Evil Reigns Supreme with Gatekeeper
Photo courtesy of Matthias
All Hallows’ Eve marks the perfect occasion for surrounding ourselves with the dark and evil, mysterious and haunting visions and sounds that lurk on this wicked day. Leave the sanctity of your home and enter into a world of devils, Grim Reapers, ghosts, ghouls, demons, witches, goblins, vampires, zombies, skeletons, bats, and blood covered monsters. Our friends at Fact Magazine have just the thing to see you off into the holy night; FACT Mix 96 features Chicago’s Gatekeeper, the first signed to Kompakt’s Michael Mayer and Jon Berry’s new label, Fright – “dedicated to exploring the realm of serial killer symphonies for back alley discos of the macabre.”
I have a high appreciation for this mix, as it brings back memories from days past, listening to the likes of industrial artists – Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Front 242, Front Line Assembly, Pailhead, Revolting Cocks, and many more, featured on Wax Trax! Records. Looks like things have come full circle.
Released just days ago, 26 October, Gatekeeper’s 12″ EP entitled “Optimus Maximus”, consists of four new tracks, to be released digitally 31 October. Read the Fact interview with Gatekeeper and check out their ghoulish video for “Optimus Maximus”, directed by Arawa Fm’s Tommy Boy. After all the Gatekeeper fervor has ended, you’ll want to spend a few hours entranced by your favorite horror films.
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Tracklist: (as taken from Fact Magazine. Note – Ministry’s “Over The Shoulder” is on this mix, but was not included in the tracklist..)
01. Wendy Carlos – Clockwork Black (GK Frizzi edit)
02. Mark Shreeve – Flagg from ‘Leigon
03. John Carpenter – Das Philidelphia Experiment
04. Chris & Cosey – Take Control
05. Beau Wanzer – Fuclax
06. Front Line Assembly – Attack (GK Diablo PC edit)
07. Goblin – Phenomena (Bonus Hit 3)
08. White Car – Not Right
09. Jean Michelle Jarre – Ethnicolor
10. Skinny Puppy – Assimilate
11. Harold Faltermeyer – RV From Hell
12. Fockewulf 190 – Bodyheat
13. Tanzen – Tragic Error
14. Logic System – Person to Person
15. Dopplereffekt – Sterilization
16. Squandra Blanco – Night of the Illuminati
17. Depeche Mode – Big Muff
18. Harry Manfredini – Friday the 13th part 3
19. Skatt Bros – Walk the Night
20. Nitzer Ebb – Control I’m Here
21. Michael Boyd – Unsolved Mysteries Theme
22. Chris Carter – Interloop (GK Derbyshire edit)
Gatekeeper “Optimus Maximus” from Fright on Vimeo
