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Mars has completed the music selections for the DVD adaptation of Stephen Romano’s brilliant book “SHOCK FESTIVAL”. Awarded “Best Fiction Book 0f 2008″ by Rue Morgue Magazine, the book is an homage to all things exploitation, and has to be seen to be believed.
Says Mars: “Stephen’s vision is amazing, and this release is just going to kill from the minute it hits the shelves, I promise you. I adopted the mindset of Stephen’s fictional composer, Jimmy Cooper Jones, and wrote some really gritty, 1970’s/80’s exploitation style music that sounds like Euro-sleaze, funk, and surf music all mashed up. I started with lots of great old school synth tones, and retro drum/bass/horn arrangements that I “aged” with lo-fi equalization, and other sonic tricks to make them sound as authentic as I could manage.
It was a lot of work, but well worth it.”

Fangoria online has more information , plus an advance look at the 3 disc-set’s cover art HERE.