LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Bauhaus' David J teamed V For Vendetta creator and fellow Northampton, UK hipster Alan Moore in 1983 to write a "soundtrack" to Moore's graphic novel. At turns dark and atmospheric, edgy and thrilling, twisted and sardonic, this 27 minute EP is the perfect sonic partner to Moore's futuristic tale. Says David J: "In 1983 my friend Alan Moore approached me with the intriguing idea of composing some music to go with a set of his lyrics which would comprise the entire text to an episode of his serialized graphic novel, V For Vendetta—a transcription of the music to also appear under each panel of the strip. The story was an Orwellian vision of a dystopian near future set in a tyrannized England - the hero, 'V' being a mysterious vigilante with a certain vaudevillian bent. "Two of these tracks were released (appropriately enough) in 1984 on a Glass Records 12". The other five are released here for the first time.
Track Listing: 1. Overture 2. This Vicious Cabaret 3. V's Theme (intro) 4. Incidental 5. V's Theme (outro) 6. Song From The Kitty Kat Keller 7. This Vicious Cabaret (Demo)