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Welcome to the 2024 edition of the Out ov the Coffin "Compilation for the Dead" -- an annual tradition for nearly two decades, 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 compilation CDs, back in the pre-internet '90s, when the only way you were going to get new music was from a store (or a good friend). If you didn't already know what you wanted, you'd walk the aisles of the local record shop (or printed catalogue), searching for something to risk your money on. If you were lucky, you would find a compilation that promised a certain overall style, so you could sample a whole slate of fresh bands at once, as you took notes on the full albums you needed to hunt down next time.
These were the CDs that were so helpful to me, and many others like me, when we were first getting into this kind of music. Old school, yes, but if this compilation has that effect on you, I consider it a success.
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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 harvest of a 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.
"Here, I made you a mixtape..."
So, each year I chose an album's worth of strictly new and/or current music to represent my show, my DJing style, and, most importantly, the current state of goth & the wider dark music scene as I saw it -- and I started literally handing the CDs out to people. My days of hand-making physical compilations are behind me, so you get it streaming or as a podcast here -- but the notes are already made for you here, and the music can be shared infinitely this way, so it's a worthwhile trade-off, I hope.
As always, this year's mix features some never-before-featured music, including the infectious new single from Soror Dolorosa's forthcoming album Mond, a new face on a modern goth classic from Atlanta's Entertainment, a darkwave debut from Chicago's Lunar Paths, a new single from Nashville's own General Trust, new Ukrainian post-punk from Small Depo (feat. ДК Енергетик), the 'Coffin debut of Oakland's Yama Uba, new dark ambient from некрохолод and black metal from SVRM, plus fresh soundtrack work from Pilou's score to Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person. And that's not even counting the deeper cuts from recent releases. This one's riddled with bangers!
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.
"Here, I made you a mixtape..."
So, each year I chose an album's worth of strictly new and/or current music to represent my show, my DJing style, and, most importantly, the current state of goth & the wider dark music scene as I saw it -- and I started literally handing the CDs out to people. My days of hand-making physical compilations are behind me, so you get it streaming or as a podcast here -- but the notes are already made for you here, and the music can be shared infinitely this way, so it's a worthwhile trade-off, I hope.
As always, this year's mix features some never-before-featured music, including the infectious new single from Soror Dolorosa's forthcoming album Mond, a new face on a modern goth classic from Atlanta's Entertainment, a darkwave debut from Chicago's Lunar Paths, a new single from Nashville's own General Trust, new Ukrainian post-punk from Small Depo (feat. ДК Енергетик), the 'Coffin debut of Oakland's Yama Uba, new dark ambient from некрохолод and black metal from SVRM, plus fresh soundtrack work from Pilou's score to Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person. And that's not even counting the deeper cuts from recent releases. This one's riddled with bangers!
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 August 28th, 2024
Mixed + compiled August 2024.
Mixed + compiled August 2024.
Intro track, which then plays backwards beneath the introductory and closing remarks:
The "Out ov the Coffin" Compilation for the Dead, 2024:
- Pilou [Canada]: "Transfiguration"
from “Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person” (soundtrack, 2024) -
Past Self [USA]: "Between the Marquees"
from Die Cry Hate EP (2023) -
Entertainment [USA]: "Flesh (New Voice, Club Mix)"
single (2024) -
Date At Midnight [Italy]: Another Grace
from Another Grace (2024) - Agnosia [Finland]: "Kyyneleet"
from Kun maailma palaa (2024) -
The Victoriana [USA]: "These Sickly Flowers"
from Violets Of Your Neck b/w These Sickly Flowers (2023) -
Soror Dolorosa [France]: "Obsidian Museum"
from Mond (2024) -
Nox Novacula [USA]: "Stay"
from Feed the Fire (2024) -
Yama Uba [USA]: "Disappear"
from Silhouettes (2024) -
Heimberg [France]: "Crows"
from Blind Eye EP (2024) - Small Depo (feat. ДК Енергетик) (DK Energetyk) [Ukraine]: "Черга"
(Cherga)
single (2024) -
Astari Nite [USA]: "What a Rainbow Feels Like"
from Resolution of Happiness (2024) -
General Trust [USA]: "A Season of Wrath"
from Hearses b/w A Season of Wrath (2024) -
Kælan Mikla & Bardi Johannsson [Iceland]: "The Phantom
Carriage"
from The Phantom Carriage (2024) -
Lunar Paths [USA]: "Lifesong"
single (2024) - DucTape [Türkiye]: "Red Scar"
from Echo Drama (2024) -
Peter Raeburn [UK]: "Funeral Leftovers"
from “Handling the Undead” (soundtrack, 2024) -
Final Gasp [USA]: Mourning Moon
from "Mourning Moon" (2023) -
некрохолод (Necroholod) [Ukraine]: "Windswept Cross"
from Fragments of Edward Munch's 'The Sick Girl' (2024) -
Délétère [Canada]: "Chasse Obscène"
from Songes dune Nuit Souillée (2023) -
SVRM [Ukraine]: "Мовчання і смерть" (Silence and Death)
from Мовчання і смерть (2024)
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