HALLOWE’EN SOUNDTRACK H We asked Jim Jupp from Ghost Box records to W pick out his essential blood-soaked tracks pi
Interview: Claire Sawers
‘F ‘For me a Hallowe’en playlist is as much about an au autumnal atmosphere as it is about the supernatural. It’s my favourite time of year, poised as it is between It’ two seasons and two worlds. tw
‘In trying to think about different aspects of horror, the supernatural and the season, I’ve cast ho about widely across eras and styles. So we go from ab Morricone nudey witch horror to the lightly delivered M blood-soaked nightmare of Alasdair Roberts’ bl traditional ballad. There’s the stark 80s kosmische tr weirdness of Axxess and the deep-rooted childhood w scares of The Tomorrow People and Children of the Stones themes. Similarly Ron Grainer’s oddly Latin- inl ected theme to Tales of the Unexpected is an obvious choice perhaps, but I think it’s an absolute masterpiece of TV music. Alva’s spooked prayer against the dark contrasts with the breezy and fey ‘Queen of the Moonlight World’ and the darker, more delicate Mittel-European beauty of Lubos Fisher’s music to the i lm Valerie and her Week of Wonders.’
1. ‘Belbury Poly Logotone B’ by Belbury Poly
2. ‘Dies Irae Psichedelico’ by Ennio Morricone 3. ‘Long Lankin’ by Alasdair Roberts & Friends
4. ‘Heksenkring’ by Elly & Rickert 5. ‘Children Of The Stones’ theme by The Ambrosia Singers
6. ‘Kissing The Desert Ghost’ by Axxess
7. ‘The Tomorrow People’ theme by Dudley Simpson 8. ‘The Bells Of Paradise’ by Alva
9. ‘Queen Of The Moonlight World’ by Andy Roberts
10. ‘And The Last’ by Lubos Fisher
11. ‘Tales Of The Unexpected’ by Ron Grainer 12. ‘Logotone II – The New Trafi c Signs’ by The Advisory Circle
■ Stream Jim’s Hallowe’en playlist at The List’s Mixcloud page (bit.ly/g-box). Ghost Box present ‘The Belbury Youth Club’, an evening of forgotten sounds, with i lm and DJing by Ghost Box, special live guest Pye Corner Audio and an exhibition of artwork by Julian House, at Mono, Glasgow, Wed 31 Oct.
HALLOWE’EN SPECIAL
SMASHING PUMPKINS Looking for some pumpkin-carving inspiration? We asked i ve local creative types to get crafty with some seasonal veg . . . but can you guess who carved which? Answers at the bottom of the page.
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SOPHIE COOKE, WRITER AND JOURNALIST We think Sophie may have been watching Village of the Damned before she started on this work of art. We’re still having nightmares. LARI DON, CHILDREN’S AUTHOR Lari was inspired by a character in her latest book, Maze Running and other Magical Missions, for her creation. (Out now, Floris Books).
ANDY CORELLI, THEATRE DIRECTOR Holy Hallowe’en! Andy took time out from rehearsals of his latest play, Farmhouse, to create this minimalist piece of pumpkin art.
ZIGGY CAMPBELL, FOUND We wouldn’t expect anything less from a member of FOUND, whose last album mused on the meeting of technology and nature. ZOE KING, LYCEUM STAGE MANAGER The Lyceum’s next production, an imaginative version of Midsummer Night’s Dream, was the starting point for Zoe’s fairytale squash.
Thanks to Earthy Foods & Goods (earthy.co.uk) for supplying a colourful array of pumpkins. These carved versions are now on display at their branch at 33–41 Ratcliffe Terrace, Edinburgh. Photographs: Charlotte Runcie
ANSWERS 1. ANDY CORELLI 2. LARI DON 3. ZOE KING 4. SOPHIE COOKE 5. ZIGGY CAMPBELL
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