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Mar 23, 2023

It’s no secret that hosts Ed and Justin each have their own video game music podcasts, so it was inevitable that their interests would intersect eventually! This month, they take a look at how industrial, goth, synthwave etc is used to create mood and atmosphere in video games. From the harsh industrial beats of “Prodeus,” to the electro-rock riffs of “Vampire: The Masquerade,” to a spooky Nick Cave-esque ballad from “Trüberbrook,” there’s a fantastic selection of music you may not be aware of!

Send your listener submissions/ suggestions to arcanemachinepodcast@gmail.com!

The Arcane Machine is a monthly show with supplemental content on Facebook, Twitter, and Discord throughout each month. If you like what you hear, please visit the artists’ pages linked below and buy some music!


Social Media:

The Belfry: A Home for Dark Culture: The Belfry is the home of excellent podcast Cemetery Confessions, plus interviews, art, and other podcasts rooted deeply in dark/ alternative lifestyles.

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The Tracklist:

 

1 – “Mot​ö​rdrone” by Master Boot Record from the game VirtuaVerse (2020)

2 – “Disposal Unit (Imperium Mix)” by Jesper Kyd from the game Darktide: Warhammer 40,000 (2022)

3 – “Main Theme (Aggro Mix)” by Rik Schaffer from the game Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines (2004)

4 – “Then I’ll Make you Mine” by The Band from Another Place from the game Trüberbrook (2019)

5 – “Razorback (Unreal Mix)” by Peter Hajba from the game Unreal Tournament (1999)

6 – “Dystopian Dimension” by Andrew Hulshult from the game Prodeus (2020)

7 – “Obliterator” by Matt Creamer from the game Shakedown Hawaii (2019)

8 – “Mayheim I” by Akira Yamaoka from the game Silent Hill 4 (2004)

Mar 3, 2023

The Bellwether Syndicate - We All Rise Ariel
Maniki and the Black Halos - Supernova
Momento Mori - Invictus Johnathan|
Christian - This Too (CODENAME:LOLA Mix)
Devoted Sinners - The Mediocre Goth Club
ST///LL - We Are ST///LL
Siberia - Comedown
The Flatfield - Séance Saigon
Blue Rain - Dublin Bay
Joao - Hands Over Your Naked Body
Fver - I'll Give Love
Long Night - Tick Tock
The Red Moon Macabre - Storming The Castle
Burning Gates - Dying Seasons
Memoria - From The Bones Of The Dead
Sequential Zero - One Day at a Time
Element - Nachtkommen
A Projection - Careless
Priest - History In Black
Luna Del Luna - Recuerdos
Delerium feat. Phildel - Coast to Coast
Unitcode Machine - Undone (Assemblage 23 Remix)
Promenade Cinema - On Video
L - The End (You and I Belong Mix by SRSQ)
Hem Netjer - Elemental Cry
Carrelle - Stay

Mar 2, 2023

This episode we return to form by settling down in the gothic parlor for a wide ranging discussion on goth. The history of mallgoth, the relevance of gatekeeping, how to run an event, body shaming and aesthetic expectations and more! We also have a new batch of band recommendations, Azy Bat’s All Goth Considered and more.

Our guests are Julian Black (linktree) and Candace Midnight. You can also find the Arcane Vampire Ball here.

00:00 Intro

7:22 Arcane Vampire Ball

13:40 Vampires

26:06 Local Flavor

31:48 Gothic Takeover at Lakeside

37:30 Aesthetic Expectations

55:50 Advice for New Blood

1:07:05 Safe Spaces

1:15:10 Gatekeeping and Mallgoths

1:46:30 Goths Future

1:54:28 More Gatekeeping

2:02:00 More Mallgoth

Sinister Suggestions 2:12:20
-Princess Ugly - Individual Soul
-Fevr - Running Away
-Propter Hoc - Ask Dr. Mueller
-The Medicines - Alone in a Room
-Pontaguhla - Perante o Caos
-Cerulean Veins - Black
-Skltn Chr - Eternally
-Bite Marx - Pissing in the Dark
-Casket Cassette - Antabuse
-Solara Obscura - Dark Valleys
-Dot Wall/Nympf
-Desmond Doom - Disease
-Witch Lover - In Patience
-Guerra Fria - Cuando Todos Duermen
-Corbeau Hangs - Light to Dark
-Minimal Unit - М​и​н​и​м​а​л​и​с​т​и​ч​н​а​я Е​д​и​н​и​ц​а

References:
-New Media
-An Ode to Mallgoths
-Homology Hypothesis
-Sinister Suggestions Playlist

Feb 22, 2023

Our focus this month is on ionic voices in goth and industrial music. We’ll be hearing from legends like Chris Connelly, Bill Leeb, Andrew Eldritch, Corpus Delicti’s Sebastian, Athan Maroulis, and a few more surprises. Enjoy!

Special thanks to Megan for providing our bonus song this month! Send your listener submissions/ suggestions to arcanemachinepodcast@gmail.com!

The Arcane Machine is a monthly show with supplemental content on Facebook, Twitter, and Discord throughout each month. If you like what you hear, please visit the artists’ pages linked below and buy some music!


Social Media:

The Belfry: A Home for Dark Culture: The Belfry is the home of excellent podcast Cemetery Confessions, plus interviews, art, and other podcasts rooted deeply in dark/ alternative lifestyles.

Join our Facebook group for discussion and bonus content:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheArcaneMachine/

Follow The Arcane Machine on Twitter: @arcane_machine

Follow The Arcane Machine on Instagram: @the_arcane_machine

Use the Discord Widget on the side of the page to join our server and chat with us

Listen here or find us on iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app!

The Tracklist:

1 – “Spoonfed Celeste” by Chris Connelly from the album Shipwreck (1994)
(Bandcamp)

2 – “Magnum Bullet” by Night Runner from the Album Thunderbird (2017)
(Bandcamp)

3 – “Linoleum” by Die Warzau from the album Convenience (2004)
(Bandcamp)

4 – “Ecce Gratum (Club Mix)” by QNTAL from the compilation Asleep by Dawn Magazine Presents: DJ Ferret’s Underground Club Mix #1 (2005)
(Website)

5 – “Still Alive” by Noise Unit from the album Cheeba City Blues (2022)
(Bandcamp)

6 – “Broken” by Corpus Delicti from the album Obsessions (1995)
(Bandcamp)

7 – “Colours” by The Sisters of Mercy from the album Floodland (1987)
(Website)

8 – “Serpents Seduce Your Angels” by NEIKKA RPM from the album Scorpion in the Hourglass (2022)
(Bandcamp)

9 – “The Judas Cradle” by Spahn Ranch from the album The Coiled One (1995)
(Bandcamp)

Feb 10, 2023

A Cloud Of RavensCathedral In FlamesSuburban SpellGothzillaNER-OGRIS and more

Feb 9, 2023

During the Golden Age of Piracy, many small islands became havens for pirates, places they went to divide and enjoy thier loot. While some of these are legendary, such as the pirate Utopia Libertatia, others were real places. In this episode, Hallie discusses pirate havens, focusing on those in Madagascar.

 

TW: Enslaved peoples, Trade in Enslaved Peoples.

Feb 2, 2023

This month we are chatting with Trever Aeon, a goth professional wrestler about how his passion for wrestling and love of goth music. We also have a long form album review for the of bleached cross, sinister suggestions, and Azy returns with All Goth Considered!

To support the show please head over to our Patreon!

Our guest this month is Trever Aeon! You can find his website here along with Twitter, IG and Facebook.

Intro 00:00

Getting into goth 3:44

Being goth in wrestling 9:22

How did the Gothic Gangster come to be 20:35

Storytelling 35:25

Goth clubs 47:27

Body Image 55:00

Wrestling stories 1:01:30

Goth stuff 1:11:00

Album Review 1:21:30
-Bleached Cross

Sinister Suggestions 2:00:25
-Industrial Museum
-Worn Out - The Unknown Demo
-Hada - In the Heart of an Endless Winter
-Promenade Cinema - On Video
-Ritual Encencs - II: Batouly
-Burial Ground - Nicht est wert
-Hanz & Franz - Alle Aufhnamen
-Left for Pleasure - Human Contact
-Altan - Dongu
-Aura Zorba - Cheerless
-The Waning Moon - Scars
-NFD - Trinity
-Ringfinger - Chamber of Roses
-Flesh of Morning - We Ride

All Goth Considered 2:22:50

Chatting Covid 2:43:30

Outro

Jan 26, 2023

NFDThe Waning MoonAstari NiteCathedral In FlamesOrcus Nullify and more.

Jan 19, 2023
TW: Self-harm, Suicide
 
Walking Corpse Syndrome is a psychiatric delusion in which you believe you are dead. You may not remember your own name and might try to prove that you're dead in extreme ways. In this episode, we discuss this delusion, possible causes and treatments.
Jan 18, 2023
Canadian residential schools were not regular boarding schools, they were facilities meant to assimilate indigenous peoples into European-based Canadian society. Despite failing in this regard, they caused widespread intergenerational trauma to most people that attended them.
 
TW: Physical/Sexual/Religious Abuse, Racism, Colonialism, Violence, Violence against children.
Jan 17, 2023

As one of the weirdest years on record comes to a close, Arcane Machine takes a look at some of their favorite musical products of 2022’s insanity. Veteran artists like PIG and Celldweller had some amazing releases, and a few newcomers made our list this time around too. What were your favorite songs of 2022?

Send your listener submissions/ suggestions to arcanemachinepodcast@gmail.com!

The Arcane Machine is a monthly show with supplemental content on Facebook, Twitter, and Discord throughout each month. If you like what you hear, please visit the artists’ pages linked below and buy some music!


Social Media:

The Belfry: A Home for Dark Culture: The Belfry is the home of excellent podcast Cemetery Confessions, plus interviews, art, and other podcasts rooted deeply in dark/ alternative lifestyles.

Join our Facebook group for discussion and bonus content:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheArcaneMachine/

Follow The Arcane Machine on Twitter: @arcane_machine

Follow The Arcane Machine on Instagram: @the_arcane_machine

Use the Discord Widget on the side of the page to join our server and chat with us

Listen here or find us on iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app!

The Tracklist:

 

1 – “Into the Dark (Feat. Ferngazer)” by Sidewalks and Skeletons from the album EXORCISM (2022)
(Bandcamp)

2 – “NEVER + ENOUGH (INFERNO)” by SØLVE  from the album EARTH INFERNO (2022)
(Webshop)

3 – “I Laugh (In the Face of Death)” by Aurelio Voltaire from the album The Black Labyrinth ~ A Requiem for the Goblin King (2022)
(Bandcamp)

4 – “Electric Eye” by Celldweller from the album Satellites (2022)
(Bandcamp)

5 – “Persuasion” by Fluid Ghost from the album Persuasion Deluxe (2022)
(Bandcamp)

6 – “Pocket” by Poppy from the EP Stagger (2022)
(Website)

7 – “Become the Lies” by The Soft Moon from the album Exister (2022)
(Bandcamp)

8 – “The Merciless Light” by PIG from the album The Merciless Light (2022)
(Website)

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