The Sound
“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
Nine Inch Nails, “March of the Pigs” (The Downward Spiral)
Christian Death, “Figurative Theater” (Only Theatre of Pain)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “The Back of Love” (Porcupine)
David J, “Say Uncle” (Etiquette of Violence)
The Sound, “Skeletons” (From the Lion’s Mouth)
The Cure, “The Same Deep Water As You” (Disintegration)
The Slits, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” (Cut)
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “My Girl” (Automatic: Expanded Edition)
Public Image Ltd., “Tie Me to the Length of That” (This is What You Want… This is What You Get)
Danielle Dax, “Cat House” (Dark Adapted Eye)
Trisomie 21, “The Last Song” (Chapter IV and Wait and Dance Remixed)
Ministry, “Say You’re Sorry” (With Sympathy)
Dark Day, “The Metal Benders” (Window)
1,000 Homo DJs, “Supernaut” (Side Trax)
HOUR 2
Joy Division, “Passover” (Closer)
Dalis Car, “The Judgement is in the Mirror” (The Walking Hour)
Sex Gang Children, “Dieche” (Dieche)
Spear of Destiny, “Never Take Me Alive” (Outland)
Kraftwerk, “Showroom Dummies” (Trans Europe Express)
Revenge, “State of Shock” (Gun World Porn)
Depeche Mode, “So Cruel” (AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered)
Front 242, “Until Death (Do Us Part)” (Front By Front)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Happy House” (Kaleidoscope)
The Stranglers, “Always the Sun” (Sunny Side Up Mix) (10)
Gene Loves Jezebel, “Psychological Problems” (Promise)
The Cult, “Zap City” (Best of Rare Cult)
HOUR 3
Bauhaus, “She’s in Parties” (Extended Version) (Burning From the Inside)
The Smiths, “Half a Person” (Louder Than Bombs)
The Bolshoi, “I’m Depressed (We All Die)” (T.V. Man)
The Sisters of Mercy, “No Time to Cry” (First and Last and Always)
The Hunger, “Shock” (Leave Me Alone)
The Klinik, “Moving Hands” (Face To Face-Fever)
Nitzer Ebb, “Let Your Body Learn” (That Total Age)
Revolting Cocks, “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy” (Linger Ficken’ Good)
Swans, “Miracle of Love” (White Light from the Mouth of Infinity)
Fad Gadget, “Collapsing New People” (Gag)
D.I., “Richard Hung Himself” (Team Goon)
Daisy Chainsaw, “Love Your Money” (Eleventeen)
Love and Rockets, “No Big Deal” (Love and Rockets)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — The Halloween Spectacular (10/25/26)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (10/18/26)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (10/11/26)
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Hello Matt. Love that Daisy Chainsaw song this week. Here are some requests.
Suicide – Ghost Rider
Peter Murphy – Deep Ocean Vast Sea
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult – After The Flesh
And Also the Trees – Midnight Garden
Cocteau Twins – Pitch the Baby
This Mortal Coil – Kangaroo
Jane Siberry – It Can’t Rain All The Time
Hi Matt –
Requesting “Shape Draw Back” from Swamp Terrorists.
Thanks,
Dave W.
Long Branch, NJ
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. See Those Eyes – Altered Images
10. When I Was Young – Danielle Dax
11. Smack Jack – Nina Hagen
12. Same Old Scene – Roxy Music
13. A Matter of Time – Berlin (with Terri Nunn off the “Best of Berlin” compilation)
14. Tora! Tora! Tora! – Depeche Mode
15. Gloria – Patti Smith
Hey Matt! Really great show tonight. I loved zap city by The Cult.
Great show again, Dark Day and The Klinik were probably the biggest highlights for me this week.
Some new requests for the future:
Cleaners from Venus – Follow the Plough
Oppenheimer Analysis – Cold War
Polyrock – Romantic Me
They really need three 3 hour shows , one of Goth / Death Rock, and Electronic Industrial noise , and a shoegaze dream pop . I mean before your show tonight Richard Blade was all I’ve never played Carolyn’s fingers by Cocteau Twins before. I’m like even MTV played it back when it was new on 120 and good college radio played it back then . I’m saying your show is the best the need to give you more time , like you should get a longer set me Blade should take sunday’s off .