This is an archive of playlists from our previous shows. Most of our older shows are available in podcast form.
Episode 180: 4/10/2022
Our friend Danny P from Outrage Radio came by and co-hosted. (And many thanks to Danny for fixing the station’s audio stream!) We started this show off with a set of new industrial, post-punk, and darkwave tracks. The next two block were a mix of goth, post-punk, and darkwave tracks I played in my first DJ set at Club Nevermore on April 9th, 2022. The two blocks after that were a mix of industrial, synthpop, synthwave, and EBM tracks that were selected for my second set at April 9th’s Club Nevermore event. Then we closed the show with some kosmische tracks selected by our friend Jason in South Carolina.
Episode 179: 4/3/2022 + Mach Fox Interview
We started this show with a set of new darkwave, post-punk, and industrial tracks. Then we had a chat with Mach Fox of Minneapolis’s Zwaremachine, in which we talked about his recent musical activities and played some selected tracks, including a debut of a new remix. The midnight block was a set of guest selections by Mach Fox, and we wound down the show with another set of tracks.
Episode 178: 3/27/2022
This show began with a set of new post-punk, darkwave, etc. tracks. We followed that with a set of industrial, noisy and industrialized techno. The third block was a set of industrial and EBM tracks with an obvious theme. The fourth block was a set of noisy and experimental tracks. The fifth block was a set of German kosmische and experimental tracks selected by our friend Jason in South Carolina, and we put the show to bed with a set of comfy synth tracks.
Episode 177 3/13/2022
We began this show with a couple of tracks honoring a friend’s birthday and a couple of electro-industrial tracks. Then we played a set of industrial, noise rock, and punk tracks from bands fronted by women, in honor of International Women’s Day. Most of the rest of the show were goth, darkwave, post-punk, EBM, and industrial tracks from my DJ sets at March 13’s Club Nevermore. Then we closed the show with a couple of shoegaze tracks.
Episode 176: 3/6/2022
We started this show off with a mix of industrial, darkwave, and post-punk tracks. Then we got things going with a set of synthpop. The block after that was a set of post-punk, goth, and darkwave by Ukrainian bands. Then we put on a set of experimental, power electronics, and harsh noise walls just because we could. The midnight set was one of old and new industrial new tracks with a theme (war). Then we closed the show with a block of shoegaze tracks, because that’s why I’ve been feeling lately.
Episode 175: 2/27/2022
We began this show with a set of tracks by post-punk, darkwave, and industrial artists that have upcoming shows in the Central Arkansas area. That was followed with a set of post-punk, noise rock, and industrial tracks with a theme that should be noticeable (i.e., nuclear war). We followed that with a set of industrial and noisy hip-hop tracks made by artists who are Black/African American or are fronted by Black/African American persons in honor of Black History Month. The next block was a set of post-punk and darkwave tracks by Ukrainian artists. The midnight block was a set of requested industrialized techno, etc. tracks. Then we finished the show with a set of shoegaze and post-punk tracks by artists who are Black/African American or groups fronted by Black/African American persons, in honor of Black History Month.
Episode 174: 2/13/2022
We began this show with a set of new and recently-released industrial and post-punk tracks. The two blocks after that were a mix of goth, post-punk, and darkwave. The fourth and fifth blocks were a mix of industrial, EBM, and synthpop tracks. Then we closed the show with a set of shoegaze tracks.
Episode 173: 2/6/2022
This show was an Operator’s Choice special, in which Operator OT played whatever he wanted. It was also a pre-recorded show, due to a recent sleet and ice storm interrupting OT’s work schedule. The first block was a set of industrial and EBM tracks. That was followed with a set of deathrock and dark punk tracks, including some featuring the late Davey Bales. Then we played a set of post-punk tracks. That was followed up with a set of synthpop, darkwave, and more. The midnight block was another set of post-punk tracks, and we closed the show with a set of shoegaze tracks.
Episode 172: 1/30/2022
We talked about doing a show in which we’d commemorate the thirtieth anniversay of the Soviet Union’s dissolution by playing artists from Russia and former Soviet countries, and it’s here after a month’s delay. We began the show with a set of Soviet Russian synthpop tracks. That was followed with a mix of punk, new wave, and post-punk tracks that were recorded during the Soviet Era. That was followed with a set of recently-released darkwave and post-punk tracks. The fourth block was a set of goth-adjacent post-punk and darkwave tracks that also came out fairly recently. The fifth block was a set of avant garde and experimental tracks from Russia, and we closed the show with a set of dark ambient tracks.
Notes: I (Operator OT) can read Cyrillic but I don’t speak or understand Russian, Ukrainian, etc. I have transliterated the names and titles of artists, songs, releases, etc. to the Latin alphabet. I have included English translations of song titles when possible.
Episode 171: 1/23/2022 - 2021 Review Special, Part 2
The year 2021 had so many good darkwave, synthpop, post-punk, synthpunk, etc. tracks that we couldn’t fit them all into one show! We started this week’s show with a set of synthpunk tracks. Then we played a set of synthpop and darkwave tracks. That was followed by some EBM and industrial tracks. After that was a set of post-punk tracks. We went hard and heavy with some power electronics and death industrial at midnight, then we closed the show with a set of shoegaze tracks.
