Everyone knows … If the Devil’s got a day, it’s Halloween. But there’s also that roving, semi-annual celebration of all things evil: Friday the 13th, AKA Today. It’s that time of year when Satan sneaks out of hibernation to snack on virgin blood, beastial sex and rancid tacos. Or whatever it takes to kill his hunger until October 31.
Normally, I’d be palling around with the horned one, shotgunning beers and bumming smokes & swigs of JD while traveling back through time to a Dimmu Borgir show in the millennial cusp year of 1999 … BUT this time, I’m way too broke. (The Devil charges steep admission and my soul’s already sold.)
So to substitute, I triple-locked myself in a closet and crawled into a K-hole with a plan to self-flagellate to the sounds of the themed Rhino comp, New Wave Halloween. But like all novelty mixtapes, the thing’s padded with so-so fun stuff: Rocky Horror’s “Time Warp,” B-52’s “Devil In My Car” and the Ramones’ “Pet Sematary.” Plus a few total turds: Ministry’s “Everyday is Halloween,” Oingo Boingo’s “Dead Man’s Party” and Dave Edmunds’ “Creature From The Black Lagoon.”
My solution: Cut the shit … And now you’ve got a soundtrack for that serene feeling of surfing with Satan atop a mass wave of burning bodies wrapped in factory-fresh punk costumes. Enjoy!
Download:
NO WAVE HALLOWEEN (SUBCULTURES Reedit)
1. “Halloween” by Dead Kennedys
2. “Halloween” by Dream Syndicate
3. “Halloween” by Sonic Youth
4. “Halloween” by The Misfits
5. “Halloween” by MX-80 Sound
666. “Halloween” by Mudhoney
