I love zombies..

My favourite film of all time is the original George A Romero directed ' Dawn of the Dead ', its mixture of quality zombie kills, driving a scirocco around a mall and its killer soundtrack, has engraved a place in my wooden heart forever. So, when a new release from Device Electronic Entertainment arrived on my doorstep, with the entire release based on artists interpretations of their favourite tracks in 70's and 80's horror movies, my teeth fell out, ran up the wall and fired themselves into my cheeks like minature scud missiles. I then scrabbled for the record playing device.

"Origue Electronique - le nottie del terrore" starts with what sounds like a fresh kill being recorded to minidisc, whilst a very eery john carpenter esque melody gives off visions of abandoned buildings and blood soaked bandanas, running through the night, attempting to escape the crowds after their brains. Quality. "Gique" show us how its done with "fulci's rotting children" which is an almost sci fi styling of a track. You almost feel the need to creep around, as you feel something, something is watching. Imagine Plaid under a voodo curse, this is exactly that.
" It & my computer - le droit de eur" drops a pure 80's synth fest right into your lap, with an almost distorted bassline, whilst "Bangkok Impact" with "the pianist and the reporter" drop more of a warping colour bomb of a track, that is full of life, well, brought back from the dead life.Its a party in the nearest abandoned shopping centre, with amiga esque melodies thrown in for damn fine measure. Amazing track.

Solenoid are up next with "suspirorium" which is an original track by the soundtrack masters 'Goblin'. Computerised beeps and digital pips are wound up by the almost cloud like calculator army that now run wild in this world full of humans to eat.I for some reason pictured in my head, a massive marauding mouse, on the loose, crushing everything beneath its pig pink feet with careless abandon...ummm ok. Good stuff 'noid. "Haddonfield fear factory" is here, and you can only blame 'Tobe Hooker', as itis all his fault. Woh.. this is a double creepy one, with a slow dragging bassline, sliing down the dark corridor, like an injured civilian in search of a place to hide. As they scrabble for their keys, the metal impliments rattle and scratch together to create an almost sparkling melody, that gives off enough light to aid the mortal on its way. Check it.

"Legowelt - season of samhain" is almost a charming melody, with just a touch of John Carpenter excellence, chucked in for good measure, as once it kicks off and the bassline is in effect, its more of a chasedown soundtrack. The snappy drumstrikes and brain friendly sky melody, lead you to beleive this could be the 'fucking hell we escaped' end of film piece of music,as it carries that air of enthusiasm. Another shit hot track. "Johnny Cortex - 7 gates (disco in room 36)" is basically a gameboy, having a minature rave out, inside a hollowed out gobstopper, outside Bejam. Well, something like that. It really gives off an 8bit vibe, thats halfway suspended up a ladder made completely out of human bone, dripping with robotic intestines. Love this track."Cannibal Sluts" by 'Negative' reminds me of Day of the Dead, giving off the feeling that your captured below ground, and the pressure is gradually building, causing people to turn on each other for no reason. The shithot bassline, really drives itself into your head like the beak of a rampaging seagull, with glowing red eyes. Yeh, red eyes, not green. "Fictional Character - another world" gets you up on your tired feet with its head revolving stutter beat, but holds something back, which you can sense pulsing and gaining strength in the background, ill leave you to check this one out. Whilst "The anderson alamo" by Le Syndicate Electronique" attack it Escape from New York style on an 100% tip (you will hear why).

Porn Darstellar welcome us into their fold with "Holocaust". Pow, blip blip, the soundtrack to a happy faced battery, with intentions on skipping through the nearest field, is what this track is all about. It may have a strong name such as 'holocaust' but this is one happy sparkling mario induced melody of a track, which still manages to keep that 80's synth style. Super stuff.

I have to say, that this was something which I never thought would happen, but Device have done me proud, by giving me twelve (thirteen on the cd release) tracks of pure Zombie/escape/snake plisken goodness, that is hard to argue with. If you are a fan of pretty much any classic 70's 80's movie, please , please check this out, as it really is something to saviour.

Here's hoping this will start off a new genre of releases based around this same concept, cos I love it.

Hats off to Device, well played lads.

cheers

Sam