FANTOMAS - THE DIRECTOR'S CUT (25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) [VINYL]

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17/5/24

LTD COLOURED + POSTER BOOKLET

Originally released in 2001, The Director's Cut would serve as the sophomore full-length from avante-garde metal supergroup Fantomas, and is still considered, by many, to be the outfit's definitive statement of absurdity. Comprised of Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Dead Cross), Buzz Osborne (Melvins), Dave Lombardo (Slayer) and Patton's trusted bass advisory Trevor Dunn (Tomahawk, Mr. Bungle), the four-piece would follow up 1999's self-titled debut with an utterly unhinged collection of cover versions of themes from horror films and television series, but often reliably twisted beyond the realms of instant recognition. For every faithful rendition such as the eerie reimagining of Krzysztof Komeda's lullaby theme from Rosemary's Baby, there's the utter bastardisation of Nino Rota's iconic theme from The Godfather, which travels within a three-minute spectrum from loyal recreation to jazzed up grindcore complete with scat-screaming and overwhelming displays of discordant, cascading noise-punk. Detailed, frenetic, bizarre and astute, this is a work designed to leave you dizzy, shook and with a hefty batch of classic cinematic recommendations.

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