The Half Machine Lip Moves Facebook Page is Dead

Facebook recently locked my account. I haven’t been able to regain it. I no longer have access to the Half Machine Lip Moves Facebook page, therefore I am declaring it dead. Please don’t send messages to that page or try to contact us there. You’ll just be shouting into the silent and indifferent void if you do that. Our social media is now Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/djoperator.ot

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Episode 252: 5/26/2024

Half Machine Lip Moves logo with ‘#252’ on it.

This show began with a set of brand new post-punk, darkwave, and synthwave tracks. Then we began the show proper, which was a tribute to the late producer and audio engineer Steve Albini, also of the bands Big Black and Shellac. We played tracks from releases that were recorded, mixed, or produced by Steve Albini, as well as tracks he played on or wrote. Most of it leaned on noise rock and no wave, along with a bit of post-punk, and we closed the show with a set of post-rock, experimental, etc.

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Half Machine Lip Moves is Back, May 26, 2024

Half Machine Lip Moves is back! Tonight, May 26, 2024 at 10 PM-1 AM Central Time [11 PM-2 AM ET/8-11 PM PT/03:00-06:00 UTC]. We’re starting off with some new darkwave and post-punk tracks. Then we’re doing a tribute to the late Steve Albini (of Big Black, Shellac, and producer/mixer/audio engineer on many releases). This one’s going heavy on the noise rock, no wave, and experimental. Listen at the free worldwide livestream at kuhsradio.

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Finally Friday, KUHS-LP Hot Springs 102.5 FM, Playlist for May 24, 2024

This is the playlist from Finally Friday, on KUHS-LP 102.5 FM Hot Springs, on May, 24, 2024. This show happened on Memorial Day Weekend, so many of the tracks we played were summer-themed or had that feel to them.

Tune in next Friday at 8-10 PM CT (9-11 PM Eastern/6-8 PM Pacific) to KUHS-LP Hot Springs 102.5 FM or kuhsradio.org for our next show. The rest of the playlist is under the cut…

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No Show Tonight, May 19

Half Machine Lip Moves won’t be on air tonight. I think we’ll be back next week, but I’m not promising that. Incidentally, much of the next show is going to be a Steve Albini tribute.

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Finally Friday, KUHS-LP Hot Springs 102.5 FM, Playlist for May 17, 2024

This is the playlist from Finally Friday, on KUHS-LP 102.5 FM Hot Springs, on May, 17, 2024. Tune in next Friday at 8-10 PM CT (9-11 PM Eastern/6-8 PM Pacific) to KUHS-LP Hot Springs 102.5 FM or kuhsradio.org for our next show. The rest of the playlist is under the cut…

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Finally Friday, KUHS-LP Hot Springs 102.5 FM, Playlist for May 10, 2024

This is Finally Friday’s playlist for May 10, 2024. We played some new stuff on this show. We also played songs from releases that were recorded, produced, mixed, engineered, etc. by the late Steve Albini. The rest of the playlist is available after the cut…

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Episode 251: 5/5/2024

Half Machine Lip Moves logo with ‘#251’ on it.

We started this show witha set of new post-punk, darkwave, and EBM tracks. That was followed with a set of post-punk and synthpop with an underlying theme of being stuck and going nowhere. The third block block was a somber one. The fourth block was a set of post-punk, darkwave, etc. tracks themed around magic, because this show was supposed to air around Walpurgisnacht. We played a set of tracks themed or referencing Halloween in the fifth block, because it was about halfway to Halloween. And we finished the set with a track of mostly-new dungeon synth tracks.

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Half Machine Lip Moves Returns to Air, May 5, 2024

Half Machine Lip Moves is back this week! We hit the airwaves/streams tonight at 10 PM Central Time (11 PM Eastern/8 PM Pacific/03:00 UTC) for three hours. We’re starting off with some new post-punk, goth, and darkwave. We’ll have some of our usual industrial, darkwave, post-punk, plus a set of new dungeon synth tracks; a set in honor of it being (a little over) halfway to Halloween, and more! There won’t be a podcast of this show.

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Operator OT Setlist from Club Nevermore, 4/26/2024

I want to say thanks to everybody who braved the elements and came out to Club Nevermore’s fifth-anniversary show on April 26. And I want to thank Clusters of Fornication, Vampire Police, Alien Abstraction, and Summore, and Club Nevermore for having me!

My setlist from that night is below the cut.

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