Cheap Satanism Records celebrates its second anniversary in style: the worthless Demon worshippers decided to play with the number "2" and release two split EPs including two of their seminal bands who will present their second release on the label sometime in 2012.
On one of these records Joy As A Toy cross swords with Germanotta Youth, an Italian band which counts Massimo Pupillo from Zu among its members.
Joy As A Toy is currently finishing recording their second album "Dead As A Dodo" which will be released in April on the label, and they immortalized this crazy project during the first edition of ZomBIFFF Night Cheap Satanism Records organized at the the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in April 2011. Bass player Pierre Verloesem (X-Legged Sally, Flat Earth Society...) had joined them on stage and the band used the occasion to play analog synthesizers and samplers to deliver songs inspired by the soundtracks of the master of Horror films, Dario Argento. On this split the band cuts the "freely inspired" to cover in the sauce they like "Profondo Rosso" theme composed by Goblin in 1975 and they conclude their vinyl face with a horrendously mad original track.
The description "Horrendously mad" would suit Germanotta Youth and one just has to read their statement of intent to be convinced: "Ciccone Youth was born in the 80s while Madonna (also known as Louise Veronica Ciccone) was ruling the world. We are in 2010, Lady Gaga’s era (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta by her real name). So here comes the time of Germanotta Youth!!!". That says it all. Almost. With this split album Germonatta Youth who describe their music as "Cybergrind Techno Fast & Furious", play the same game as Joy As A Toy. The trio from Rome presents a cover of the famous ‘Halloween’ theme turning John Carpenter’s original song upside down before delivering a horribly sweltering crude-sounding track.
released December 26, 2011
JOY AS A TOY
Gil Mortio : Keyboards, Bass, Vocs
Clément Nourry : Guitars, Vocs
Jp De Gheest : Drums, Vocs
Pierre Vervloesem : Bass on "Profondo Rosso"
Marti Melia: Bass sax on "Profondo Rosso"
Profondo Rosso produced by Gil Mortio, recorded by Max Gendebien & Gil Mortio @ studio Pyramide (Beersel), mixed by Pierre Vervloesem & Gil Mortio
The Monster produced by Joy as a Toy, recorded by Renaud Carton @ studio Lowman's land (Brussels), mixed by Pierre Vervloesem & Gil Mortio
Profondo Rosso has been written by Walter Martino, Massimo Morante & Fabio Pignatelli ( Bixio Cemsa Srl – Italy /High Fashion Music BV for BeNeLux & Scandinavia)
GERMANOTTA YOUTH
Andrea Basili: Drums
Massimo Pupillo: Bass
Reeks: Synth, Sampler, Drum Machines
Recorded, mixed and mastered@Hombrelobo (Rome) by Fabio "Reeks" Recchia
Halloween has been written by John H Carpenter (Jack O Lantern Music Publishing Company/Collect!© Music Publishers B.V.)
ARTWORK
Archimondain Jolypunk (
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