“Voorhees Stomp” combines the 1989 LJN video game with the plot of Jason Takes Manhattan in a tribute to one of the most legendary mama’s boys this side of Norman Bates; in the video, Videogram smartly combines nostalgia for both the obsolete formats of 8-bit video games and VHS. Why it appropriates one of the least popular movies in the Friday The 13th saga—which is impressive in a film series that includes Friday The 13th: A New Beginning—will remain a mystery. But Videogram’s synth tune has a groovy beat, including a sample from Friday The 13th Part III’s disco influenced theme, that even a lumbering, deformed, hillbilly with an Oedipus complex can dance to. The kills are also faithful to Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes A Trip On The Love Boat And Ends Up In A New York That Looks Remarkably Like Vancouver For Twenty Minutes, including Julius boxing Jason on top of a building and J.J. experiencing death by Flying-V. The image of an 8-Bit Jason Voorhees cutting a rug underneath a disco ball makes the video worth a watch all by itself.
The latest single comes from Videogram’s album Pre-Cert, which will be released on (duh!) Friday, November 13th. The band’s Camp Blood EP, a limited edition 10” picture disc, and download is coming in December.
