The Teardrop Explodes
“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
PTP, “Show Me Your Spine” (Side Trax)
The Cure, “The Drowning Man” (Faith)
The Teardrop Explodes, “Treason” (Kilimanjaro)
Joy Division, “Decades” (Closer)
Tones on Tail, “Christian Says” (Everything!)
The The, “Heartland” (Infected)
Ministry, “I’m Falling” (Twelve Inch Singles)
Fad Gadget, “One Man’s Meat” (Gag)
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, “Rivers of Blood, Years of Darkness” (Confessions of a Knife)
The Cramps, “Caveman” (Psychedelic Jungle)
Alien Sex Fiend, “Mad Daddy Drives a U.F.O.” (Curse)
Eyeless in Gaza, “In Flux” (Mythic Language)
Samhain, “To Walk the Night” (Samhain III: November-Coming-Fire)
Christian Death, “Burnt Offerings” (Only Theatre of Pain)
HOUR 2
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Bombers Bay” (Echo & The Bunnymen)
Depeche Mode, “A Question of Time” (Live) (101)
Jah Wobble, “Invaders of the Heart” (Mix One) (Shake the Foundations: Militant Funk & The Post-Punk Dancefloor 1978-1984)
808 State featuring Bernard Sumner, “Spanish Heart” (ex:el)
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Sidewalking” (Barbed Wire Kisses)
My Bloody Valentine, “Only Tomorrow” (m b v)
Ride, “Like a Daydream” (Smile)
Long Fin Killie featuring Mark E. Smith, “The Heads of Dead Surfers” (Houdini)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Sin In My Heart” (Juju)
Nine Inch Nails, “Happiness in Slavery” (Broken)
Godlfesh, “Christbait Rising” (Streetcleaner)
Front 242, “Crushed” (05:22:09:12 Off)
Nitzer Ebb, “Fun To Be Had” (Showtime)
HOUR 3
Bauhaus, “Silent Hedges” (The Sky’s Gone Out)
Breathless, “Sense of Purpose” (The Glass Bead Game)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Burn” (Some Girls Wander By Mistake)
Red Temple Spirits, “Confusion” (Red Temple Spirits)
Wolfsheim, “The Sparrows and the Nightingales” (No Happy View)
Xmal Deutschland, “Incubus Succubus II” (Tocsin)
Einstürzende Neubauten, “Z.N.S.” (Halber Mensch)
Pink Industry, “What I Wouldn’t Give” (New Naked Technology)
Martin L. Gore, “Compulsion” (Counterfeit EP)
The Fall, “Leave the Capitol” (Slates)
Gang of Four, “Return the Gift” (Entertainment!)
Love and Rockets, “It Could Be Sunshine” (Express)
Dead or Alive, “Selfish Side” (Sophisticated Boom Boom)
Morrissey, “I Know It’s Gonna Happen Someday” (Your Arsenal)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — The Halloween Spectacular (10/31/24)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/27/24)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/20/24)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/13/24)
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“Sick For Toys” by the Sugarcubes/Björk for (the next after next) Sunday’s show
Cabaret Voltaire – Sensoria
please
Thank you Matt for including Mark E Smith (Godlike in my eyes) and Bernard Sumner in new waters for my ears.
Can you play Home and Garden “From The Life of King John” ? Outstanding Cleveland post punk era band, better known for “Hideout”, King John is well, just better if you ask me.
Thanks Matt! Wonderful show. I hope David Bowie was listening to that closing track.
Kitchens of Distinction – Prize
Anja Huwe -Rabenschwarz
Super awesome show Matt!!! I especially loved hour 2 – a lot of favorites in there!! Thank you for playing my NIN request — I too love the Broken album….it’s super aggressive, raw, and in your face!! He/they were definitely in fine form on that one. Some possible suggestions for next time:
Depeche Mode – Sweetest Perfection
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Sundown
The Cure – Endsong (the new album is gorgeous)
Thanks again as always!! ｡◕‿◕｡
I second the new Cure song – the whole album is a masterpiece!
It truly is ….very Disintegration – es que
Absolutely agree with you Tina and Patrick! Just an exquisite album from start to finish. Really glad we got to see several of these tracks live on the last tour.
Also just recently saw JAMC with the Furs and Sundown is a great track that I’ve never heard them play live. And damn, that’s a great DM track as well!
Thank you! ◉‿◉
Crass – The Unelected President (1981) available on Apple & Qobuz
Executive Slacks – Say It Isn’t So (1986) available on Qobuz
Seconded!
Third-ed!
Great DW!
Here’s a request –
Snake Corps – Animals All
Thanks!
Great set from top to bottom. Couldn’t agree more with your words about The The in concert, I caught them in Oakland last Thursday. And I have to say the show was exactly the therapy I needed after the debacle that was last Tuesday. Thank you Matt Johnson and co.
Thanks for playing my Fall request, much appreciated! In honor of The Wedding Present recently announcing the 35th anniversary tour of the Bizarro album, how about a dealer’s choice cut from that great record? “Bewitched” would be my vote, never heard that one on the radio before.
Have a great week Matt, cheers!
To make up for the lack of The Smiths in this week’s (wonderful as always) show, I’m going to talk about The Smiths.
I was fortunate to see The Smiths in concert twice. The first time was at the Beacon Theater in NYC in 1985 when they were touring in support of Meat in Murder. In the finale of the show they did a long jam of “Barbarism Begins at Home”, during which Morrisey started pulling people up on stage to dance with him – which annoyed the venue security guys who rushed out to toss them right back into the crowd. This in turn annoyed Morrisey who started pulling people up faster than the bruisers could toss them back, all the while verbally taunting the security guys. They were not pleased, but Morrisey was obviously delighted. It. Was. Mayhem. Close to a riot, really… and it was AMAZING! Best concert ever.
Yes, this is my long way of asking if you’ll play “Barbarism Begins at Home” on your fine and vital show.
As far as the second time I saw the Smiths in concert…. let’s just say, Morrisey famously runs hot and cold. I was extra glad I caught the Beacon Theater show.
Seconding “Barbarism Begins at Home”!
Thirded! (pretty positive that’s not a word) Love the story Lloyd.
Fourth-ed!
Lloyd, thanks for sharing the wonderful story.
Great show, especially loved the first hour. Meanwhile, started delving into more Genesis-P and Psychic TV. Had no idea that MESH — “Meet Every Situation Head On” was Genesis-P + Dave Ball! If it’s not too disco for dark wave, requesting that!
Awesome playlist. 808 State was fire. Totally unexpected.
For an offbeat request, how about Moev – Crucify Me
I’ll second that! I love Moev.
Would love to hear Concrete Blonde “Rain” from Mexican Moon.
Fields of the Nephilim – Sumerland. Haven’t heard them in a while here (could be wrong.)
Thank you for playing my Ride request. It was another top notch show with hour two being full of personal favorites (JAMC, Bunnymen, Depeche Mode).
A request for an upcoming show:
David Bowie “I’m afraid of Americans”
Thank you!
I’ll second that request!
The band destroyer Tinseltown swimming in blood a new band with that’s 80’s sound
wAteR, by ohGr … would be a great start to an industrial block