PODCAST: August 28th, 2011, "The Road to Dragon*Con"

This week, much like I am right now, the show is all about Dragon*Con, which will be happening this coming weekend. For the uninitiated, Dragon*Con is a convention held every Labor Day Weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, attracting about 40,000 fans of things like: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Films, Comics, Animation, Gaming, Goth/Darkwave Music & Culture, and much, much more.

This will be the 25th Anniversary edition of Dragon*Con, so I've devoted this entire episode to all things Dragon*Con: The guests, the bands, the themes that will be featured at the Con this year. Think of this episode as a primer that might be listened to on the way down, or while you're getting ready.

If you have no interest in Dragon*Con, or are terribly sad not to be going this year, you might want to skip around this episode and listen to just the music. The talk breaks are filled with info about panels, and where to go at the Con to see various guests.

As always, I will be working for the Dark Fantasy Track of programming at Dragon*Con this year, hosting panels about Goth/Darkwave/Industrial music, Horror/Dark Fantasy films, and more. Our current panel schedule is right here.

**Note: Just in case there is any confusion, Dragon*Con does not officially sanction or endorse my podcast.

Oh, and in case you thought I might have slipped on my promise to always deliver something new on each show, this episode features brand new music from (rock stars of "The Venture Bros." universe) Shallow Gravy! HAH!

Ready to hear it? Okay, here's a link to download the podcast:

[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

Show date: Thursday, August 28th, 2011

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

Bear McCreary - Opening Theme (from "Battlestar Galactica") / Apocalypse (live in concert, The Battlestar Galactica Orchestra)
The Cruxshadows - White Rabbit
Autumn Cannibals - My Hero Mind
Bear McCreary - "The Walking Dead" opening theme
James Horner - Bishop's Countdown [from "Aliens" (soundtrack)]
Tangerine Dream - Mae's Transformation/Severin Dies [from "Near Dark" (soundtrack)]
The Last Dance - Cages
Mark Pierson - Elvira's Theme
The Last Dance - Elvira's Theme [from "The Search for the Next Elvira"]
Abney Park - The End of Days
Nathan Barr - House Party [from "True Blood: Season 2" (score)]
Robert Cobert - Main Title/The Search for David [from "House of Dark Shadows" (soundtrack)]
Hellblinki - Breaking Everything
The Peculiar Pretzelmen - Obsidian Blues
Howard Shore - Mr. Lugosi [from "Ed Wood" (soundtrack)]
Danny Elfman - Poor Jack [from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (soundtrack)]
Voltaire - BRAINS!
J.G. Thirlwell - Fumblestealth/Bolly [from "The Venture Bros.: The Music of JG Thirlwell, vol. 1]
Shallow Gravy - Jacket (single edit)
J.G. Thirlwell - "The Venture Bros." Theme
Jonathan Coulton - Re: Your Brains
"The Devil's Rain" (film trailer)
Bella Morte - The Morning Sun
Philip Glass - The Demise of Candyman [from "Candyman"]
Angelo Badalamenti - The Dream House [from "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors"]
"The Lord of the Rings" (Bakshi) Intro.
Bear McCreary - Kara's Coordinates [from "Battlestar Galactica"]
Ayria - My Device
Bear McCreary - Closing Credits [from "Battlestar Galactica"]
The Cruxshadows - Quicksilver
The Ghosts Project - Guillotine
Alexander Courage - "Star Trek" Opening theme (Season 2)
John Williams - "Star Wars" Main Title (Ep. IV: A New Hope)

KEY:

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


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*Note: As I will be at Dragon*Con this coming Thursday (the 1st), the next episode of "Out ov the Coffin" will be recorded September 8th, and no doubt filled with new music gathered at -- and tales of the many things that happened at -- Dragon*Con 2011. Talk to you then, unless I see you first.

PODCAST: August 18th, 2011

Perhaps it's the early hours I've been keeping lately -- perhaps it's something more inspired, too -- but I've found myself in a very shoegaze mood this week, so this show started out with eyes focused downward, to the sound of some classic Slowdive, moving into (the unfortunately defunct Projekt band) Tearwave.

From there, I featured some more new music from The Empire Hideous, who is probably not a band that would quickly connect themselves to a term like shoegaze, but their just-released final album "The Time Has Come" has several passages of burning guitar lines and washed-out, introspective vocals that feel quite at home in such an environment.

We also heard more new music from Seattle's God Module, whose latest single, "Rituals," features several noteworthy remixes. And, as I mentioned last time, I seldom enjoy remix EPs, so take that as a sign that these remixes do something interesting or different with the source material.

This week also brought new sounds from the German industrial band Dance or Die, whose new album "Nostrodamnation" just landed on Metropolis Records. Sometimes, with current industrial, it's the instrumental song that sticks out, and that happened a couple of times this week. So, for those who think of such tracks as fillers or throwaways, think again. Those just may be the ones that get radio play.

The rest of the show featured such things as: atmospheric Bowie-ism, internationally obscure deathrock, some classic goth/industrial club tracks, bands whose current tours will bring them through Nashville (like Die Sektor and The Ludovico Technique), and some local post-punk/darkwave from Nite Nite, who will be playing this coming Wednesday night @ The End in Nashville. If you're local, come hang out. Otherwise, check your local listings.

Ready to hear the show? Okay, here's a link to download the podcast:

[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

Show date: Thursday, August 18th, 2011

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

Slowdive - When the Sun Hits
Implex Grace - Will Disappear Forever (exc.)
Tearwave - Lotus Flower
The Empire Hideous - Alone
Faith and the Muse - The Red Crown
Editors - In This Light and On This Evening
Ceremony - For Her Smile
David Bowie - Sense of Doubt
Nite Nite - I'm Always Right  [N]
O.Children - Malo
Artica - Nemesi
Kill Sister Kill - FeverDream  [from "Kaliffornian Deathrock"]
Acid Bats - Quiero ser Santa
Seraphim Shock - Molly's Web
Front Line Assembly - Downfall
Ego Likeness - Seance
Die Sektor - Heaven Sent Hell Embraced
Skinny Puppy - Grave Wisdom
The Ludovico Technique - Living Filth
God Module - Rituals (White Ring Mix)
Dance or Die - Novus Ordo Seclorum
My Dying Bride - The Crown of Sympathy (Remix)
Kampfar - Blitzwitch
Sombres Forêts - The Forest
Primordial - Lain with the Wolf
Summoning - Dor Daedeloth
Harpsicorpse - Impins Phasma Phasmatis
Enemite - The Headstream - River Of Death

KEY:

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


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PODCAST: August 11th, 2011

Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the notorious attack on Sophie Lancaster, a young goth girl who was beaten mercilessly in a UK park, then later died as a result of the injuries sustained. Simply put, it was a hate crime, in its most basic (and base) form, spurred by the selfishness of her attackers, who gave themselves over to their own hostility. She was only 20. I opened this week's show with a small tribute to her memory, in the form of the Autumn Cannibals song, "Monument to Shame." I would say more about this, but the song says everything so well that I will let it stand alone. It is, after all, a monument.

If you'd like to know more about Sophie's story, click here. To visit the website for the foundation set-up in her memory, please go here: http://www.sophielancasterfoundation.com/

Among the brand new material on this week's show, we heard our first taste of the newly-released final album from New Jersey's The Empire Hideous. According to one-time-Misfits-singer Myke Hideous, this will be the final chapter in the band's impressive history. The album, appropriately titled "The Time Has Come," was originally to be produced by Type O Negative's Peter Steele, but his untimely death just barely prevented that from happening.

Also new to the show this week was music from Canada's The Birthday Massacre, whose new EP "Imaginary Monsters" was released this week. Their Metropolis Records label-mates God Module also issued a new EP/single this week, entitled "Rituals," from which I actually selected a remix to play on this week's show. That's rare for me, as I'm usually not interested in remixes at all. So, consider that a positive review.

For the rest of the show, I attempted to get everyone as excited as I am for this year's Dragon*Con, threw in mentions of several upcoming tours (including Bella Morte, Swans, and Die Sektor), pulled out some obscure soundtrack selections, explored the far reaches of French-Canadian black metal, and ran from one side of the dark music spectrum to the other.

Ready to hear it? Okay, here's the podcast 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

Show date: Thursday, August 11th, 2011

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

Autumn Cannibals - Monument to Shame [R.I.P. Sophie Lancaster]
Keima - Lost / Lament
The Empire Hideous - Serpent's Trance
Swans - Miracle of Love
Fields of the Nephilim - At the Gates of Silent Memory
Frank the Baptist - All the Faces
Win Butler, Régine Chassagne & Owen Pallett - Kidnapping [from "The Box" (soundtrack)]
In Loving Memory - My Hysteria
Christian Death - Spectre (Love is Dead)
Siouxsie & the Banshees - We Hunger
Eat Your Make-Up - I Was the Murderer
The Birthday Massacre - Burn Away
Depeche Mode - Useless
Shirley Walker, Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion - Bullock Gets the Croc [from "Batman: The Animated Series" Episode: 'Vendetta']
The Crüxshadows - Dragonfly
Diary of Dreams - O Brother Sleep (Sleepwalker Mix)
Die Sektor - In His Mercy, All Will Perish
In Strict Confidence - My Despair (single version)
Cryogen Second - Anthem for the Great Self Destruct [N]
God Module - Remember (God Mod Vexed Mix)
Wendy Carlos - Title Music [from "The Shining" (soundtrack)]
Miserere Luminis - Miserere Luminis
Dark Tranquility - Iridium
Amesoeurs - Au Crépuscule De Nos Rêves
Gris - Cicatrice
Brian Tyler - Sin Eater  [from "The Final Cut" (soundtrack)]
Oneiroid Psychosis - (hidden track from "Garden of Remembrance")

KEY:

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


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PODCAST: August 4th, 2011

This week's show was kicked off with another taste of the brand new Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows album, "Have You Seen This Ghost." Interestingly, the album is filled with cover songs, some of the choices for which will raise more than a few eyebrows -- Lionel Richie and Bonnie Tyler spring to mind -- but Anna Varney truly makes each song her own, lacing each with her trademark aching-period-piece style. For more info on the album, look here. I also came across a nice link for the cover artist for the album, here.

From Sopor, we immediately moved into a new track from Hopeful Machines, which is a more experimental ambient/electronic project from Steven Archer of Ego Likeness. The new album is called "On the Mending of Pack," and you can find the ordering info for that one here.

We also heard from Nashville's own Cryogen Second, who have just released their first full-length album, "Anthem for the Great Self Destruct," on Beyond Therapy Records (the label started by Ben from The Ludovico Technique). You can grab that here. If you're a fan of the harder side of Industrial/ebm, Battlestar Galactica's extended social metaphors, and politically charged lyrics, you will like Cryogen Second. If you catch them live, count on the addition of guitars, bringing the presentation to yet another level.

Also new this week: Music from Germany's two-man post-punk (and sometimes metallic) band, Aeon Sable, whose new album "Per Aspera Ad Astra" can be found here. We dug a bit deeper into the latest from London's Ulterior, whose album "Wild in Wildlife" is really making me wish I'd made a greater to effort to get to Europe for some of the more gothcentric festivals this year. But, alas...

The rest of the show is filled with: obscure local music, recently unearthed early Slovenian industrial, space obsessed soundscapes, odd goth b-sides, new sounds from Henry Jackman's finally-released X-Men: First Class soundtrack, and much, much more.

So, here is the podcast 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

Show date: Thursday, August 4th, 2011

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

Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows - Starlight Seen Through Veils of Tears
Hopeful Machines - thedreamoftheclosedcircuit
ROME - One Flesh
Pain and Its Relief - The Cold Dirt  [N]
Cocteau Twins - Five Ten Fiftyfold
The Cure - Disintegration (Live Dallas Starplex 9/15/89) [from "Alternative Rarities 1988-1989"]
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Lovely Creature
IAMX - S.H.E.
Henry Jackman - Frankenstein's Monster  [from "X-Men: First Class" (soundtrack)]
Danse Society - Somewhere
Pink Turns Blue - After All
The Sisters of Mercy - Poison Door
The Awakening - Open
Ulterior - Sex War Sex Cars Sex
Michl Britsch - Boom  [from "Pandorum" (soundtrack)]
Bella Morte - The Last
Borghesia - Toxido
Cryogen Second - If I Had My Way  [N]
Life Cried - Bloodstained
Cyanotic - The Static Screens (In Syndication)
Graeme Revell - Elegy  [from "Pitch Black" (complete soundtrack)]
Aeon Sable - Exodus
Rotting Christ - Ira Incensus
Electric Wizard - Black Mass
The Phantom Limbs - Somebody Twisted Your Arm
Agalloch - The Watcher's Monolith
Arcturus - Ad Astra
Mark Isham - Mist  [from "The Mist" (soundtrack)]
Dissection - Night's Blood

KEY:

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


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