Zola Jesus & Dean Hurley share John Carpenter remix

In celebration of the release of John Carpenter’s ‘Lost Themes Remixed’ – a collection of remixes of tracks from his critically acclaimed early 2015 debut album ‘Lost Themes’ – Zola Jesus and producer Dean Hurley  share their joint remix of the track “Night”. Though Hurley and Nika have worked together before, the result of this Carpenter remix is far more a nod to her much lower-fi work. Take a listen to the remix via YouTube below.

Zola Jesus says about the remix, “”The opportunity to lend an interpretation of John Carpenter’s music is beyond surreal and humbling,” while Dean Hurley notes that “John Carpenter is an absolute master of mood and has such an eloquent and powerful ‘less is more’ quality to his music.””

Eight pivotal contemporary electronic artists were asked to reshape the original songs on ‘Lost Themes’ in tribute to one the genre’s great pioneers. Several of the remixes were released exclusively as part of the digital deluxe edition of the album, but ‘Lost Themes Remixed’ marks the first time any of the tracks have seen a vinyl release. ‘Lost Themes Remixed’ is available now on standard, deluxe and limited edition vinyl LP via Sacred Bones and digitally via iTunes. 

As recently announced, John Carpenter will be performing live for the first time ever at ATP Iceland as a musical retrospective of his soundtrack work & ‘Lost Themes,’ taking place July 1 – 3, 2016. More information here.

The Horror Master John Carpenter has inspired countless musicians since his earliest minimal, synth-based film scores. The themes to his features like Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, and Escape from New York have remained instantly recognizable since he penned them nearly four decades ago. In February 2015, Sacred Bones released his first solo record of non-soundtrack music, Lost Themes, to overwhelming critical success. Carpenter proved that not only could he perfectly score his own films – he could also score the movies in your mind.

Track list:
1. Purgatory (Prurient Remix)
2. Night (Zola Jesus & Dean Hurley Remix)
3. Wraith (ohGr Remix)
4. Vortex (Silent Servant Remix)
5. Vortex (Uniform Remix)
6. Fallen (Blanck Mass Remix)
7. Abyss (JG Thirwell Remix)
8. Fallen (Bill Kouligas Remix)