Depeche Mode | Photo by Anton Corbijn
“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 Chameleons, “Don’t Fall” (Script of the Bridge)
Revolting Cocks, “Dirt” (Linger Ficken’ Good)
Skinny Puppy, “Testure” (S.F. Mix) (The Singles Collect)
Blancmange, “Game Above My Head” (Long Version) (Mange Tout)
John Foxx, “Burning Car” (Metamatic)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Jigsaw Feeling” (The Scream)
The Psychedelic Furs, “President Gas” (Forever Now)
Grace Jones, “Love is the Drug” (Warm Leatherette)
Peter Murphy, “I’ve Got a Miniature Secret Camera” (Love Hysteria: Expanded Edition)
Depeche Mode, “In the End” (Memento Mori: Mexico City)
Morrissey, “The Youngest Was the Most Loved” (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
Manufacture, “Terrorvision” (Terrorvision)
Adrian Borland, “We Are the Night” (Cinematic)
HOUR 2
The Cure, “How Beautiful You Are” (Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere” (The Boatman’s Call)
Strawberry Switchblade, “Deep Water” (Strawberry Switchblade)
Fields of the Nephilim, “Moonchild” (The Nephilim)
Nine Inch Nails, “Suck” (Broken)
Omala, “Smell Touch Taste” (Germ)
Gary Numan, “Are Friends Electric?” (AllSaints Basement Sessions)
Front Line Assembly, “Provision” (Caustic Grip)
And Also the Trees, “Talk Without Words” (And Also the Trees)
For Against, “Sabres” (December)
Joy Division, “Dead Souls” (Still)
Abecedarians, “Wildflower” (Eureka)
HOUR 3
The Sisters of Mercy, “Blood Money” (First and Last and Always)
Crime and the City Solution, “Six Bells Chime” (Room of Lights)
Bauhaus, “Party of the First Part” (The Sky’s Gone Out)
Asylum Party, “Julia” (Picture One)
Lard, “The Power of Lard” (Power of Lard)
Ministry, “Deity” (Land of Rape and Honey)
Nitzer Ebb, “Lakeside Drive” (Ebbhead)
Front 242, “W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G.” (Official Version)
The Lords of the New Church, “Open Your Eyes” (Killer Lords)
X, “The Hungry Wolf” (Under the Big Black Sky)
Gang of Four, “I Found That Essence Rare” (Entertainment!)
ESG, “Moody (Cut Down)” (Come Away with ESG)
Meat Beat Manifesto, “Everything Counts” (For the Masses)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/2/25)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — The Halloween Spectacular (10/26/25)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/19/25)
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For future shows:
1. Coffee Homeground – Kate Bush
2. Airwaves – Kraftwerk
3. Kyoto Song – the Cure
4. City of Refuge – Nick Cave + the Bad Seeds
5. Love + Kisses – Altered Images
6. Sweetness + Light – Lush
7. A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours – Smiths
8. Driving Your Girlfriend Home – Morrissey
9. Aloysius – Cocteau Twins
10. Funtime – Iggy Pop
11. I Dream of Wires – Gary Numan
Hi Matt, fantastic show tonight, I loved that version of Are Friends Electric. Thanks and have a good night!
Yes – I also really liked that version too.
Some requests/suggestions for future shows:
Executive Slacks – The Bus
Fatima Mansions – Only Losers Take the Bus
Legendary Pink Dots – Poppy Day
23 Skidoo – Kundalini
Hunting Lodge – Tribal Warning Shot
Damon Edge – I’m a Gentleman
The Shamen – Christopher Mayhew Says
Musta Paraati – Peilitalo
Die Krupps – Goldfinger
Hey Matt! Tonight was another great show as always! See you next week!
Hi Matt –
Loved the show, but I’m going to gripe about this every time it happens. If listeners are going to hear only one Skinny Puppy track per week (…and that’s presuming you play one as part of Dark Wave) it should NOT be “Testure” in any of its forms. If Swedish Eagle or Richard Blade played Puppy during a regular shift, that’s what I’d expect to hear there…and they could play it every day of the week and I wouldn’t open my mouth about it. Unless it’s specifically someone’s request, playing “Testure” as the only Puppy track played on a weekly or bi-weekly basis on all of Sirius is both a sin & a waste.
Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest…bubbling up a request that I made back in September for:
The Clay People – Pariah (Plow Encroach Remix by Swamp Terrorists)
Thanks!!
Dave W.
Long Branch, NJ
Excellent show! First hour was especially top notch. That Strawberry Switchblade track in hour two put a request in mind.
If you would play the Peel Session version of “Trees and Flowers”, I’d really enjoy it. Thanks in advance!
Wishing all those reading this a great week ahead!
Love the new Depeche Mode song. Would like to request Tabletalk by Adam and the Ants.
Great show. Think you can play Myssouri/ No one’s Ark?
Supremely groovy set this week! Don’t mind Doug, play Testure as often as you like, that song kicks ass. Same can be said for pretty much any Skinny Puppy of course. I love that you played the Grace Jones, especially after I requested one of her amazing covers last week. Great deep cuts from the Banshees and Mr. Murphy, Abecedarians too. And like some others have mentioned, that is a stunning version of Are ‘Friends’ Electric, great request from Tina.
Is it just me or are we overdue for a splash of shoegaze? I just saw Drop Nineteens last Friday in Berkeley and they still sound great. I’d love to hear ‘Daymom’ by Drop Nineteens next time you get the hankering for some shoegaze.
Have a great week Matt, cheers!
Thank you dear! ◉‿◉ And you’re right about Skinny Puppy….he routinely plays different SP songs so I have no idea what the other listener is on about! I also agree on the shoegaze splash extravaganza!!! Bring it!!!
Yup! – Def overdue for a shoegaze set !! Good call!! :)
-Cheers
Two solid thumbs this week holy moly!!! Thank you for playing my Gary Numan request — isn’t that an awesome version?! I agree with Nathan…..we must have our shoegaze fixxxxx!! Some possible suggestions for next time:
Curve – Hell Above Water
Lush – De-Luxe
Slowdive – Hide Yer Eyes
Thanks again as always!!! ｡◕‿◕｡
Yes, yes, and yes!
Alien Sex Fiend – I’m Not Mad
Hey Matt
How about this classic B-side from Skinny Puppy??
“Yes He Ran”….
Cheers!
Splendid show as always Matt,and you always got us covered on the Dark Wave side of things!
Here are my usual posts to consider.All the best as always Matt.
THE BOYS NEXT DOOR-Shivers
MANUFACTURE-Slugger
PENAL COLONY-Reconciled
M.
shoegaze block request – and I’ll keep it in the 80’s (barely)
To celebrate the shipping of the Gala 2025 remaster set by LUSH
How about “Scarlet” from their first EP Scar ( and of course from the compilation Gala a year later)
Constantine
Seconded! My preorder of Gala just arrived today :)
Another fantastic show, Matt. I’d love to hear Fixation by Second Layer. Thanks!
Great show! The different versions of familiar tracks – Blancmage, Gary Numan (…not only is he a pop star right, he’s got a pilot’s license), and Skinny Puppy – were all hella sweet.
If the door’s still open for cover show requests, I’ll toss in Lost in Music as done by The Fall. Just heard it for the first time in ages and… what a banger!
Thanks Matt!
With Thanksgiving coming up, I’d like to request Back to the Old House (album or even Peel session version) by The Smiths.
Thanks!
Thank you for playing my request for X – always appreciated when a request makes the airwaves! A few other highlights include Grace Jones, new Depeche Mode, ESG, Joy Division…
Count me in for a shoegaze block!
A future request: Ride “Chelsea Girl”
With everyone throwing in on a shoegaze block, I’d like to request “Grounded” by The Belltower. It’s got an 80’s connection since it features the singing voice of JEM! ( Britta Phillips )
Thanks and keep on truckin’ Matt!
The Cure – New Day (1985) Apple Music + Qobuz
Bona Dish – 8am (1982) https://bonadish.bandcamp.com/album/the-zaragoza-tapes-1981-1982
The show has been off the wall lately with amazing tunes I haven’t heard in years!!! I’m literally dancing in my car! I have a few musical suggestions if you don’t mind:
Chained to a cloud-Slowdive
Scarlet: Lush
Surfin Dead: the Cramps
Dig it: skinny Puppy
Rubber Glove Sedution: PTP
Sweat Loaf: butthole Surfers
Cancer:: Subhumans
Kidney Bingos: Wire
Warm Letherette: the Normal or Grace Jones, both are awesome!!
For a cover request in the future I would like to suggest “Im Not There” by Sonic Youth.
It’s a great rendition of the Bob Dylan classic.
Thanks!
For the Covers show: Adolescent Sex by Parade in Paris (original David Sylvian)
Life’s What you Make It by Duncan Sheik (original Tak Talk)
Love Like Blood by Icehouse (original Killing Joke) fyi The Berlin Tapes by Icehouse truly one of the great cover efforts
Thanks for being on the air.
Earnie