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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
The Damned, “The Shadow of Love” (10 Inches of Hell Mix) (Phantasmagoria)
Bauhaus, “Telegram Sam” (Bauhaus 1979–1983)
The Creatures, “Dancing On Glass” (Feast)
The The, “Kingdom of Rain” (Mind Bomb)
Ministry, “So What” (The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste)
Radio Werewolf, “Buried Alive” (The First Official Radio Werewolf Album)
The Lords of the New Church, “Goin’ Downtown” (Is Nothing Sacred?)
Crime and the City Solution, “Hunter” (Shine)
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Kill Surf City” (Barbed Wire Kisses)
The Cure, “Babble” (Join the Dots)
Chapterhouse, “Rain” (Sunburst EP)
He Said, “Pump” (Hail)
Coil, “Love’s Secret Domain” (Love’s Secret Domain)
HOUR 2
Time Zone featuring John Lydon, “World Destruction” (World Destruction)
Revolting Cocks, “Razor’s Edge” (Beers, Steers + Queers)
The Cult, “(Here Comes The) Rain” (Love)
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, “Walking On Your Hands” (Paint Your Wagon)
Depeche Mode, “Ghosts Again” (Memento Mori)
Einstürzende Neubauten, “Yu-gung” (Adrian Sherwood Remix) (Halber Mensch)
Classix Nouveaux, “The Protector of Night” (Night People)
Gang of Four, “Return the Gift” (Entertainment!)
Joy Division, “Day of the Lords” (Unknown Pleasures)
End of Data, “Sahrah” (Sahrah)
We’ve Got a Fuzzbox and We’re Gonna Use It, “XX Sex” (Rules & Regulations)
The Cramps, “Goo Goo Muck” (Psychedelic Jungle)
Chrome, “Meet You in the Subway” (Anthology 1979-1983)
HOUR 3
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Ornaments of Gold” (Peepshow)
The Smiths, “Headmaster Ritual” (Meat is Murder)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Knockin’ on Joe” (The Firstborn is Dead)
The Sisters of Mercy, “First and Last and Always” (First and Last and Always)
Dead Boys, “Ain’t It Fun” (We Have Come For Your Children)
Alien Sex Fiend, “Mine’s Full of Maggots” (Maximum Security)
Pop Will Eat Itself, “Def Con One” (This is the Day…)
Lard, “Hellfudge” (Power of Lard)
Slowdive, “When the Sun Hits” (Souvlaki)
Section 25, “Looking From a Hilltop” (From the Hip)
Hilary, “Kinetic” (Kinetic EP)
Cocteau Twins, “Feathers Oar-Blades” (Lullabies to Violaine)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Rollercoaster” (Crystal Days 1979-1999)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (9/27/26)
- 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)
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For future shows:
1. Dear Heart – Cocteau Twins
2. My Love Life – Morrissey
3. I Remember Nothing – Joy Division
4. Burning Bridge – Kate Bush
5. Sister Midnight – Iggy Pop
6. Sorry For Laughing – Propaganda
7. Blue Hotel – Lene Lovich
8. Visions In Blue – Ultravox
9. Showroom Dummies – Kraftwerk
10. See Those Eyes – Altered Images
11. When I Was Young – Danielle Dax
12. Smack Jack – Nina Hagen
13. Same Old Scene – Roxy Music
14. A Matter of Time – Berlin (with Terri Nunn off the “Best of Berlin” compilation)
15. Tora! Tora! Tora! – Depeche Mode
16. Gloria – Patti Smith
More Danielle Dax, and let’s get Patti’s Gloria on there some night.
I wanna hear a song by sonic youth called Cotton Crown
Also
Joy Division – Passover
Bauhaus – Slice Of Life
The show has been on a roll lately, I’ve enjoyed every episode for weeks! Lots of great stuff tonight, a perfect mix of familiar and either brand new to me (End of Data, Dead Boys, HILARY was great!) or vaguely known (Fuzzbox, Section 25). Plus my request of Radio Werewolf AND He Said which I had also requested several months ago, yay!
I think this week’s requests will line up with a true “Halloween” week show, so my ideas for a couple Halloweeny songs for that week – I searched and it looks like you’ve never played them before:
The Legendary Pink Dots: Hellsville
Christian Death: This Is Heresy
Sixth Comm: Neiflheim
Great show again, especially like that very Sisters-y Classix Nouveaux song (funnily enough, when you later played an actual Sisters song, Nancy asked “wait, didn’t they already play the Sisters earlier??”)
Some Halloweeny type requests from me too, assuming this is the right week to request them:
Paul Roland – Nosferatu
Goblin – L’alba dei morti viventi
Coil – First Five Minutes After Death
Oh, and thanks for playing my End of Data request!
Die Warzau – Never Again
Great show!
Requesting New Musik – “They All Run After The Carving Knife” on a future broadcast
Love is the Slug – Fuzzbox
Hey Matt, great show tonight! I’d love to here “Stay” by Shakespeare Sister sometime or maybe some Drab Majesty!
Great show.
Terrific round this week Matt,totally dig it.Way ti kick off October and let Spooky Season commence!That being said,I got some to dish out for your approval,take care and The Best to You as always.
FRONT 242-Moldavia
D.I.-Richard Hung Himself
GHOUL-Immigrant Song
M.
Another great one, though I might have loved last week’s even more. I wanted to check in here earlier, but I was on a deadline with a project. Rest assured I listened to plenty of Dark Wave while working on said project.
I among others owe you a thanks for Velouria, from four weeks back. My schedule is now getting in at least 3 listenings of an episode a week. I find it helps to marinate in them! As for the week after that, you might have named that one “You and Me and Windshields.” A kind of an ode to Cronenberg’s “Crash”?
I’m loving all The The, which brings up a song I’ve been wanting to request for a while, not sure if you can even find it. It’s the 12″ remix of “Sweet Bird of Youth.” Was obsessed with it in college and still have the 12″ in storage.
Also loving the Coil, of course! I finally got Scatology on vinyl, and there’s a song on there with Gavin Friday called “Tenderness of Wolves.” Talk about dark. Would love to hear that on here too, though it is pretty out there!
Putting one other request into the mix: Fad Gadget. Anything. While I love this Pixies/Coil/Nitzer Ebb paradise you’ve led us into, we haven’t heard Frank Tovey for a while.
There are so many other songs I want to mention from the last four episodes (Me and My Sister and Dig for Fire and Join in the Chant and Order of Death from last week come to mind) but I fear this missive is long enough!
As always, thank you for all you do!
Gotta second the Sweet Bird of Truth 12″ mix, great request Tommy! I too have that vinyl in the collection.
The The – 45 RPM (The Singles Of The The)
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/45-rpm-the-singles-of-the-the-the-the/0884977869224
All About Eve – In The Clouds
Very well-curated show on Sunday!
Until you put me in my place and tell me “NO!” – Laughing Song by the Residents, please.
Great set as per usual. Very much some autumnal vibes. Loved the shoegaze surprise sprinkle. He Said, End of Data and Hilary were pleasant surprises, not very familiar with those bands. Really enjoyed the b-side requests from the Cure and Bunnymen as well.
With the super spooky day falling on a Saturday this year, is it safe to assume the celebratory show will happen on 10/25? Here’s a request to possibly consider for the special show: “Halloween” by The Dream Syndicate.
Have a great week Matt, cheers!
Happy October Matt! Loved the playlist this week as per usual – especially Chapterhouse, Coil, The Cramps, PWEI (thank you for playing my request!!) and the shoegaze right at the end. It was a brilliant accompaniment to take aurora photos at nearly 1am on beautiful Lake ONTARIO (yes caps for effect!). Anywho I too am in the spooky spirit and have some possible suggestions for next time:
Skinny Puppy – Ghostman
Dead Souls – NIN
Faith No More – Zombie Eaters (please please with cherries and whipped cream on top – I’d be so happy if you played this song!!!!)
Thanks again as always!!!!! ｡◕‿◕｡
Hey Matt, great show last night!
Good October show!
Not sure if you are taking any requests for this year’s Halloween Spectacular show, but here’s a couple just in case –
The Cramps – I Was a Teenage Werewolf
Public Image Ltd. – Under the House
Thanks!
Awesome show! Never heard that extended version of Shadow of Love before.
If you can squeeze it in sometime this month, I’d love to hear Pas Tres Loin by Asylum Party. Thank you!
Those of us on the US East Coast appreciated the subtle “rain” theme in this week’s setlist since it matches the weather we’ve been having here. On a similar note, can you play “Same Deep Water As You” by The Cure?
Great show, looking forward to the Halloween episode!
Some suggestions horror movie featured songs for the season:
Goodbye Horses – Q Lazarus
Your Haunted Head – Concrete Blonde
His Eyes – Pseudo Echo
Power – Fields of the Nephilim
Putting out Fire – David Bowie
Party Time – 45 Grave
For Halloween
Les Vampyrettes – Biomutanten (1980)
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/les-vampyrettes-les-vampyrettes/g47bhuhmqa5ma
Fuck Cancer
Severed Heads – Goodbye Tonsils
, “Exploring The Secrets Of Treating Deaf Mutes”
For the late Stephen Jones video artist , who did all of the early Severed Heads videos and live performance videos .
Hi from Chicago. I don’t recall ever hearing seminal industrial / EBM artist KLINIK on Dark Wave. “Moving Hands” (1988) would be a fantastic addition! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u9dFYiwURE
I’ll second the Klinik request for sure! A search shows no results for Klinik on any Dark Wave playlist, which *is* a surprising oversight!
Great Show – One mistake Hour 3 Kickoff “Siouxsie and the Banshees” “Ornaments of Gold” is on the “Peepshow” Album not (Tinderbox)
They’re not quite as retro as some of these origin bands, but I still think they’d be perfect..if 1995 counts! Would you play The Awakening? Maybe Amethyst or even something newer. Please please please…
AMAZING show! Some new gems that I missed back in the day!
You had TWO of the three “S”‘s (Siouxsie and Shoegaze) – hopefully some Shriekback in the future!
Thanks again!!