PODCAST: December 20th, 2013

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The 'Best of 2013' episode is coming up in just two weeks, which means that this episode is crammed with last-minute additions to the new music realm. Certainly not to be left off the year-end list is the latest from Philadelphia's current goth/deathrock/post-punk heroes, Night Sins, whose 2nd full-length, To London or the Lake, has just seen release.

Meanwhile in Finland, a whole lot of traditional goth/deathrock is springing up as well. Masquerade topped Cvlt Nation's list of the year's best deathrock on the strength of their 2013 demo, from which you'll get a taste on this episode. Also lauded on that list was Spain's Belgrado, who recently issued their 2nd album, Siglo XXI.

For those looking for an Xmas Special this year, there simply wasn't enough new material to out-do last year's gift, so I've re-uploaded the 2012 Xmas Bonus Show. Get it HERE or HERE. Not to be a complete "Bah-Humbugger," though, I have included The Cruxshadows' new Christmas single on this episode, which is available for free (or pay-what-you-want) right HERE.

In the darkwave/electronic realm, you'll hear new material from Waves, the latest from Virginia's one-man project The Purge, alongside further new music from Nashville's own one-man dynamo, Becoming the Devourer. And, all the way from Belarus, you'll get your first taste of Cold In May's latest synthrock release, Dark Season.

In the realm of current dark metal, we'll dip further in to the latest from the much-talked-about new Cult of Fire album मृत्यु का तापसी अनुध्यान (good luck with that one!), before visiting some oft-overlooked modern doom classics, and trying out something from the brand new Thrall album, Aokigahara Jukai. 

All of that, PLUS: Excellent new soundtrack music from Steven Hufsteter and Co.'s "Kiss of the Damned" and Javier Navarrete's "Byzantium" score; New dark ambient sounds from Lycia, Caul & Hall of Mirrors, and Allesandro Parisi's Italian Horror-soaked soundscapes; Some sounds from down on Fascination Street; Some classics from the vault; and more.


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PLAYLIST BEGINS HERE
Format: Band Name - Song Title [Album Title, Year]

(each band name is also a website link)

"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, December 20th, 2013

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

The Cure - A Chain of Flowers  [Catch, 1987]
Javier Navarrete - It Would Be Fatal/An Empty Island  ["Byzantium" (soundtrack) 2013]
Nite Nite - Touch the Moon  [How to Touch the Moon, 2010] [N]
Asylum Party - Better Days Ahead  [Borderline, 1989]
Human Disease - Disclosed In Flesh  [Our Flesh Deception, 2004]
Leitmotiv - Settlement  [Caress & Curse, 1983]
Cocteau Twins - Peppermint Pig (7" version)  [Peppermint Pig, 1983]
The Snake Corps - Calling You  [Smother Earth, 1990]
Steven Hufsteter - When a Vampire Ascends the Stairs/Vapeur  ["Kiss of the Damned" (soundtrack) 2013]
Night Sins - Bound 'Round the World  [To London or the Lake, 2013]
Entertainment - A Seduction Walks  [Gender, 2008]
Masquerade - Cuts  [demo, 2013]
Specimen - The Beauty of Poisin  [The Beauty of Poisin, 1983]  
Belgrado - Wake Up  [Siglo XXI, 2013]
Alien Sex Fiend - Stuff the Turkey  [Stuff The Turkey/They All Call Me Crazee, 1987]
Alessandro Parisi - The Fall of Draconia/The Rise of Draconia  [Draconia, 2013]
Cruxshadows - December Lights (Merry Christmas, Dear) [online single, 2013]
The Purge - Harmony  [Waves, 2013]
Ego Likeness - Above the Soil (Isabel's Version)  [Water to the Dead (re-issue) 2004/2013]
Cold In May - Starbright  [Dark Season, 2013]
Becoming the Devourer - Street Spirit [online single, 2013] [N] 
Lycia - The Pier  [Quiet Moments, 2013]
Paradise Lost - Last Regret  [Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us, 2009]
Morgion - Relic of a Darkened Past  [Among Majestic Ruin, 1997]
Javier Navarrete - You Came For Me (exc.)  ["Byzantium" (soundtrack) 2013]
Thrall - The Pact  [Aokigahara Jukai, 2013]
Cult of Fire - अस्तित्व की चिता पर (#2)  [मृत्यु का तापसी अनुध्यान, 2013]
Caul & Hall of Mirrors - The Sky Alone is Left  ["The Black Plague" (compilation) 2013]
Mourners Lament - Suffocating Hopes  [Unbroken Solemnity, 2008]

KEY:

[N] = Nashville artist
(exc.) = excerpt
^RQ^ = requested

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PODCAST: December 6th, 2013

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It seemed fitting to give the onset of this episode an ethereal feel, settling into the atmosphere at strange rates, as the weather patterns slowly turned their focus to the cold, wet stillness of the oncoming winter. So, after an opening track from Coil, the show begins with an unusual new piece from Kinit Her, taken from their new Hyperion release, courtesy of Pesanta Urfolk.

While atmospheric selections will continue for a bit after that, and pick up towards the end of the show as well, never fear a lack of driving dark rock. Making their debut on this episode is the UK band Carnival Star, whose digital single "Black Rain Down" should sit comfortably with fans of gothic rock's most iconic forefathers. Not to be outdone, Finland's Beastmilk will give you another relentless taste of their widely hailed new album, Climax.

In the modern post-punk realm, you'll hear further new music from Wax Idols' latest album, Discipline & Desire, followed closely by some classic deathrock, leading into some modern, politicaly-driven deathrock from the infamous "Nuke York" band Anasazi, who have released several cassettes and even a flexi single into the underground this year.

In the electronic realm, Nashville's own brand new project Becoming the Devourer makes their debut on this episode with a track from the just-released EP, DecemberHoveringOut (get it here). BTD just did a couple of shows with Ego Likeness, showcasing a sound (and visuals) reminiscent of a post-rock attitude if it were applied to modern electro. Worth a listen, to be sure.

In the realm of fresh EBM, you'll hear a debut from Ukraine's Ginger Snap5, who offer an infectious sort of high-energy electro-industrial on their new Snapped By You album, followed by the closing track from the brand new System Syn album, No Sky To Fall, which has just been released on Metropolis Records.

At the dark metal end of the spectrum, you will hear one of the two new tracks from Ash Borer's new Bloodlands EP, followed by a deeper cut from the latest Monarque album, Lys Noir. Then, closing the show, Amarok's lengthy doom-laden contribution to the just-issued Amarok/Hell Split.

All of that, PLUS: Further explorations of the latest albums from Vaura and Silent Scream; Vault-robbed classics from Thergothon, Skinny Puppy, Swans, and even Japan; an accidental dip into early '80s creeping soundtrack horrors; and more.


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PLAYLIST
Format: Band Name - Song Title [Album Title, Year]

(each band name is also a website link)

"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, December 6th, 2013

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

Coil - Where Are You?  [Music to Play in the Dark, Vol. 2, 2000]
The Valerie Project - Grandmother/A Letter  [The Valerie Project, 2007]
Kinit Her - Lullaby  [Hyperion, 2013]
Swans - Trust Me  [Children of God, 1987]
Japan - The Other Side of Life  [Quiet Life, 1980]
Silent Scream - Haunted  [Public Execution, 2012]
Carnival Star - Black Rain Down  [Black Rain Down, 2013]
John Carpenter - Alternate Soundtrack Medley ["The Fog" (soundtrack) 1980]
Beastmilk - The Wind Blows Through Their Skulls  [Climax, 2013]
Wax Idols - When It Happens  [Discipline & Desire, 2013]
Vex - World In Action  [Sanctuary, 1984]
Anasazi - Sudden Illness  [Nuke York, 2013]
Vaura - Incomplete Burning  [The Missing, 2013]
Krzysztof Penderecki - The Awakening of Jacob  ["The Shining" (soundtrack) 1981]
Becoming the Devourer - Burn [DecemberHoveringOut, 2013] [N]
Diary of Dreams - Mankind  [One of 18 Angels, 2000]
Skinny Puppy - Rash Reflection  [Too Dark Park, 1990]
Ginger Snap5 - Slow Snow  [Snapped By You, 2013]
System Syn - A Prayer of Ending  [No Sky to Fall, 2013]
A Story of Rats - II (Forms)  [Thought Forms, 2011]
Ash Borer - Oblivion's Spring  [Bloodlands, 2013]
Thergothon - Crying Blood + Crimson Snow  [Stream from the Heavens, 1994]
Monarque - L'Appel de la Nuit  [Lys Noir, 2013]
Abandoned Asylum - Outside the Veil of Life  ["The Black Plague" (comp.) 2013]
Amarok - V: Red Oak Wisdom  [Amarok/Hell (Split) 2013]

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(exc.) = excerpt
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