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Welcome to the 2023 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.
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| Speaking of old-school, here's the art as a CD layout, for fun. |
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.
As always, this year's mix features some never-before-featured releases and debuts, including some infectiously operatic darkwave from Knoxville, Tennessee's Attic Eyes, the dark, ethereal post-punk of California's Silence in the Snow, the long-standing darkwave/deathrock hybrid of Tragic Black, and the fierce, Native American black metal of Ifernach, alongside stand-outs and deeper cuts from recently featured new releases, held together by passages from new dark ambient artists and soundtrack work from "Red Rose" and "The Last Voyage of the Demeter." Each artist's 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, for the curious.
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, film scores, dark metal, and beyond. 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.
As always, this year's mix features some never-before-featured releases and debuts, including some infectiously operatic darkwave from Knoxville, Tennessee's Attic Eyes, the dark, ethereal post-punk of California's Silence in the Snow, the long-standing darkwave/deathrock hybrid of Tragic Black, and the fierce, Native American black metal of Ifernach, alongside stand-outs and deeper cuts from recently featured new releases, held together by passages from new dark ambient artists and soundtrack work from "Red Rose" and "The Last Voyage of the Demeter." Each artist's 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, for the curious.
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, film scores, dark metal, and beyond. 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)
(each band name is also a website link)
"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod
Intro/Outro recorded September 14th, 2023; Mix compiled August-September 2023.
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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Tim Morrish & Jessica Jones [UK]: “Is It Over?”
from “Red Rose” (soundtrack, 2022) - Attic Eyes [USA]: "The Moon”
from “Meridian” (2023) - Silence in the Snow [USA]: “You Fade”
from “Ghost Eyes” (2023) - In a Darkened Room [USA]: “Final Vows"
from “Sorrows” (2023) - Palm Ghosts [USA]: “Raw Nerve”
from “Dead Stars” (2022) - Ringfinger [Canada]: “Chamber of Roses"
single (2022) - Stratim [Ukraine]: “Dreams Backwards” (exc.)
from “Unbearable Delirium” (2023) - Cemetery Siren [USA]: “Nothing Left (Homeless Demo)”
single (2022) - Urban Heat [USA]: “Trust”
from “Wellness” (2022) - Vacíos Cuerpos [Mexico]: “Laberinto”
from “Laberinto” (2022) - Tragic Black [USA]: “Find Your Own Way"
from “Unsightly Visitations” (2023) - Vosh [USA]: “Devout”
from “Vessel” (2023)
- Cataphiles [Germany]: “Rubbish Kids”
from "Cataphiles (2022) - Cruel Velvet [USA]: “I Never Feel Alive”
single (2022) - And Remain There Forever [Ukraine]: “Повний
трупів (Full of corpses)” (exc.)
from "Страх як закон (Fear like a Law )” (2023) - Glaring [Germany]: “Consciousness”
from “Paralyzed” (2022) - St. Digue [Denmark]: “Shadow”
from “Toxic Kiss” (2023) - Labyrinthus Stellarum [Ukraine]: “Void Dwellers”
from “Tales of the Void” (2023) - Bear McCreary [USA]: “In the Lantern's Light” (exc.)
from “The Last Voyage of the Demeter ” (soundtrack, 2023) - Ifernach [Canada]: “Le Vent et la Mer”
single (2023)
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