Slowdive
“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
Nine Inch Nails, “Last” (Broken)
The Cure, “The Exploding Boy” (Join the Dots)
Cocteau Twins, “The Itchy Glowbo Blow” (Blue Bell Knoll)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Over the Wall” (Heaven Up Here)
The Lords of the New Church, “Lord’s Prayer” (Killer Lords)
Depeche Mode, “Ghosts Again” (Memento Mori)
Front Line Assembly, “Gun” (Tactical Neural Implant)
SPK, “Flesh and Steel” (Machine Age Voodoo)
Eyes of the Nightmare Jungle, “Shadow Dance” (Fate)
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Just Like Honey” (Psychocandy)
Love and Rockets, “All In My Mind” (Express)
Dead Can Dance, “Ulysses” (The Serpent’s Egg)
Public Image Ltd., “Low Life” (First Issue)
HOUR 2
Ride, “Dreams Burn Down” (Nowhere)
Cranes, “Starblood” (Wings of Joy)
Bowery Electric, “Empty Words” (Beat)
Chapterhouse, “Pearl” (Whirlpool)
My Bloody Valentine, “When You Sleep” (Loveless)
Seefeel, “Plainsong” (Quique)
The Verve, “Slide Away” (A Storm in Heaven)
Catherine Wheel featuring Tanya Donnelly, “Judy Staring at the Sun” (Happy Days)
Velocity Girl, “I Don’t Care If You Go” (Velocity Girl)
Slowdive, “Crazy For You” (Alternative Version) (Demo) (Pygmalion)
The Lilys, “The Hermit Crab” (Eccsame the Photon Band)
Swervedriver, “Never Lose That Feeling/Never Learn” (Mezcal Head)
HOUR 3
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Ornaments of Gold” (Peepshow)
Bauhaus, “She’s in Parties” (Burning From the Inside)
1919, “Repulsion” (The Complete Collection)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Dominion/Mother Russia” (Floodland)
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, “These Remains” (I See Good Spirits, I See Bad Spirits)
Revolting Cocks, “You Often Forget (Malignant)” (Big Sexy Land)
Nitzer Ebb, “Smear Body” (That Total Age)
Meat Beat Manifesto, “Psyche-Out” (99%)
Joy Division, “A Means to an End” (Closer)
Flipper, “The Way of the World” (Generic)
Gang of Four, “Love Like Anthrax” (Art Rock)
Scratch Acid, “Flying Houses” (Berserker)
Spacemen 3, “Revolution” (Playing With Fire)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (9/29/24)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (9/22/24)
- 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)
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“Killer In the Home” by Adam + the Ants for (the next after next) Sunday’s show. Thanx!
Oh that’s a great request. I’ll second Adam and the Ants. Thanks.
I’ll third that request
Wonderful show. Ending Hour 2 with that Swervedriver double was genius. Thanks for a full dose of shoegaze.
Can’t recall if I first heard about it on this show or not, but there’s an album called Goth Oddity. Lots of Darkwave bands covering Bowie. Would like to request a cut off that. Either Rozz Williams doing “Time” or Alien Sex Fiend doing “All The Madmen”. Or any other cut off it you might prefer.
Thanks for the great music. Have a good one.
I haven’t heard of this comp but if you can find it Matt, I’d love to here either of Burney’s suggestions, sounds very cool.
https://cleopatrarecords.bandcamp.com/album/goth-oddity-a-tribute-to-david-bowie
So fun to hear my request played last night :-) As always another great show!!!!
Depeche Mode – Any Second Now
Always down for Flipper and A4B
Jock O Rama next week?
WOW! This was just fantastic from start to finish… Thank you for kicking off the extended shoegaze block with my Ride request! So many of my favorites in the setlist including JAMC, Bunnymen, Love and Rockets, Verve, PIL, Spacemen 3…And I also love “Ghosts Again”.
A request for a future episode:
Wire “Lowdown”
Thank you!
I love when you start the show off with NIN – Last! Excellent shoegaze set!
The Wedding Present – Monochrome
David Bowie – Beauty And The Beast (1977)
The Rose Of Avalanche – L.A. Rain (1985)
My goodness what a show last night! A full hour of shoegaze bliss, amazing. Thank you for reminding me how underrated Bowery Electric and Seefeel are. And my all time fave Velocity Girl track, so good. Dare I say this was the best show of the year. Hours 1 and 3 were also chock full of bangers. Thanks so much for closing the show with my Spacemen 3 request, that was just perfect.
I’ll skip a request and listen to the replay all week. There are a bunch of really great requests above already.
Have a great week Matt, cheers!
Holy cow I loved this program…. probably my favorite yet. I loved every single song on the playlist!!! The full hour of shoegaze was absolutely epic. Two thumbs way up!!!!! I’m seeing the tour you referenced tomorrow night in Rochester (Pych Furs & JAMC). I’m super excited – I’d like to request Snakedriver by Jesus and Mary Chain – one of my favorites from them.
Thanks again as always!!!!! ｡◕‿◕｡
Looks like the extended shoegaze set was well received. I’ll throw in my compliments as well. That full album version of Never Lose that Feeling was great to hear!
extended shoegaze set was everything ive ever wanted. thank you