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Monsutā

An imaginary motion picture soundtrack.

Dec 2, 2022

Bandcamp

1. From Below It Came 02:26
2. Island Atoll 01:28
3. The Monster Breathes 01:18
4. The World Summit 02:16
5. A One Way Ticket 01:45
6. Our Worst Fears Confirmed 01:54
7. The Monster Wakes 01:41
8. The Dead Beneath Us 02:08
9. Hiro's Machine 02:35
10. The Night Sea 02:43
11. Earth Moves 02:27
12. The Nest 02:02
13. The Hidden Temple / The Shrine Disturbed 04:14
14. Special Ops 01:56
15. The Hammer Falls 01:20
16. The Monster Sleeps 01:03
17. Airships At Dawn 00:54
18. The Age Afterward 03:04

In 2018, Adam Wingard directed ɢᴏᴅᴢɪʟʟᴀ ᴠꜱ ᴋᴏɴɢ. I met Adam working on music for ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ɴᴏᴛᴇ with Netflix. Before GVK was filmed, he asked me to write some music for his vision of Godzilla. There was a loose idea of what the film would be, but there was no script yet.

In my head, I heard sort of something between the original Godzilla composer Akira Ifukube and something akin to John Carpenter. I spent a few weeks composing and created about an hour of music.

Monsutā (Monster) is a condensed version of what I wrote as a concept before the film was made. This work is not part of the film and, until now, has never been heard.

Sentinels

As heard on Netflix's hit show Stranger Things, Ship to Shore PhonoCo. is proud to present Makeup and Vanity Set's "Sentinels" on 7" vinyl!

May 27, 2022

Bandcamp

1. Sentinels 05:21
2. Mind Sync 03:16

Time

The Time EP is a compendium to Makeup & Vanity Sets previous album Endless Destiny. A deeper study of our contemporary human / machine-learning relationship. Music to the infinite scrolling through algorithmic content. The exchange of our Time and insomnia for ad click value, always Online, always stimulated by the Simulations.

All music is written, composed and produced by Makeup & Vanity Set.
Mastering by Paul Cousins.
Cover art by Caspar Newbolt of Version Industries.
Video for Time (EP Version) by Drew Lint.

December 3, 2021 · DATA099

Bandcamp  or Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music

1. Time (EP Version) 04:05
2. Online 02:50
3. Simulations 03:16
4. End User 03:00
5. Artificial Sunset 03:56
6. Cruise Function 02:12
7. A Physical Connection 02:47
8. Sysex (Samuel L Session Remix) 06:29
9. Users (Dubmood Remix) 06:47
10. Information (GOTO80 Remix) 06:13

Zytel Systems: System I - Horror

This album is presented in the order it was created, one track, per day, for the entire month of October 2017.

"When I was a kid, I used to work up the courage to pick up the VHS boxes for the horror films in our local video store."

Equipment: Moog LP2, Sequential Circuits Six-Trak, Yamaha CS-20m, Moog Mother-32, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, DSI Mopho, Roland HS-60, Ensoniq VFX-SD, Meris Ottobit Jr, Meris Mercury7, Strymon Dig, Koma Field Kit, VCR, Dictaphone, Fender Jazz Bass, Telecaster.

October 31st, 2017

Bandcamp

1. Demoni 02:46
2. Il Gatto a Nove Code 01:57
3. The New York Ripper 02:52
4. Vigilante 02:58
5. Black Phillip (The Witch) 02:10
6. The House of the Devil 02:26
7. Train to Busan 03:24
8. Halloween IV 04:10
9. Zombi: The Dead are Among Us! 03:45
10. Near Dark 02:54
11. Grave (Raw) 02:41
12. Friday the 13th 03:04
13. The Langoliers 02:48
14. Altered States 05:04
15. The Wicker Man 04:40
16. Day of the Dead 03:20
17. You're Next 02:32
18. The Thing 03:52
19. I Saw the Devil 03:42
20. The Devil's Rejects 04:32
21. Videodrome 04:08
22. Hellraiser 02:13
23. The Visitor 03:20
24. Haute Tension 02:52
25. The Void 03:36
26. Tenebre 02:52
27. The Omen 02:20
28. Nosferatu, the Vampyre 03:09
29. Scanners 03:16
30. Laurie Part I 08:00
31. Laurie Part II 04:20

Horror films were a huge influence on my early records, especially the Charles Park records. In 2017, I made a new track every day for the entire month of October. The result was a collection of giallo / horror inspired tracks that lived on Soundcloud for a while before they were taken down, when they just lived in a playlist on my hard drive. This month, I’m making the full album available for the first time via Bandcamp only.

Hopefully these tracks will provide a soundtrack to some night driving, street wandering, Halloween creeps.

You Drive

"Such a Perfect Thing"

Music Written by Matthew Pusti and Jasmin Kaset
Vocal Recording by Jordan Lehning
Art and Design by Version Industries
Special Thanks to Anja Marquardt

As heard in The Girlfriend Experience, Season 3

August 3rd, 2021

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Makeup and Vanity Set

Heart of Batman

March 17th, 2021
Limited Edition Vinyl
A
1. Heart of Batman
2. Empathy
3. Standards
4. Timm
5. For Shirley
6. The Dark Knight
B
7. Shadows
8. Dark Deco
9. Alleyway
10. Ames
11. Vision
12. Heart of Batman (End Titles)
written and produced by matthew pusti
for Warner Bros. "Batman: the Animated Series" blu-ray documentary
"bat logo" triple-gatefold interior contains book of unreleased art from the series
package design by caspar newbolt and sound machine records
black 180G
limited pressing of 1,013 copies
audio download included with vinyl purchase
 

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