Episode 225: 6/4/2023

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We started this show with some fresh new industrial, goth, and darkwave songs. Then we played a set of synthpop and minimal wave tracks, including some requested ones (thanks, Amanda!). We followed that with a set of goth, darkwave, and synthwave with a vague underlying summer theme. That was followed with some goth and darkwave tracks from around the world. The fifth block was a set of psychedelic-leaning post-punk, and we finished the show with a set of shoegaze tracks.

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Episode 224: 5/21/2023: World Goth Day Edition

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This is our 2023 World Goth Day Show, with an emphasis on world because we played goth, darkwave, post-punk, deathrock, etc. bands from all around the world, with an emphasis on lesser-known bands and a mix of recent and older tracks. Each block of the show featured bands/artists from a specific continent. (Sorry, but we left out Antarctica because we don’t know of any bands from there.) We started with Africa, then moved on to Asia, then Australia/New Zealand, and then Europe. The North American block consisted of tracks by bands/artists from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Then we wrapped up the show with a set of bands from South America.

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Episode 223: 5/7/2023

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We began this edition with some new goth, darkwave, and synthpunk tracks. That was followed by a set of industrial and EBM tracks. The third block was a set of industrialized techno. The fourth block was a set of mostly recent synthpop and darkwave songs. The fifth block got experimental, with some noise rock and kosmiche/krautrock-inspired songs. Then we wound things down with some shoegaze and ambient.

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Episode 222: 4/30/2023

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We began this show with some tracks featuring the late Mark Stewart (of The Pop Group). This show happened on Walpurgisnacht, so we played three sets of goth, industrial, darkwave, post-punk, etc. tracks themed around witchcraft, magic, spells, curses, enchantment, etc; and we played a set of dark ambient tracks with the same underlying theme. Then we closed the show with a set of kosmische/krautrock and spacey noise rock.

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Episode 221: 4/23/2023

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We’re back! We started this show with a block of piping hot new tracks. That was followed by a set of mostly recent goth and darkwave tracks. We played a set of synthpop and minimal wave songs after that. Then we played a set of techno-EBM tracks. Our midnight block was a set of black metal tracks, since it’s our last chance to get nekro for the season. Then we wrapped up the show with a block of kosmiche and krautrock tracks selected by our friend Jason in South Carolina.

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Episode 220: 4/9/2023

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We began this show with a set of new tracks. Then we played some goth, post-punk, and darkwave tracks, and a couple of Yellow Magic Orchestra songs (RIP Ryuichi Sakamoto). That was followed with a set of noisy and industrialized hip-hop tracks. The fourth block was a set of noise rock, metal, and punk tracks. The fifth set was a mix of psychedelic, krautrock, kosmische tracks. Then we wound down the show with some shoegaze, experimental, and ambient tracks.

Note: this was a pre-recorded show. I had problems with my microphone so the segues were done by Daniel, from The Uncanny Valley (i.e., the Mac OS speech synthesizer). I used this because the segues wouldn’t have been recorded otherwise.

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Episode 219: 4/2/2023

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Our return to the air/streams after a three-week absence started with a set of new synthpop, darkwave, etc. tracks. We followed that with a set of retro ’90s goth tracks. The set after that was one of ’90s retro industrial tracks. We followed that with a set of recent and new goth and post-punk songs. The fifth block set was a mix themed around springtime. Then we finished the show with a mix of psychedelic and krautrock tracks.

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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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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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