Vinyl Of Austria Group Vienna Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Graft Dracula in Oberbayern, or Dracula Blows His Cool, is the one of the very best B-movie greats of the last thirty years, and we can say this without a shadow of a doubt! Not only is the premise of the cult comedy easily one of the most imaginative and quirky stories to have been made into a film, but Gerhard Heinz' soundtrack was a wake-up call from anyone into the sounds of disco and early boogie, back at the time. In fact, the movie has gained notoriety thanks to this very score, having diggers salivating manically for an original copy. However, it's not all disco sensibility; Heinz is a man who can construct even the most obscure of acoustic roles, but his specialty certainly rests in synthesizers and dance music. Absolute tip!

Review: You'd think that with a cover such as this one, and a special added gift like handy vibrator, this album would be some obscure resurrection of a 70s/80s cult hit. In reality, you couldn't be further from the truth. Granted, the sleeve and the sounds do take inspiration from the camp glow of some vintage porn B-flick, but this is all music which has never been released until now. PJ and Daniela Wassermann (the latter having sadly passed away in 2011) conjured quite the spectacle in 1985, but it was probably a bit to risque for general release. These kinky synth tunes are as sleazy as you can get with synth-pop but there its also something beautifully honest about this entire album, from start to finish. As similar pattern of cheesy 'Arabian' sounds are twisted and morphed over metallic drums and gorgeous machine-drum soul. What a smacker! Grab it before it slips away...