Zaft 056   Various Artists:   Visiting Kings

Track Listing:

  1. R4 - The Queen's 1957 Christmas Speech
  2. Narishkeit - 52° 7′ NB, 5° 15′ OL
  3. Fail - The Suit is Going to Have to Stay Red Until You Stop Attacking and Eating the Reindeer
  4. Archaic Ruins - Burial Practices of Ancient Christians
  5. C/A/T - Good Santa v2
  6. Instagon - As Lonely As The Moon During The Holidays
  7. Orange - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  8. This Is What I Hear When You Talk - You're Terrible and Deserve Nothing. Get Off My Lap
  9. Stolen Light - Murder on the Polar Express
  10. Goose - Icicles
  11. Fernal Sanders - Opening the C4 Present
  12. DEFORMA - Ciclosintesis
  13. Wilt - Northstar


It's hard to believe that this is year 16 of the Zaftig Research holiday compilation. If it were a person, it could get a driver's license. This one is a really nice mix of harsh noise and beautiful ambient. I have truly been blessed to have amazing artists come through the compilation and this year is no exception. The card we found for this year is particularly weird, and once we saw it, we knew that this was the one. I mean where else are you going to see humingbirds dressed like Aztecs riding on squirrels? Perfect.