Xela
Halloween 7"
Type 2006

A. Halloween
B. Suspiria

By now you must've figured what the skulls were all about, so it's time I made it official. We don't really celebrate it here in Europe (do we?), but it's always nice to pull an evil grin and maybe, just maybe, make one's life miserable for the occasion. That's what head of Type records Xela must've thought when he released this baby, featuring a cover version of Carpenter's Halloween theme and then a special bonus cover of Goblin's Suspiria theme on the flip, taken from Dario Argento's film of the same name. It's also a chance to finally preview Xela's awesome black metal logo, which I definitely wanna see in all splendour on a Type t-shirt. And since I'm feeling generous today, scroll down for the long player - the actual "real deal" below.

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Xela
The Dead Sea
Type 2006

01. The Gate
02. Linseed
03. Drunk on Salt Water
04. Wet Bones
05. Creeping Flesh
06. Savage Ritual
07. A Floating Procession
08. Sinking Cadavers
09. Humid at Dusk
10. Watching a Light in the Distance
11. Briefly Seen
12. Never Going Home

For the full album, Xela has again drawn inspiration from horror masters Dario Argento, Mario Bava, George A. Romero, Lucio Fulci, plus Goblin and Carpenter of course, whose creepy soundtracks were own detailed compositions. Not only does The Dead Sea seem lot gory than Xela's previous efforts, centering around the story of a "doomed ocean voyage that meets an abrupt end amongst a swarm of malignant zombies", but also tends to shape this guy's most perfected vision, that grabs the essence of the Type Rec. "contemporary classical" aesthetic. Seamlessly meshing all different kinds of sounds (synthetic/processed/organic/natural) together, it kind of re-invents "cinematic" music in general, bringing it closer to what it should mean: sounds that tell a story. Aside from all the gore, the titles and horror references, there's a real sense of playfulness that draws from each piece, making for a fun, if not uplifting listen. This comes accompanied by Matthew Woodson's artwork (www.ghostco.org), like we'd need extra reasons to buy it.

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