The Unsound 2010 program is now revealed at www.unsound.pl. With this, individual tickets are also on sale, as well as passes, available at www.ticketpro.pl
The website has many new details. Most exciting for horror / analogue synth fans is the inclusion of Alan Howarth, set to perform a rare live show as well as give a workshop on sound design for horror movies.
Alan Howarth contributed to some of the biggest genre films of the '80s. Both as a composer and sound effects man, Howarth collaborated with John Carpenter on the music from nearly all of his movies, starting with “Escape from New York”. He has provided sound design and effects for the likes of “Poltergeist”, “Raiders of the Lost Arc”, all the “Star Trek” movies, “The Hunt for Read October”, and much more. As a composer, he scored all or part of all the “Halloween” films. His live show will include the music he composed with Carpenter.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Psycho”, Unsound’s opening night sees Icelander Daniel Bjarnasson conduct Sinfonietta Cracovia in a formation of 48 string players, to perform a suite from the famous Bernard Herrmann score for the Hitchcock film, as well as Penderecki music used in “The Shining” and “The Exorcist.”
Recent horror-related announcements also include a show by UK duo Jigoku combining tripped out visuals and music harvested from obscure horror films, newcomers Raime with a show combining mutated samples from industrial records, Black to Comm’s dark drone sound sculptures and an ear-shredding concert from Jazkamer. Roll the Dice will perform piano and electronics, referencing everything from John Carpenter and Tangerine Dream to Basic Channel.
Crate-digger Joel Martin (one half of Quiet Village) has helped Unsound craft a series of Q & A’s and panels related to the dark side, including: a Q & A with Goblin, a Q & A with Alan Howarth, a panel on darkness and experimental music and a presentation on the use of library music in exploitation films.
Jigoku have combed through their extensive horror exploitation collection on videotape (one of the biggest in the UK), to create a screening series running throughout the festival entitled “Night of the Living Dirt”. Do NOT expect High-Def quality here. This is all about old school battered products.

PS – If you need another recommendation, Unsound was just named the number 2 festival in October by Resident Advisor!