Music

Twisted Music Video Of The Week Vol. 74: Walk As Chaos “Impasse”

Published

11 years ago

March 1, 2013

All this Nine Inch Nails coverage that’s been going on lately has really put me into a dirty “tech” kinda mood. And since that’s what originally drew me to Walk As Chaos‘s video for “Impasse”, I figured I’d share it once again!

This video has all sorts of influences and inspiration going on within, from Johnny Mnemonic to Tetsuo: Iron Man to Tool‘s video for “Prison Sex”, this Twisted Music Video of The Week is a sci-fi/horror fan’s wet dream! Check it out below and have an awesome weekend!

“Impasse” lyrics:

At one time we were so close
That we didn’t need to be in the same place
Now you’ve got me certified Triple A

You knew what you were in for
We both knew, now face the truth

Shoot back in time, long ago
I feel bad, I’ll make it up on the other side

CHORUS
Bribes show signs, addicted to our lines
For better or for worse
So say what you mean
Inspiration is near

I wasn’t ready, say goodbye, I’ll send you back
Now you’ve got me pacified one more day

Shoot back in time, long ago
You’ve been had, and I can’t help that

Was it something I said? Or the tone that annoyed you?
Another fight about the same thing
We’re living like ghosts in a parallel universe
With a future so bright

CHORUS

Cleansing tendency to wander
The walls of your wildest cloud
Falsely with you tonight
Completely worn somehow

Pride for the winner, cold and bitter
Crave that high not of this earth
We swore that we would try…

I can’t stop you from
Leaving this life that we’ve created

So say what you will, and try to forgive,
Don’t forget all the tears, remember
Don’t be lead on in.

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Music

“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

Published

2 weeks ago

April 9, 2024

John Squires

It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.

“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.

“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…