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  • Under the Radar

    John Carpenter

    Apr 27, 2016 2 minutes
    Words by Austin Trunick

    “D im the lights,” says John

    Carpenter, revered filmmaker and musician. “Put the album on…. Close your eyes and just let your mind go. Tap into that invisible movie that plays in your head. Let it flow, and let our music be your soundtrack.”

    Like the opening page of a screenplay, Carpenter sets the Sporting a roman numeral—like one of the many sequels to the director’s genre-defining 1978 slasher film, —this album is a direct follow-up to last year’s critically-acclaimed With more than four decades of filmmaking behind him, the 68-year-old filmmaker suddenly finds himself enjoying his new life as a late-career rock star.

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