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Welcome to the 2022 edition of the Out ov the Coffin "Compilation for the Dead" -- an annual tradition for the last 15+ years, which currently stands in for the September episode each year, while I recover from Dragon Con and prepare for the Halloween season. But just what is a "Compilation for the Dead", you might ask?
"Wait... I can explain..."
"Wait... I can explain..."
It's a tribute to the golden age of Goth compilation CDs -- the kind that were so helpful to me, and many others like me, when we were first getting into this kind of music, back in the pre-internet '90s. You'd put one of those on, and a whole swarm of fresh bands would pour out, like so much fog, and you'd reach for a pen to start taking notes on the full albums you needed to hunt down. Old school, yes, but if this compilation has that effect on you, I consider it a success.
Unlike most episodes, this one is designed to play through without talk breaks (once you get past the intro), so you can throw it on and focus on this season's crop of new and current dark bands that I think people should know about. It's also a good introduction to what the show is about for any newcomers -- or a nice, seasonal playlist for longtime listeners.
I started the "Compilation for the Dead" series back in 2007, after attending Dragon Con for a couple of years, because I would always have conversations at the panels about the state of goth music, the health of the scene, and if there were any good bands still putting "this kind of music" out. My answer to the last question was always an emphatic "YES," but in order to put my money where my mouth was, I decided to create some proof.
"Hi... I made you a mixtape...."
So, each year I choose an album's worth of strictly new and/or current music to represent this podcast, my DJing style, and, most importantly, the current state of goth & the wider dark music scene as I see it. People who attend the goth panels at Dragon Con get a sneak preview of this episode, then I upload it here for everyone else to enjoy. This year's mix features 'Coffin debuts from Vandal Moon and Johnny Dynamite & the Bloodsuckers, as well as many deeper cuts into recently featured new releases. Each band name in the playlist below links to a site for buying their music or learning more (usually a Bandcamp link), and next to each band name is their country of origin.
NOTE: For this year's compilation, you may notice that there are 5 bands from Ukraine. This is a testament to all the great Ukrainian acts that have been covered on the show this year, and a reminder that the war that Russia has inflicted upon Ukraine is not over. This theme carries into the cover art for this year's compilation, which is based on a photograph from a Ukrainian cemetery, originally taken by Aeou (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported). For ways you can continue to help Ukraine, visit: https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/
If this is your first episode of Out ov the Coffin, the regular episodes happen once a month, taking the form of a traditional, hosted radio show, with an emphasis on new music -- but also including classics from the vault, episodic themes, and further cuts into current albums in the realms of: Goth, post-punk, deathrock, darkwave, coldwave, industrial, film scores, dark metal, and more. The next one in line will actually be another special edition, October's traditional Halloween Special, which is both a personal and listener favorite each year. Look for that one as the veil draws thinner...
Until then, if you're new here, I encourage you to check out some of the previous episodes (here or here), and to follow the show on Facebook and Instagram.
Thanks,
Ichabod
* Neither this podcast nor this compilation are endorsed or produced by Dragon Con.
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PLAYLIST BEGINS HERE
Format: Band Name [country of origin] - Song Title
from Album Title (year of release)
"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod
I started the "Compilation for the Dead" series back in 2007, after attending Dragon Con for a couple of years, because I would always have conversations at the panels about the state of goth music, the health of the scene, and if there were any good bands still putting "this kind of music" out. My answer to the last question was always an emphatic "YES," but in order to put my money where my mouth was, I decided to create some proof.
"Hi... I made you a mixtape...."
So, each year I choose an album's worth of strictly new and/or current music to represent this podcast, my DJing style, and, most importantly, the current state of goth & the wider dark music scene as I see it. People who attend the goth panels at Dragon Con get a sneak preview of this episode, then I upload it here for everyone else to enjoy. This year's mix features 'Coffin debuts from Vandal Moon and Johnny Dynamite & the Bloodsuckers, as well as many deeper cuts into recently featured new releases. Each band name in the playlist below links to a site for buying their music or learning more (usually a Bandcamp link), and next to each band name is their country of origin.
NOTE: For this year's compilation, you may notice that there are 5 bands from Ukraine. This is a testament to all the great Ukrainian acts that have been covered on the show this year, and a reminder that the war that Russia has inflicted upon Ukraine is not over. This theme carries into the cover art for this year's compilation, which is based on a photograph from a Ukrainian cemetery, originally taken by Aeou (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported). For ways you can continue to help Ukraine, visit: https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/
If this is your first episode of Out ov the Coffin, the regular episodes happen once a month, taking the form of a traditional, hosted radio show, with an emphasis on new music -- but also including classics from the vault, episodic themes, and further cuts into current albums in the realms of: Goth, post-punk, deathrock, darkwave, coldwave, industrial, film scores, dark metal, and more. The next one in line will actually be another special edition, October's traditional Halloween Special, which is both a personal and listener favorite each year. Look for that one as the veil draws thinner...
Until then, if you're new here, I encourage you to check out some of the previous episodes (here or here), and to follow the show on Facebook and Instagram.
Thanks,
Ichabod
* Neither this podcast nor this compilation are endorsed or produced by Dragon Con.
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<<< Or grab the file to the left <<<
PLAYLIST BEGINS HERE
Format: Band Name [country of origin] - Song Title
from Album Title (year of release)
(each band name is also a website link)
"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod
Intro recorded September 8th, 2022; Mix compiled August 2022.
Intro track, which then plays backwards beneath the introductory and closing remarks:
The "Out ov the Coffin" Compilation for the Dead, 2022:
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Steven Price [UK]: “The Beginning”
from “Last Night in Soho” (soundtrack, 2021) - The Waning Moon [USA]: “Fall”
from “The Waning Moon” EP (2022) - Vain Warr [USA]: “Fuck in the Fire”
from “Maleficia Carnalia” (2021) - Kill Shelter [UK]: “Cover Me” (ft. William Faith of The Bellwether Syndicate)
from “Asylum” (2022) - Tears for the Dying [USA]: “Wouldn’t it be Funny”
from “Eyes Wide Open in the Dark” (2022) - Gentle Ropes [Ukraine]: “Oči” (translation: “Eyes”)
from “Control” (2022) - Johnny Dynamite & the Bloodsuckers [USA]: “Bats in the Woods”
from “Sleeveless” (2021) - Vazum [USA]: “Thief”
single (2022) - The Newton Brothers [USA]: “Act of Contrition” (exc.)
from “Midnight Mass” (soundtrack, 2021) - A Projection [Sweden]: “Darwin’s Eden”
single (2021) - Silver Walks [USA]: “In Consequence” (ft. Marc Heal of Cubanate)
from “Various Positions” (2022) - Denner [France]: “Ultima Thulé”
from “Semi Monde” (2021)
- The Pleroma [Ukraine]: “Ничего” (“Ničevó” translation: “Nothing”)
single (2022) - Vandal Moon [USA]: “Sweet Disaster”
from “Queen of the Night” (2022) - Nyx Division [USA]: “Orchid Rain”
from “Dark Star” (2022) - New Skeletal Faces [USA]: “Banshee Sex Tomb”
from “Sextinction” (2021) - Abysmal Grief [Italy]: “Idolatry of the Bones”
from “Funeral Cult of Personality” (2021) - x
- SVRM [Ukraine]: “Поклик могил” (“Poklyk Mohyl” translation: “Call of the Graves”)
from “Червів майбутня здобич” (2022) - Shadowsun [Ukraine]: “Falling Ashes”
from “Last Incarnation of Moloch” (2022)
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