Darkware

Drumbrute
Pigments Shrouded Atmospheres
Pigments Undertaker EBM
Augmented Voices
Various Arturia FX (Coldfire, Peak, Peak, Exciter)

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Worthy of a science-fiction film, superb atmosphere to project oneself into the future with I think a nod to John Carpenter.
Thank you @francoise for sharing.
Musical Friendship.

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Yep an interesting track, definitely hints of Capenter in this one. I could definitely hear this one in a Sci-Horror film, rather than the usual metal accompaniment.
It does remind me of the some of the sound track to ā€˜Piā€™ in parts too.

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Thank you, both of you, Pascal and Mat, for your kind words.
I donā€™t know much about Carpenter but Matā€™s link indeed shows the affinity.

I hesitated between Darkwave and Burial and probably missed both :wink:
The title Darkware is a reference to cult movie Hardware of 1990 with music from PIL and Ministry.

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Ļ€ (Pi) is Darren Aronofskyā€™s first movie. His movies are mostly quite dark (Requiem for a dream, Dark Swan, O Mother).
I donā€™t know much about Carpenterā€™s music (I like the Arturia Carpenterā€™s Tribute) or (horror) movies but youā€™re right: itā€™s a similar vein. The title is a reference to dystopian 1990 Hardware movie.
Thank for the kind words.

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@francoise
Thatā€™s a shame youā€™re not familiar with his music, BUT that possibly means youā€™ve not seen many of his films?
If you like that kind of genre then youā€™re in for a real treat catching up with them.
His remake of ā€˜The thingā€™ (from outer space) is probably his best known and arguably best filmā€¦ the original is hilariously bad but still worth a watch for the comedy value.
Escape from New York and Escape from LA are both pretty amusing, but ā€˜They Liveā€™ is possibly my own favourite for various reasons.
If youā€™ve not seen them you really should check them out.

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Iā€™m not an horror movie viewer. As a child, I waited anxiously for a TV scifi serial and spent the hour hiding behind the couch. So Iā€™ve never seen a Carpenter movie.

Iā€™ll take a look at ā€œThe thing form outer spaceā€. It sounds like a Lovecraft title. And Iā€™ll take a look at the Escapes and ā€œThey liveā€. I understand how it should be approached.

But I donā€™t like slasher movies. My father was a surgeon and I didnā€™t I understand how he could cut into flesh or stitch someone. I suppose I take the slasher genre seriously and I have a fluctuating blood pressure. :heartpulse:

Anyway, thank you for pointing out the genre I ended up in. I will try again for Burial (William Bevan, DNB, Dubstep) and independently for Darkwave (VNV Nation, She past away). I have a friend who enjoys this genre.

@francoise
Iā€™m afraid ā€˜the thing from outer spaceā€™ isnā€™t as deep as Lovecraft, itā€™s a REALLY bad ā€˜B Movieā€™, but still worth watching as itā€™s so bad itā€™s hilarious :grin:
Heā€™s done one or two vampire flicks too, theyā€™re the closest thing to the slasher genre that heā€™s done.
The thing has some, even by todayā€™s standards, great ā€˜monsterā€™ special affects that are really ā€˜jump scaresā€™ more than anythingā€¦ most of those films are ā€˜a bit of a rompā€™, but also usually carry some kind of social commentary too.

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I understand it should not not taken literally. There is such a thing as ā€œbad artā€ in general. Here we used the term ā€œpsychotroniqueā€. I remember old Japanese Ultraman movies of the 60ā€™s.
A romp, a new word for me. Some kind of festivity.

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Hey now, I think youā€™re forgetting one major contribution of his to the slasher genreā€¦ maybe THE most famous/genre-defining slasher movie of all-timeā€¦ Halloween!

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Lol, ah yeah, you got me there!
I think itā€™s so different to his other work that itā€™s easy to forgetā€¦ i think ā€˜Leather Faceā€™ might disagree with it being THE most famous though. :link::carpentry_saw: :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: