Jonathan Sharp - Neon Night Ride (Blue Shell)

Ocean Spray Blue shell variant

ABOUT 'NEON NIGHT RIDE'

Where did this imagined soundtrack come from?

Let's lay down the first line of reference: Nicholas Winding Refn. Namely 'Drive', 'Neon Demon' and 'Copenhagen Cowboy'. These movies and TV show not only look amazing but have gorgeously synth heavy soundtracks.

But let's push back a bit further, and the next reference has to be John Carpenter, along with the glut of 80’s video classics like 'Exterminator', 'Cobra', 'Bronx Warriors' / 'The Warriors' and a million Italian Mad Max rip offs.

And why not throw in some stylised automobile carnage too, like 'Gone In Sixty Seconds' and 'The Driver'?

With all this swirling around my head I realised what I'd come up with was an 80’s synth soundtrack to a glossy LA-set tale of violent gangs and spectacular car chases.

So load this cassette into your vehicle's tape deck, step on the gas and hear those wheels squeal...