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“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, explores the darker side of classic ’80s alternative, including vintage goth, post-punk and industrial. The shows airs at 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 are also available to subscribers to stream via the Sirius XM app.
Got a request? Requests will be considered for future episodes as long as they fit the show’s format and fall generally within the 1st Wave era — and provided the host doesn’t harbor an intense dislike of the song. If there’s something you’d like to hear, drop it in the comments below.
HOUR 1
The Cult, “Love Removal Machine” (Manor Session) (Electric Peace)
KMFDM, “Godlike” (12-Inch Mix Edit) (Greatest Shit)
Nitzer Ebb, “Join in the Chant” (Metal Mix) (That Total Age)
Clan of Xymox,“Stranger” (Lillput)
John Foxx, “Underpass” (Metamatic)
Bauhaus, “Third Uncle” (The Sky’s Gone Out)
Virgin Prunes, “I Am God” (The Moon Looked Down and Laughed)
Tones on Tail, “Rain” (Everything!)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Shadowtime” (Superstition)
Throwing Muses, “Saving Grace” (House Tornado)
The Danse Society, “Hide” (Seduction)
Public Image Ltd., “Rules and Regulations” (Happy?)
The Comsat Angels, “Will You Stay Tonight” (Land)
HOUR 2
Kraftwerk, “The Model” (The Man Machine)
Dalis Car, “Artemis” (The Waking Hour)
Tuxedomoon, “In a Manner of Speaking” (Solve Et Coagula)
The Sisters of Mercy, “First and Last and Always” (First and Last and Always)
Ministry, “So What” (The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste)
Foetus, “Butterfly Potion” (Male)
Laibach, “My Favorite Things” (The Sound of Music)
Revolting Cocks, “Stainless Steel Providers” (Beers, Steers + Queers)
Controlled Bleeding, “In Penetration” (Penetration)
The Smiths, “Meat is Murder” (Meat is Murder)
Peter Murphy, “The Light Pours Out of Me” (Should the World Fail to Fall Apart)
XTC, “Millions” (Drums and Wires)
The Sugarcubes, “Coldsweat” (Life’s Too Good)
HOUR 3
The Cure, “Another Journey By Train” (Join the Dots)
Joy Division, “Day of the Lords” (Unknown Pleasures)
This Mortal Coil, “Another Day” (It’ll End in Tears)
The Dark, “The Pleasure is Pain” (The Best of The Dark)
Cocteau Twins, “Carolyn’s Fingers” (Blue Bell Knoll)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Bedbugs and Ballyhoo” (Club Remix) (Echo & The Bunnymen)
Love and Rockets, “This Heaven” (Hot Trip to Heaven)
Depeche Mode, “Here Is the House” (Black Celebration)
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “My Girl” (Peel Session) (Automatic: Expanded Edition)
Psychic TV, “The Orchids” (Dreams Less Sweet)
Inca Babies, “Big Jugular” (Rumble)
Fields of the Nephilim, “Last Exit for the Lost” (The Nephilim)
Gary Numan, “Bombers” (Live) (Living Ornaments ’79)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (9/15/24)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (9/8/24)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (9/1/24)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (8/25/24)
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I love to hear hot versions of the fundamentals, case in point Join in the Chant. That Laibach cover, love it a little more every single time I hear it. It is a tragedy about Love and Rockets, without rubbing it in, one of the best live acts I’ve seen. I feel like we need more TKK in our collective lives, may I suggest :
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult – Waiting for Mommie
Always fun to hear songs used in the bumpers. Here’s to hoping for a Love and Rockets tour announcement. Thank you for doing the Lord’s work.
Bombers off living ornaments ‘’79 was superb. Great way to end the show.
Clan of Xymox – “Evelyn”
in honor of my Mother
Please n’ thanks Matt
Matt, thank you for another fine installment of the dark stuff. Highlights for me include Tones on Tail, Kraftwerk, Dalis Car, Sugarcubes, Echo and JAMC’s lovely cover of “My Girl”.
And I’m on a JAMC kick right now (currently reading Never Understood) so my request for an upcoming show is: “Gimme Hell”
Cheers!
Yes please to “Gimme Hell”
Iggy Pop – The Endless Sea (1979)
The Art Of Noise With Max Headroom – Paranoimia (Paranoid Mix) (1986)
I am all for some Art of Noise.
Please play Wolfsheim’s Once in a Lifetime!
Love this show so much! Thank you :)
Lovely show last night, already on repeat this morning. Loved hearing Eno’s original “Third Uncle” that was awesome. Got to see Bauhaus play that as an encore back in 2019 and it ripped. And I have to admit I had a good chuckle when you plugged that trip to NYC on Sirius’s dime to see Coldplay and followed it up with Ministry’s “So What.” When I end up in hell Coldplay on a loop will be my eternal punishment.
Just picked up Bad Seeds tickets for next May in San Francisco. How about some “Stagger Lee” on a future show?
Have a great week Matt, cheers!
Nathan, your Coldplay comment made me laugh out loud. My own version of hell includes Coldplay on repeat!
Haha, I’m glad I’m not the only one! I have a feeling there are likely some other darkwavers who feel similarly about Coldplay. Give me Ministry every single day of the week forever and ever.
And Matt, thank you for playing the Peter Murphy cover right after a great Smiths track. Much appreciated, as always!
Another great one. Thank you so much for “Third Uncle!”
Wowza I felt like I was transported back to the club in the early 90s with Godlike and Join in the Chant! Very cool!! I’ve been on a soundtrack kick lately and while the first Crow was pure brilliance, the second Crow soundtrack is worth a listen again…
Some possible suggestions for next time:
Pet – Lil Boots (from aforementioned soundtrack)
Pixies – Winterlong
Placebo – Every You Every Me
Hey look at that all P bands! Perfect!!
Thanks again as always Matt! ｡◕‿◕｡
Alien Sex Fiend – Class of ’69
“Typical Girls” by the Slits for (the next after next) Sunday’s show
PS Thank you for playing my Kraftwerk request!!!
xoxo
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Thanks for playing Butterfly Potion!. I enjoyed that well-placed Ministry track too.
Can you please play Wood Soup by Hilt?
Awesome show as always. Can we hear London After Midnight – October and Bauhaus – Nerves??
Also: Front 242 – Moldavia ♂️
Another classic DW for a September!
Here is a request going into October –
Samhain – Archangel
Thanks!
Can you please play Bruises(extended single) by Gene loves Jezebel. I’m dedicating this song to Veronica, for being a great friend.