“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes also are available via Sirius XM’s On Demand service for online subscribers.
HOUR 1 The Smiths, “Barbarism Begins at Home” (Meat is Murder) The Naked and the Dead, “Cassandra” (The Naked and the Dead) Flesh For Lulu, “Vaguely Human” (Big Fun City) Love and Rockets, “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven” (Earth Sun Moon) Adam & The Ants, “Whip In My Valaise” (Dirk Wears White Sox) Echo & The Bunnymen, “Over the Wall” (Studio Version) (Heaven Up Here) Christian Death, “Haloes” (The Iron Mask) The Cult, “Love” (Love) The Lords of the New Church, “The Night is Calling” (Is Nothing Sacred?) Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Metal Postcards (Mittageisen)” (The Scream) Inca Babies, “Grunt Cadillac Hotel” (Plutonium: 1983-1987) Ski Patrol, “Extinguish” (Peel Session) (Versions of a Life: Recordings 1979-81) Iron Curtain, “Legalize Heroin” (Desertion 1982-1988)
HOUR 2 Joy Division, “Passover” (Closer) Cocteau Twins, “Fluffy Tufts” (Victorialand) Nine Inch Nails, “A Warm Place” (The Downward Spiral) Bauhaus, “Stigmata Martyr” (In the Flat Field) Front Line Assembly, “Neologic Spasm” (Hard Wired) Skinny Puppy, “Tormentor” (Too Dark Park) Einstürzende Neubauten, “Yü-Gung” (Adrian Sherwood Remix) (Halber Mensch) Front 242, “Take One” (Backcatalogue) The Cure, “Other Voices” (Faith) Tones on Tail, “Christian Says” (Everything!) Soft Cell, “Persuasion” (Non-Stop Erotic Cafe: Deluxe Edition) Depeche Mode, “I Feel You” (Throb Mix) (I Feel You)
HOUR 3 This Mortal Coil, “Song to the Siren” (It’ll End in Tears) Public Image Ltd., “Brave New World” (9) The Cassandra Complex, “Nightfall (Over EC)” (Cyberpunx) Fad Gadget, “Love Parasite” (Under the Flag) Ministry, “N.W.O.” (Psalm 69) Lard, “Pineapple Face” (The Last Temptation of Reid) Prick, “Animal” (Prick) KMFDM, “Trust” (Nihil) The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Drop” (Automatic) Peter Murphy, “Seesaw Sway” (Ninth) Concrete Blonde, “Cold Part of Town” (Concrete Blonde) Alien Sex Fiend, “Coma” (Open Head Surgery) Killing Joke, “Frenzy” (Fire Dances) The Sisters of Mercy, “1959” (Floodland)
Got a request? To be considered for next week’s show, drop it in the comments below by noon Tuesday. Requests will be considered as long as they fit the show’s format and generally within the 1stWave era — and provided the host doesn’t harbor an intense dislike of the song.
Balaam and the Angel—The Wave
Disgusteen by Teenage Head from the album Frantic City.
Throwing Muses – Colder Killing Joke – The Hum
This week’s Darkness Award: Concrete Blonde, “Cold Part of Town”
Porcupine by echo and the bunnymen. My Romanian wife has no idea what a porcupine is. I showed her and she was afraid.
Great show last Sunday Matt, all three hours were too notch!
Great show last Sunday Matt, all three hours were top notch!
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