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Now displaying: February, 2021
Feb 27, 2021

Part 2 of 2

Year: 1992

Albums: Wings of Joy, Cranes

The Marble Index, Nico

At journey's end, our doom-laden dreamers contemplate the fate of goth at the passing of its first golden age. With the big names gone or ploughing very different furrows, how did the faithful keep the flame of darkness burning? By creating a club scene and by forming their own bands in the underground indie scene. Stuart, guest contributor for this week, shares his first-hand knowledge of this scene, showing how it fulfilled the need to keep the shadows dancing, keeping the space of creative suffering open for all who feel compelled to travel the gloomy dominions of the human soul.

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Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5a93yfmgm04GSy6l1YvnsW?si=lwcg6IfWRxKnq3UPi5kxDA

Feb 25, 2021

Today’s episode - we present to you the enigmatic and iconic Klaus Nomi.

Video References –

Klaus Nomi and the Lime Tart:

https://youtu.be/NMO6kNNRor8

His debut at the New Wave Vaudeville at Irving Plaza:

https://youtu.be/cqWa2Zbitss

The Nomi Song Documentary:

https://youtu.be/NySeTvdNtEw

His final performance:

https://youtu.be/TnkVgKzKPt8

Feb 20, 2021

We chat about some new albums from Affet Robot, Youth Code, and Dead When I Found Her, and rant about Florida.

Feb 19, 2021

Greetings Darklings across the interwebs. In this week's interview, Ken and Katy have the pleasure of talking with Drepsea from the industrial metal band, Programmable Animal. The group talk about how Programmable Animal evolved from a solo project to a full band, the behind-the-scenes look at the newest music videos, and get to know Drepsea a little more. Stick around until the end to see the video for "One Step To Hell" by Programmable Animal.

Feb 17, 2021

Part 1 of 2

Year: 1992

Albums: Wings of Joy, Cranes

The Marble Index, Nico

Finally, our misbegotten heroes arrive at their final podcast, calling upon a special guest to help them explore the fate of goth and alternative in the 1990s. Stuart collaborated with both Nick and Simon in their far-from-legendary bands, and went on to rack up a tour of duty as guitarist for bona fide goth success Children on Stun, after founding member Simon Manning sadly shuffled off this mortal coil. Paying tribute to Simon and charting the persistence of goth in its more underground forms throughout the lean 90s, our trio of miserabilists celebrate the undying appeal of the music and culture of the shadows.

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Feb 12, 2021

We’ve got a nice blend of Industrial Rock and Goth Rock this month, making for a very high-energy show. From metal-tinged tracks by Circle of Dust and Pitchshifter to unique takes on love songs from Panzer AG and She Wants Revenge, there’s a lot here to enjoy!  Send your listener submissions/ suggestions to arcanemachinepodcast@gmail.com!

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The Tracklist:

 

1 – “Stigmata Martyr” by Bauhaus from the album In the Flat Field (1980)
(Website (unofficial))

2 – “Chasm” by Circle of Dust from the album Disengage (1998)
(Bandcamp)

3 – “The Beginning of the End” by HIM from the album Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 (1997)
(Spotify)

4 – “Insect/ Suspect” by Pigface from the album Easy Listening… For Difficult Fuckheads (2003)
(Website)

5 – “Machine Gun GoGo” by Panzer AG from the album Your World is Burning (2006)
(Website)

6 – “WYSIWYG” by Pitchshifter from the album www.pitchshifter.com (1998)
(Bandcamp)

7 – “Take the World” by She Wants Revenge from the album Valleyheart (2011)
(Website)

8 – “NWO” by Ministry from the album Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and The Way to Suck Eggs (1992)
(Bandcamp)

Feb 3, 2021

Greetings Darklings. This week, Ken and Collin got the chance to talk to Matt Fanale, best known for his participation in bands like Caustic and Klack, about the most recent Caustic album, "A Succession Of Repetitive Beats". The trio also talks about pandemic life for musicians with young kids, the excitement of live streaming shows, spill the Goth Gossip, and so much more. Check out more: https://caustic.bandcamp.com/album/a-... Facebook: @causticmusic Instagram: @causticmf (Also available on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, etc.)

Feb 2, 2021

This month we take a look at the rarely discussed but ever present subsection of goths who have been in the military. We’ll explore individualism, violence, and yes, politics. Our guests for this episode are Esmeralda and Dusty of the band Vision Video.

 

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