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Month: May 2014

  • Kult Kino – Chvad SB “Crickets Were the Compass” (2014)

    In late 2012 I was fortunate enough to receive a screener for an independent horror film called GUT, which turned out to be rather a nifty movie indeed (you can read the review here). One element of the film which stood out was the score, which was pretty minimalist and in my review I used…

  • I Die You Die – Chvad SB “Crickets Were the Compass” (2014)

    Often drone music gets tagged as being dispassionate or dissociative, or, if it is taken as communicating emotion, cosmic wonder or unremitting misanthropy are the handiest affective shadings. On Crickets Were The Compass, Chvad SB (of slap-happy industrial rock outfit Things Outside The Skin and work with Controlled Bleeding) brings a rare sense of frailty…

  • Maynard’s Horror Movie Diary – Chvad SB “GUT” (2014)

    Chvad’s somber and melancholy score works excellent in “Gut” (by Boston-based director Elias), perfectly accompanying the haunting and sinister atmosphere of the film with all its scares, shocks and thrills. Unfortunately, the music doesn’t really stands on its own without imagery. GUT: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE – CHVAD SB1. Let’s Hang Out (0:53)2. Shower Staring…

  • Maynard’s Horror Movie Diary – Chvad SB “Crickets Were the Compass” (2014)

    CD Reviews: Chvad SB’s “Crickets Were The Compass” + “Gut: Original Motion Picture Score”For the first time in the history of the Horror Movie Diary, I got the chance to review some music! NY-based artist Chvad SB got in contact with me because I praised the music he composed for Elias’ awesome indie shocker “Gut”…

  • Rotting Zombie, The – Chvad SB “Crickets Were the Compass” (2014)

    At the start of last year I reviewed a grim indie film called Gut which was about a man and his friend who discover a real life snuff film and become hypnotised by it. The best thing about the film was the soundtrack that conjured up a real sense of unease. The artist responsible for…

  • New reviews for “Crickets Were the Compass”!

    NEW REVIEWS for “Crickets Were the Compass”! The Rotting Zombie says, “Not the music you would play to woo a loved one.” Read the whole review HERE: http://therottingzombie.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/crickets-are-compass-by -chvad-sb-2014.html and Maynard’s Horror Movie Diary says, “An unbelievably bizarre piece of art.” Read the entire review here: http://www.horrormoviediary.net/2014/05/cd-reviews-chvad-sbs-crickets- were.html