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Shiver of the Vampires​​​/​​​La Chateau '71 (Acanthus​/​Jean Rollins OST)

from Midnight Neckbite E​.​P. 1​-​Night Of The Vampire (Roky Erickson) 2​-​Shiver of the Vampires (Acanthus) by Sister Midnight 🕛

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This is the eerie song that plays under the opening credits of the 1971 Film/Soundtrack 'Les Frissons Des Vampires ('Shiver of the Vampires') by Jean Rollin. Played & recorded originally by teenage Post Psych-Prog band 'Acanthus'.
This song always gave me chills, but was forever wondering: What if the song was played a bit heaver with a pinch more power?
So heres my take on a semi updated version. Never wanting to lose the original innocence, or dare we say 'awkward' wail & wobble of the Acanthus version.
Adding a heavier, Sabbathian thickness toward the end, hopefully without 'Over Dooming' it to death.

The reprise at the very ending is snippet from 'La Chateau' another sparse guitar twang & primitive percussion sequence from the Original Soundtrack. Vaguely reminiscent of a medieval skeletal striptease, A classic & memorable vignette from sound trackers, Acanthus.

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"Awesome cover of Coven's song. I like it even more than the original!"

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from Midnight Neckbite E​.​P. 1​-​Night Of The Vampire (Roky Erickson) 2​-​Shiver of the Vampires (Acanthus), track released May 3, 2019
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from Midnight Neckbite E​.​P​-​Special Vampire Edition, released October 31, 2018
All instruments: Steve Darrow

Les Frissons des Vampires theme/La Chateau:
Original version by Acanthus
From: Les Frissons des Vampires/Shiver of the Vampire Soundtrack -France 1971 directed by Jean Rollin 1971
Composition by Daniel Buffet/Jean Rollin/Gérard Sallette

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Sister Midnight, an ongoing cover song project, Curated by Steve Darrow (Sonic Medusa, Hollywood Rose amongst others)
Re Recording classic & obscure or forgotten songs from the 1960s-80s era of Heavy Rock, Psych, Glam, Proto-Metal etc. including Film/Tv Soundtracks.

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