Altered States!

July 24 sees the launch of my all-new digital single "Altered States," the 27th release since the start of this project in 2014!

Drawing inspiration from Ken Russell's S/T sci-fi / horror classic, the two-track single sees an expansion of the Videogram sound, adding a heavier Space Synth influence to the mix, with nods to iconic electronic outfits such as Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream and Giorgio Moroder.

Available to stream and download on all streaming services (Bandcamp adds a bonus track).

The Shape!

Just in time for October I decided to release a lil' teaser by adding an all-new track to the 2018 "Michael" digital single on Bandcamp. Check out "The Shape"!

The track, initially part of the 2018 sessions with Australian musician Jesse Breckon-Thomas, was unfortunately never finished, but I decided to unearth it, give it the Videogram treatment and release it for Halloween.

You can download the two-track digital single exclusively on my Bandcamp page here, and check out the official audio streaming on my YouTube channel here. Happy Halloween!

Friday the 13th!

Happy Friday the 13th! This weekend, get Acid Washed's remix of Voorhees Stomp as pay-what-you-want via my official Bandcamp page. Download includes the fantastic Jason X-flavored sleeve by U.S. poster artist Jesse Philips. Get it here.

VHS Lives! Music From the Vestra Pictures Documentary

Yeah, don't be like Day of the Dead's Dr. Logan, let Bub listen to his Videogram tapes! A new quarter has arrived and I'm stoked to announce that my VHS Lives! Music from the Vestra Pictures Documentary has finally been released.

The three-track single features all the tracks that appears in the Vestra Pictures documentary - remixed and remastered! - wrapped in an old school Xerox fanzine-inspired sleeve! Streaming now on all music services.

The DVD and VOD of the VHS-themed documentary is available via MVD Entertainment Group. Check out He's Still Out There making its debut on Artefaktor Radio here.

OUT NOW: VHS Lives 2!

And it's out! Pretty stoked to announce that WWMD released the VHS Lives 2 documentary on DVD yesterday! Available via WWMD direct here,  the DVD is distributed exclusively by MVD Entertainment, so you can buy it at Best Buy, Deep Discount, and TCM Shop, to mention just a few. If you want VOD, you can stream, rent and buy it via Amazon Prime, iTunes, Microsoft, and Vimeo - the latter is U.S. only.

Which brings me to the next subject! Announced earlier, I'm releasing the Videogram tracks that appears in the documentaries - remixed and remastered! The sleeve has been updated with artwork that I felt was more fitting, going for an old school xeroxed fanzine aesthetic. Stay tuned for more info!

VHS Lives 2: Street Date

Exciting news! Yesterday MVD Entertainment Group shared photos of the DVD version of Vestra Pictures' documentary VHS Lives 2: Undead Format on their Instagram page. The street date is February 12, with the DVD being available for store orders as of now. The first installment in the series can be found at Target and Forbidden Planet, so it won't be hard to track down. Check it out!

While on the subject, if you got Instagram, you can follow me at https://www.instagram.com/videogramswe/!

First quarter of 2019!

Here's a mammoth update for the first quarter of 2019! First off, the two-track Gladiatori dell'Apocalisse (edit) digital single, originally released for Groupees.com's California Wildfire Benefit, is now available to stream and download! 

Featuring two previously unreleased tracks, the long-play single sees me revisit and finalize an Italo-flavored outtake from the 2016 Gladiatori dell'Apocalisse 12" EP sessions, with Andrew Claristidge (of Acid Washed) providing a remix of the b side track The Ravagers. Available via Bandcamp and all streaming platforms, teaser video here.

Second, the physical version of my six-track EP tribute to John Carpenter's iconic 1982 classic The Thing - Outpost 31 Isn't Responding - is finally available! 

Originally released in the fall of 2015, the 2018 ’redux’ version saw the digital single completely remixed and remastered, and expanded with session outtakes, one freshly-penned track, plus my reimagining of Ennio Morricone's Humanity Pt. 1 added as bonus tracks!

Manufactured on snow-white cassettes with full color A and B side stickers, the "cassingle" comes with a wrap-around sleeve featuring Van Davis' gorgeous original artwork printed on premium recycled card stock. Available via Bandcamp! Teaser videos here and here.

Finally, having received the news that my Test Subject 011 EP is mentioned in Kevin J. Wetmore Jr's book Uncovering Stranger Things, I decided to print up a limited-edition sleeve for the 7" vinyl version to celebrate! 

The VHS-inspired alternate artwork, featuring Stranger Things character Eleven in an action pose, is printed on 130 gram folded paper stock, comes in a plastic sleeve and is hand numbered to 50 copies! 

Only available via Bandcamp here, it includes a download of the digital EP version that now adds the alternate mix of Test Subject 011 (from the Choice Cuts 2014 - 2018 album) as a bonus track!

Uncovering Stranger Things!

Pleasantly surprised to get the news Videogram and the Test Subject 011 EP being mentioned in Kevin J. Wetmore Jr's book Uncovering Stranger Things: Essays on Eighties Nostalgia, Cynicism and Innocence in the Series!

This collection of 23 new essays explores how the show reduces, reuses and recycles '80s pop culture--from the films of Spielberg, Carpenter and Hughes to punk and synthwave music to Dungeons & Dragons--and how it shapes our understanding of the decade through distorted memory.

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, the book is available via Amazon and Target, to mention just a few. Check it out!

The Damn Fine Cast!

Many thanks to Tony Giles for including me and Jesse Breckon-Thomas' Michael in the 111th episode of the Damn Fine Cast!

The episode, which leans on the horror side of things, also includes tracks by maestro John Carpenter (taken from the recent 2018 Halloween), a taste from Colin Stetson's Hereditary score, and two tracks from the Blair Brothers' work for the Netflix horror/thriller Hold the Dark!

Italian composer Bruno Nicolai and the iconic Jerry Goldsmith wraps up the 53-minute episode with the former's Morricone-esque tunage for Westworld and the latter's work for the 1976 sci-fi classic Logan's Run - quite fine company indeed!

Streaming now on iTunes, Libsyn, and Stitcher, you can also check it out on DFN's official SoundCloud below:

Artefaktor Radio!

Many thanks to Artefaktor Radio for including me and Jesse Breckon-Thomas' all-new collaboration Michael on their Sneak Peek New Music Preview earlier this week! Airing on Mondays at 8 PM (CET), the show features tracks with Gary Numan, Gunship, and Rusty Egan, among others. You can stream it in full here. Get the teaser taste single track via Bandcamp, Deezer, Google Play, and iTunes. Video on YouTube here.

Michael

It's October 1st, Halloween's around the corner, and I couldn't be more excited to release a surprise teaser taste from my ongoing collaboration with Australian composer Jesse Breckon-Thomas!

The all-new track, titled Michael, is a musical nod to both John Carpenter's iconic title track opening the 1978 classic Halloween, as well as the original boogeyman Michael Myers himself. It's a hard-hitting instrumental that blends classic retro-sounding horror synths with more modern influences, delivering an explosive three-minute effort that's dark and uncompromising.

The collaboration, which began late summer of 2018, has me and Jesse revisiting and reworking demos I created back in 2015 for a U.S. documentary on John Carpenter that never got off the ground. The sessions are in progress and the expected release of the TBA-titled effort on SelectaVision is early 2019. Stay tuned!

Buy and stream Michael via Bandcamp here, and check out the Halloween opening titles-esque video on YouTube and Facebook.

Radio Virus!

How's your Swedish? Many thanks to Michael and Ronny at Radio Virus for including Marauder Pt.1 off my Choice Cuts CD in last night's show! Broadcasted weekly at Radio Eskilstuna 92.7, you can stream the show here (choose '2018' and '2018-09-17', scroll down and press play underneath "Lyssna på hela programmet") and download it here. Tusen tack!

VHS Lives 2: Undead Format!

Not that much info to share at the moment, but earlier this week Vestra Pictures producer Tony Newton posted the great-looking poster art for VHS Lives sequel VHS Lives 2: Undead Format online! To be released soon on DVD and VOD. Get updates via the official IMDB page here and their Facebook page here.

Speaking of which: I received my screener copy of VHS Lives in the mail not that long ago. Distributed by MVD Home Entertainment, the DVD is available via WWMD direct here, as well as major retailers such as CD Universe and Target. The digital VOD version is available via iTunes, Amazon and similar streaming sites. Check it out!

Groupees!

I couldn't be more thrilled to announce that Videogram's music has been made part of Groupees all-new horror and thriller-themed The Darkening Bundle!

The five-game bundle includes Akupara Games' Keep in Mind: Remastered, Frymore's Firewood, Sijawa Production's Kukui, Spytihněv’s LEGIE, WildArts' Helltown, and features Videogram tracks culled from both the Choice Cuts 2014 - 2018 compilation as well as the recent Acid Washed remix of Voorhees Stomp.

The bundle, launching today, can be purchased during Groupees' two-week campaign for a minimum of $3 - with some of the proceeds benefiting charities. More information here and via their official Facebook page here.

I'm quite honored having been asked to take part in this and want to thank both Groupees and the game developers for this opportunity!

EDIT: The two-week campaign is over with an impressive 1,244 bundles sold! I'd like to thank the gamers for the support and Akupara Games, Frymore, Sijawa Production, Spytihněv, WildArts and everyone at Groupees for the opportunity!

Modern Vinyl!

Head on over and read the Choice Cuts 2014 - 2018 track by track run through I just did with Modern Vinyl! The perfect companion to the just-released Videogram album, the article details my thoughts, influences, as well as additional behind-the-scenes info. Read it in full here.

Choice Cuts CD!

I'm excited to announce that the Choice Cuts 2014 - 2018 CDs have arrived at the Videogram/SelectaVision HQ and they both look and sound great!

The second installment in the Videogram redux series, the CD culls album, EP, and single tracks from Videogram's 20+ discography, as well as previously unreleased material such as my collaboration with Acid Washed's Andrew Claristidge and the scrapped Slasher EP - all remixed and remastered specifically for this album!

Fourteen tracks in total, this limited-edition red vinyl-effect CD comes in an oversized full-color outer sleeve with a printed record-style full color inner sleeve. Available via my merch page on Bandcamp. More details (and photos) here.

YouTube!

I'm thrilled to receive the news that Videogram is now a specific category/subject on YouTube! Check it out here, stream the Top Tracks playlist here and make sure to check out the videos on my official YouTube channel here. And don't forget to hit subscribe!

Choice Cuts 2014 - 2018!

I'm excited to announce that my Choice Cuts 2014 - 2018 compilation on SelectaVision, marking the four-year anniversary of the Videogram horror synth project, has just been released.

The second installment in the redux series, this fourteen-track collection culls album, EP, and single tracks from this project's 20+ discography, as well as previously unreleased material such as my collaboration with Acid Washed's Andrew Claristidge and the scrapped Slasher EP - all remixed and remastered specifically for this album!

The compilation is out now, available on both CD and as a special-priced digital download. Get it here.

Trash Mutant Interview!

After a six-month hiatus, Trash Mutant's back - and with an all-new Videogram interview to boot! The last time me and Señor Editor chatted was back in March, 2015 - read it here - so it was nice to catch up on things.

Covering my all-new compilation Choice Cuts 2014 - 2018, my work ethic, creativity and prolificacy, the mainstream's increased interest and appreciation of all things genre, the VHS Lives documentary, and the 2018 version of John Carpenter's Halloween, etc. etc. it was quite fun to do. Read it here.

Another Year Not Dead!

For a second taste off Videogram's Choice Cuts compilation, head on over to Brutal Resonance's official Bandcamp page and download their all-new compilation Another Year Not Dead!

The 24-track compilation features The Demogorgon, an initial taste from the Videogram and Andrew Claristidge collaboration sessions. The track marked a first and sees me and the Acid Washed member head into industrial territory, drawing influences from, among others, Front 242, Ministry and RevCo.

The fourteen-track Choice Cuts 2014 - 2018 compilation will be available on June 25. You can pre-order via Amazon, Bandcamp, Deezer, Google Play, and iTunes. You can download the Brutal Resonance compilation here.