Notes
"I am Dracula and I welcome you to my house. I must apologize for not being here to greet you personally, but I trust you've found everything you needed..."
16 menacing and melodramatic tracks of orchestral/film score/library music, plus a couple spooky of radiophonic delights thrown in for good measure.
Track 17 is an 18 minute long bonus, in which Christopher Lee recounts the story of an unfortunate couple whose carriage breaks down conveniently close to a certain castle in Transylvania...
17 comments on risen from the grave... (View all)
sepiae October 29, 2012
excellent!
⃠the measure's indeed good!
thanks especially for glynis jones and ginastera
sidekick plus October 31, 2012
more than welcome, sepiae. glynis is wonderful... are you familiar with any of the other output of the bbc's radiophonic worskshop?
⃠sidekick plus October 31, 2012
that's workshop, of course. i swear i haven't been drinking. *hic*
⃠sepiae November 02, 2012
actually, thanks to you & this mix, i've since acquired the album :) :)
⃠so now i am. familiar, not drunk either. and say nothing against worskshops...
cat_dentures October 25, 2012
Can I give you a hundred hearts? Been listening to this mix on repeat as I sit on the floor piecing together a Victorian style jigsaw puzzle, drawing on a nice smooth cigar, and sipping on hot chocolate. The perfect way to wrap up the evening. You've done a fantastic job putting this together. Thank you!! I don't want this night to end.
⃠sidekick plus October 25, 2012
cigars and jigsaws?!... you are the coolest person i've never met! that comment coming from you is the highest compliment this mix could receive, thank you so much :)
⃠sidekick plus October 24, 2012
this is supposed to be the following mix that isn't showing up over there --> http://8tracks.com/cinebeats/music-of-the-night
⃠XxBaby_JenksXx October 20, 2012
I find it very odd.. that I found myself convinced to listen to such a wonderfully complimented piece, and yet unbearable that the Play Box did not work... :( I cannot be more dissapointed now, so in good terms I thank you, though i cannot hear a thing... I bet it is remarkable, with a big "BITE" to that one word!
⃠~Amadeo
sidekick plus October 20, 2012
oh no! umm... maybe a flash player problem, or something? well, i hope the problem is resolved soon and you can actually listen - it would be nice to know if it lived up to your expectations.
⃠XxBaby_JenksXx October 21, 2012
actually, after giving the site a break it finally played today!! xD I really loved this playlist, it lures me in beyond comprehension and leads me into a complete dark abyss, unknown to nature. :D awsome, awsome!! ^^
⃠sidekick plus October 21, 2012
aww, that's such a great comment, thanks! if you're still in the mood to be creeped out, this is a good mix to do it: http://8tracks.com/errormalfunction/the-creepz :)
⃠amateurhour October 20, 2012
This is seriously fantastic.
⃠sidekick plus October 20, 2012
happy you enjoyed it, thanks for checking it out :)
⃠spoonhead btrxz October 18, 2012
love the cover (quite the timeless look by the old hammer publicity dept.), and love the music. nice journey into the old studio horror realm. btw, have you ever seen that mess of a movie, Magic Christian - Mr. Lee as Dracula makes a wonderful cameo....
⃠sidekick plus October 18, 2012
glad you enjoyed your time here, mister; thanks for the listen... and yeah, i have seen that film, though i had to quickly remind myself of the cast. second best thing ringo ever did ;) that film is like a passing of the baton from the old guard of surreal british comedy, the goons (sellers/milligan) to the new guard, the pythons. you're right, it is a mess, but a pretty wonderful mess.
⃠sidekick plus October 18, 2012
(the yul brynner bit is pretty bad though)
⃠sidekick plus October 18, 2012
ps. if you don't already have a mix with this as the cover... you really oughta do that asap: http://www.cultretro.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/raquel-welch-pr...
⃠spoonhead btrxz October 18, 2012
haha, you know me too well - actually i have that pic in my 'future mixes image file'. 8tracks ESP.
⃠spoonhead btrxz October 18, 2012
i like my messy films - i dare you to try out 'sextette' - with mae west, keith moon and timothy dalton. now that's a horror movie.
⃠sidekick plus October 18, 2012
well i, for one, cannot wait to hear whatever you use that for! and sextette is one of those films i've never got round to... maybe i'll be brave enough one day. though i expect i'll be having nightmares about mae west for weeks.
⃠spoonhead btrxz October 18, 2012
oh nice, to devil a daughter!
⃠alin1618 October 18, 2012
Cool mix! Wojcieh has done a masterpiece with Dracula's soundtrack. And that Christopher Lee, damn, what a story-teller !
⃠sidekick plus October 18, 2012
thanks for listening Alin! yep, I wanted to limit this to less well known tracks, but I couldn't resist that Dracula soundtrack at all. I currently worship at the altar of Christopher Lee - his voice invades my dreams :)
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