Happy Halloween from Huoratron

Huoratron is pretty much my ideal Halloween soundtrack: dirty, thumping electro made by a scary looking Finnish man. In my perfect world, Huoratron would have a show in NYC on Halloween, but, alas, he's in Vancouver tonight. (At least they do celebrate Halloween in Canada – I just looked it up.)

So, for all of you not in Vancouver, here are a couple of tracks to liven up your macabre festivities this evening.

$$ Troopers [mp3] (iTunes)

Prevenge [mp3] (iTunes)

The music video for Huoratron's "Corporate Occult" is also fairly appropriate for the holiday, but be warned that it's massively inappropriate for a number of other situations (i.e. NSFW).

Em's Halloween Mix

Lise posted her Halloween mix, so now I'm going to post mine (and I'm using her collage because I'm feeling, well, lazy). How many of you out there are planning on being Balloon Boy or something based on that theme? I bet there's going to be at least as many this year as there were Sarah Palins AND Jokers combined last year... Anyway, on to the music. Not all of the songs I'm posting are all that creepy (though some are!). Some of them are just really good and have Halloween-themed titles.


The Ghost Inside Your House [mp3] - Cloud Cult - (iTunes)
The Boogie Monster [mp3] - Gnarls Barkley - (iTunes)
Night of the Dancing Flame [mp3] - Roisin Murphy - (iTunes)
Unquiet Grave [mp3] - The Bewitched - (iTunes)
Ghosts [mp3] - Ladytron - (iTunes)
Monster Hospital [mp3] - Metric - (iTunes)
Vampire Lake [mp3] - The Builders & the Butchers - (iTunes)
Zombie Boy [mp3] - The Magnetic Fields - (iTunes)
A Day in the Graveyard II [mp3] - Sunset Rubdown - (iTunes)
Witch Doctor [mp3] - Alvin & the Chipmunks
Ghost Under Rock [mp3] - Ra Ra Riot - (iTunes)
Dragula (Hotrod Herman remix) [mp3] - Rob Zombie - (iTunes) 
Beady Eyes on the Horizon [mp3] - Jukebox the Ghost - (iTunes)
Vampires [mp3] - Matt Jones - (iTunes)
Ghosts [mp3] - Fanfarlo - (iTunes)
Getting Scared [mp3] - Imogen Heap - (iTunes) yes, I know Lise used her too, but this song is a bit creepy too (not to mention old school Imogen), and Imogen is just that awesome

And a suggestion from TMI Tara (sorry Tara, I couldn't find both the songs you suggested):
Walking on Air [mp3] - Kerli - (iTunes)

Feel free to leave your suggestions in the comments too!

Halloween Mix : Lise's Picks

It's the time of year again - that magical, innocent time when stuffing your face with sugary goodness until your stomach needs to be pumped and wearing slutty outfits are encouraged (I'm personally brainstorming a slutty dinosaur-riding jesus costume). Whether you plan to throw a party, watch plenty of awesome movies, or just head out on the streets to openly roll your eyes at the plethora of Balloon Boy costumes, you'll want to have some music to get in the spirit of things. Em and I are both doing our own lists this year cause I have more traditional songs in my collection and Em's got more indie flair to dish out, so expect Em's awesome list later this week. That said, here's my top 13...

Zombie Killer (Featuring Elvira) - Leslie Hall [mp3] (iTunes)
The Time Warp - The Rocky Horror Picture Show [mp3] (iTunes)
I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins [mp3] (iTunes)
Nightmare On My Street - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince [mp3] (iTunes)
Monster Mash - Bobby Pickett [mp3] (iTunes)
Cannibal Zombie Mom - Mr. Fab [mp3]
Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra [mp3] (iTunes)
Spooky - Imogen Heap [mp3] (iTunes)
Magic Dance - David Bowie [mp3] (iTunes)
I Put A Spell On You - Nina Simone [mp3] (iTunes)
Ghostbusters - Run DMC [mp3]
They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh! - Sufjan Stevens [mp3] (iTunes)
Thriller - Michael Jackson (not linked, cause quite frankly, you should have this song already.)