify Shocktober playlist for your listening pleasure!

Categories: Blog, disco, garage rock, hip-hop, indie, old-school, psychedelic, punk, R&B, rock, spooky Tags: shocktober, song of the day, spotify

Song of the Day (Shocktober): John Carpenter & Alan Howarth “Chariots of Pumpkins”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019

Shocktober wraps up with John Carpenter & Alan Howarth‘s dark theme from the unfairly maligned Halloween III: Season of the Witch.

Categories: Blog, electronica, music, Song of the Day, soundtrack, spooky Tags: Alan Howarth, john carpenter, shocktober, song of the day, soundtrack, spooky

Song of the Day (Shocktober): Public Image Limited “The Slab”

DJ Stereo Faith 10:00 am on October 30, 2019October 31, 2019

“The Slab” is a dark dirge that saw the effectively disbanded Public Image Limited dipping a toe into goth territory.

Categories: alternative, Blog, music, post-punk, punk, Song of the Day Tags: goth, John Lydon, Keith Levene, music, PIL, post-punk, Public Image Limited, punk, shocktober, song of the day

Song of the Day (Shocktober): The Fuzztones “Be Forewarned”

DJ D-Mac 10:00 am on October 29, 2019October 30, 2019

Shocktober

“Be Forewarned” is a perfect fit for the Fuzztones garage rock formula, oozing their signature theatrical menace.

Categories: Blog, garage rock, psychedelic Tags: bones, farfisa, fuzztones, shocktober, song of the day, the Fuzztones, vox guitar, Vox Phantom Guitar

Song of the Day (Shocktober): Susan Justin “Forbidden World”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on October 28, 2019October 23, 2019

Susan Justin‘s theme to the low budget horror film, Forbidden World, fuses John Carpenter synths with New Wave.

Categories: Blog, music, Song of the Day, soundtrack, spooky Tags: electronic, Forbidden World, music, shocktober, song of the day, soundtrack, Susan Justin

Song of the Day (Shocktober): Cerrone “Supernature”

DJ KC 10:00 am on October 25, 2019October 24, 2019

French disco artist, Cerrone, fully embraced synthesizers with this 1977 banger about the unintended horrors that technology can unleash.

Categories: Blog, disco, music, R&B, Song of the Day Tags: Cerrone, disco, french disco, Marc Cerrone, music, R&B, shocktober, song of the day, Synth

Song of the Day (Shocktober): Alvarius B “Dracula Frizzi”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019

Alvarius B transforms the theme to a long lost Italian Dracula movie into an oddly moving vampiric torch song.

Categories: Blog, indie, music, Song of the Day, spooky Tags: alan bishop, alvarius b, Claudio Gizzi, Fabio Frizzi, music, shocktober, song of the day, sun city girls

Song of the Day (Shocktober): Opal “Happy Nightmare Baby”

Neville C. 10:00 am on October 23, 2019October 18, 2019

The neo-psych of the Paisley Underground scene meets goth on the title track from the Opal‘s sole album release.

Categories: alternative, Blog, music, psychedelic, punk, rock, Song of the Day Tags: Dream Syndicate, hope sandoval, mazzy star, Opal, rain parade, shocktober, song of the day

Song of the Day (Shocktober): MC ADE “How Much Can You Take”

DJ Stereo Faith 10:00 am on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019

MC ADE samples the main theme from John Carpenter‘s seasonal horror classic, Halloween, for this bumping early Miami bass hip-hop track.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, Song of the Day, spooky Tags: Halloween, hip-hop, john carpenter, M.C. A.D.E., MC ADE, Miami bass, music, shocktober, song of the day

Song of the Day (Shocktober): Fabio Frizzi “The Beyond”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019

Shocktober rolls on with Fabio Frizzi‘s memorable Gothic choral and synth score to Lucio Fulci‘s grizzly yet surreal film, The Beyond.

Categories: Blog, Song of the Day, soundtrack, spooky Tags: Fabio Frizzi, horror movie, Lucio Fulci, music, shocktober, song of the day, soundtrack, The Beyond

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