Episode 230: 8/20/2023

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We started this show with some new industrial and synthwave tracks. We followed that with a set themed around heatwaves and summertime, because we’ve been broiled under a heatwave recently. The three sets that after that featured songs which were followed by an aritst who took their name from the previous song. Then we wound things down with experimental and ambient tracks.

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Episode 229: 7/30/2023

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We’re back after a few weeks off! We warmed up with some fresh new tracks. Then Operator OT got a bit lazy and played the tracks that were in his DJ sets at the last Club Nevermore, plus a few extras to pad it out. Then we closed with a mix of shoegaze, experimental, comfy synth, and ambient tracks.

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Episode 228: 7/2/2023

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We began this show with a set of brand new songs. Our friend Dianne joined us and we played sets of industrial, goth, darkwave, post-punk, etc., with an underlying theme of America and patriotism, because this was near the Fourth of July. Then we finished the show with a set of experimental and shoegaze songs.

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Episode 227: 6/25/2023

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We played some new post-punk, goth, and darkwave tracks in the first set. The second set went heavy on new industrial tracks. We followed that with a set of goth tracks. Then we played some synthpop songs. We played a set of post-punk tracks in the fifth block, then we finished the show with some psychedelic dirge and shoegaze tracks.

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Episode 226: 6/18/2023: A Warning From the Sun - 2023 Summer Solstice Show

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We started this show with some brand new tracks that debuted on the show. The rest of the show had a theme of summertime, beaches, etc., because Summer Solstice is coming up this Wednesday. We began with a set of goth and post-punk tracks, then there was a block of of industrial and synthwave tracks. That was followed with a set of noisy tracks, then we got experimental in the midnight block, and we wound things down with a set of shoegaze and ambient songs with a summer theme.

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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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