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Opensight ‘Ulterior Motives’ EP Stream (Exclusive)

Published

9 years ago

August 28, 2015

We’ve teamed up with London band Opensight to exclusively stream their upcoming EP, Ulterior Motives, which comes out one week from today!

Ulterior Motives is the soundtrack to a fake movie and uses a blend of progressive rock and metal fused with cinematic stylings influenced by composers such as John Barry and Ennio Morricone to create a fascinating and hypnotic style of music that is right up the alley of any 70’s and 80’s horror fan!

Look, I love me some prog rock and metal. From the blistering technical showstoppers to the artistic “paintings turned into songs”, I’m into it. Opensight have set themselves apart by using their alt-metal basis and fusing it with dashes of funk, classy elegance, and exhilarating cinematic sweeps, resulting in something unique and absolutely delightful.

The band has been releasing teasers of their songs via YouTube in the style of giallo horror films, so be sure to head to their channel to check those out! And definitely make sure to pre-order your copy of Ulterior Motives via Bandcamp.

Frontman Ivan David tells Bloody-Disgusting:

The songs on this record came out almost exactly as we wanted them. We feel great about being able to throw things we love into the music: Spy themes, surf rock guitars, 8-bit sounds, Giallo-esque touches and so on. Having that freedom turns the whole thing into something fun. Doing the artwork as a ‘Murder Mystery’ film style and creating teaser videos that emulate opening credits of vintage crime films or old thrillers. Putting all the work in is worth it.

We like to play music and feel that we are creating links with things outside of the Metal spectrum by drawing inspiration from different genres, and even reach beyond the musical landscape by gravitating towards films, games, narrative concepts and other visuals. With “Ulterior Motives” we feel we’ve achieved that.

Opensight online:
Official Website
Facebook
Twitter
Bandcamp

Tour dates:
4th Sept – The Black Heart, Camden, London [w/ Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster & Sumer]
26th Sept – The Unicorn, Camden, London [w/ Jackknife Seizure, Wychhound & Bearfist]

JonathanBarkan

Managing editor/music guy/social media fella of Bloody-Disgusting

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‘Dancing Village: The Curse Begins’ – Exclusive Clip and Images Begin a Gruesome Indonesian Nightmare

Published

12 hours ago

April 24, 2024

John Squires

Indonesian filmmaker Kimo Stamboel (Macabre, Headshot, The Queen of Black Magic) is back in the director’s chair for MD Pictures’ Badarawuhi Di Desa Penari (aka Dancing Village: The Curse Begins), a prequel to the Indonesian box office hit KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village. Lionsgate brings the film to U.S. theaters on April 26.

While you wait, whet your appetite for gruesome horror with a gnarly exclusive clip from Dancing Village: The Curse Begins below, along with a gallery of bloody exclusive images.

In the horror prequel, “A shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the ‘Dancing Village,’ a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito and Arya, Mila arrives on the island only to discover that the village elder has passed away, and that the new guardian, Mbah Buyut, isn’t present.

“Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she decides to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village’s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new ‘Dawuh,’ a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life.”

Kimo Stamboel directs from a screenplay by Lele Laila.

Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata, Moh. Iqbal Sulaiman, Ardit Erwandha, Claresta Taufan, Diding Boneng, Aming Sugandhi, Dinda Kanyadewi, Pipien Putri, Maryam Supraba, Bimasena, Putri Permata, Baiq Vania Estiningtyas Sagita, and Baiq Nathania Elvaretta star.

KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village was the highest grossing film in Indonesian box office history when initially released in 2022. Its prequel is the first film made for IMAX ever produced in Southeast Asia and in 2024, it will be one of only five films made for IMAX productions worldwide. Manoj Punjabi produces the upcoming Indonesian horror prequel.