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De Staat “Sweatshop” Song Premiere (Exclusive)
Bloody-Disgusting has teamed up with Dutch alt-rock band De Staat to bring you the exclusive track premiere of “Sweatshop”, which comes from their upcoming EP Vinticious Versions. The track is a reimagined version of their original version, which was on their second album Machinery. The new version, for me, sounds like it was heavily inspired by Tom Waits, exuding that odd jazz feel, while also incorporating 60’s and 70’s psychedelia.
Frontman Torre Florim describes the EP:
We started to think of different versions to play. It’s way more fun when you go into a radio station with a little guitar amp and an organ and try to do something a little different. We’re not really a chord based band, so when you take a song to a small setting you have to be creative with it.
Pre-order Vinticious Versions right here.
De Staat online:
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Tour dates:
11 Dec – Charlatan, Gent (Belgium)
22 Jan – Werkplaats, Dordrecht (Netherlands)
23 Jan – Zwitsal Fabriek, Apeldoorn (Netherlands)
24 Jan – Timmerfabriek, Vlissingen (Netherlands)
25 Jan – Rotown, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
29 Jan – Grenswerk, Venlo (Netherlands)
30 Jan – Museumzaal Aviodrome, Lelystad (Netherlands)
31 Jan – Huis Verloren, Hoorn (Netherlands)
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…
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