Episode 245: 2/4/2024 - Operator's Choice 2024

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Here’s the 2024 edition of the Operator’s Choice show, in which the host of this shows plays some of his current and recent favorites, including some deep cuts you may only hear on this show. The opening block was a set of mostly recent post-punk and darkwave. The second block was a set of goth and deathrock, including a few deep cuts that probably only I love. We followed that with a set of darkwave, synthpop, minimal wave, etc. Then we played a set of some of my current favorite post-punk tracks. The fifth block was a set of noise tracks, then we closed the show out with a set of some of my current favorite shoegaze songs.

  1. Introduction [0:00:00 - 0:09:17]
  2. Cold Cave: Confetti (Cherish the Light Years, 2011, Matador/Arts & Crafts México/High Note Records/Heartworm Press) [0:09:17 - 0:14:48]
  3. The Soft Moon: Become the Lies (Exister, 2022, Sacred Bones Records) [0:14:48 - 0:19:15]
  4. Disorientations: Watching You Go (Memory Lanes, 2022, [PIAS] Recordings) [0:19:15 - 0:22:39]
  5. Lathe of Heaven: Ekpyrosis (Bound By Naked Skies, 2023, Sacred Bones Records) [0:22:39 - 0:25:27]
  6. The Sea at Midnight: Orbiting Heaven (Too Close to the Sun, 2023, Self-Released) [0:25:27 - 0:30:03]
  7. Parchment Prayer: The Clock (Parchment Prayer Demo 1985, 1985, Self-Released) [0:33:58 - 0:37:29]
  8. Cyan Revue: The Unknown (Four Wounds, 1986, Yellow Ltd.) [0:37:29 - 0:41:24]
  9. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry: Driving Me (Blasting Off, 1992, Deathwish Office/Release Entertainment) [0:41:24 - 0:44:39]
  10. Moral Hex: Faustian Bargain (It’s Mind Control, 2010, Self-Released) [0:44:39 - 0:45:54]
  11. Horror Vacui: Opus Tenebris (Return of the Empire, 2014, Horror Pain Gore Death Productions/Black Water/Legion of the Dead/Avant!/Plastic Bomb Records) [0:45:54 - 0:54:02]
  12. Adrenochrome: Lost City (In Memoriam, 2022, Symphony of Destruction/Self-Released) [0:54:02 - 0:56:44]
  13. Urban Heat: Goodbye Horses (Goodbye Horses/Blissful Neighbor, 2023, Self-Released) [0:59:52 - 1:03:34]
  14. Nuovo Testamento: Love Lines (Love Lines, 2023, Discoteca Italia) [1:03:34 - 1:07:35]
  15. Panic Priest: Blackfallen (Psychogoria, 2022, Negative Gain Productions) [1:07:35 - 1:11:38]
  16. Fall Shock: Hiding In a Glass (Universal Unit Crime, 2023, Manic Depression) [1:11:38 - 1:15:23]
  17. Experimental Products: Sweet Rejection (Prototype, 1982, Short Circuit Records/Vinyl-On-Demand) [1:15:23 - 1:20:21]
  18. Eleven Pond: Green and Gold (Assemblage, 2013, Dark Entries/Self-Released) [1:20:21 - 1:25:40]
  19. Men Without Hats: Ban the Game – Full Version (Rhythm of Youth, 1982, Sire/Statik) [1:25:40 - 1:29:29]
  20. Jack Frost: Every Hour God Sends (Jack Frost, 1990, Red Eye Records/Polydor/Arista/PolyGram Records Pty. Limited/Karmic Hit) [1:32:59 - 1:37:24]
  21. Ides of March: On the Face (On the Face, 1986, RS Records) [1:37:24 - 1:44:18]
  22. 群像 [Qúnxiàng/Group Portrait]: 甜蜜的逃亡 (Tiánmì De Táowáng/Sweet Escape) (低迷聚会 (Dīmí jùhuì/Doldrums Party), 2021, Pollux Music) [1:44:18 - 1:49:04]
  23. Opéra De Nuit: Invitation (Opéra De Nuit, 1988, Self-Released) [1:49:04 - 1:53:22]
  24. Morwan: Topoli (Svitaye, Palaye, 2023, Feel It Records/Bat-Cave Productions/Mörtel Sounds) [1:53:22 - 1:59:42]
  25. Merzbow: Child of Dream Sea (24 Hours – A Day of Seals, 2002, Dirter Productions) [2:04:19 - 2:14:34]
  26. Withdrawal Method: Hadak Utja (Steel Trap Compilation, 2010, Chondritic Sound) [2:14:34 - 2:22:08]
  27. Un-Kommuniti: Holy Shit (Sense of Unmaking, 198?, Freedom in a Vacuum/Black Dwarf/Zeal SS) [2:22:08 - 2:28:17]
  28. Wold: Sapphire Sect of Tubal Cain (Postsocial, 2014, Profound Lore/The Death of Rave) [2:28:17 - 2:33:49]
  29. The Field Mice: White (Snowball, 1989, Sarah Records) [2:36:59 - 2:41:39]
  30. Old Moon: Soma (Cities of the Plain, 2022, Love Chain Tapes/À La Carte Records) [2:41:39 - 2:46:19]
  31. The Veldt: Everlasting Gobstopper (Illuminated 1989, 2023, Little Cloud Records/5BC) [2:46:19 - 2:51:09]
  32. Citrus: Crush (Citrus, 2023, Transylvanian Recordings) [2:51:09 - 2:54:22]
  33. The Gun Club: The Breaking Hands (Mother Juno, 1987, Red Rhino/What’s So Funny About…/Solid/Danceteria/2.13.61 Records/Thirsty Ear/Buddha Records/Sympathy For the Record Industry/Cooking Vinyl/Blixa Sounds) [2:54:22 - 2:58:32]
  34. Pot Valiant: Low Dexterity Points (Never Return, 2023, Numero Group) [2:58:32 - 3:03:42]

This shows a picture of a sheet of paper in a typewriter. The text reads, “Club Nevermore. Fetish, dark sexy music, dark sexy dress. Saturday, February 10, 2024. More info at clubnevermore.com “

The February edition of Club Nevermore, Central Arkansas’s monthly goth-industrial event, is Saturday, February 10, 2024 at The Labyrinth in Little Rock. This will have DJ sets by Club Nevermore’s resident DJs; burlesque performances by Felicity Fox and Jezabelle Jax; and a pop-up shop by Temple of Love from Houston. More info can be found here. This is a private, members-only event. Info and a link to buy a membership can be found on Club Nevermore’s website.

Flyer for Dark Hearts Community Valentine’s event. The text reads, “Dark Hearts Community on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Doors at 6 PM, ages 21+. Double feature of True Romance and Natural Born Killers starts at 7 PM. DJ party with VJ Tragic Dark Dance, End: The DJ, and DJ Death Mistress starts at 10 PM.”

Dark Hearts Community is presenting a Valentine’s event on Saturday, February 10th. This will have DJ sets by VJ Tragic Dark Dance, End: The DJ, and DJ Death Mistress. More info and a link to buy tickets can be found here.

This is a flyer for Vampire Police, Zen Skull, and Clusters of Fornication at Vino’s, Friday, February 16, 2024. There is a picture of a girl holding a Valentine. The text on the cap she is wearing says, “Just ghost to shows you” and there is a bat on top of her head. The text on the Valentine says, “Vampire Police, Skull Family, and Clusters of Fornication at Vino’s, 923 West Seventh Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. Friday, February 9, 2024. Doors at 7 PM. Admission is $15.”

The Vampire Police, Zen Skull, and Clusters of Fornication show at Vino’s has been moved to Friday, February 16th. More info can be found here.

Flyer For Dystopia’s Love in Vein event. There is a picture of a box of candies, but instead of candies there are human hearts. The text for the flyer says, “Dystopia Productions: Love in Vein. Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 10 PM. At Black Lodge, 405 N. Cleveland Ave, Memphis, Tennessee. Ages 18+, $12 admission”

Dystopia Production’s event Dystopia: Love in Vein is Saturday, February 24 at Black Lodge Video, 405 N. Cleveland Ave, in Memphis. This will have sets by DJ Evonech, DJ Graveyard Gloria, and DJ St. Faust. More info can be found here.

Flyer for Razorwire Halo and Earthcult at Dark Hearts Community in Fayetteville on Saturday, February 24, 2024. The text reads, “Gloom Collective presents Razorwire Halo and Earthcult at Dark Hearts Community, with VJ Tragic Dark Dance and DJ Death Mistress and End:The DJ. Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM at 3130 South School Avenue, Fayetteville, AR. “

Razorwire Halo and Earthcult are playing at Dark Hearts Community, with DJ sets by VJ Tragic Dark Dance, DJ Death Mistress and End:The DJ, in Fayetteville on Saturday, February 24. The show is all ages and starts at 7:00 PM. More info and a link to buy tickets can be found here.

Flyer for the Modeling + Riki Show at Smoke and Barrel, on March 4, 2024. The flyer’s text reads, “Riki. Monday, March 4, 2024 with Modeling at Smoke and Barrel, 324 West Dickson Street, in Fayetteville, Arkansas.’

Fayetteville’s Modeling is playing with Riki at Smoke & Barrel Tavern, 324 W. Dickson Street, in Fayetteville, on Monday, March 4, 2024. A link to buy tickets can be found here

This flyer has a black background, there is a box of white and black stripes with a large blue dot in the center. The text in the image reads, “White Mansion, Fossils of Ancient Robots, Modeling, and Damien Hearse. At The Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas. On Friday, March 8, 2024. Starts at 7 PM, $10 advance tickets, $13 at the door. Go to revroom.com for more info.”

White Mansion, Fossils of Ancient Robots, Modeling, and Damien Hearse are playing at Rev Room in Little Rock on Friday, March 8. More info about the show can be found here.

Flyer for Retro Moderne. The text reads, “Retro Moderne New Wave Dance Party. DJ Hollow, DJ Dreamtime, and Club Nevermore’s DJ 10.29. Benefits Kensett and Judsonia Animal Shelters. Saturday, March 23, 2024. Doors open at 6:30, starts at 7 PM. All ages, $10. At Vino’s, 923 West Seventh Street, Little Rock, Arkansas.”

The next edition of the Retro Moderne New Wave Dance Party is Saturday, March 23 at Vino’s, 923 West Seventh Street, Little Rock. This is a benefit for Kensett and Judsonia Animal Shelters. This one will sets by DJ Hollow, DJ Dreamtime, and a guest appearance by DJ 10.29. This one’s all ages, admission is $10. Doors open at 6:30, music starts at 7 PM. More info can be found here.