“The directors were previously fans of S U R V I V E. They used a
song from our first LP in a trailer they made to pitch their concept to
Netflix. Once the show was picked up, they reached out to see if we were
available to score the show,” Dixon stated. Stein added, “We discussed having a
classic tone and feel to the music for the show but being reserved enough that
it wasn't ’80s cheese, while offering a refreshing quality so that felt modern.
This was one of the qualities that drew them to our music in the first place.
Having a familiarity with classic synths worked, but with an overall forward
thinking approach.”
STRANGER THINGS is the breakout Netflix original series set in
1983 Indiana where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and
local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery
involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and
one very strange little girl.
A
love letter to the ’80s supernatural classics that captivated a generation, STRANGER
THINGS stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Matthew Modine, Finn
Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer
and Charlie Heaton.
Formed in 2009, the prolific Austin, TX experimental synth quartet
S U R V I V E have released two full-lengths and numerous EPs / singles since
their inception, including recent contributions to the soundtrack for the
acclaimed indie horror film The Guest. Additionally, two of the group’s members
recently scored the soundtrack for the first season of STRANGER THINGS, launched this
summer on Netflix. S U R V I V E has appeared at esteemed festivals across the
US including Moogfest, Levitation Fest, Fun Fun Fun, Beserktown, Day in The
Desert, Decibel, etc. and have played alongside acts like Goblin, John Maus,
Tame Impala, Lightning Bolt, This Will Destroy You, A Place To Bury Strangers,
Max Cooper, and many others; Noisey even called their live show
“transcendental.”
Now, S U R V I V E have completed self recording their second full
length via their home studios, which will see a September 30 via Relapse. The
synth quartet’s sophomore full length and Relapse debut is a dark, sweeping
exercise in analog synth mastery. The pulsating, 9-song instrumental release
showcases immense diversity between tracks – RR7349’s compositions range from
grim tomtom thunder to spaceage epics, pairing tense plodding grooves with
meditative ambience and driving, rhythmic beats. Inspired by IDM and horror
scores alike, RR7349 is simultaneously ominous and hopeful; tense and relaxed;
percussive and melodic. A unique addition to the Relapse discography, and
unquestionably S U R V I V E’s best work to date.
The first season of STRANGER THINGS is available to
stream now on Netflix. Lakeshore Records will release STRANGER
THINGS - Original Netflix Series Soundtrack Volume 1 digitally
on CD September 16th and Volume 2
digitally on CD September 23, 2016.
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