*2022 stock* `Contamination' sees Italian progressive and cult soundtrack band Goblin add a refreshing dose of other wordly sci-fi sounds to their usual creeping horror atmospherics, and it makes for a mostly consistent and successful album.This time the soundtrack to a science-fiction film, It's a shame that the album is another mostly unnoticed and somewhat ignored work from the band, because in addition to a number of suspenseful and moody numbers, it contains the classic Goblin track `Quiet Drops', one of the most delicate and subtle pieces the band ever wrote. Although there's some occasional late 70's/early 80's disco and commercial jazz funk elements that not only the band, but many horror soundtracks in general were incorporating at the time, `Contamination' can still stand perfectly well alongside their string of fascinating and consistent lesser-known soundtracks. It is still easily recognizable as a work of Goblin, with all the usual strange atmosphere, tasteful playing and inventive arrangements. Definitely not one to dismiss or ignore.
| 1 | Connexion | 3:25 | |
| 2 | Withy | 3:19 | |
| 3 | Bikini Island | 3:49 | |
| 4 | Flood | 2:31 | |
| 5 | Pillage | 2:13 | |
| 6 | The Carver | 3:07 | |
| 7 | Rush | 4:12 | |
| 8 | Fright | 2:42 | |
| 9 | Time Is On | 2:04 | |
| 10 | Ogre | 1:51 | |
| 11 | Quiet Drops | 2:15 | |
| 12 | Withy [Alternate Version] | 2:23 | |
| 13 | Contamination (Suite I) | 2:57 | |
| 14 | The Carver [Alternate Version] | 1:38 | |
| 15 | Fright [Alternate Version] | 3:23 | |
| 16 | Contamination (Suite II) | 6:18 | |
| 17 | Contamination (Alien World) | 1:45 |