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“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 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 on demand via the SXM app.
HOUR 1
Wire, “Finest Drops” (It’s Beginning to and Back Again)
The Chameleons, “Time, The End of Time” (Strange Times)
New Order, “Cries and Whispers” (Movement)
The Damned, “Life Goes On” (Strawberries)
Virgin Prunes, “Baby Turns Blue” (…If I Die, I Die)
The Wedding Present, “White Riot” (24 Songs)
Gang of Four, “It Is Not Enough” (Songs of the Free)
Mission of Burma, “That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate” (Vs.)
Skeletal Family, “Promised Land” (7-Inch Version) (The Singles Plus 1983-85)
Lush, “Never-Never” (Split)
Catherine Wheel featuring Tanya Donnelly, “Judy Staring at the Sun” (Happy Days)
Slowdive, “Primal” (Just For a Day)
My Bloody Valentine, “New You” (m b v)
Ride, “Ox4” (Going Blank Again)
HOUR 2
The Cure, “Charlotte Sometimes” (Standing on a Beach)
Joy Division, “Colony” (Heart and Soul)
The Durutti Column, “The Missing Boy” (LC)
Tones on Tail, “Movement of Fear” (Everything!)
Pailhead, “I Will Refuse” (12-Inch Version) (Side Trax)
Skinny Puppy, “Tin Omen” (The Singles Collect)
Nitzer Ebb, “Ascend” (Ebbhead)
KMFDM, “Dogma” (Greatest Shit)
Lard, “Forkboy” (The Last Temptation of Reid)
Love and Rockets, “Here Comes the Comedown” (Sweet F.A.)
Cyberaktif, “Meltdown (Parody)” (Tenebrae Vision)
Pink Industry, “Pain of Pride” (New Taked Technology)
Fad Gadget, “For Whom the Bell Tolls” (Under the Flag)
HOUR 3
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “The Killing Jar” (Live) (At the BBC)
Bauhaus, “A God in An Alcove” (In the Flat Field)
Marc Almond, “Saint Judy” (Trails of Eyeliner)
Klaus Nomi, “Lightning Strikes” (Klaus Nomi)
Japan, “Life in Tokyo” (Assemblage)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Alice” (Some Girls Wander By Mistake)
The Mission, “Serpent’s Kiss” (The First Chapter)
Kommunity FK, “Something Inside Me Has Died” (Close One Sad Eye)
Christian Death, “Romeo’s Distress” (Only Theatre of Pain)
Laibach, “Warme Lederhaut” (An Introduction To)
Revolting Cocks, “We Shall Cleanse the World” (Big Sexy Land)
Front 242, “Welcome to Paradise” (Front By Front)
Big Black, “He’s a Whore” (He’s a Whore)
Ministry, “We Believe” (Twitch)
Concrete Blonde, “Cold Part of Town” (Concrete Blonde)
Got a request? Requests will be considered for future episodes as long as they fit the show’s format and generally within the 1stWave era — and provided the host doesn’t harbor an intense dislike of the song.
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (5/21/23)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (5/14/23)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (5/7/23)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/30/23)
The Smiths – That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
I know right!?!
Thank you for playing Klaus Nomi.
Can you play “Bang Bang” by Iggy Pop?
What a great way to end the show. One of Johnette Napolitano’s songs and vocals imo. Also great calls from Big Black, KFX, Nitzer Ebb, and Mission/Burma. And it’s always nice to hear some shoegaze.
Would like to ask for The Klinik on a future episode please. Maybe “Dead Meat”, “Obsession (LP version)”, or “Fever” please.
Thanks for the music. Have a great week.
I am gearing up to see The Cure in June in Metro Detroit. May I ask if you can play “The Caterpillar” by The Cure from Bestival Live 2011? Thanks!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!! Matt for acknowledging SHOEGAZE and the sets we all love of shoegaze . Please do more shoegaze in the sets. Love the goth and industrial sets too. Could we get a deep deep Killing Joke for next Sunday’s show? Your pick. Thanks Matt.
Hour 1 was my favorite this week Matt. I would suggest Higher than the Sun by Primal Scream. Enjoy your short week all.
Simple Minds – This Fear Of Ghosts
Haha I mean This Fear Of Gods! I guess I had the Cure song in my subconcious
Great Setlist, but the first hour was particularly good wWire, Mission of Burma and Catherine Wheel were quite a nice treat to hear tonight.
Please: “Misfortunes” by And Also The Trees. Thanks a lot!
You always put on a great playlist, Matt! I saw My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult a couple weeks back in AZ and they put on a fantastic show! Then I heard Groovie Mann got hospitalized with complications of an injury and they had to cancel a bunch of dates but he’s now on the mend and can finish the tour. In honor of Groovie getting better, how about some MLWTTKK? Maybe “Cuz It’s Hot” if you can, otherwise, your choice!
Alkaline Trio – Wait for the Blackout
Hi Matt, please add The Nephilim to an upcoming episode. Maybe “The Watchman”? Thanks.
Awesome show Matt! Enjoying the replay on this Memorial Day. Thanks for the Durutti Column track. Really enjoyed hearing some Marc Almond and Klaus Nomi and Japan back to back to back. You are too kind spoiling us with another superb shoegaze block. And we can never have enough Big Black.
Request for an upcoming show: “Beneath the City of the Hedonistic Bohemians” – Abecedarians.
Have a great week, cheers!
Thank you sooo much for the shoegaze set Matt! I’m one of those forceful few of the masses! That Lush track … just awesome.!! Anywho… some possible suggestions for next time:
The Stranglers – Strange Little Girl
The Pixies – Gouge Away
Joy Division – New Dawn Fades
Thanks again as always! ｡◕‿◕｡
Great show last night. Loved hearing Pink Industry
Going out on a limb here, but what about Cromagnon Caledonia?
Enjoyed the show. Like said above, hour one ripped. How about Stiff Little Fingers Suspect Device.
Nice industrial sets. Really been digging Ministry ‘s “We Believe.”
Concerning eyeballs- had my left one sliced up last week. Got new lenses in my eyes now.
Depeche Mode ‘s “Halo” or Ministry ‘s “Twitch” are suitable themes for such…but could you play-
Die Warzau “Suck It Up”
♡Lovers all the time
Lips that taste like wine♡
Damn, how in the world did you slice your eyeball?! Methinks Matt may need to play some Debaser for you.
Cataracts, yo. Despite what they say, surgery is straight clockwork orange…without the porn.
Rocking DW!
Here are some requests –
The Psychedelic Furs – Sister Europe (album or even a live version, if possible)
For Against – Over Nepal
Thanks!
SHOEGAZE 4EVER
Great episode.
This week’s Darkness Award:
Cyberaktif, “Meltdown (Parody)”
Hey Matt
Thanks for bringing back the shoe-gaze block! Awesome!!
Well – previous request for ‘Pablo Picaso’ crashed and burned – thought I had a chance w/ “Nelly the Elephant” making the Dark Wave list awhile back – lol ;-).
.. Will stay true to the genre with my next request! :
Death Valley ’69 // Sonic Youth
Cheers!
Hi, this next week I pick “Judgment Day” by Love and Rockets this is my favorite kick ass tune on Sweet F.A please play
Got some deep cut requests I would love to hear,
Gargoyle Sox – The Witches
Sound Storm Shock – Things After War
Sits. Vacant – Alone In The Dark
Thanks
Please play The Bog by BIGOD 20. Thank you
Hey Matt,
I’m going to try to see all the Denver shows this week! Any of the following would be appreciated. Cheers!
Medusa – Clan Of Xymox
A Strange Day – The Cure
Flood II – Sisters Of Mercy