As much as i liked urban gothic, there were certain things that stood out as problematic, at least for me. However, xander s vision is focussed slightly further down the. The fortunes of joss whedons buffy have been mixed, first hailed as the emergence of intelligent, postmodern horror television, then. With the ability and motivation to change the future, xander harris sets out to do just that. His wellreceived debut, urban gothic, even landed in facts best 50 of 2011 list, who described the lp as perfectly balancing tenebrous atmospherics with moments of high italo camp. The austin synth sorcerer aka justin sweatt who had something of a cult hit with his 2011 debut lovingly spoofing bmovie horror has matured in the years that passed, and returns with a record that appears more and more opaque with each listen. Sweatt, having occasionally synthesizers when he first worked in psychedelic rock and noise music bands, was influenced to start a synthesizer music project by his friend isobelle. Xander harrisbuffy summers works archive of our own. Armed with the power of the iron coin, xander harris is now in a position to see what fate has in store for his friends. The 50 best albums of 2011 page 5 of 5 fact magazine. Keene reveals that these mutants have been around a long time, longer than the town has been in existence, but that is the extent of it. We are never informed as to the origin of these creatures, which i found disappointing. Urban gothic is the debut studio album of xander harris, a synthesizer music project of american musician justin sweatt. Xander harris, as the one whose only special powers were living in his parents basement and wearing hawaiian shirts, was hardly the series darkest character.
In a time of so much exceedingly dour electronic music, xander harriss sinister yetcelebratory stance stands out. He was wellknown among both humans and demons for having faced and killed two slayers during his unlife and for his history of torturing his victims with railroad spikes which is rumored the moniker of spike is derived from. He also digitally released an ep titled black moon as well as an ultimate edition of urban gothic, including numerous additional songs from the albums sessions. There was something about the mans eyes that made xander stare. Sometimes goes by xander harris, j sweatt, justin sweatt, and many more to come. Zeppo the best xander fanfiction on here fanfiction. I feel like leonard of quirm sometimes, i need to stop these musings popping into my head. Xander harris makes us a kosmische mix, from klaus schulze to. Jedi harris this little fanfic popped into my brain a while ago and, in the nature of all plot bunnies, gamboled and frolicked and made such a damn nuisance of itself that i eventually had to put it down on paper, so to speak. A mix created for mixtape mountain comprised of music i was inspired by or i was listening to during the making of the album urban gothic. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. The drum machines are big and the synth melodies are bright. Starting with his most recent album, 2017s transmission dust, then working. Xander harris has always been the odd man out among the scoobies.
Harris is an electronic artist providing a balance between tense atmospherics, disco and psychedelic flair. Urban gothic was a horror based series of short stories shown on channel 5 running for two series between may 2000 and december 2001. Urban gothic is a really interesting, entertaining show. Hubner photo by victoria renard photography in just a very short amount of time the music of artist xander harris, known to friends, family, and his high school marching band instructor as justin sweatt, has made a pretty huge impression on me. However, xander s vision is focussed slightly further down the time scale, taking cues from john carpenter, the futurist gaze of chicagoitalo and sounds from the cusp of kosmischenew age. Filmed on a low budget and broadcast in a later timeslot, it nonetheless acquired a following. Xander meets buffy summers gellar, the slayer, on her first day at sunnydale high, as well as her watcher rupert giles anthony head. Much like the smokeengulfed serial killer sleeve of his debut album urban gothic. As xander harris, austin native justin sweatt records suspenseful yet playful electronic music equally indebted to 80s horror film soundtracks, italodisco, and darkwave. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. At 9 tracks just under 50 minutes its another exploration of life through the eyes, heart, and mind of xander harris. Spike born william pratt was a famous and widelyfeared vampire turned in 1880.
Xander harris was the member of the scooby gang on buffy the vampire slayer positioned as the one most like us, the most average, everyday individual among a group of exceptional members. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Harris returned to not not fun in 20 with his ambitious fulllength the new dark age of love. Xander gulped when the he saw a pair of red eyes after the man took off his sunglasses. Justin sweatt pays fullcolour homage to the synth on his fifth album under the buffy the vampire slayer moniker. Rather than being based in berlin or chicago, he calls austin home. You cant say, umberto, hes so original, originality is not a thing anymore. Xander harris urban gothic often times, musicians say that they are inspired by something they see or some event that shapes them.
Road runner show theme song barbara cameron soundtrack music mp3 album at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. Xander harris by buffyactsing the exchange community the sims 3. Xander harris urban gothic 2011 the house nnfs latest pickup is xander harris, a classically trained keyboardcreep with a slick line in synthesized horror redolent of umbertos uncanny couplet of lps. His alldigital setup consists mainly of a laptop, sequencer, and synth.
Albums include a wrenched virile lore, the new dark age of love, and california chrome. Includes highquality download in mp3, flac and more. A multiple crossings xander centered fanfiction story. Urban gothic 2011 the new dark age of love 20 i want more than just blood ep 2011 termination dust 2017 chrysalid 2012 villains of romance 2018 60 million songs. Xander as well as most of sunnydale is magically turned into whatever they dressed as for halloween. On this edition of nothing under the sun i have found myself neck deep. Series 1, episode 11 the boys club xander harris the horror show with brian keene ep 35 brian keene and dave thomas sit down with musician xander harris to discuss his page 1221. Thank you to everyone who helped make this project happen.
Xander harris his birth hidden from those that could love him taken by those who would try to corrupt him. The scripts are sometimes a bit silly or dull, but most of it is tongueincheek and well done. Urban gothic by xander harris released in 2011 via not not fun. Open to all xander harris and the matchmaker of doom, chapter 2 by emruascat. Rym ultimate box set horror synth revival rate your music. The tales of urban gothic are strange but unique, and are very twisted, dark but usually funny as well. Xander harris listen and stream free music, albums, new. His wellreceived debut, urban gothic, even landed in facts best 50 of 2011 list, who described the lp as perfectly balancing tenebrous atmospherics with moments of. Bathetics expressway compilation, featuring dirty beaches, xander harris. Where do we arrive, then, when we combine the buffy reference cartoony but smart teen horror in popular culture with urban gothic. Check out urban gothic by xander harris on amazon music. Xander harris s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Villains of romance is leaner than first envisioned, but that gives the record a vital nature.
In a time of so much exceedingly dour electronic music, xander harriss sinisteryetcelebratory stance stands out. The episodes vary, from raising the dead, to supermarketowning aliens. Fear of the unknown wall writing band posters i am game poster on sims 3 yule macabre. May 08, 2019 in a time of so much exceedingly dour electronic music, xander harriss sinisteryetcelebratory stance stands out. Tth story xander harris and the matchmaker of doom. Xander harris swaps hackneyed giallo references for sexy cyber visions on his followup to urban gothic for not not fun.
Xander makes a deal with a demon to get a few friends back. Road runner show theme song barbara cameron soundtrack. His stage name xander harris comes from the cult vampire comedydrama buffy the vampire slayer. Xander harris is introduced in season ones 1997 twopart premiere welcome to the hellmouththe harvest. Urban gothic by xander harris, released 14 may 2011 1. After the spell is broken he retains all the knowledge and. Find xander harris discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
Start your free trial learn more new subscribers only. Download xander harris tribute to neal stephensons snow crash. The stories here are ones where xander either becomes or always was female. Xander harris listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos xander harris. Asian dope boys team up with city for trance performance ygg move in the shadows in the video for new track, fathers. Urban gothic, an album by xander harris on spotify. Xander character analysis from a feminist perspective.
Download an exclusive xander harris mix of kosmische musik like cluster. A veteran of various noise and shoegaze projects since the early 2000s, sweatt adopted the harris moniker in tribute to a charac. Moving on from the horror of urban gothic, sweatt finds inspiration in the dystopian cities and suburbia of john carpenter, goblin and angelo badalamenti. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Nnfs latest pickup is xander harris, a classically trained keyboardcreep with a slick line in synthesized horror redolent of umbertos uncanny couplet of lps. Contamination by xander harris, released 01 june 2011 1. Manifest recorded 2010 at french place studios austin, tx. The last year has found the native texan equipped with a diverse catalog that has taken him across the world. Download not not fun us records music label songs, singles and albums on mp3. When, however, one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even of a very remarkable man who had a mother, then i think we are on the track of a lost novelist, a suppressed poet, of some mute and inglorious jane austen, some emily bronte who dashed her brains out on the moor or mopped and mowed about the highways crazed with the. His exploration of giallo landed his wellreceived debut urban gothic on fact magazines best 50 lps of 2011. Jan 31, 2020 urban gothic is the debut studio album of xander harris, a synthesizer music project of american musician justin sweatt.
Its ost techno, or dancefloor cinema, depending on your disposition, foregrounding a feel for noirish romance and subterfuge moods scripted with the skill and ambition of a jobbing synthesist breaking into the late 80s scifi industry. Sweatt, having occasionally synthesizers when he first worked in psychedelic rock and noise music bands, was influenced to. In a time of so much exceedingly dour electronic music, xander harris s sinisteryetcelebratory stance stands out. However, he presents himself in a quite different, more goofy light. The tracks follow the dystopian vibes of termination dust, but with touches of dark pop strewn throughout. This is a community to those few, those precious few stories in which our xander gains a new x chromosome.