This two-disc compilation of dark and eerie music from the 80’s and adjacent years was inspired by the great DJ Robert Drake, host of The Land of the Lost show on WXPN, Philadelphia (88.5 on your FM dial).
Recommended uses: dinner parties, game nights, All Hallow’s Eve gatherings, hayrides, and séances.
Enjoy!
R. H., OLDSTYLE GENT.
Night of the Living 80’s (disc I)
Planet Claire; B-52’s
Mr. Grieves; Pixies
The Devil Lives in My Husband’s Body; Pulsallama
Swamp; Talking Heads
Walking to the Grave [excerpt from Night of the Living Dead soundtrack]
Born in Xixax; Nina Hagen
Lucky Number; Lene Lovich
Grady’s Story [excerpt from The Shining]
Ghost Town; The Specials
A Horrible Nightmare; [excerpt from The Shining]
As Above, So Below; Tom Tom Clubrible Nightmare; [excerpt from The Shining
Fly on the Windscreen; Depeche Mode
Fall; The Jesus and Mary Chain
Love Parasite; Fad Gadget
Come and Play with Us, Danny [excerpt from The Shining]
The Fatal Impact; Dead Can Dance
I Was a Teenage Werewolf; The Cramps
Ring of Fire; Wall of Voodoo
Spooky; Lydia Lunch
Here’s Johnny! [excerpt from The Shining]
I Never Tried; Martin Dupont
Dead Connection [excerpt from Night of the Living Dead]
Charlotte Sometimes; The Cure
No Tears; Tuxedomoon
Night of the Living 80’s (disc II)
Discovery [excerpt from Predator film score]; Alan Silvestri
Hot on the Heels of Love; Throbbing Gristle
Attacked [excerpt from Night of the Living Dead]
Gouge Away; Pixies
The Evil That Men Do; Yo La Tengo
Don’t Look At It [excerpt from Night of the Living Dead]
Panic; The Smiths
The Brotherhood; Frank Tovey
Strange Dream; Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Halloween; Siouxsie & the Banshees
Ai Margini Della Follia [excerpt from Dawn of the Dead]; Goblin
Mea Culpa; Brian Eno & David Byrne
The Jezebel Spirit; Brian Eno & David Byrne
Drugs; Talking Heads
Blood from the Landing; [excerpt from Night of the Living Dead]
A Nightmare on My Street; DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Witchcraft; Book of Love
Something in My House; Dead or Alive
Walking to the Grave [excerpt from Night of the Living Dead]
Exercise One; Joy Division
Isolation; Joy Division
All My Colors; Echo & the Bunnymen
Utrenja [excerpt from The Shining]
Lullaby; The Cure