PLAYLIST & PODCAST: Thursday, April 28th, 2011

This week brought new music from Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, who released an interesting cover, as a teaser for the forthcoming "Have You Seen This Ghost?" CD. The song, "It is safe to SLEEP alone," (originally entitled "Sleep") was written by Angelo Badalamenti (of Twin Peaks fame), with vocals originally performed by Marianne Faithful.

We also got a taste of the forthcoming Diary of Dreams album, "Ego:X," in the form of the track "Echo In Me." This version is available on their Bandcamp site, but will not be the same as the one that will eventually be released on the full album, so grab it while you can.

The spotlight was also thrown on two tours, during the industrial portion of the show: The Sinister Whisperz Tour, featuring My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, 16 Volt, and Twitch the Ripper, which will be rolling through Nashville on Sunday May 1st (w/ local guests Cryogen Second), and the tour that will hit the Shelter in Atlanta tonight: Aesthetic Perfection, Faderhead and Everything Goes Cold.

Otherwise, here's the podcast version of the show:

[DOWNLOAD this episode (128k mp3)]


...And here's what was played...
(each artist's name below is a link):


"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Air date: Thursday, April 28th, 2011 

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

The Changelings - Departure
The Unquiet Void - Into the Garden
Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows - It is safe to SLEEP alone
Faith and the Muse - Nine Dragons
Soriah (with Ashkelon Sain) - Tonacayotica (Remix) [from "Under the Weight of Light"]
The Deadfly Ensemble - Ursusarktos The Bachelor
François De Roubaix - Charo
The Sisters of Mercy - Burn
Christ vs. Warhol - A New Model of the Universe/Cross of Lorraine
Murnau's Playhouse - Showreel
Bloody Dead and Sexy - Bloody Rose
The Last Dance - Rage
Switchblade Symphony - Bloody Knuckles
Diary of Dreams - Echo In Me
Aesthetic Perfection - Spit It Out
God Module - Beyond Fear
Ministry - Psalm 69
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult - After the Flesh
Ad-ver-sary - International Dark Skies
Kampfar - Altergang
François-Eudes Chanfrault - Discovery [from "A L'Interieur "("Inside") (soundtrack)]
Profundi - ...of Flesh & Blood
Enslaved - The Blood of Kvasir
Mourner - The Death Posture [N]
Giuliano Sorgini - The Living Dead/Southgate Hospital [from "The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue" (soundtrack)]
Gnaw Their Tongues - Rife with Deep Teeth Marks

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^RQ^ = requested
(exc.) = excerpt
[N] = Nashville artist
[from ____ ] = title of soundtrack or compilation


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PLAYLIST & PODCAST: Thursday, April 14th, 2011

Sorry for the delay in posting this episode, everyone. The captured audio was stuck in limbo, somewhere on the server, while last week's episode remained on the website. We had to wait through the weekend for Monday, when our tech guy could fix the problem.

This episode brought us some new sounds from Peter Murphy, a live clip taken from a rare in-studio appearance at a radio station in Pittsburgh [full stream of that interview available here], where Murphy and his two guitarists preformed acoustic versions of a few tracks, including the mash-up of "A Strange Kind of Love" and "Bela Lugosi's Dead," that he's been performing on tour lately. I like to call it, "A Strange Kind of Bela," myself.

On the heavier side, we also heard brand new tracks from Primordial and Kampfar, both of whom are about to release what sound like strong albums. The new Primordial is called "Redemption at the Puritan's Hand," while the new Kampfar is simply entitled "Mare."

This week's show was also loaded with fast-paced, traditional gothic rock sounds, gems brought forth from the vaults, and two very different anniversaries. Make sure to take advantage of the podcast version of this episode, which you can download right here:

[DOWNLOAD this episode (128k mp3)]


...And here's what was played...
(each artist's name below is a link):


"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Air date: Thursday, April 14th, 2011 

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

Current 93 - Passing Horses
Dead Voices on Air Meets Dropstar - Rijn [from "Wild Planet"]
The Cure - Other Voices
The Chameleons - Here Today
Cinema Strange - Lindsay's Trachea
Velvet Acid Christ - Black Rainbows
Peter Murphy - A Strange Kind of Love / Bela Lugosi's Dead (Live at WYEP Pittsburgh)
In Ruin - -
Solemn Novena - Ruined
The Empire Hideous - Talk is Cheap
The Exploding Boy - I Am Truth [from "Darkness Before Dawn vol. 2"]
The Grinning Plowman - Shake It Off  [N]
Darc Entries - Precious Limetree (extreme mix) [from "Call on the Dark - Vol. 1"]
Bear McCreary - Outside the Hospital [from "The Walking Dead" (soundtrack)]
Eleven Shadows - Shegar
Abney Park - Letter Between a Little Boy & Himself as an Adult
Assemblage 23 - Alive
The Cruxshadows - Avalanche
Angels on Acid - Now You Know
Christopher Gordon - Resurrection [from "Daybreakers" (soundtrack)]
Type O Negative - Wolf Moon (Including Zoanthropic Paranoia) [R.I.P. Peter Steele]
Celestial Season - The Scent of Eve
Primordial - No Grave Deep Enough
Warning - Footprints
Kampfar - Huldreland
Paul Mercer - Storm (exc.)
Burzum - Valen
Treha Sektori - Entori Ketesnah   


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^RQ^ = requested
(exc.) = excerpt
[N] = Nashville artist
[from ____ ] = title of soundtrack or compilation


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PLAYLIST & PODCAST: Thursday, April 7th, 2011

This week's episode provided a spotlight on DARKFEST 2011, an annual US darkwave/industrial tour, whose line-up this year includes Ego Likeness, The Ludovico Technique, and Twitch the Ripper (who made their 'Coffin debut on this week's episode). The Nashville show, which will happen this Sunday @ The Rutledge, also includes Cryogen Second, along with DJ Dansenoir (Chattanooga) and myself. Here's the flyer:

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This week's episode also brought new music from (Front Line Assembly member) Chris Peterson's Decree, whose new album, "Fateless" will be released next month on Artoffact Records.

The WRVU Audio Archive is back on track again this week (rejoice!), so you can now stream the show here, or cut to the chase and download the podcast version below:

[DOWNLOAD this episode (128k mp3)]


...And here's what was played...
(each artist's name below is a link):


"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Air date: Thursday, April 7th, 2011 

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

The Legendary Pink Dots - Kingdom of the Flies
J. G. Thirlwell - Damion [from "The Venture Bros. The Music Of J.G. Thirlwell Vol. 01"]
Pink Turns Blue - Pressurized
Cocteau Twins - Amelia
Corpus Delicti - Dusk of Hallows
Kommunity FK - Something Inside Me Has Died
Leitmotiv - Architect
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Beyond Reason [from "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" (soundtrack)]
Killing Joke - Adorations
The Last Dance - World Down
Legion - Collapse
Keima  - Will
Twitch the Ripper - Strip 
Ego Likeness - North
Hopeful Machines - All these gifts I give to you in hopes that you will love me too
The Ludovico Technique - Heal My Scars
Cryogen Second - Divide  [N]
Life Cried - More to Tarnish
System Syn - Abrasion Collar
Decree - Fateless
Jeff Grace - The House of the Devil [from "The House of the Devil / I Can See You" (soundtrack)]
Callisto - Covenant Colours
I Shalt Become - Doubt
Today is the Day - 6 Dimentia Satyr  [N]
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells [from "The Exorcist" (soundtrack)]  ^RQ^
Bear McCreary - Theme from The Walking Dead [from "The Walking Dead" (soundtrack)]
Satyricon - The Dark Castle in the Deep Forest  ^RQ^
Pensées Nocturnes - Suivant
Abigor - Exhausted Remnants
Skepticism - The Arrival


KEY:

^RQ^ = requested
(exc.) = excerpt
[N] = Nashville artist
[from ____ ] = title of soundtrack or compilation


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PLAYLIST & PODCAST: Thursday, March 31st, 2011

This week's show was dedicated to the memory of Rozz Williams (November 6, 1963 - April 1, 1998), known to most as the founder of Christian Death, but also beloved for his solo material, his spoken word releases and poetry, his many forms of visual art, and a whole list of varied musical projects, including Premature Ejaculation and Shadow Project. April 1st, 2011 marked the 13th anniversary of his death, so I included a bit more in my annual memorial set this year.

After the tribute set, the show continued as it traditionally would, featuring brand new music from The Silence Industry and Burzum, another teaser for the upcoming Darkfest 2011 Tour with Ego Likeness and The Ludovico Technique, and a host of dark musical classics and newcomers.

* Note about the podcast version of this episode: Once again, the WRVU Audio Archiver is not working, so this show was captured using an old Radio Shark. For the most part, that works, but it ran into trouble buffering about 30 minutes in, during the 2nd talk break. So, if it sounds like I'm speaking very quickly in spots, or dropping words, that's because little pieces of audio were lost while the device buffered. The good news is that all of the music before and after that break are intact. Enjoy...

[DOWNLOAD this episode (128k mp3)]


Here's what was played...
(each artist's name below is a link):


"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Air date: Thursday, March 31st, 2011 

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

Rozz Williams - Dec. 30, 1334 (exc.)
Rozz Williams & Gitane Demone - Flowers    [R.I.P. Rozz]
Premature Ejaculation - Visitation
Christian Death - Cavity: First Communion
Shadow Project - The Circle and the Cross
Christian Death - Book of Lies
Christian Death - The Angels (Cruciform)
Requiem - Light Fades
Entertainment - Patroness
Zola Jesus - Trust Me
And Also The Trees - Midnight Garden
The Grinning Plowman - Pretas Opera  [N]
The Silence Industry - The God of Speed
Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon & Richard Tognetti - The Doldrums [from "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (soundtrack)]
Abney Park - Aether Shanty
Ego Likeness - I'm Not Mary Ann
The Ludovico Technique - Memory
Project Pitchfork - The Clone
In Strict Confidence - Zauberschloß 
Psyclon Nine - We The Fallen
John Murphy - The Search for Jim [from "28 Days Later" (soundtrack)]
Burzum - Enhver Til Sitt
Miserere Luminis - The Mist
Hiems - Worship or Die / I
Ulver - Funebre
Pensées Nocturnes - Rahu
Glenn Gould - The Art of Fugue (BWV 1080): Contrapunctus VI (a 4, im Stile francese)
Elend - Apocalypse


KEY:

^RQ^ = requested
(exc.) = excerpt
[N] = Nashville artist
[from ____ ] = title of soundtrack or compilation


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