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THE ALIEN FACTOR (1978) ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK LP

THE ALIEN FACTOR (1978) ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK LP

FILM SCORE TO THE 1978 B-MOVIE CULT SCI FI CLASSIC “THE ALIEN FACTOR” DIRECTED BY DON DOHLER, SCORE BY KENNETH WALKER . 180GRAM GREEN/BLACK MARBLE VINYL. DELUXE GATEFOLD JACKET. FULL COLOR INNER SLEEVE. MIXED AND MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL ISOLATED AUDIO ELEMENTS. ORIGINAL 1978 COVER ART BY MARK SULLIVAN NEVER SEEN UNTIL NOW. SYNTH FILM SCORE COMPOSED BY KENNETH WALKER. RECORDED ON A PAIA SYNTH , BUILT BY COMPOSER KENNETH WALKER FROM A MAIL ORDER KIT AND HAND SOLDERED TOGETHER. FILTERS , OSCILLATORS, PATCH BAYS, THE KEYBOARD ETC. THE MUSIC WAS BUILT UP NOTE BY NOTE INTO CHORDS AND MELODY LINES, USING A 4-CHANNEL TEAC 3340S REEL-TO-REEL TAPE DECK. OVERALL A VERY LABORIOUS ANALOG PROCESS, THE FINAL MIX OF THE MUSIC HAD TO BE PRE-THOUGHT OUT AND PLANNED , SO THAT IT WOULD ALL BLEND TOGETHER. - KENNETH WALKER 

(CLICK ON HEADPHONE LOGO ON BOTTOM LEFT OF SCREEN TO LISTEN TO AUDIO SAMPLES FROM THE ALBUM)

RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE REVIEW ISSUE #213- IN THE ANNALS OF GENRE CINEMA, DON DOHLER'S THE ALIEN FACTOR IS FAR FROM A CLASSIC, BUT IT DOES COME WITH A DRONING, EXPERIMENTAL SYNTH-BASED SOUNDTRACK THAT IS PERHAPS THE MOST MEMORABLE ASPECT OF THE SCI-FI/HORROR COMEDY. COMPOSER KENNETH WALKER'S SCORE FUNCTIONS AS AN EXERCISE BY FIRST YEAR FILM STUDENTS, BUT IN A GOOD WAY. HE ASSEMBLED THIS THING FROM A MAIL-ORDER SYNTH KIT ONE NOTE AT A TIME, AND HIS LOVE FOR THE CRAFT SHOWS. LISTENING TO THE MUSIC SEVERED FROM THE VISUALS GIVES THE SCORE ROOM TO BREATHE AND PULSE IN UNUSUAL TIMBRES AND UNEXPECTED DIRECTIONS. MYSTIC VAULT HAS DONE THE GRUBBY LITTLE '70S FILM PROUD WITH THIS SLICK RELEASE, COMPLETE WITH EYE-POPPING COVER ART AND GREEN SWIRL VINYL. IF BURBLING ANTIQUE ELECTRONICA IS YOUR BAG, LET THE ALIEN FACTOR TRANSPORT YOU TO ANOTHER TIME AND SPACE.-Jeff Szpirglas

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