Operator OT Setlists from Club Nevermore, 3/18/2023

I, Operator OT, wanted to say thanks to everybody who came out to Club Nevermore on Saturday (3/18/2023), and thanks to Club Nevermore for having me! My setlists are below the cut…

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We're Off Air This Week (March 19, 2023) - Spring Break 2023

Half Machine Lip Moves will be off air this week because we’re going to the Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival. We’ll be back on air either next week, March 26, or April 2nd. Watch this space and our Facebook page for updates.

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Episode 218: 3/12/2023

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This abbreviated show started with a set of new darkwave, post-punk, and goth tracks. We followed that with some 2010s/’20s EBM tracks. Then we played a set of retro ’90s industrial tracks, then we finished the show with a set that mixed post-punk, darkwave, industrial, synthwave, etc.

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We're Back This Week!

Half Machine Lip Moves returns to the airwaves/streams with a new show. Tune in tonight at 10 PM CT [11 PM ET/8 PM PT] on KUHS-LP 102.5 FM Hot Springs or the free worldwide livestream at kuhsradio.org. We’re going to play some new darkwave and post-punk tracks, 2010s/’20s EBM, a retro ’90s industrial set, and more!

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Episode 217: 2/26/2023

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This episode was our celebration of International EBM Day! We started with some new tracks. Then we played a block of early EBM. The third block was a set of vintage ’80s EBM songs. We followed that with a block of New Beat tracks. The fifth block was a set of ’90s EBM, and we closed the show with a set of hard and stompy EBM tracks.

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Episode 216: 2/19/2023

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We began this show with a set of brand new tracks. Then we played two blocks of industrial and EBM tracks about hate as part of our anti-Valentine’s Day show. The fourth set was a stop at the dungeon—the kind with whips, chains, etc.—then we played a set of post-punk, darkwave, synthpop, etc. tracks about loneliness, and closed with a set of dark ambient tracks about loneliness, because in the end you’re going home alone.

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Operator OT Setlists from Club Nevermore, 2/11/2023

I wanted to say thanks to everybody who came out to Saturday’s Club Nevermore, and thanks to Club Nevermore for having me!

Here are my set lists from that night.

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Episode 215: 2/5/2023 - Operator's Choice Special 2023

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This show was our Operator’s Choice Special, in which I played whatever I wanted—some of them are favorites, and some were tracks that recently caught my ear. The first block was one of EBM, industrial, etc. The second block leaned towards darkwave, post-punk, and synthpop. The third block was a set of vaguely wintry-feeling post-punk tracks. We followed that with a set of shoegaze and adjacent tracks. The fifth block was a set of psychedelic post-punk and experimental tracks. Then we wrapped up the show with some experimental and ambient tracks.

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Episode 214: 1/29/2023 - 2022 Review Special, Part 3/3

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We finished our look back at some of the cool and notable music that came out in 2022, and sprinkled in some new stuff (i.e., tracks that come out this year, 2023). We started the show with some new synthpop and synthwave, and one track that stuck stuck out like a sore thumb. Then we played a set of goth and post-punk tracks from last year, along with a couple of new ones. That was followed with some darkwave, etc. tracks that came out last year. After tha was a set of post-punk tracks that came out last year. The midnight block was a set of dungeon synth tracks from 2022, and we finished the show with some shoegaze and experimental tracks that came out last year.

Note: this show was supposed to air on the night of January 29th but the files got corrupted and thus, the show didn’t air as it was supposed to. We’re very sorry about this!

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Episode 213: 1/22/2023 - 2022 Review Special, Part 2/??

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We continued our look back at some of the releases that came out in 2022—again, it’s not really a best-of show because I never got around to making a best-of list. The opening set was a mix of industrial and adjacent stuff. We followed that with a set of darkwave ande post-punk. The third block was a set of EBM, etc. tracks. We followed that with some post-punk and goth tracks. The fifth set was a mix of tracks I wanted to play but didn’t have room for in other sets (it was also the last block of the show that was made), and we finished the show with a set of shoegazey tracks.

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