PODCAST: February 2020 Episode

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This February 2020 episode begins, fittingly enough, with a musical allusion to "Romeo and Juliet," courtesy of the new single from Florida's Astari Nite. The band has given us another catchy, lovelorn, romantigoth/darkwave song for the season, entitled "Capulet Loves Montague." Find it here.

From there we enter the fabled Collins Mausoleum (shown in its real-life form on this month's cover art, adapted from a photograph I took in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery a few years ago) to pay our respects to two Dark Shadows alumni that died in the opening months of this year. First, actor John Karlen (who died last month, and is also featured on this month's cover collage), best known for his portrayal of the Barnabas-releasing Willie Loomis in both the television series and the feature film, House of Dark Shadows. It is from that film that we draw the music for the first talk-break, chosen to honor composer Robert Cobert, who died this week. Cobert's original music for the series and films have haunted the memories of gothic horror fans for decades, and no doubt will for many more. It has certainly set the tone for dozens of episodes of "Out ov the Coffin," so a small tribute was the least I could do here.

John Karlen
(May 28, 1933 – January 22, 2020)

Robert Cobert
(October 26, 1924 – February 19, 2020)

The first full set begins with brand new music from fellow mausoleum-dwellers Sonsombre, whose new album One Thousand Graves is a triumphant continuation of the orthodox gothic rock sound that has put them on the map in the last couple of years. We then dive further into the latest from Los Angeles Death Rock band The Wraith, from their new Gloom Ballet album, before heading into the vaults for some mid-'80s deep cuts. First, we have some rare Japanese deathrock from Phaidia, followed by a lesser-known track from Pink Turns Blue, in honor of songer Mic Jogwer's birthday this week. Finally, we round out the set by going under the vaults for a nod to the 30th anniversary of Clive Barker's Nightbreed becoming a feature film. Since the label's name was a nod to the film, we nod back to '90s goth label Nightbreed Records with two classic cuts from Every New Dead Ghost and Suspiria, before rolling out some of Danny Elfman's score to the film underneath the next talk break.

Set two begins with more new music from La Scaltra, going a track deeper into The Third Eye (see the video for "The Spell" here). Anders Manga makes his return to the show, after what was probably too long, with a taste of his new album, Andromeda, this time sporting a more post-punk/darkwave sound. We then get a preview of the forthcoming Machine album from Sweden's Then Comes Silence, before dipping back to the vaults for a 1981 obscurity from 13th Chime. France once again stands up with the high-energy modern post-punk, this time from newcomers Je T'Aime, whose self-titled album bounced in last year. Not to be out-energized, Brooklyn's Bamabara slide in next with a track from their new Stray album that captures their renowned live energy. All of this leads us to one more birthday wish, this time for Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke. Not only did he turn 60 this week, but one of their most beloved releases, Night Time, turned 35 this month, so that adds up to the classic "Darkness Before Dawn" closing this set. 

Set three starts with a darkwave debut from Canada's Ringfinger, followed by a second trip to France for a third dose of Minuit Machine's new Infrarouge album. Also making their debut on this episode is Los Angeles electro/darkwave act Mareux, with a new synth-laden single you can find here. Already getting quite the buzz on social media, fellow L.A. act Riki comes in next with a song from her self-titled album that's sure to gather bodies on dance floors this year. Nuke York's Blu Anxxiety returns next, with a more minimal electro vibe this time, taken from their new split release with Anatomy. Finally, the unique post-punk/psych-soul/electro sound that is Atlanta's Algiers rounds out this set with something from their new album, There Is No Year. 

The fourth, and final, full set turns our attention to the barrage of new black metal that I've been wading through since late last year -- but I'm finally catching up. We begin with brand new USBM from Vaeok's self-titled, intense-yet-atmospheric release, followed by more quality French black metal from Sühnopfer's new Hic Regnant Borbonii Manes. We then head to Switzerland for new music from Ateiggär, whose Us d‘r Höll chunnt nume Zyt joins  Sühnopfer in hearkening back to classic '90s black metal approaches, like that of Abigor. We stop momentarily to mark last month's 50th anniversary of the classic H.P. Lovecraft film adaptation, The Dunwich Horror, scored by Les Baxter, before rounding out the set with something new from Sargeist's Death Veneration EP, which snuck out during the last few days of 2019.

All of that PLUS: New Dracula music from this year's BBC/Netflix adaptation; Cradle of Filth's Cruelty and the Beast finally gets the remixed we've always wanted; The 40th anniversary of John Carpenter's The Fog; 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: February 26th-27th, 2020

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

Astari Nite - Capulet Loves Montague  [single, 2020]
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Robert Cobert - The Search for David / Willie at the Mausoleum / The Monastery at St. Eustace Island  ["House of Dark Shadows" (soundtrack) 1970]
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Sonsombre - Darker Skies  [One Thousand Graves, 2020]
The Wraith - Ballad of Aeon  [Gloom Ballet, 2019]
Phaidia - 死神 (Sǐshén or Grim Reaper)  [In the Dark, 1985]
Pink Turns Blue - The Curse  [Meta, 1988]
Every New Dead Ghost - Not In A Lifetime  [An Endless Nightmare Of Stations, 1992]
Suspiria - Allegedly, Dancelfoor Tragedy  ["The Gothic Sounds of Nightbreed" (comp.) 1996]
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Danny Elfman - Into Midian  ["Nightbreed" (soundtrack) 1990]
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La Scaltra - The Spell  [The Third Eye, 2019]
Anders Manga - Rosaries and Requiems  [Andromeda, 2020]
Then Comes Silence - We Lose the Night  [Machine, 2020]
13th Chime - Coffin Maker  [Cuts of Love, 1981]
Je T'aime - Dance  [Je T'Aime, 2019]
Bambara - Heat Lightning  [Stray, 2020]
Killing Joke - Darkness Before Dawn  [Night Time, 1985]
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Dark Awake - Ichor  [Epi Thanaton, 2013]
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Ringfinger - Cloak and Dagger  [One of Bones, 2019]
Minuit Machine - Ballet  [Infrarouge, 2019]
Mareux - Spectral Tease  [single, 2020]
Riki - Napoleon  [Riki, 2020]
Blu Anxxiety - How Cold  [Anatomy & Blu Anxxiety Split EP, 2020]
Algiers - Hour of the Furnaces  [There Is No Year, 2020]
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John Carpenter - The Fog  ["The Fog" (soundtrack) 1980]
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Vaeok - Terricula Nox  [Vaeok, 2020]
Sühnopfer - Invito Funere / Pénitences et sorcelages  [Hic Regnant Borbonii Manes, 2019]
Ateiggär - En Seelenfunke / Und d Korybante tanzed in Sturm  [Us d‘r Höll chunnt nume Zyt, 2019]
Les Baxter - Necronomicon  ["The Dunwich Horror" (soundtrack) 1970]
Sargeist - To Feast on Astral Blood. [Death Veneration, 2019]
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David Arnold & Michael Price - Dracula is God  ["Dracula" (soundtrack) 2020]
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Cradle of Filth - Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids  [Cruelty and the Beast (Re-Mistressed), 2019]
 
 

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