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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 show airs at 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave (Channel 33).
The most recent two episodes are available to subscribers to stream via the Sirius XM app.
Got a request? Requests will be considered for future episodes, but there’s no guarantee they’ll be played. They must fit the show’s format and fall generally within the 1st Wave era. And not be something the host really dislikes. If there’s something you’d like to hear, drop it in the comments below.
HOUR 1
Love and Rockets, “Kundalini Express” (Express)
Southern Death Cult, “Apache” (The Southern Death Cult)
Modern English, “Drowning Man” (Drowning Man)
The Rose of Avalanche, “Dreamland” (In Rock)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Cannibal Roses” (Downside Up)
The Smiths, “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before” (Strangeways, Here We Come)
New Model Army, “My Country” (No Rest for the Wicked)
Public Image Ltd., “The Order of Death” (This is What You Want… This is What You Get)
Nitzer Ebb, “Join in the Chant” (Burn! 12-Inch Mix) (That Total Age)
Lives of Angels, “Ascension” (Elevator to Eden)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Over the Wall” (Heaven Up Here)
The Chameleons, “Monkeyland” (Script of the Bridge)
And Also the Trees, “Midnight Garden” (And Also the Trees)
HOUR 2
New Order, “Elegia” (Low-Life)
Modern Eon, “Watching the Dancers” (Fiction Tales)
Colourbox, “Edit the Dragon” (Colourbox)
Front Line Assembly, “The Blade” (Tactical Neural Implant)
The Cure, “Grinding Halt” (Three Imaginary Boys)
The Damned, “Plan 9 Channel 7” (Machine Gun Etiquette)
League of Nations, “Fade” (Music for the New Depression)
Martin Dupont, “Just Because” (1985 Remix) (Lost and Late…)
Cabaret Voltaire, “Sex, Money, Freaks” (C.O.D.E.)
Pixies, “Dig for Fire” (Albini Version) (Bossanova)
Wire, “Too Late” (Chairs Missing)
Boys Next Door, “Shivers” (Door, Door)
The Wipers, “Follow Blind” (Follow Blind)
Joy Division, “She’s Lost Control” (12-Inch Version) (Unknown Pleasures)
HOUR 3
Depeche Mode, “Enjoy the Silence” (Harmonium) (Enjoy the Silence)
Doubting Thomas, “F862” (The Infidel)
Ministry, “Golden Dawn” (Land of Rape and Honey)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Black Planet” (First and Last and Always)
This Mortal Coil, “You and Your Sister” (Blood)
The Sugarcubes, “Birthday” (Life’s Too Good)
David Bowie, “Cat People (Putting Out Fire)” (The Best of 1980/1987)
Bauhaus, “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything” (The Sky’s Gone Out)
Kate Bush, “The Big Sky” (Hounds of Love)
Morrissey, “Tony the Pony” (Our Frank)
The Cramps, “Sunglasses After Dark” (Songs the Lord Taught Us)
Christian Death, “Romeo’s Distress” (Only Theatre of Pain)
Controlled Bleeding, “Words of the Dying” (Buried Blessings)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (9/20/26)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (9/13/26)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (9/6/26)
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For future shows:
1. Dear Heart – Cocteau Twins
2. The Headmaster Ritual – the Smiths
3. My Love Life – Morrissey
4. I Remember Nothing – Joy Division
5. Burning Bridge – Kate Bush
6. Sister Midnight – Iggy Pop
7. Sorry For Laughing – Propaganda
8. Blue Hotel – Lene Lovich
9. Visions In Blue – Ultravox
10. Showroom Dummies – Kraftwerk
11. See Those Eyes – Altered Images
12. When I Was Young – Danielle Dax
13. Smack Jack – Nina Hagen
14. Same Old Scene – Roxy Music
15. A Matter of Time – Berlin (with Terri Nunn off the “Best of Berlin” compilation)
16. Tora! Tora! Tora! – Depeche Mode
17. Gloria – Patti Smith
Another really excellent show! I particularly liked the ones I didn’t know or only vaguely knew (League of Nations, And Also The Trees) and that Albini version of Dig for Fire was eye-opening!
I’m sure you heard that Bruno Kramm of Das Ich shockingly passed away a few days ago. Having been a fan of theirs since 1993, it’s sitting with me pretty rough. So obviously my top request:
Das Ich – Von der Armut (or anything really)
Elbern (Escape with Romeo) – Schnitterlied
Armageddon Dildos – The Hunter
Another great show, and as usual, I especially liked the more obscure stuff (Lives of Angels & League of Nations), and the Controlled Bleeding track was a great closer.
More requests again for future, with a theme, sort of. All of these are stuff that I like, but my wife (Nancy) dislikes, even though she usually likes similar bands :). And yes, I asked her if it was ok for me to post these, heh.
Hilt – Walkin’ on Thunder
Babyland – Mindfuck
Swans – Power and Sacrifice
Hi Matt –
Boiling this one back up from a couple of months ago “Shape Draw Back” by Swamp Terrorists.
Thanks
Dave W.
Long Branch, NJ
Thank you for playing the requests .
German Dark Wave industrial artist Bruno Kramm of Das Ich passed away suddenly after their show in Spain, this last week.
Please play “Das Ich – Destillat” – vnv nation remix . In remembrance of Bruno .
Thank you Matt for the best show on 1st wave and XM .
Hey Matt!
Thanks for playing Controlled Bleeding, It’s been a while since I’ve listened to them.
How about some ‘In The Nursery’? Your choice.
Thanks!
How about “The Sign Of Fire” by The Fixx?