We landed on this earth
Forgotten by God
By committing a great crime
We have civilized
We are soldiers from the cosmos
We have been watching you for a long time
Millions of light years ahead
And war is coming
Your world will be wiped out
But we will help you build a new one
We will take down the enemy
We are the cosmic order
Big cracks and black holes
Trained in the universe
They caused the collapse
Of the planetary system
Alien life forms
They invaded your planet
By making you a slave to who you are
And that you have been
Your world will be wiped out
But we will help you build a new one
We will take down the enemy
We are the cosmic order
Millions of light years ahead
For take down the traitors
We have civilized
On a corrupted planet
Your world will be wiped out
But we will help you build a new one
We will take down the enemy
We are the cosmic order
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Do you hear it? The sudden shift in tone as a single line sends chills down your spine. The electronic trickles touch down upon your shoulder, as if a spider just ran across your back and darted off into the dark. Could it still be on you? Down your shirt perhaps? Or is it just a mirage as you explore this haunted studio? The cobwebs lying across discarded laptops, modular synthesizers, and vintage hardware makes you uncomfortable, less so than the old bloodstains that sprinkle the pieces like candy on ice cream. The cassette led you here; you’re sure of it. As to the reason why you’re uncertain, but you feel aloof and the shadows dance around you. More illusions? You’re not so sure. Your sanity is slowly escaping you. The only thing left to do is pass through the door to the back. It reads, “DO NOT ENTER,” but what foreboding sign wasn’t meant to be disobeyed? You grab the handle, and a deep breath is taken. A bead of sweat drips from your upper brow and down to the floor. You creak the door open, and it swings wide, more forceful than you intended. Landing flat on your face, you groan in pain as you attempt to wipe the dirt from your clothes. But when you look up, the horror has only begun. Twenty-two faces stare at you, all with evil intent. They chant all at once, “Welcome to the Synth Massacre!”
Brutal Resonance Records is proud to announce our most ambitious Halloween and charity Compilation to date, “Synth Massacre”! This wonderous celebration of the darkest, and most fun, time of the year was made in collaboration with a ton of talent across the dark electronic scene. With a mutual love for synthesizers, these twenty-two artists, musicians, and producers have gathered together a wicked compilation of amazing dance tracks or otherwise spooky themes.
The A-side contains songs from synthwave heavies Lazer Station, Castroe, Stilz, Neoslave, and DreamReaper. Industrial duo Bellhead provides a unique remix of their lethal song ‘Unicorn Bones’, while Venus in Disgrace gives us an opening crawl into this night of terror. Finishing out the A-side is Teknovore’s addictive stompy industrial techno. The B-side is no pushover, either; more synthwave comes from Wolftron, North Innsbruck, Neuroc, and Neuron Spectre. Nature of Wires provides a hellish take on nightmarish soundtracks creeps, while Sophomore utilizes samples from a Christian documentary against rock’n’roll. Exemia remixes T-Error Machinez’ track featuring The Cosmic Order to finalize the B-side. But wait! There’s more! Available with purchase as a digital download come seven bonus tracks from Exemia, Dreaming in Spanda, The Blue Hour, Doors in the Labyrinth, Gerbfather, Coiled as Devilry, and Thrillsville. It’s a fine way to keep your guests dancing all night for Halloween.
“Synth Massacre” is available in both limited edition cassette and pay-what-you-want digital formats. With cover art designed by Brian C Knapp (Lazer Station), the cassette comes with a four-panel, double-sided J-card in a smokey red tint. Fifty copies limited worldwide!
This year we have decided to donate all profits to the Villalobos Rescue Center. This center originally began as a wolf / wolf-hybrid rescue in the 90s, the facility now rescues all-breeds and maintains its status as a non-profit organization. The service takes in around forty dogs a month, and adopt out forty to fifty a month. With costs of shelter, food, and veterinarian bills each year, the operating cost for Villalobos reaches upwards of four-million dollars or a more a year. Being someone who has had many canine companions throughout his life, I find it a worthy cause to donate to Villalobos to help abandoned, abused, or otherwise mistreated animals. All profits from “Synth Massacre” will go towards Villalobos.
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