John Carpenter - Lost Themes flac album

Can confirm the GREEN sounds amazing.I had the black ages ago but returned it as the surface noise was unbearable. Bought this one in Green after reading reviews here and confirm this is the pressing to get.

Obsidian Green sounds amazing. Sounds totally opposite of my black pressing.

Well, i don't think that the colored versions are better but yes the black version is awful. Many pops even after using my antistatic brush.

i dont understand how the quality of the pressing could depend on the colour of the vinyl. Maybe it is just that black pressing is not provided with antistatic sleeves. if the green version is so much better , why are there so many of them still on the market ? The green version is supposed to be limited to 500 copies. So i ordered the black copy, i will see if i made a mistake

The pigment in black vinyl forms a harder composite, which when 'cut' gives a more precise, harder wearing & cleaner playback for the stylus. Traditionally, coloured pigments have always been softer, and prone to excess noise artefacts from the pressing process. It seems the potential quality of coloured vinyl is higher now due to advances in the composites used, however, with both coloured and black vinyl, if its manufactured with a poorly maintained cutting head, or a poorly produced metal blank, your going to get a poor recording, period. Anti-static sleeves are just for caring for your record while its shelved, & can't improve a poor quality record.

Don't buy the black version vinyl. its awful. prefered the green obisdian, its perfect.

yes, the obsidian green vinyl have a great sound...(my old black vinyl has a bad sound)

Green ‘Obsidian’ vinyl sounds good. I’m pleased with at as some of the comments of the other pressings sound bad. Great pressing on this version.

I can happily confirm - my "obsidian green" (which is in fact green/white haze) copy sounds dead silent, with no audible surface noise even in quiet places. Great music deserves great pressings like this.

I picked up the Obsidian Green variant at his Vegas tour date and it sounds 100% better than my black Lost Themes. FYI.

The surface noise is horrible!!! How did this get pressed up?

Seems like I'm not the only one with a copy full of noise. Really noticeable surface noise that almost sounds like the album is full of scuffs while it really isn't. Really disappointed, because I really like the album, but the unevenly surfacing noise is making me crazy while trying to listen to it.

My copy also has a lot of surface noise which which is really anoying. I hope they do a better pressing of this album

Super noisy. Not of the pops and clicks variety, but a fairly constant surface noise that's easily noticeable during the quieter parts, of which there are many.

Wow, bought my gatefold edition at a local vinyl dealer and it came with the digital download which the download includes Lost Themes Remixed for free? So far I'm on "Fallen" and it is right up my alley. If you like ambient, synth, experimental it is good. BTW had no idea he was doing live concert appearances...bad ass. I have lost themes II on it's way. Gatefold Vinyl edition is prime sounding. FLAC Files for the free DL would have been nice but I'll just rip them from my AT-LP120-USB ;)

my black edition copy sounds great!guys change the turntable or the pin!!

very good song but i gat a bad quality vinyl press

The Master himself, Great LP. Usually play the record twice whenever I spin it...

Pretty solid collection, but overall I am a bit underwhelmed...

Is this version Gatefold or not?

You're welcome.

Thanks for confirming. I asked this when I bought mine because I didn't want to start a new submission if the original was inaccurate or something.

Yes, the standard black version comes in a gatefold with liner notes. I know because I got mine today; it's sitting next to me.

i'd like to know this too. The repress is atleast a gatefold. Was the original plain black version?

Rumors murmured on the internets about some compilation of Carpenter's unreleased soundtrack scores for sci-fi horror concepts, I didn't really think it would actually really come to be, but here it is. Beautiful profound compositions that are spooky and very imaginative. Fans of his synthesizer low-intensity percussive chug will not be disappointed as elements exist here from previous famed works of Carpenter. Now lets hope he releases a whole new set of sci-fi horror flicks in the ilk of his early 80's works (They Live, The Thing, Escape From New York etc) to add another level to the tracks! Although Some or all of the compositions might be alternatives to already released scores.

These were actually not unreleased soundtrack scores. This is just material that he was creating with his son and have no association to any past films or intended film projects in the future.

The remixes are excellent as well. Shame they're only on the digital release.

The remixes are available for pre-order on LP now on the Sacred Bones website.

From the opener "Vortex", John Carpenter pulls back the curtains into his own personal and private visions of sound design. Now, admittedly, some of what's on here sounds dated and that's entirely fine in this case because if you were of age in the 1980's you saw his movies. And what's more, your view of the world was invariably never the same after viewing what he'd done. The list is well-known by this point, you younger ones would be doing yourselves a favor by checking out IMDB if you haven't already. Even for the first chunk of the 1990's, Carpenter's films were nothing short of visual revelations. This album could have easily been drawn from all of these pictures. Listen closely to see if you can pick out which ones he was thinking of when doing this. Maybe he wasn't thinking about his oeuvre at all but there's just too much similarity in tone for it to be coincidental.The majority of these pieces are opened with establishing flourishes that echo his style of directing to a tee. So many chase sequences rip and roar through his music and also at times the whole thing grinds to a halt allowing the audience to luxuriate in the dread he's so adept at summoning. Don't be put off by some of the sound choices he's made, there is reason for them and it's something I've always admired most about what he does: contrasting melodies both on celluloid and in the subconscious. You can feel the inevitability of psychosis flowing through the collection of neurons and synaptic junctions in the mind and you're also not out of line for noticing how your pulse rate has risen while listening.As the title implies, these are themes and not cues so their length is quite justified. It is as though he decided to create miniature orchestral suites to both his existing films and those not yet available outside of his mind's eye. We go through all the movements of the storyline with majestic progressions rubbing shoulders next to guttural, almost bestial rhythmic underpinnings; the outcome of all nine pieces on here is consistently dark. Like devils spreading their wings under the glittering stars of early evening when the skies pull back so it concludes each and every time on 'Lost Themes'. An uneasy truce with things best not discovered, just leave them to it and pray they don't notice your interloping ears.Go on and succumb to the brief resolutions contained herein but don't let down your guard, this isn't the end nor will the next episode be anything but a malicious confrontation between what is seen and that which hides in both daylight and plain sight. Home is where the horror is, so I'm continually reminded in this world... but Carpenter's synthetics hint at there being nothing consoling even when you breathe your last. God help you if you begin to see things on your own before then. Another favorite device of his shows up to double down on this release, too: I'm not mad but fuck me, everyone else around me is. The sights and sounds of home are no escape, the familiarity of those you know and love will not make it stop. Hideous, unending and maniacal laughter is everywhere.A tauntingly cruel vindictive benediction of darkness.Carpenter's love of all things celestial is on full display with awe-inspiring interludes which call into question just how alone we actually are in this universe. Unfortunately for humankind, what is coming through on here doesn't bode well for our survival. The menacing villainy of the supernatural is also given a good seeing to with some diabolical elements being brought into focus on "Domain". The entire thrust of this track seems to be an allusion to the dangers of what comes by contacting whatever is on the other side of the dividing line between life and death. Our fellow is no stranger to things going bump in the night and douses every one of these exceedingly opulent creations with enough suspense to rattle the nerves of even the most resolute fan. Been a while since that's happened.Thanks again, John. Your work disturbs like no other.

So there is a black and orange swirl variant (limited to 300); and a red and black swirl with wraparound sleeve (limited to 400). But how many of these black and white swirls are there?