Exclusive: Cadabra Records Takes Listeners Into Lovecraft’s THE CATS OF ULTHAR
Our love of boutique record label Cadabra Records has been going on for quite a while. The purpose of the label is to release classic horror stories as audiobooks (audio records?) with narrations from brilliant voice actors, such as Tony Todd, Derek Jacobi, and David Warner, amongst others, and original music from artists such as Fabio Frizzi and Maurizio Guarini. Each release truly is a work of art and is a wonderful addition to any record collection, especially for horror fans!
Today, we’ve got an exclusive clip from the label’s upcoming release of Dagon, The Cats of Ulthar, and The Music of Erich Zann. The stories are read by Andrew Leman with an all-original synth score by Anima Morte.
Below is a clip from the second story, The Cats of Ulthar, which showcases the atmosphere and eerieness
Told from the perspective of a drug-addled mariner, Dagon is H.P. Lovecraft at his scaly and slimy best. First published in 1919, the short story has become one of Lovecraft’s most well known and adapted works, notably by horror director Stuart Gordon and referenced by many other games and novels. Read by Andrew Leman with a synth-driven score by Anima Morte, Dagon moves at an unrelenting pace, challenging you to question everything you think you know about our place in the natural world.
The Cats of Ulthar finishes Side 1, giving Anima Morte a wonderful tale to grow their haunting and melodic score. With Cats, the music takes a decidedly European tone, filled with gentle acoustic guitar offset by bells, chimes, and droning strings. Side 2 contains The Music of Erich Zann, where the score becomes much more immediate and paranoid; the dripping synth sounds and effects enveloping Leman’s masterful reading. As a thrilling bonus, accomplished cellist Leo Svensson Sander gives life to Zann’s mythical instrument, providing a tangible fury you won’t soon forget.
Dagon, The Cats of Ulthar, and The Music of Erich Zann
• Colored 160-gram vinyl
• Deluxe heavyweight gatefold tip-on sleeve
• 4x panel insert with liner notes by Anima Morte
• New essay by weird fiction scholar S. T. Joshi
• Includes a 24″ x 36″ promotional poster
• Newly commissioned art by
Sales open tomorrow, January 8, at 12 pm EST through Cadabra Records.
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