Diary of a shinjuku thief explodes with abrupt changes in film stock, fourth wallbreaking agitprop, and experimental kabuki. Womans heart trilogy cd 2000 check availability import other ideas. Peter breuer electronics appears on shinjuku filths junk. All three parts of the witch trilogy, packaged in a hinged, lined, stained wooden box. When a young thief yokoo is caught pilfering a book by one of the bookshops female employees yokoyama, the two embark on a kinky crime spree amid the student riots of 1968 tokyo. From the first part of shinjuku thiefs witchtrilogy, the witch hammer. With a broken ankle, jorge masvidal finishes japanese grappling legend satoru kitaoka duration. The wire, pitchfork, and newmusicbox, among other periodicals. Spain rodriguez 36 pages this issue marks the first appearance of dave sheridans leather nun, a typical poke at the establishment that was a hallmark of the underground comix scene. The witch haven is the final piece in shinjuku thiefs witch trilogy, and like the other releases in the. Verhagen holds a masters degree in sound from the royal melbourne institute of technology, and is currently undertaking a phd in noise music and neurology. Diary of a shinjuku thief nagisa oshima, 1968 the third film from oshima on this list, diary of a shinjuku thief contains fewer erotic elements but enough pinky elements to be considered a pink film. The box set release does not feature any catalog number itself.
The is another track from ambientclassicalgothic artist, darrin verhagen. Herbst9, so called ritual ambient, a more orientaltemple style. Festivals focus on asian films and clara bow the new. The name shinjuku thief has been taken from the title of a japanese movie. The witch haven is the final piece in shinjuku thiefs witch trilogy, and like the other releases in the series, it submerges the listener into a world choking on religious zeal and ancient superstition. For the second release in the witch trilogy, shinjuku thief descend further into the nightmare world of medieval superstition, paranoia and vengeance. Part 3 the witch haven was published simultaneous with this limited boxset. Australian experimental music group shinjuku thief began as a trio but is now the musical identity of cofounder darrin verhagen. Dark ages, actually claim to be inspired by medieval history. A blog about monster magazines comics, toys, models, movies, films, pulps, frankenstein, dracula, mummy, creature from the black lagoon, wolf man. Close the lights, light a candle and be prepared for this excellent release. Industrial, noise, ebm, dark electro, aggrotech, synthpop, new wave. The two japanese films in the asian trilogy are nagisa oshimas diary of a shinjuku thief 1969, about protest movements among the disillusioned young, to. The album was a soundtrack to franz kafkas book the trial, and was.
First of all, the projects name is taken from japanese director nagisa oshimas film diary of a shinjuku thief. The best escapist movies, according to famous directors. Albums include bloody tourist, the witch hammer, and the witch. List of feature film series with three entries wikipedia. A remastered reissue with the same catalog number was released at or near the same time as the conclusion in the witch trilogy and the box set. Second, the witch hammer is a first installment in the socalled witch trilogy a series of orchestral works inspired by medieval witchcraft and witch hunts in europe in the 1500s. Cd ras dva 1995 dive bloodmoney mentallo and the fixer decomposed grimpen ward mix venus walk isolation leather strip no rest for the wicked novox version genital atech neovagina godheads eternal youth. The witch hunter by shinjuku thief, released 12 june 1995 1. The scribbler 1992 the witch hammer 1993 the witch hunter 1995 professional ratings. Modern classical, industrial shinjuku thief the witch. Blackstaff 2 points 3 points 4 points 9 years ago night of the vampire by roky erickson is awesome for halloween.
Edge of the wilderness black cockerel white stick 3. Shinjuku thief four ember weeks of ecstatic sleep five thousand spirits orbis tertius there is no time. Shinjuku triad society 1995 rainy dog 1997 ley lines 1999 blade blade 1998 blade ii 2002 blade. Mansions of madness elder sign pet sematary 2019 film dhorreur. So shall i weep in liberation within the ecstasy of decay though the name may be new, those who explore the more terrifying sounds found at the intersection where black metal, industrial noise, power electronics. Halloween music playlist is collection of best instrumental dark eerie suspenseful music for sinking city the call of cthulhu lovecraft sessions vampire bloodlines 2 dark ambient horror music scary music for those moments. Shinjuku thief s first lp, bloody tourist, was released on the extreme label. Shinjuku thief especially the witch hammer trilogy. If you want a darker atmosphere there is shinjuku thief s witch trilogy starting with the witch hammer, which could pass for the blair witch trials soundtrack, very darkly orchestrated. Shinjuku thief began its existence as a trio but the australian project was quickly whittled down to the sole purview of darrin verhagen, who has for nearly thirty years used the st handle to release an unnerving combination of neoclassical, martial industrial, dark ambient, and noise.
Weve had three deaths so far in a group of six players by book 2. Darrin verhagen, should feel right at home in the ambientacoustic collages of gothic city. Interview with darrin verhagen, aka shinjuku thief, founder of the dorobo. He has recorded nine albums of dark ambientpostclassical. Eryn tooey violin appears on shinjuku thief s the witch trilogy. Shinjuku thief was the alias of experimental electronic artist darrin. Anyone familiar with the witch trilogy, the moody masterwork by shinjuku thief a. For dark themeconcept music there is midnight syndicate, particularly the gates of delirium and vampyre albums. Yet where in verhagens soundscape townspeople gathered with their torches and pitchforks under threat of shadows, the murmuring crowds of this albums prologo. You said that the initial impetus for writing the witch hammer came from a. Shinjuku thief is an experimental recording project of australian musician darrin verhagen, that could be described as dark ambient or gothic industrial. If i photocopy a series of paintings and photographs and use them in a. The witch haven is the final piece in shinjuku thief s witch trilogy, and like the other releases in the series, it submerges the listener into a world choking on religious zeal and ancient superstition.
Youtube has a site with many of their videos if you want to get to know a little bit more about their aesthetic. Shinjuku thief began in 1992 as a trio, consisting of verhagen, charles tetaz and francois tetaz. Trial, while 1993s the witch hammer was the first in a series of darkly. In the depths of his mental illness, he remained obsessed with horror movies, so halloweentype material is a theme of his lifes work. Released on the dorobo label and come from the witch hammer album. Junk peril, 1996 abandons the gothic soundpainting of the witches trilogy and return to a violent, percussive industrial style. Albums include bloody tourist, the witch hammer, and the witch hunter. Hello, a great olympic roadrace today 2 of the 3 leaders crashed on the final descent. I paid pretty good cash for this, but considering the shipping and what it came with and where it was shipping from, it was very much worth every penny. Sacred sounds for practice cd 2014 check availability. Its the shinjuku thief box with the thee witch trilogy cds, including the new cd, the witch haven. The first painting is john william waterhouses magic circle and the.
Comforts in atrocity by mors sonat, released 14 may 20 1. Ghouls and lynch mobs roam this countryside at night, lurching over plague corpses and pagan altars. It is another remarkable example of a japanese new wave film where oshimas style can be seen very clearly. All three of them come down to tactical blunders, but all except the first. Also highly recommended, shinjuku thiefs the witch trilogy, now outofprint. Between 1993 and 2002, verhagen released three lps under his own dorobo label which were thematically linked by folklore and myths. The witch hunter is the fourth album by shinjuku thief, released in 1993 through dorobo records. Part 2 the witch hunter is a repress of the original issue. Shinjuku thief witch hunter cd 1993 check availability. The three cds came in this wooden box that is labeled and stores the three cds.
Shinjuku thief waltz of the midwives the witch hammer youtube. The witch hammer is the third album by shinjuku thief, released in 1993 through dorobo records. Ive been watching old films and rediscovered the pleasure of reading books some about the. The witch hammer by shinjuku thief album, dark ambient. Blade runner 1982 soldier 1998 sidequel blade runner 2049 2017 blair witch. The films mix of genres and jump cuts we felt appropriate to what we were doing. East european violin, reflective passages of brooding ambience and occasional moments of hope are undercut by sheer orchestral violence and a chillingly bleak filmic landscape.
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