Children Of The Night

I recently put together an episode of the WOTT Music podcast that serves as a Halloween mix of music from Nashville area bands. In doing so, I stumbled upon The Children of the Night, an instrumental EP of absolutely perfect Halloween songs that has almost zero background information to go along with it. I'd love to tell you more about the creator or the impetus behind the songs but none of that is available. I did some Internet sleuthing but my best guess - Daniel Medley - is a bit of a long shot.

Regardless of who created it I do suggest giving it a listen. It's sparse at times and does a great job at taking its time in setting a mood but it never retreats so far that you lose track of it. It's appropriately creepy but also uses plenty of acoustic instruments - xylophone, strings, general ambience - to give it a classic feel. I'm sad there's only one volume of it because I'm wearing it out.

It is on Spotify but good luck finding it via search, since the name conflicts with multiple other artists. It's that kind of mystery and effort that makes it so much more enjoyable.