Episode 52

I’ve returned after a short respite with new ugliness. No schticks or gimmicks this episode (no disrespect to the specials), just nasty black metal, depressing noise rock, upsetting experimental excursions, and punishing hardcore.

Hopefully this pretty straightforward episode finds you well. Thanks as always for any and all support. I will return the first Wednesday of December with the next installment.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Spirit Possession – “Second Possession”
02) Abigail – “Mephistopheles” (04:55)
03) Carrion Bloom – “Deformed Progeny of Narcissus” (10:00)
04) Mace Head – “Mind Attack” (14:45)
05) Zygome – “The Power Shifts” (19:05)
06) Extended Hell – “Armchair Killers” (22:25)
07) Public Acid – “Nuclear Child” (24:00)
08) Subordinate – “Subordinate” (25:55)

Side Two:

09) Foot Hair – “Punitive Damages” (28:45)
10) No Balls – “Barely Breathing” (32:00)
11) Beirut Slump – “Sidewalk” (34:40)
12) Psychic TV – “Part II” (37:30)
13) Hadewych – “Stofkrach” (43:10)
14) Mother Tongue – “The Humble Man” (47:00)
15) Archipelago Brewing Company – “Child of God” (51:20)

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Episode 51.5: Samhain Special IV

I’ve taken to sweeping the discarded leaves of Summer which means the cool of Autumn is officially here. With that I offer you the fourth installment of the Samhain Special of dark ambient/dungeon synth material.

May your Hallows’ Eve be sinister and I trust this collection of sounds will help you usher in the season. I’ll see you in one week’s time with the next regular installment. Thank you for your support.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time noted in the parentheses after each track:

01) Profane Order – “A Barren and Everlasting Isolation”
02) Grave Chalice – “Bleeding Out the Stars” (02:20)
03) Lust Hag – “Winds of Hell’s Gate” (03:40)
04) Blood of Raui’Ahn – “Inhaled Fumes of Death” (04:45)
05) Nebulous of Blood – “The Coming of the New Lord” (05:50)
06) Pa Vesh En – “With Pain He Waits in Vain” (08:25)
07) Claws of Moriis – “The Night Is So Lovely” (11:15)
08) Sarcófago – “Recrucify” (13:45)
09) Bog Body – “Frigid Shivs Slit Their Throats” (16:00)
10) Nexul – “Memoriam” (17:45)
11) Gateway – “Nachtritueel (Evocation)” (20:20)
12) Cabinet – “Foul Structural Rot” (22:10)
13) Portal – “Outre'” (24:45)
14) Merciless Scum – “333” (27:20)

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Episode 51

Welcome back. The leaves are falling and a return to seasonal normalcy approaches. This month’s episode is pretty guitar-centric, but it kicks off with two electronic oddities. Not much in the way of melody this month either, but I doubt the faithful few of you will find that objectionable either. Not much else to say other than thanks for the support.

Also, I will return in a few weeks with the newest installment in my Samhain/dark ambient special. Stay tuned for that and be well.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Börning Mashiah – “Carcosa Dream”
02) [Code/Neda] – “Red Book of Terror” (03:35)
03) Saw Throat – “Inde$troy {edit}” (08:45)
04) Kärsimysnäytelmä! – “Juudas” (13:05)
05) Mons Veneris – “The Nightsky Spectres” (18:40)
06) Thy Black Blood – “I’ll Spit On Your Cross” (23:30)

Side Two:

07) Prayer Position – “The Garden” (28:40)
08) Manat – “Manat” (31:15)
09) Gore Beyond Necrosy – “Gurgling Spiral Repulsion” (33:50)
10) Conjureth – “Clotted Scripture” (35:00)
11) Musmahhu – “Thirsting for Life’s Terminus” (38:15)
12) Assumption – “Liquescent Hours” (45:45)
13) Converge – “You Fail Me” (50:30)

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Episode 50

Here comes the fiftieth episode of this vanity project. So much time spent on what I deem to be “reputable” sounds; hopefully you’ve found me agreeable.

This basement (Hi, Anthony) that I’ve spent much of this project’s undertaking has cooked my brain so I am curious if the progressions make sense outside of this place in the world.

Side one is largely straight-forward and blackened; side two is relatively quiet, lyrics-wise. I’ll see you soon for more nonsense. I’ll see you all the first Wednesday of October.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Death Vomit – “Holocaust”
02) Exmortem – “Funeral Phantom” (02:35)
03) Khthoniik Cerviiks – “Odyssey 3000” (05:50)
04) Skáphe – “III” (11:00)
05) Darkthrone – “Under a Funeral Moon” (15:05)
06) Black Hurst – “Hurst” (19:50)
07) Church Police – “Life is Fun” (24:35)

Side Two:

08) Nothing People – “Fatal Planet” (28:20)
09) Strangulated Beatoffs – “Exorcist III” (31:20)
10) Engürdetz – “Blodfest” (36:25)
11) Uranium – “We Deserve Death” (39:20)
12) Prurient – “Vertigo” (44:45)
13) Bardar – “Come With Me” (49:45)
14) Twenty Four Hour World – “Miracle” (51:55)

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Episode 49

I’ve returned with a new collection of depraved songs to dazzle and disappoint. This month’s episode is pretty heavy on black metal and its offshoots. At least relative to my recent output. Perhaps it’s my subconscious straining and bucking from the heat.

I’ve now officially been making song selections for strangers (at least this cohort) for four years. Thank you to all who have listened over the years. Hopefully you continue to do so as I begin year five of this project.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Gitrog – “I Am the Tower”
02) Kaarna – “Vaskimies ja punainen kirves” (02:40)
03) Absolute Key – “Absent Doors” (08:25)
04) Grok – “Emptied Out” (13:45)
05) Maeglin – “My Father’s Father’s War” (19:05)
06) Grave Chalice – “Descending Mirror of Ascending Flesh” (22:55)

Side Two:

07) Eggs of Gomorrh – “Elation Devout” (28:20)
08) Messe Mortuaire – “Filius Diaboli” (33:40)
09) Reputdeath – “The Reek of Emptiness” (40:00)
10) Grief – “Isolation” (46:00)
11) Anti-Cimex – “Prelude E-Minor / Criminal Trap” (49:50)
12) Hüstler – “Uniform Fetish” (53:35)

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Episode 48

Greetings, I’ve returned with more grinding discomfort for all. This month is pretty heavy on death metal and grindcore; lots of black metal and speed, in general. Must be the heat which is currently hampering my brain and spirit.

I’m currently on a vacation so I’ll keep this short and sweet. This episode ends the fourth year of this project and I don’t plan on quitting anytime soon. Thanks for any and all support. I’ll see you the first Wednesday of August for the start of Year Five. Onward.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Spore – “Already Here”
02) Insect Warfare – “Nuclear Deterrence”
03) Coffin Nail – “Blackjaw”
04) Phrenelith – “Chimaerian Offspring (Part 2)”
05) Anticreation – “Kathagiasis”
06) Degraved – “Exhumed Remnants”
07) Axxe Crazy – “Sand Made Glass”
08) Melissa – “Lara”

Side Two:

09) Fleshtemple – “Stump”
10) Immortal – “Cold Winds of Funeral Dust”
11) Mystical Forces – “Midnight Revelations”
12) Véreux – “Empester la mort”
13) Night Gospel – “The Beast of Bayville: The Return”
14) Alien Sex Fiend – “Hee-Haw (Here Come the Bone People)”
15) Poison Ruïn – “Frozen Blood”
16) Supay – “The Lord of Blind Justice”

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Episode 47

Another stroll down the calendar, another iteration of your least-favorite mixtape project. Does it date me that I insist on that “-tape” affix? Probably.

Lotsa punk and distortion this month. Little to be had, synth-wise; just how it goes sometimes. I found myself pleased that a number of artists I’ve long meant to include in an episode found themselves to be.

That’s all I have for this week. Thanks for the continued support and I’ll be back the first Wednesday of July.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Young Widows – “Gift of Failure”
02) Rubber Mate – “Snuff Film” (04:15)
03) Zyanose – “Keep Yourself” (07:50)
04) Hastio – “Isengard” (09:55)
05) Ründgard – “Visions Through the Grim Tower” (13:20)
06) S.V.E.S.T. – “The Evil War” (18:55)
07) Marigold King – “Pillar of Unyielding Cruelty” (24:45)

Side Two:

08) Bestial Putrefaction – “Christ Dismemberment” (28:20)
09) Malignant Altar – “Channeling Impure Apparitions” (30:15)
10) Denial – “The Pestilent Pits of Disgrace” (35:45)
11) Celtic Frost – “Necromantical Screams” (39:45)
12) Savage Pleasure – “The Reaper’s Scythe” (45:25)
13) Leader – “Annihilus” (48:15)
14) Rema-Rema – “Feedback Song” (50:15)

Episode 42

This installment was a fucking pain in the ass to introduce to the ether, but here we are. Probably the most diverse, sonically-speaking, episode in some time, but I think you’ll enjoy its odd cohesion.

Thank you for your continued support and I am looking forward to another year of miserable sounds.

See you the first Wednesday of next month. 

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Barren Soil – “Commodified Neurons”
02) Cloak – “Death Scene” (03:40)
03) Prehistoric War Cult – “Raiding the Enemy Village (As Foretold by the Sacred Bones)” (06:15)
04) Vile Ritual – “Ritual Burial” (09:20)
05) Certain Sacrifice – “Second Fall” (12:25)
06) Murderous Vision – “Numb” (18:05)
07) Xmal Deutschland – “Vito” (23:50)

Side Two:

08) Straw Man Army – “The Silver Bridge” (28:00)
09) Bastard – “Tragic Insane” (30:40)
10) Malleus – “Storm of Witchcraft” (33:50)
11) Geheimnisvoll – “Venomous Sorcery Through Hidden Darkness” (38:20)
12) SS-18 – “Undead City” (43:45)
13) Bacterium – “Sorites Paradox” (49:20)

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Episode 41

Here it is, the final episode of the year 2022. No best-of’s or end-of-the-year lists* and whatnot, just the standard weirdness and general discomfort listeners can expect from this project.

This month leans heavily into the blackened and the punk side of things; so hopefully to your liking. I’m also pretty sure this might be the first episode with two tracks featuring female performers, which is pretty embarrassing if I’m being honest. Here’s hoping for more diversity in personnel for the coming year.

See you the first Wednesday of next month. 

*I always appreciate (assuming the person doesn’t have shit taste) reading a well-curated best-of list. Please do not hesitate to share yours.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Hold Me Down – “Faces”
02) Gnaw Their Tongues – “Nihilism; Tied Up and Burning” (04:00)
03) Fetishism – “Death is the Key” (09:15)
04) Altar of Woe – “The Flame of Truth” (15:45)
05) Begat – “Begat” (20:05)
06) Agalloch – “The Lodge” (23:50)

Side Two:

07) Swordwielder – “Out of Hades” (28:15)
08) Doldrey – “Endless Torment” (35:55)
09) Sørdïd – “Another Day” (38:35)
10) Kobra – “C.P.D.M.” (39:50)
11) Salvation – “Voices in the House” (42:45)
12) The Creatures – “Sky Train” (49:55)
13) Nathalie Stern – “Then You Talk of War” (53:00)

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