PODCAST: May 2019 Episode

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This episode starts with a refreshing blast of brand new orthodox gothic rock, in the sacred '90s tradition, courtesy of Virginia's Sonsombre. Their forthcoming album, The Veils of Ending, will see the dark of night on June 1st, via Post-Gothic Records (order it here). One week later, on June 8th, they will perform live at Nashville's monthly goth / post-punk / deathrock / darkwave dance night, Fascination Street. I'm particularly stoked about that one, as I will be DJing that as well, of corpse.

The first full set begins with more new music from Ritual Howls, whose western-tinged, deep-voiced goth style shines once again on their new Rendered Armor album. We then keep that '90s goth vibe going by marking the 20th anniversary of Seraphim Shock's Nightmares for the Banished EP, followed by a classic from the vaults: 1991's "Pray" by UK act Dream Disciples. Some recent trad-goth from Germany's Merciful Nuns comes next, before continuing the new music with Drab Majesty's side-project VR Sex, who have already followed their debut EP with a full length entitled Human Traffic Jam. Seattle's Spire Circle close the set with their new Cure-esque single, "Ghosts with Teeth."

Speaking of The Cure, set two is all about them! This May marks not only the 30th anniversary of their fan-favorite and completely essential Disintegration album, but also the 40th anniversary of their debut, Three Imaginary Boys, too. And if that wasn't enough, May also marks the 25th anniversary of Alex Proyas' movie adaptation of "The Crow," whose soundtrack featured the very Disintegration-esque instant 'Cure classic, "Burn." You'll hear selections in this set marking each of these anniversaries, along with some vintage interview clips with Robert Smith that date back to 1989, discussing the then-new sound of the future classic that was Disintegration.

Set three begins, unintentionally, with three labelmates: First, new music from Chicago's also-Cure-inspired Wingtips (who will be playing Nashville this weekend), followed by a new track from ThouShaltNot frontman Alex Reed's current post-everything project, Seeming. Both new singles are to be found on the new pay-what-you-like compilation, Artoffact Records 2019. Also featured on that compilation, with a different song, is the next artist in this set: Known primarily as a member of Iceland's Kælan Mikla, Sólveig Matthildur's new solo album Constantly In Love explores more electronic and ethereal territory. The new single from Sweden's Agent Side Grinder comes next, giving us a taste of their new singer and sound. An ohGr-fronted classic from the Pigface vaults comes in next, leading nicely into a track from Curse Mackey's new album, Instant Exorcism.

Set four begins with a taste of All Your Sisters' new, and already quite talked-about, industrial-post-punk slab, Trust Ruins. We then venture to Poland for brand new music from Undertheskin, taken from their driving new post-darkwave collection, N E G A T I V E.  Moving more towards the anarcho-deathrock side of the spectrum, we then hear new music from New York's Pawns, from their Monuments of Faith EP, followed by the first single from the UK first-wavers 1919's new album, Futurecide. We then close the set with further cuts into the latest releases from current-deathrock's brightest hopes, Seattle's Nox Novacula. (their Hitchhiker/Drug EP can be found here), and original bay area deathrockers Altar de Fey, from their new LP, The Insatiable Desire... For More.

For the last full set, on this somewhat extended show, we start with some fresh, mostly-instrumental, post metal/neo-classical work from Indiana newcomers Deeper Graves. Drifting onward from there, we revisit My Dying Bride's surprising rendition of the classic "Scarborough Fair," before falling all the way into doom with a recent classic from Profetus. How about something new, you say? Well, the set closes with music from Canada's Ossuaire, taken from from their brand new album, Premiers Chants. And, after a short talk break, the show comes to a close with more new Canadian black metal, this time courtesy of 'Coffin favorites Délétère, whose new EP Theovorator: Babelis Testamentum has just arrived.

All of that PLUS: Cvlt film soundtrack anniversaries for The Dead Pit (1989), Brainscan (1994) and the Hammer Horror classic Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969); Selections from the morbidly baroque and trad-goth vaults; 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)
(sets and talk breaks separated by dashes)

"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod
  Show recorded on: May 24th, 2019

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

Sonsombre - The Future Is Black  [The Veils of Ending, 2019]
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George S. Clinton - Brainscan (Main Title)  ["Brainscan" (soundtrack) 1994]
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Ritual Howls - The Offering  [Rendered Armor, 2019]
Seraphim Shock - Molly's Web  [Nightmares for the Banished (1999)]
Dream Disciples - Pray  [Veil of Tears, 1991]
Merciful Nuns - Elektra  [Meteora VII, 2014]
VR Sex - Surrender  [Human Traffic Jam, 2019]
Spire Circle - Ghosts with Teeth  [digital single, 2019]
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Robert Smith - Closedown/Lullaby (RS Home Instrumental Demo)  [Disintegration Alternative Rarities, 1989/2010]
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The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys  [Three Imaginary Boys, 1979]
[Robert Smith Interview clips, 1989]
The Cure - Disintegration  [Disintegration, 1989]
[Robert Smith Interview clip, 1989]
The Cure - Prayers for Rain  [Disintegration, 1989]

The Cure - Burn  ["The Crow" (soundtrack) 1994]
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Graeme Revell - On Hallowed Ground  ["The Crow" (score) 1994]
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Wingtips - Deaf Pursuit   ["Artoffact Records 2019" (comp.) 2019]
Seeming - Radically  ["Artoffact Records 2019" (comp.) 2019]
Sólveig Matthildur - Utopian Girl  [Constantly In Love, 2019]
Agent Side Grinder - Stripdown  [A/X, 2019]
Pigface - Asphole  [Notes From Thee Underground, 1994]
Curse Mackey - Concubinary (Bone in the Throat)  [Instant Exorcism, 2019]
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Dan Wyman - End credits music  ["The Dead Pit" (soundtrack) 1989]
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All Your Sisters - Power Abuse  [Trust Ruins, 2019]
Undertheskin - Wave  [N E G A T I V E, 2019]
Pawns - Broken  [Monuments of Faith EP, 2019]
1919 - Isolation  [Futurecide, 2019]
Nox Novacula - Drug  [Hitchhiker/Drug EP, 2019]
Altar de Fey - Vampires  [The Insatiable Desire... For More, 2019]
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Harpsicorpse - Outro  [Suite for Harpsichord, 2005]
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Deeper Graves - Open Arms  [Open Arms, 2019]
My Dying Bride - Scarborough Fair  [Bring Me Victory, 2009]
Profetus - When Autumn Cries a Fiery Canticle  [...To Open the Passages In Dusk, 2012]
Ossuaire - Premiers Chants  [Premiers Chants, 2019]
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James Bernard - The Brandts Reunited  ["Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed" (soundtrack) 1969]
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Délétère - Theovoratoris Aduentus  [Theovorator: Babelis Testamentum, 2019]

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