Five Quick Things: ‘Tis The Season (For Figure)
–Written by Kevin Madert
With Halloween knocking at the door, it only seems appropriate to run a quick feature on the producer who’s most at home among vampires, zombies, and werewolves. Figure – real name Josh Gard – creates music rife with spooky imagery and classic horror influence, not to mention a healthy dose of heavy bass. He recently released the fifth album in his Monsters series, and is currently touring an all-new visual production dubbed “TerrorVision,” so we figured (heh) we’d put together a short list of our favorite tunes. ‘Tis the season, after all.
Michael Myers Is Dead
An instant drumstep classic. Extra points for the sample – easily my favorite of Figure’s.
Pounds Of Blood
Gruesome and dripping with gore, this tune is perfect for pre-Halloween headbanging.
This Is Halloween (Drumstep Edit)
Great movie + great producer = the perfect Halloween remix.
Zombies (VIP Edit)
This ode to the undead is slightly less abrasive than much of Figure’s work, but it’s still plenty forceful.
Super Mega Death Ray
Another classic; melds old-school supernatural spookiness with one hell of a hard-hitting bassline.