Episode 242: 12/17/2023: The HMLM 2023 Holiday Hellshow

Here is our seventh first-ever Half Machine Lip Moves Holiday Hellshow! We began the show with a bit of a mood-setting block. (As I’ve often said, I don’t know how to describe this show.) The second block was a set of dark and twisted Christmas songs. The third block was a set of Krampus karols, because we want to bring back the spooky side of Christmas! The fourth block was a set of sad and somber holiday songs, because the holiday season can be a difficult time. The fifth set was a winter-themed set in honor of Winter Solstice. And we closed the set with a set of… hell, I don’t know what to call it. I guess it’s a medley of holiday songs? Are you still reading this? If you are, why? But in case, we hope you have a great holiday season and your new year gets off to a great start—or you have a nice Monday if you don’t observe the holidays.

1. Half Machine Lip Moves Introduction [0:00:00 - 0:07:16]
2. Martin Atkins & The Chicago Industrial League: The Spirit of Christmas (An Industrial Christmas Carol, 1995, Invisible) [0:07:16 - 0:16:18]
3. Current 93/HÖH: Crowleymass Unveiled (Crowleymass, 1987, Maldoror/Durtro) [0:16:18 - 0:23:53]
4. Within Temptation: Gothic Christmas (So This is Christmas, 2003, Unknown Label) [0:23:53 - 0:25:57]
5. Impact: Punk Christmas (Punk Christmas, 1983, Cyanide Records/Antisociety) [0:25:57 - 0:27:54]
6. Sharon Tate Experience: Christmas Killer (Christmas Killer/Blow Up the Christmas Tree, 2013, Rise Above Records) [0:31:04 - 0:35:31]
7. Hot Buttered Elves: Billy’s Gift (Dark Jollies, 2000, Tape Hiss Recordings) [0:35:31 - 0:38:48]
8. Low: If You Were Born Today (Christmas, 1999, Tugboat Records/Chairkickers’ Music/Sub Pop/Kranky) [0:38:48 - 0:43:29]
9. Nox Arcana: Coventry Carol (Winter’s Knight, 2005, Monolith Graphics) [0:43:29 - 0:46:51]
10. Goop: Nuclear Xmas (Tis the Season to Be Filthy Compilation, 2007, Filthy Little Angels) [0:46:51 - 0:48:21]
11. Direct Hit!: Christmas at Ground Zero (Christmas at Ground Zero, 2021, Self-Released) [0:48:21 - 0:50:38]
12. Wall of Voodoo: Shouldn’t Have Given Him a Gun For Christmas (Elvis Bought Dora a Cadillac EP, 1987, I.R.S. Records) [0:50:38 - 0:54:40]
13. Sapphic Musk: Krampus Bitch (Krampus Bitch/2 Bottoms (Don’t Make a Top), 2017, Self-Released/A64A Recordings) [0:58:44 - 1:01:19]
14. SJ Tucker: The Feast of Krampus (Single Version) (Winter Wish 2019 Digital EP, 2019, Self-Released) [1:01:19 - 1:05:37] †
15. Unto Ashes: Krampusnacht (For Krampus the Christmas Demon) (Spellbound in Winter, 2012, Projekt:Archive) [1:05:37 - 1:08:50]
16. Darkzine: Krampusnacht (Krampusnacht, 2020, Self-Released) [1:08:50 - 1:12:08]
17. Valentine Wolfe: Krampusnacht (Krampusnacht, 2016, Self-Released) [1:12:08 - 1:14:52]
18. Krampus: Krampus Night (Krampus Night, 2022, Self-Released/Krampus Record at Northpole) [1:14:52 - 1:17:50]
19. Tomb of Nick Cage: Krampusnacht (Cryptids and Creatures, 2019, Self-Released) [1:17:50 - 1:20:34]
20. Centhron: Krampus – Intent:Outtake 2022 Remix (Krampus (Intent:Outtake 2022 Remix), 2022, Scanner) [1:20:34 - 1:25:50]
21. Ypres: Red Water (Christmas Mourning) (Red Water (Christmas Mourning), 2021, Self-Released) [1:30:47 - 1:37:39]
22. Pig: Blue Christmas (Black Mass, 2018, Armalyte Industries) [1:37:39 - 1:41:24]
23. Jesu: Christmas (Christmas, 2010, Avalanche Recordings/Robotic Empire) [1:41:24 - 1:49:58]
24. Terminal Gods: Driving Home For Christmas (Boundless/Driving Home For Christmas, 2015, Snowflakes Singles Club) [1:49:58 - 1:53:17]
25. LIINES: Lonely This Christmas (Riot Grrrl Christmas Compilation, 2015, Cleopatra) [1:53:17 - 1:56:22]
26. Goldblade: City of Christmas Ghosts (City of Christmas Ghosts, 2008, Damaged Goods) [1:56:22 - 1:59:13]
27. System Syn: Winter Current (The Mourning Ritual, 2006, Metropolis/Soyuz Music/Moon Records) [2:02:34 - 2:06:19]
28. Covenant: Winter Comes (Northern Light, 2002, Metropolis/Ka2 Music/Columbia/Epic/Irond) [2:06:19 - 2:11:11]
29. Hante.: Winter Dreams (Between Hope and Danger, 2017, Synth Religion) [2:11:11 - 2:15:30]
30. X Marks the Pedwalk: Winter Comes Tomorrow (Inner Zone Journey, 2010, Infacted Recordings/Metropolis) [2:15:30 - 2:20:01]
31. Hocico: Dead of Winter (Los Días Caminando En El Fuego (20 Years Keeping the Blood Boiling), 2013, Out of Line) [2:20:01 - 2:24:47]
32. Assemblage 23: December (Endure, 2016, Metropolis) [2:24:47 - 2:30:16]
33. Alien Sex Fiend: Stuff the Turkey (The Best of Alien Sex Fiend, 2001, Anagram Records/Cleopatra) [2:33:12 - 2:37:00]
34. Alan Milman Sect: Punk Rock Christmas (Punk Rock Christmas, 1977, Britz Records/Bag of Hammers) [2:37:00 - 2:38:14]
35. Melt-Banana: White Christmas (The Christmas Album Compilation, 1996, Sony Records) [2:38:14 - 2:41:21]
36. Happy Fangs: All I Want For Christmas is Halloween (All I Want For Christmas is Halloween, 2013, Self-Released) [2:41:21 - 2:44:19]
37. Worm Quartet: A Worm Quartet Christmas (Songs of the Maniacs, 2012, Flaming Mayo Records) [2:44:19 - 2:47:11]
38. London After Midnight: The Christmas Song (Oddities, 1998, Metropolis/Apocalyptic Vision) [2:47:11 - 2:52:02]
39. Elyvilon: Full Moon Over Yuletide Eve (Full Moon Over Yultetide Eve, 2022, Dungeons Deep Records/Barrow Head Records) [2:52:02 - 2:54:29]
40. Current 93: Idumæa (Feat. Shirley Collins) (Black Ships Ate the Sky, 2006, Durtro/Jnanan Records) [2:54:29 - 2:57:06]
41. Coil: Christmas is Now Drawing Near (Winter Solstice: North, 1999, Eskaton) [2:57:06 - 3:00:32]
42. Shittyflute: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (We Wish You a Merry Christmas, 2016, Shittyflute Youtube Channel) [3:06:57 - 3:09:00]

† Local artist

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