FEATURED
BAND - GHOULTOWN
Way down in Texas... beneath the vast, dark sky... a new black gold is boiling up from the underground. "Country gone evil? Alternative rock gone hick?" one journalist conjectures. Either way, something undeniable is overflowing into the smoky clubs of the Southwest in the form of four black-clad drifters, a haunting beauty, and a cadaverous mariachi trumpeter. Collectively known as Ghoultown, the band combines the reverb-driven twang of Spaghetti Western soundtracks with gothic influences and upbeat cowpunk to produce an aural tour de force whose flag could very well read: Texas Terror Twang!
For American Nightmare, Ghoultown will be offering their boothill sounds and shootout guitar-slinging as the soundtracks primary band. From the spaghetti feel of "Boots of Hell" during the film's opening, through the haunting "After 2," and into a special song written just for this film - featuring the band in an integral party scene - Ghoultown assures American Nightmare to be filled with original sounds and the perfect music. You can also find Ghoultown at www.ghoultown.com.
Hear "Boots of Hell" and "Killer in Texas" from the American Nightmare Soundtrack by clicking here
ORIGINAL SCORE
- PETER GANNON
Drawing upon his love of experimental and avante garde music, Peter Gannon created the beautifully haunting and suspenseful score for American Nightmare with collaborator David Rosenblad. Currently, Peter Gannon is a member of the urban electronic band Mercova. He was a founding member of Factory Press, and has contributed bass/guitar/and electronic work on two Calla (Sub Rosa/Young God) records and has played live with Congo Norvell and Bowery Electric. Currently he is finishing his degree in Music at the University of North Texas, and is involved in the Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. American Nightmare is his first film score. The website for his band, Mercova, can be found at www.mercova.com
ORIGINAL
SCORE - DAVID ROSENBLAD
Beyond his duties as post sound supervisor, David Rosenblad collaborated with Peter Gannon to create the haunting score for American Nightmare. Both a sound designer and music producer, David Rosenblad has spent the last twenty years in almost every aspect of the sound and music industry, hence the slogan: "for anything that's heard". Coming out of the Electronic Music Department of the University of North Texas, he embarked on a career as a recording engineer and producer as well as a sound designer for the theater earning the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre award for Sound Design in 1984 . He has also won numerous Telly Awards. He formed DRM Productions in 1989 continuing to produce and mix for recording artists as varied as Freddy Fender , Herbie Mann, Everclear, Cheap Trick, and Stevie Ray Vaughn. You can visit David and his company, DRM Productions, by clicking here.
THE
SANDBLASTERS
The Sandblasters, from Austin town, deliver
a rough riding, forceful power twang that rings of impending danger
and total freedom in the single moment. Their tracks on American
Nightmare are snapshots of the world they explore from Space
to Spaghetti to Spy- Fi to Surf. There's no room left for vocals
in this high energy darkness.
The Sandblasters - Gardeners of the Desolate Twang
http://blaster.home.texas.netwang
Hear "Snake Shake" and "The
Duel" from the American Nightmare Soundtrack by clicking here.
GROPIUS
Gropius exists between the intriguing harmonies of classical music, the agony/ecstasy of new wave and the power of British rock. Equipped with all the addictive qualities of chocolate and nicotine, they are distinguished by their sultry strings and simmering, strong vocals raging over powerful bass lines and driving drumbeats. Most commonly described as a breath of fresh air. Ironic with the previous nicotine comparison, isn't it?
EDEN AUTOMATIC
Annette Conlon's fiery vocals blend seamlessly
with guitar virtuoso Doug Conlon's rhythmic soundscapes to create
a diverse blend of music buried deep in the gallows of American
roots rock. Chris Harris' soul-pounding bass lines and Jimmy Dereta's
bone-breaking drumbeats punctuate Eden Automatic's lyrics, forging
an unbreakable chain between the group's unforgettable melodies
and their timeless message.
http://www.edenautomatic.comroup's unfo
Hear "Need" from the American Nightmare Soundtrack by clicking here.
THE STANDARDS
Using Austin as home, and the roots of
Rock 'N Roll as their foundation, The Standards have relentlessly
tried to combine the most eclectic of influences with the working
class simplistic approach they've sworn to, and found themselves
with more than the legal limit of most things. Their self-released
debut album "Between the Ditches" which includes 4:30am
from this sound track is available through Hepcat Records. While
working on a follow up album they continue to enlighten or alienate
any crowd in their path.
www.hepcatrecords.com
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"After 2" by Ghoultown "4:30 AM" by The Standards "Angels of Our Better Nature" by The Lakewood Rats "Need" by Eden Automatic "Kill Me Now" by The Necro Tonz "Final Resting Place" by Gropius "In League with Satan" by Pervis "Boots of Hell" by Ghoultown "Snake Shake" by The Sandblasters "Humanoids from the Deep" by The Kill Creeps "The Duel" The Sandblasters "Evil Red Triple Seven Slots" by Will Smokey Logg "Killer in Texas" by Ghoultown "Orange Power" by The Falcon Project "Goodbye" by The Nightmare Ensemble "Ten Seconds to Blood (Blood Tonight)" by Ghoultown "Pleasurecraft" by The Planet Seven "Hush Little Baby" by Brandy Little |