Friday, April 25, 2014

PODCAST: April 25th, 2014

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It's been a few weeks since the last show, and it will actually be about a month before the next episode arrives, so I've made this one extra-long to help bridge the gap. More about the reasons for that gap in a minute -- but for now, prepare yourselves for over 3 hours of music.

This episode begins with a slightly belated birthday wish for (the man, the myth, the legend) Robert Smith of The Cure, who celebrated his 55th earlier this week. In honor of that, you'll hear a pair of rarities (one live and one obscure) on the way in. Closely following that, the neo-folk fans who rarely get enough of that style here will revel in fresh sounds from New York's Blood and Sun, taken from their new album White Storms Fall.

Those lucky enough to find themselves in Chicago this weekend will be able to attend Convergence 20: First & Last & Always, celebrating 20 years(!) of the annual alt.gothic festival. This year's line-up includes The March Violets and the first-ever US show by UK-Goth-saviours Pretentious, Moi? -- both of whom you'll hear in this episode, in honor of the fact that I'd love to be there in person. But alas...

For the modern post-punk fans, you'll have several reasons to rejoice. First up is the Australian/German combo Ascetic:, who makes their debut here with a song from their Self-Initiation album. Next up is Florida's Astari Night, with a song from their new Stereo Waltz album, followed by Washington's Criminal Code, with an already popular dance track (here in Nashville, at least) from their No Device album.

We'll also dig a bit deeper in to the latest from Ottawa's goth-punk hybrid, Aube, from their 2013 Demo; Turkey's excellent darkwave/goth mixture, She Past Away, from their Belirdi Gece album; and the post-gothic/synth work of Seeming, from their new album, Madness & Extinction.
Now, the reason for my month away from podcasting comes into play during the dark metal set, which is comprised entirely of doom this time. I will be on tour with Loss for the better part of May, as we cross Europe for the first time in our career. In honor of that, the last portion of the show begins with the latest from our tour-mates, German doom-legends Worship, then leads into a set of bands we'll be playing shows with, including new material from three great French acts: Ataraxie, Funeralium, and Monarch!.

All of that, plus: Fresh atmosphere from London's Double Echo and Brian Tyler's soundtrack to the "Sleepy Hollow" television series (how could I resist?); The undying and explicitly 'saxual' new-wave-result of seeing "The Lost Boys" again on the big screen (with an introduction by Corey Feldman himself, no less); Selections from the vault of underrated songs; and more...


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Format: Band Name - Song Title [Album Title, Year]
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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod
Show date: Friday, April 25th, 2014


Opening Theme:
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me [from "Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack), 1994]

The Cure - The Figurehead (live in Bremen: May 7th, 1989)  [Plainsongs, 2012]
The Cure - Cloudberry  [Lost Wishes, 1994]
The Legendary Pink Dots - Death of a King  [A Perfect Mystery, 2000]
Blood and Sun - Keen  [White Storms Fall, 2013]
Faith and the Muse - Cernunnos/The Hand of Man  [Annwynn, Beneath the Waves, 1996]
Gestalt - Deuxième Ombre  [Le Sommeil Du Singe, 1987]
The March Violets - Essence  [Walk Into the Sun, 1984]
Pretentious, Moi? - Astrid  [Pretentious, Moi?, 2010]
Double Echo - Metropolis  [Phantomime, 2013]
Ascetic: - We're Not All Dead  [Self-Initiation, 2013]
Mephisto Walz - Eternal Deep  ["Kaliffornian Deathrock" (comp.) 2006]
Astari Night - Astrid  [Stereo Waltz, 2014]
Aube - De Guerre Lasse  [demo, 2013]
Criminal Code - Mocking Shadows  [No Device, 2013]
Funeral Parade - Eyes of Madmen  [Funeral Parade, 2010]
She Past Away - Belirdi Gece - Musallat (The Night Emerged - Haunt)  [Belirdi Gece, 2013]
Thomas Newman - The Old Resort/Drinking Blood/Falling Home/Headlights ["The Lost Boys" (soundtrack) 1987]
Mummy Calls - Beauty Has Her Way  [Mummy Calls, 1986]
Naked Eyes - Could Be  [Burning Bridges, 1983]
Seeming - The Eyes of Extinction  [Madness and Extinction, 2014]
IAMX - Sorrow  [The Unified Field, 2013]
Mesh - Self-Healing Lie  [The Point at Which It Falls Apart, 1999]
Velvet Acid Christ - Killing a Stranger  [The Art of Breaking Apart, 2009]
Brian Tyler - Sleepy Hollow Theme ["Sleepy Hollow" (soundtrack) 2013]
Worship - Terranean Wake I: Tide Of Terminus  [Terranean Wake, 2012]
Aldebaran - Beasts at the Throne  [Dwellers in Twilight, 2007]
Ataraxie - Procession of the Insane Ones  [L'Être Et La Nausée, 2013]
Abysmal Grief - Lords of the Funerals  [Feretri, 2013]
Monarch! - Transylvanian Incantations  [Omens, 2012]
Funeralium - Deceived Idealism  [Deceived Idealism, 2013]

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

PODCAST: April 1st, 2014

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This episode was intentionally launched a few days late, so that it could arrive on April 1st, to hold up the legacy of Rozz Williams on the anniversary of his death. As is the tradition, this episode begins with a tribute set that features many of his musical, experimental, and poetic outlets, including Christian Death, Shadow Project, Daucus Karota, Bloodflag, Premature Ejaculation, Heltir, and the many solo ventures and collaborations he did under his chosen name. This year, I selected deeper cuts and odd versions that are not often heard, although a proper tribute to Rozz cannot begin with out his musical epitaph, "Flowers," which you will find at the top. Always.

New to the show this time is music from Portland's Arctic Flowers, another in a long line of Pacific-Northwestern post-punk/deathrock bands that have helped to carve the new scene that exists in the US right now. You'll hear the title track from their new Weaver album, just before we go a bit deeper into the latest from their Portland neighbors, The Bellicose Minds. This time, you'll get the closing track from their latest LP, The Spine.

We'll also go a bit deeper into the latest release from Denmark's Metro Cult -- which is actually a 7-inch, so we'll call it the flip-side. New Space/Ghost is also available digitally, right here, for free, so grab it while you can.

While we're going back for seconds,  you'll get another taste of Seeming, the new band of erstwhile ThouShaltNot collaborators Alex Reed and Aaron Fuleki. On their new album, Madness & Extinction, they return to an obscure later track from their former band's catalog, giving it a new spin. Check it out, then order it here.

In closing, we'll take a look at the newly re-issued first Velnias album, Sovereign Nocturnal, which has just been given the deluxe treatment by Eisenwald Records. Bask in its 15-minute scope, then pick it up here.

All of that, plus: Further expansion into the current releases from LowCityRain and Beastmilk; Unreleased '80s horror soundtrack work rescued from obscurity; Selections from the darkwave and apocalyptic doom vaults; and more...


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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod
Show date: Tuesday, April 1st, 2014


Opening Theme:
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me [from "Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack), 1994]

Rozz Williams - Dec. 30th, 1334 (exc.)  [The Whorse's Mouth, 1996]
Rozz Williams & Gitane Demone - Flowers  [Dream Home Heartache, 1995]
Rozz Williams - Abandoned House/Death  ["Pig" (soundtrack) 1998]
Rozz Williams - The Angels (1995 version) [Untitled EP (aka 13:34), 1999]
Christian Death - The Blue Hour  [Catastrophe Ballet, 1984]
Bloodflag feat. Rozz Williams - Daughters of Darkness (Heltir Mix) (exc.) ["Merry Maladies" (comp.) 1998]
Daucus Karota - Father of Temptation  [Shrine, 1994]
Shadow Project - Zaned People  [Dreams for the Dying, 1992]
Christian Death - Skeleton Kiss (Death Mix)  [The Iron Mask, 1992]
Premature Ejaculation - Visitation  [Death Cultures, 1987]
Arctic Flowers - Weaver  [Weaver, 2014]
The Bellicose Minds - In Greed  [The Spine, 2013]
Anasazi - Nuclear Paradise  [Demo, 2011]
Nite Nite - What They Do Not Know  [How to Touch the Moon, 2010] [N]
Metro Cult - Ghost  [New Space/Ghost, 2013]
Clan of Xymox - Out of the Rain  [Hidden Faces, 1997]
David Bowie - Crystal Japan  [Crystal Japan/Alabama Song, 1980]
LowCityRain - Grey View  [LowCityRain, 2013]
Seeming - New Year  [Madness and Extinction, 2014]
Aeon Rings - Betrayal  [Night Vision, 2012]
Kas Product - Never Come Back  [Try Out, 1982]
Ulterior - Locus of Control  [The Bleach Room, 2012]
Kendall Schmidt - (untitled)  ["Neon Maniacs" (soundtrack) 1986]
Brotherhood of Pagans - Sinner Comes to Bits  [Tales of Vampires, 1995]
Beastmilk - The Wind Blows Through Their Skulls  [Climax, 2013]
Neurosis - A Chronology for Survival  [Souls at Zero, 1992]
Atriarch - Oblivion  [Atriarch/Alaric split, 2012]
Tangerine Dream - The Evil Within  ["The Keep" (soundtrack) 1983]
Velnias - Sovereign Nocturnal  [Sovereign Nocturnal, 2014]


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^RQ^ = requested
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