Everything about Immortal Death absolutely
reeks of stylization, from the faux-horror-movie-poster
j-card (Tiny Little Hammers ftw) to the faux-horror-movie soundtrack it
probably purports to be. Make no mistake, Yves Malone has worn his influences
on his sleeve before (I mean, Three
Movies, amiright?), so the fact that Malone is back to drawing water from
this well, one filled with giallo, John Carpenter, and Tangerine Dream, as well
as contemporaries like Umberto, should not only be the most unsurprising turn
of events but also an invigorating jolt to us COVID zombies hunkered in a state
of utmost malaise as we quarantine in place. Unless you live in Florida of
course, and you’re just out doing whatever the hell you want to do. I live in
Florida. Sigh.
I need an escape then, and Immortal
Death provides. Listening to Yves Malone often simply feels like I’m watching
a film with my ears anyway, so that’s the easiest place for my mind to go. Everything
happens at night, when the darkest deeds are carried out and the seediest
characters flit from shadow to shadow. The synth-prog score – “all hardware,
all night” – punctuates the darkness with neon reds, the expressive
instrumentals rippling in the rain and gathering under the moon. I’m at a
drive-in in the 1970s, in some alternate America where European exploitation
flicks top the box office. I’m steamrolled by smut but buoyed by the slick
tunes, pumping life into these old veins and energizing pleasure receptors. I
need an escape then, and Yves Malone provides.
Yves Malone always provides.
https://yvesmalone.bandcamp.com/
https://thirdkindrecords.bandcamp.com/
--Ryan
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