midweek madness - mt. sims

It's never too early to start getting ready for Halloween.

In preparation for FFR's Halloween party, a post wherein I so adamantly and wisely instruct you in the sacred art of playlist construction as well as shamelessly encourage you to dress in the most ridiculous costume you can find and get down with your spooky self, I thought I'd grease the wheels with a little post-punk goth ditty to get the blood pumping just in time to have it sucked out with your soul aaaaaaah.

Anyway.

Mt. Sims of Berlin, Germany (formerly Mount Sims of Los Angeles) takes a sharp left away from a charted land of pure-beat, groovable electronica shared by the likes of fellow mixers Vitalic, Assemblage 23, and Ladytron; in their recently released Happily Ever After, it seems they've lost their minds. In a most excellent way, that is. It's electric goth rock with CHARGE! Here's a single on the album that was put out as a demo in 2004. If Danny Elfman were truly a superhuman android (and I have yet to find evidence to the contrary), and if he happened to enjoy wearing fake fangs to dark underground clubs, this is exactly the song he would request of the trenchcoated DJ.


Mt. Sims - "The Bitten Bite Back" (mp3|4.66MB)

Stay tuned for Friday: I've got a special surprise for everyone. Knowing only that, it's up to you to decide whether or not to be excited or wary.