New Music From Peter Murphy!

 

I haven't ever really kept up with Peter Murphy's solo career, just dabbled here and there. This, however, may remedy that. Love this track. Out May 9th on Metropolis Records; there doesn't appear to be a pre-order link for Silver Shade yet, but check out the Metropolis site HERE.

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I had a bit of a New Wave French Extreme binge over the weekend. Starting with my first rewatch of Maury and Bustillo's Inside:

Next up, Fabrice Du Walz's 2004 Calvaire, or The Incident, which the good folks at Yellow Veil cleaned up the transfer on and re-released last year via their partnership with Vinegary Syndrome.

 

I love both of these films intensely. Inside is one of my favorite Gore Flicks ever, and Calvaire is just so... patient. Finally, finished it off by ordering a copy of High Tension on Blu-Ray (had no idea it was out of print, and despite my many issues with the film, it's a seminal, import work AND boasts a fabulous score by one of my favorite composers, the late François-Eudes Chanfrault) and my second ever viewing of Pascal Laugier's Martyrs.

Man, NOT for the faint of heart. This film only proves to be something I can recommend to others based on the final moments of the film, even though it is an excellent film that very much has something to say. Everything that comes before the end is masterfully accomplished, but it's... a lot. 

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Playlist:

Witchfinder - Hazy Rites

Witchfinder - Forgotten Mansion

Melvins - Tarantula Heart

Sunn O))) - Domkirke

Nothing - Guilty of Everything

Perturbator - Lustful Sacraments

Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest

Dreamkid - Eponymous

Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes

Michael Kiwanuka - KIWANUKA

Vaguess - Bodhi Collection

Windhand - Grief's Infernal Flower

Calexico - More Cowboys In Sweden (Live)

Me and That Man - New Man, New Songs, Same Shit, Vol. 1

Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja

Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love

Childish Gambino - Because the Internet

Outkast - The Love Below

Calderum - Mystical Fortress of Iberian Lands 

YERÛŠELEM - The Sublime

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Yellow Veil Remasters Calvaire!!!

 

Having meant to listen since it dropped last week (is that right?), I woke up at our Air BnB in Dayton, Ohio and walked over to get coffee at Ghost Light with the new Daptone Records band Thee Sacred Souls. So this song was not only my first impression of the album, but the day and the city of Dayton, five and a half years since the last time I visited. It was perfect. You can order the elf-titled album HERE. 

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In honor of the fact that Yellow Veil just announced an HD remaster BR of one of the lost French Extreme flicks:

 

I really enjoyed this flick, and can't wait to revisit it. Must be going on 17 or 18 years since I saw it last, back when I ordered the disc through the mail via Netflix's old business model. Director Fabrice du Welz's other film from that early 00s period, Vinyan, has long been a favorite of mine, and although both Vinyan and Calvaire are lumped in with the New French Extreme, I feel that's a bit of a misnomer, as neither even begin to approach the extremity present in other films of that 'genre.'

You can read more about the Yellow Veil unveiling on Bloody Disgusting HERE.

 

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Playlist:

Ozzy Osbourne - Patient Number 9

Joy Division - Substance

Joy Division - Still

Melvins - Stoner Witch

Pinebender - Working Night to Wolf 

Rough five-hour drive from Clarksville to Dayton. I mean, the drive last weekend to Chicago was longer but 100% enjoyable. Last night, we left at 4:00 PM  and didn't arrive until 12:00 AM. Lots of down-to-one-lane construction on I-75 and terrible roads to boot (not as bad as AZ or NW, but still). Here's the playlist that got me through my oft white knuckling:

Idles - Joy As An Act of Rebellion

Revolting Cocks - Linger Ficken' Good

Ministry - Psalm 69

Miss Piss - Eponymous

Zeal & Ardor - Stranger Fruit

Allegaeon - Apoptosis