PODCAST: November 2024 Episode

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Welcome to the November 2024 episode of "Out ov the Coffin," arriving at the tail-end of what has been a truly challenging month all around. But at least we have good music! So, on with the show...

This month begins with -- and I really wasn't sure how many more years would pass before I could say this -- brand new music from The Cure! That's right, in case you've been residing under a rock, with a roaring stream to drown out the mournful beauty of its initial singles, Songs of a Lost World finally emerged on the first of this month. And? It's beautiful, sad, atmospheric-yet-personal -- and from the previews we'd heard live already, I expected no less. But, seriously, if you have yet to take the whole thing in as one piece, dim the lights and do so when you have the mental space to let it wash over you. I'll be doling out tracks from it here for the next few months, and it's sure to top the "Best ov 2024" show in January, but why wait?

The first full set begins with the brand new single from everybody's favorite Icelandic coven, Kælan Mikla, who offer us "Stjörnuljós" ('starlight' in English) as a taste of their forthcoming LP. The band will be touring the US with Alcest in early 2025. After that, we delve further into ROME's new EP World in Flames, which is rife with apparent history lessons and references that people will be debating for years to come, I am sure. Next, we have the least expected collaboration in years: Peter Murphy & Boy George releasing a duet, entitled "Let the Flowers Grow," which is as touching as it is surprising. Arguably the most well-known Belarusians at the moment, Molchat Doma, ease in behind them with a single from their latest album, Belaya Polosa, before we switch focus to Ukraine's post-punk scene with a new song from ДК Енергетик's Завтра. Finally, the set draws to a close with some fresh New England gothic rock from the wonderfully-named Ghost Painted Sky.

Set two begins with a spotlight on the new benefit compilation, "Goths for Palestine," which brings together 30 bands from under the dark music umbrella to raise money for humanitarian aid in a region besieged by genocide. I'll be featuring tracks from this compilation for several months, to be sure, but for this episode, I went with two heavy hitters to start: New tracks from Scary Black and Vision Video. 100% of proceeds from this compilation will go directly to the cause, so generosity is encouraged when you check out.

 

Set two continues with new French coldwave/post-punk from Trait d'union, who also feature on another benefit album for Palestine, which I will cover next month. After that we visit Germany for some new deathrock from (what I must say is a great name for a deathrock band) Illegal Funeral. From there, we dig one track deeper into the latest from Minnesota's The Rope, before allowing Seraphim Shock the final word, with their new single that emerged right on the cusp of October/November, the Samhain-themed "Sunest to Sunset."

Set three is this month's themed/anniversary collection, focused on the Gothic Horror Film wave of the 1990s, which saw many of the classics of that era being released in the chill of November. In particular, the spotlight this month falls on the 25th anniversary of Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow" (1999) and the 30th anniversaries of "Interview with the Vampire" and "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein," both from 1994. The set flows backwards through time, including soundtrack work and original TV spots from each film, plus a '90s goth track that fit the theme for each title, including recently unearthed 1993 release from the band Sleepy Hollow, some mid-'90s visual kei from one of the Japan's sharpest exports, Malice Mizer, and another rarity from New Jersey goth band Kathedral. Not to be outdone, I threw in a TV Spot for "Bram Stoker's Dracula," to honor its November 1992 trend-setting release.

 

Set three then shifts back to 1984 to salute the anniversary of the Mozart-based classic "Amadeus" (which happened in the haste of September of this year) with a Mozart-infused mix that I made of the neo-classical '90s goth gem "Ungrateful Girl" by Mors Syphilitica. I whipped it up to be featured at Fascination Street that month, but it was too satisfying to never be heard again. Then, to put a nice bow on it all, I give a nod on the way out to the 40th anniversary of the Cocteau Twins' finest hour (IMHO) 1984's Treasure. 

Set four brings us to the dark metal table, but since the chill of November has brought my mind to a very specific feel and mood, the path here will wind through the woods a bit. We start with a track from the new Tribulation album, Sub Rosa In Æternum, which sees the band shifting to mostly clean vocals, with a few more '60s/'70s influenced sounds, at least to my ears. Speaking of the somber side of the '70s, I found French folk act Malicorne on an old playlist of mine last week, and it simply had to be brought back, at least for a minute (literally), to suit the mood of this season. 

 

With your thoughts in the decay of wet leaves by now, it's time to look back on Celestial Season's 1994 romantic doom classic, "Above Azure Oceans," a song that I've said, time and again, changed the course of my musical life by merging moods, elements, and styles I had not previously considered a match -- but that I, then, could no longer be without. From there, while we're in the throes of that atmosphere, it's time to let Ulver be our guide through the Scandinavian woods with a track from their acoustic album, Kveldssanger. Lastly, some brand new Norwegian wood, in the form of Hjemsøkt's new album, Om Vinteren, På En Sort Trone ("In winter, on a black throne"), which bridges the calm of Ulver's acoustic passages with the ferocity of raw black metal. 

On the way out this month, I dedicate the final two prongs on my Ukrainian trident, and the rest of the show itself, to honoring the memory of former Drudkh drummer/keyboardist Amorth, who was killed in battle last month, defending Ukraine from the ongoing Russian invasion. Amorth (aka Микола Состін / Mykola Sostin) was with Drudkh from 2004-2006, appearing on some of the band's formative works. I have chosen two lengthy tracks to showcase his role, first from the 2006 album Кров у Наших Криницях (Blood in Our Wells), and one from fan-favorite Autumn Aurora to close the show on a fitting note.

Amorth (22 June 1985 - 29 October 2024) RIP.

 

 

All of that PLUS: New film music from Chris Bacon's "Heretic" and Benjamin Wallfisch's score to "Alien: Romulus"; New Swedish dark ambient from LẼTUM; Selections from the vault; 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
  November 2024 Episode
  Show recorded November 29th, 2024

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

The Cure -  All I Ever Am  [Songs of a Lost World, 2024]
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Goblin - Profondo Rosso (Remix Version)  ["Deep Red" (soundtrack) 1975]
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Kælan Mikla - Stjörnuljós [single, 2024]
ROME  - First We Take Berlin  [World in Flames, 2024]
Peter Murphy & Boy George - Let The Flowers Grow [single, 2024]
Molchat Doma - Сон / Son  [Belaya Polosa, 2024]
ДК Енергетик (DK Energetik) - ДТКТВ (DTKTV)  [Завтра (Tomorrow), 2024]
Ghost Painted Sky - Insomnia  [single, 2024]
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Chris Bacon - Two Doors / Opening / The Prophet  ["Heretic" (soundtrack) 2024]
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Scary Black - Fall  ["Goths for Palestine" (comp.) 2024]
Vision Video - Sign of the Times  ["Goths for Palestine" (comp.) 2024]
Trait d'union - Exil Mental  [Adieu la Fête, 2024]
Illegal Funeral - Shadow Grave  [Until We Turn To Dust, 2024]
The Rope - Nightbird  [Nightbird, 2024]
Seraphim Shock - Sunset to Sunset  [single, 2024]
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Danny Elfman - Into the Woods / The Witch  ["Sleepy Hollow" (soundtrack) 1999]
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Danny Elfman - Introduction (exc.)  ["Sleepy Hollow" (soundtrack) 1999]
[Trailer] "Sleepy Hollow" TV Spots [1999]
Sleepy Hollow - Vanish  [Sleepy Hollow, 1994]
Elliot Goldenthal - Born to Darkness Part 1  ["Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack) 1994]
Malice Mizer - Transylvania  [Voyage Sans Retour, 1996]
[Trailer] "Interview with the Vampire" [1994]
Patrick Doyle - Yes I Speak (exc.)  ["Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" (soundtrack) 1994]
[Trailer] "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" [1994]
Kathedral - Evening Fear  [“Gotham” (comp.) 1994]
[Trailer] "Bram Stoker's Dracula" [1992]
Mors Syphilitica - Ungrateful Girl (Mozart Syphilitica Mix by Ichabod)  [original version on Primrose, 1998]
Cocteau Twins - Persephone  [Treasure, 1984]
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Benjamin Wallfisch - Entering Nostromo / Prometheus Fire / The Hive  ["Alien: Romulus" (soundtrack) 2024]
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Tribulation - Tainted Skies  [Sub Rosa In Æternum, 2024]
Malicorne - Margot  [Almanach, 1976]
Celestial Season - Above Azure Oceans  [Lords of the Stone/Celestial Season (split) 1994]
Ulver - Naturmystikk  [Kveldssanger, 2002]
Hjemsøkt - Døden Hersker Blandt Fjord & Fjel  [Om Vinteren, På En Sort Trone, 2024]
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LẼTUM - Distant Dead Stars  [Distant Dead Stars, 2024]
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Drudkh - Коли Пломінь Перетворюється на Попіл (When the Flame Turns to Ashes)  [Кров у Наших Криницях (Blood in Our Wells), 2006]
Drudkh - Summoning The Rain / Glare of Autumn  [Autumn Aurora, 2004] 

 

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