PODCAST: July 14th, 2011

This week's show brought new music from the Texas duo, The Machine in the Garden, whose new album "Before and After the Storm" has just been released. You can grab the limited edition physical CD or the digital download at their Bandcamp site now.

Also premiering this week was a new track from Germany's best-named deathrock band, Bloody Dead and Sexy, whose song "Liquid Grey" is a promising teaser for things to come.  Los Angeles-based post-punk/shoegaze/goth band Sleepmask also gave us a sample track by way of the same new volume of the "Darkness Before Dawn" compilation series, in the form of the song "Collusion."

I also delved a bit deeper into the new Ulterior album, "Wild in Wilderness," for a track that bears one of my favorite titles in a while, "Too In Love to Fuck." It really just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? And, with my new-found freedom of speech as a podcaster, I actually get to say it out loud.

This show starts out subdued, moves into some classic goth and post-punk sounds, then picks up the pace with some stylized gothic rock and deathrock. For the third act, I pulled out an interesting mash-up and a couple of interesting curve-balls before going industrial for a bit. The final segment of the show explores some classic examples of how 'dark' and 'heavy' can effectively mix, in very different ways, all glued together with static and noise.

So, here is the podcast of the show:

[DOWNLOAD this episode (128k mp3)]






 ...And here's what was played...
(each artist's name below is a link):


"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Thursday, July 14th, 2011 

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

Current 93 - It Is Time, Only Time
Lisa Hammer - Be Not Afraid
Disemballerina - Saturn Return
The Machine in the Garden - Power and Prophesy
Asylum Party - Old Dreams Are Not Innocent
Wire - Free Falling Divisions
Autumn Cannibals - Devil in the Details
Peter Murphy - The Prince and Old Lady Shade
Nick Parkin - Haunted Waters [from "Sometimes Silence is an Answer"]
Bauhaus - Boys
Bloody Dead and Sexy - Liquid Grey  [from "Darkness Before Dawn vol. 3"]
Blacklist - Interiors [from "Darkness Before Dawn vol. 2"]
Sleepmask - Collusion
Ulterior - Too In Love to Fuck
Nathan Barr - Sam Visits [from "True Blood" Season 2 (score)]
Bat For Lashes "Daniel" vs. The Cure "A Forest" (Thriftshop XL's Obvious Mash-up)
Soft Cell - Martin (short version)
Miranda Sex Garden - Peep Show
Abney Park - Fight or Flight
Project Pitchfork - Conjure
Xentrifuge - Dormant
Treha Sektori - Tentureh
Neurosis - A Chronology for Survival
Arcturus - Morax (Anno 1996 ev)
Pavonine - Bon Sang ne Saurait Mentir (exc.)
Judas Iscariot - Eternal Bliss... Eternal Death
Allegory Chapel Ltd. - P x Q (exc.)
Dødheimsgard - Symptom
Enemite - Outro: The Enmity
Summoning - Kôr

KEY:

^RQ^ = requested
(exc.) = excerpt
[N] = Nashville artist
[from ____ ] = title of soundtrack or compilation


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Out ov the Coffin: PODCAST: July 7th, 2011

This week brought another long list of new (dark) entries, which is always a good thing. Early in the show, Sweden's Jeniferever kicked in with a cool mix of post-punk, post-rock and shoegaze, taken from their new album "Silesia." Also hailing from Sweden, we heard from Principe Valiente, who also mix dark indie, post-punk and shoegaze. I wonder if these guys know each other?

The curiously familiar sound of a new track from Snake Dance met my ears this week, evoking strong comparisons to the recently defunct Solemn Novena, although I've not been able to confirm any connection between the two bands... yet. Fans of the more traditional UK goth rock sound will be quite pleased, though -- as they will with the latest from the UK's  Ulterior. If comparisons to The Mission, The Cult, and The Sisters of Mercy make your ears perk-up, I encourage you to grab their new "Wild in Wildlife" CD right now. It's worth the effort.

Continuing in the new wave of post-punk bands, we also heard more new material from Sweden's The Exploding Boy. Either Sweden is churning out an unusual quantity of cool bands right now, or I'm biased due to my own (partial) Swedish heritage. Either way, The Exploding Boy's "The Black Album" is worth checking out, too. Not to be outdone, Germany's Fliehende Stürme gave us more new music from their new "Warten auf Raketen" disc.

In the electronic/industrial realm, Germany's Amnistia gave us a taste of their latest one, "Egotrap," and we went ever deeper into the new Necro Facility disc, "Wintermute." Want to guess where they're from? Yep... Sweden. Jeez!

Finally, in the dark metal portion of the show, we heard from 40 Watt Sun, which features 3 members of one of the most soul-baring & moving traditional doom bands, Warning. Their brand new album is called "The Inside Room."

So, without further ado, here is the podcast of the show:

[DOWNLOAD this episode (128k mp3)]






 ...And here's what was played...
(each artist's name below is a link):


"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Thursday, July 7th, 2011 

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

Black Tape for a Blue Girl - In Dystopia
Bauhaus - The Three Shadows, Part 1
The Cure - The Same Deep Water as You (live, Dallas, 1989)
ROME - Les Deracines
Swans - No Words/No Thoughts
Jeniferever - Deception Pass
John Carpenter/Alan Howarth - South Corridor [from "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" (soundtrack)]
Snake Dance - Fall From Grace [from Darkness Before Dawn v3]
Ulterior - Dream Dream
Bloodpenny - Secret Spell
Principe Valiente - The Night (Darknes Before Dawn edit)  [from Darkness Before Dawn v3]
The Exploding Boy - Sweet Little Lies
Fliehende Stürme - Schatten
Hocico - Kiss of the Apocalypse
Pseudo Echo - His Eyes
Malign - Away
Amnistia - Film
Assemblage 23 - Infinite
Emilie Autumn - Dead Is the New Alive (VAC Club Mix)
Necro Facility - Explode
Dernière Volonté - Hymn
Peste Noire - A La Mortaille!
Anathema - Eternity Part I
Primordial - Journey's End
Wolves in the Throne Room - Vastness and Sorrow
Goblin - Tenebre (Alternate Film version, ext. loop by Ichabod)  [from "Tenebre" (soundtrack)]
40 Watt Sun - Carry Me Home

KEY:

^RQ^ = requested
(exc.) = excerpt
[N] = Nashville artist
[from ____ ] = title of soundtrack or compilation


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Out ov the Coffin: PODCAST: June 30th, 2011

This week's show brought us new music from Zola Jesus, considered by many to be one of the greatest finds in dark independent music in the last couple of years. With a set of pipes like hers, I'd have to agree. The song "Vessel" was made available for download this week, as a teaser for her forthcoming album, "Conatus," which is set for release on October 4th. If you're curious about the album's title, as I was, you can find more on its meaning here.

Both Imperative Reaction and God Module also released new singles this week. Imperative Reaction gave us "Surface," whose release was coupled with a brand new video, directed by Chad Michael Ward. The forthcoming Imperative Reaction album (due 9/13/2011) will be self-titled. God Module's new single, "Ritual," is a taste of what's to come from their next album, "Séance," which will also be released on September 13th. The two bands are said to be mounting a tour for the fall, along with fellow Metropolis Records artist (and bandmate in both acts) System Syn.

We also went a bit deeper into the latest release from Haujobb this week, exploring the track "Letting the Demons Sleep (Nightmare)," from their new EP, "Dead Market." You can check out all of the above (and even more) fresh music, as well as plenty of classics and obscurities, by downloading the full episode below.

So, without further ado, here is the podcast of the show:


[DOWNLOAD this episode (128k mp3)]


...And here's what was played...
(each artist's name below is a link):


"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Thursday, June 30th, 2011 

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

Zoar - Our Way of Life
The Sisters of Mercy - On the Wire
Puissance - Light of a Dead Sun
Brendan Perry - This Boy
The Legendary Pink Dots - Death of a King
And Also the Trees - Maps in Her Wrists & Arms
Cruel Black Dove - Love My Way
Giorgio Moroder - Swamps of Sadness (Sad Loop edit) [from "The Neverending Story" (soundtrack)]
The Cemetery GirlZ - Reflection?
Brighter Fires - From the Sky
Mephisto Walz - Facade (Closet of Faces)
Kill Sister Kill - Blessings
Nosferatu - The Gauntlet
O.Children - Ruins
Clint Mansell - The New Season [from "Black Swan" (soundtrack)]
Zola Jesus - Vessel
Velvet Acid Christ - Phucked Up Phreak
Haujobb - Letting the Demons Sleep (Nightmare)
Imperative Reaction - Surface
God Module - Ritual
Fred Myrow & Malcolm Seagrave - Phantasm Atmosphere [from "Phantasm" (soundtrack)]
The Ruins of Beverast - I Raise This Stone as a Ghastly Memorial
October Tide - 12 Days of Rain
Adam Fulton - (closing theme) [from "Batman: Black & White Motion Comics" (S1E1: Here Be Monsters)]
Primordial - The Black Hundred
Samael - Polygames
A Story of Rats - II: Forms (exc.)
Borknagar - The Dawn of the End
Amesoeurs - Recueillement

KEY:

^RQ^ = requested
(exc.) = excerpt
[N] = Nashville artist
[from ____ ] = title of soundtrack or compilation


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Out ov the Coffin: PODCAST: June 23rd, 2011

Another pile of new music greeted this week's show, including a teaser track from the forthcoming Gary Numan album, "Dead Son Rising." This special edit was prepared to whet the appetites of Numan fans everywhere, and I would say that it worked quite well, with its abrupt ending that seems to promise more.

Several new entries appeared in the industrial portion of the show this time, including the new single from Haujobb, entitled "Dead Market," and brand new sounds from Spain's PAIL, from their latest CD, "Faith in the Void." We also went a little deeper into the much-talked-about new "Wintermute" album from Sweden's Necro Facility, who are receiving high praise not only from fans, but from their fellow musicians across the ebm/industrial scene.

We also dug a bit deeper into the latest albums from Bella Morte, whose newly-released album, "Before the Flood," has been topping the Metropolis Records sales charts since its release, and Clan of Xymox, who kicked off this week's show with another great track from their latest, "Darkest Hour."

I also went on a bit of a harpsichord trip this week, pulling out some atypical atmospheric interpretations of the instrument's sound from vastly different time-periods, none of which were the heyday of the harpsichord. I also gave you tastes of the latest from Blut Aus Nord and Dark Castle in the metal portion of the show, and paid a special tribute to Glenn Danzig, who celebrated his 56th birthday last night.

So, without further ado, here is the podcast of the show:


[DOWNLOAD this episode (128k mp3)]


...And here's what was played...
(each artist's name below is a link):


"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 

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

Clan of Xymox - Dream of Fools
Catherine Christer Hennix - The Electric Harpsichord (exc.)
Bat for Lashes - The Big Sleep
Nite Nite - Touch the Moon  [N]
Siouxsie & the Banshees - Rhapsody
Soper Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows - Resume
Chants of Maldoror - Sometimes a Poison
John Carpenter - Laurie's Theme [from "Halloween II" (soundtrack)]
Mute Angst Envy - All Shadows
Praise of Folly - The Hanged Man
Luna Sea - Gravity
Artica - Deserter
Diary of Dreams - Echo In Me
Bella Morte - The Morning Sun
Glenn Danzig - Conspiracy Dirge
Danzig - End of Time
Samhain - To Walk the Night
Misfits - London Dungeon
Glenn Danzig - Shifter
Gary Numan - The Fall (v21 Mallet edit)
PAIL - Planet Prison
Interlace - Master
Michl Britsch - All That is Left of Us [from "Pandorum" (soundtrack)]
Necro Facility - Ignite
Haujobb - Dead Market
X-Fusion - Amen
Harpsicorpse - Outro (Suite for Harpsichord)
Blut Aus Nord - Epitome II
Dark Castle - Heavy Eyes
Ancient Wisdom - Of Darkness Spawned Into Eternity
James Kenelm Clarke - (untitled excerpt) [from "Vampyres" (soundtrack)]
Cor Scorpii - I, The Damned           
Anton Garcia Abril - Theme from the Blind Dead [from "Tombs of the Blind Dead" (soundtrack)]
Anhedonist - The Insatiable Hole

KEY:

^RQ^ = requested
(exc.) = excerpt
[N] = Nashville artist
[from ____ ] = title of soundtrack or compilation


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Out ov the Coffin: PODCAST: June 16th, 2011

Now entering the second week of "'Bodcasting" the show from "The 'Bodcave," (go ahead, laugh. You love puns!) this episode landed on the same day as The Nashville Scene's cover story on the loss of WRVU. I encourage any local listeners to pick-up a copy and check out the extensive coverage they gave to memorializing the cultural force that the station was while it held the airwaves, including analysis from both sides of the fence, and a glimmer of hope from the WRVU Friends and Family organization, who bring us the news that there are still several ways in which the not-yet-completed sale will be officially contested.

Carrying on, though...

New to the show this week: Brand new music from Clan of Xymox, whose album "Darkest Hour" landed this week, alongside the latest from Bella Morte, entitled "Before the Flood." Both are out now via Metropolis Records. Also premiering this week was a track from The UK's Ulterior, a band that generated quite a buzz following their appearance at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen festival in Germany last week, and another act that graced the stage at that same festival, ROME. This time, the b-side of their new "Our Holy Rue/The Merchant Fleet" 10" was featured, showcasing what felt like a nice Bowie-esque twist on their traditional neo-folk sound.

Also featured this week: A nice set of more recent deathrock, some strangely dark and obscure French entries from the metal side, and some solid post-punk for good measure.

So, without further ado, here is the podcast of the show:


[DOWNLOAD this episode (128k mp3)]


...And here's what was played...
(each artist's name below is a link):


"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Thursday, June 16th, 2011 

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

Lotus Feed - Drawn Too
Cinema Strange - Rat Catcher (exc.)
The Tear Garden - Isis Veiled
ROME - The Merchant Fleet
The Crüxshadows - Ariadne (Legendary Mix)
O.Children - Malo
Ulterior - Big City, Black Rain
James Dietrich - Ardeth Bey at the Museum [from "The Mummy"]
Joseph LoDuca - Love Never Dies [from "The Evil Dead"]
Faith and the Muse - Rise and Forget
Christ vs. Warhol - Dissent
Eat Your Make-Up - Night Plague
Human Disease - Artistic Greed
Clan of Xymox - Tears Ago/Darkest Hour
Pretentious, Moi? - Overdoom
Angels on Acid - Undead
Suicide Commando - Until We Die
Die Sektor - Heaven Sent, Hell Embraced
Bella Morte - Falling Star
Brian Reitzell - Underture [from "30 Days of Night"]
Katatonia - In the White
Pallbearer - The Legend
Morgion - The Serpentine Scrolls / Descent to Arawn
Enslaved - Giants
Moëvöt - (untitled) [from "Ézléýfbdréhtr Vépréùb Zùérfl Màzàgvàtre Érbbédréà"]
Pensées Nocturnes - Paria
Enthroned - Rion Riorrim

KEY:

^RQ^ = requested
(exc.) = excerpt
[N] = Nashville artist
[from ____ ] = title of soundtrack or compilation


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Out ov the Coffin: PODCAST: June 9th, 2011

This was a dark week for the DJs at WRVU Nashville -- and, for once, when I say "dark," I don't mean that in a good way. This week, Nashville lost the battle to save the nearly 60-year-old cultural institution that was our beloved 91.1 FM. This past Tuesday afternoon, an hour after taking us off the airwaves, Vanderbilt Student Communications announced that, despite a unanimous public outcry against the idea, our broadcast license had been sold. There would be no final broadcasts or respect(s) paid. They simply pulled the plug on us, and by midnight, it was all a memory.

I should note, however, that a new effort is underway to appeal and reverse this week's events. More about that can be found here: http://savewrvuradio.wordpress.com/latest-news/

The future of the station from which every episode of "Out ov the Coffin" has been broadcast -- up until this week, at least -- is unclear at this point. We are told that WRVU will re-emerge in the Fall as an HD radio station, while retaining its online presence as well. It has not been said who will be invited back in the Fall, and the question of whether an HD broadcast is worth doing in the first place hangs quite heavily in the air right now. Do you know anybody with an HD Radio? I didn't think so.


BUT, here's the positive spin: "Out ov the Coffin" will continue either way. In fact, I refuse to miss a beat. The show has been offered here as a downloadable podcast since February of this year, and that will not stop. New episodes will still be made each week and posted in the same fashion as usual -- albeit uncensored now (BONUS!). Really, unless you live in Nashville, the dynamic really isn't changing much. While there will be no live stream to catch, the recorded show will be posted for download at roughly the same time each week.

This week's episode is arriving a couple of days late, but since I still plan to continue making each episode available in time for the weekend, I will continue to create them on Thursday nights and post them soon after. So, this week's show is labeled June 9th, just for consistency.

New to the show this week was hot-off-the-presses fresh music from ROME, whose new 10" vinyl release, "Our Holy Rue / The Merchant Fleet" was released this week. It's strictly limited to 999 copies, so act fast if you want to get your hands on one. Also walking in this week: A brand new single from Adoration, which serves as a teaser for their forthcoming second album, and more new music from Peter Murphy's latest solo release. Finally, I closed this week's show with something new from A Story of Rats, which I encourage everyone to give their full attention, particularly in a state where you'll be receptive to going on a dark ambient journey.

Otherwise, here's this week's podcast:

[DOWNLOAD this episode (128k mp3)]


...And here's what was played...
(each artist's name below is a link):


"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Thursday, June 9th, 2011 

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

Amber Asylum - The Summation
Swans - Blood Promise
Venetian Snares - Galamb Egyedül
Peter Murphy - Secret Silk Society
Adoration - Sense
The Sisters of Mercy - Lights
Lycia - Pray
ROME - Our Holy Rue
Raison D'etre - Procession [from "Funeral Songs"]
Joy Division - Transmission
Brotherhood of Pagans - Resurrection
Altered States - Go the Distance
Bloody Dead and Sexy - Candy Box
Romance - Automatik
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Nothing Wrong
Zola Jesus - Manifest Destiny
Andraculoid - Incurable
The Ludovico Technique - Devotion
Project Pitchfork - The Island
L'Âme Immortelle - Was Halt Mich Noch Hier
Phragments - And Now Eternity (exc. 1)
Nathan Barr - Bill's Lament [from "True Blood" Season One"]
Phragments - And Now Eternity (exc. 2)
Fear of Eternity - Staring at the Dark
Khanate - Dead
Agalloch - Into the Painted Grey
Keen of the Crow - Hyborea
Emperor - Beyond the Great Vast Forest  ^RQ^
François-Eudes Chanfrault - Artic Love (exc.) [from "A L'Intérieur" (Inside)]
A Story of Rats - I (thought)

KEY:

^RQ^ = requested
(exc.) = excerpt
[N] = Nashville artist
[from ____ ] = title of soundtrack or compilation


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PLAYLIST & PODCAST: Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

I really enjoyed this episode in particular. I'm not sure why, but it just seemed riddled with good musical examples of the styles that have held my attention most lately. Maybe it was due to a few new sounds I'd discovered this week, or some that I'd returned to after a short absence. Maybe it was something in the air? Either way, it has been preserved (below) for your listening pleasure.

This week brought a new entry from Implex Grace, whose larger dark ambient piece "Diamond of Disappearance" seems largely influenced by the aural qualities of the very first episode of "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe." Don't scoff. Those who know me well know how much I love many of the less-often-considered aspects of that show, such as the background paintings, the implied back-stories, and to a large extent, the seldom-heard-on-its-own score music. At any rate, I couldn't resist dark ambient music based on that.

Also new this week was some fresh goth rock/peace-punk from Lost Tribe, who hail from Richmond, VA. We also heard deeper cuts from the latest releases from Peter Murphy, Christine Plays Viola, Brighter Fires, Disemballerina, and Loss, along with some recently discovered older obscurities from around the world.

Otherwise, here is the podcast of the show:


[DOWNLOAD this episode (128k mp3)]


...And here's what was played...
(each artist's name below is a link):


"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Air date: Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 

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

The Cure - Plainsong
Implex Grace - Those Who See It (exc.)
Adoration - Closure
South of No North - Fell Frozen
Virgin Prunes - Sons Find Devils
Siouxsie & the Banshees - Blow the House Down
Christine Plays Viola - Albatross/Swallowed Cold Insanity
Lost Tribe - Forever
Goblin - The Wind (Suite 2) [from "Phenomena" (Instrumental Soundtrack)]
Peter Murphy - Peace to Each
Artica - Plastic Terror   
Corpus Delicti - Twilight
Chants of Maldoror - Wounded Canvas
Christian Death - Electra Descending
Brighter Fires - Beyond the Hours
Danny Elfman - Dear Mr. Talbot [from "The Wolfman" (soundtrack)]
Combichrist - Deathbed
Cryogen Second - Machine  [N]
Wumpscut - Dying Culture
Das Ich - Firmament
Skinny Puppy - The Choke
Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch - The Red Room [from "Twin Peaks Season Two Music and More" (soundtrack)]
Dødheimsgard - Shiva Interfere
Death In June presents Occidental Martyr - Torture By Roses
Amesoeurs - Ruines Humaines
Loss - Silent and Completely Overcome  [N]
Katatonia - Without God
Disemballerina - The Walking Dead (exc.)
Mayhem - Funeral Fog

KEY:

^RQ^ = requested
(exc.) = excerpt
[N] = Nashville artist
[from ____ ] = title of soundtrack or compilation


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