Saturday, May 9, 2009

Episode #107 - Shot In the Back of the Head

1. Song: Trick or Treat , Artist: Nursing Home , Album: Every Day Is Halloween Volume II (Self-Released)
2. Song: Shining , Artist: Philip Jeck , Album: Sand (Touch)
3. Song: Kelly In the Other Room, Me In My Room , Artist: U.S. Girls , Album: Gravel Days (Chocolate Monk)
4. Song: Operator Dead...Post Abandoned , Artist: Burning Star Core , Album: Operator Dead...Post Abandoned (No Quarter)
5. Song: The Man From Nowhere , Artist: Throbbing Gristle , Album: The Third Mind Movements (Industrial)
6. Song: Into the Rainbow Vein , Artist: Boards of Canada , Album: The Campfire Headphase (Warp)
7. Song: Voice of Fire , Artist: Doomriders , Album: Black Thunder (Deathwish Inc.)
  • Side project of Converge bassist/vocalist and Old Man Gloom guitarist/vocalist Nate Newton. Foursome that churns out dual vocal thrash metal in the vein of Converge (think "Black Cloud" or "Eagles Become Vultures"), with a few licks of stoner metal thrown in for good measure. Also features John-Robert Connors on drums (Cave In), Jebb Riley on bass and vox (There Were Wires, Disappearer), and Chris Pupecki (Cast Iron Hike) with a second guitar. Aside from this instrumental, other favorites include "Ride or Die" and skate anthem "Deathbox".

8. Song: Submersed , Artist: Leviathan , Album: The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide (Moribund)
9. Song: Wavering Radiant , Artist: Isis , Album: Wavering Radiant (Ipecac)
10. Song: Giant Me On the Other Side (Loren Connors) , Artist: Mono , Album: New York Soundtracks (Temporary Residence)

  • Remixes of the tracks from One Step More and You Die, which, packaged with this album, was just given the deluxe reissue treatment as a double LP. Also features tracks from Calla and Jackie-O Motherfucker, among others.

11. Song: Intermission One , Artist: Aneuretical , Album: When You Were a Kid (Afternoon)
12. Song: Shot In the Back of the Head , Artist: Moby , Album: Wait for Me (Little Idiot)

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #107 2009-5-9

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Monday, July 16, 2007

Episode #25 - Abduction

1. Song: Takemitsu Unholy , Artist: Lasse Marhaug , Album: Ikebana: Merzbow's Amlux Rebuilt, Reused and Recycled (Important)
2. Song: Giddiness Throne , Artist: Boris , Album: Dronevil: Final (Inoxia)
3. Song: SGNL>01 , Artist: Isis , Album: Celestial (Escape Artist)
4. Song: Mitternachtsmesse I , Artist: Peter Frohmader , Album: Musik Aus Dem Schattenreich
  • Ambient electronic music that sounds like it could be the soundtrack to a John Carpenter flick (the album name translates to "Music from the Darkness"). German composer Peter Frohmader has also worked with German krautrock/progressive rock bands Amon Düül, Embryo, and Emtidi, and has also collaborated with Russian composer Artemiy Artemiev and guitarist Richard Pinhas of the French band Heldon.

5. Song: The Future For Less , Artist: Les Geores Leningrad , Album: Sangue Puro (Tomlab)
6. Song: SGNL>03 , Artist: Isis , Album: Celestial (Escape Artist)
7. Song: Dreaming Is a Form of Astrotravel , Artist: Alec Empire , Album: Hypermodern Jazz 2000.5 (Mille Plateaux)
8. Song: Untitled , Artist: 16 Bitch Pile Up , Album: Bury Me Deep (Troniks)
9. Song: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) , Artist: Nancy Sinatra , Album: Kill Bill, Vol. 1 Original Soundtrack (Maverick)
10. Song: SGNL>04 (End Transmission) , Artist: Isis , Album: Celestial (Escape Artist)

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #25 2007-7-14

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Thursday, July 12, 2007

Episode #24 - It's All Just a Dream

1. Song: Outro , Artist: UNKLE , Album: Psyence Fiction (Mo' Wax)
2. Song: Heartbeat That Isn't There , Artist: Alec Empire , Album: The Destroyer (Digital Hardcore)
3. Song: River of Transfiguration , Artist: Six Organs of Admittance , Album: Sun Awakens (Drag City)
4. Song: Riverdeadbank , Artist: Current 93 , Album: Thunder Perfect Mind (Durtro)
5. Song: All That We Can See , Artist: Sholi , Album: All That We Can See / The Pinky Ring (KDVS Recordings)
  • Split 7" with The Dead Science on KDVS Recordings, the record label of UC-Davis' non-commercial freeform station KDVS 90.3 FM.

6. Song: A Walk Beyond Utter Blackness , Artist: Xasthur , Album: Nocturnal Poisoning (Blood Fire Death)
7. Song: Make a Change , Artist: Tricky , Album: Nearly God (Island)
8. Song: Arnold , Artist: Clint Mansell & The Kronos Quartet , Album: Requiem For a Dream Soundtrack (Elektra/Asylum)
9. Song: Try To Sleep , Artist: It's a Fucking Trap , Album: Die or Be Died
10. Song: SGNL>05 (Final Transmission) , Artist: Isis , Album: SGNL>05 (Neurot)

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #24 2007-7-7

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Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Episode #19 - The End of Everything

1. Song: The Lodge , Artist: Agalloch , Album: The Mantle (The End)
2. Song: Everything's Going On , Artist: Dead Meadow , Album: Shivering King and Others (Matador)
3. Song: Emission of the Signal , Artist: Isis , Album: Sawblade (Tortuga Recordings)
  • CD-R EP made specifically for Isis' tour with Neurosis and Candiria; limited to 200 copies. Also features covers of Godflesh's "Streetcleaner" and Black Sabbath's "Hand of Doom".

4. Song: Vultures , Artist: Drumcorps , Album: Rmx or Die (Kriss)
5. Song; Wouldn't It Be Nice , Artist: The Beach Boys , Album: Pet Sounds (Capitol)
6. Song: Folded Space: Mapping Unexploded Ordinance , Artist: Combatwoundedveteran , Album: Duck Down for the Torso (No Idea)
7. Song: I Hate This Dumpster , Artist: Amps for Christ , Album: Every Eleven Seconds (5 Rue Christine)
8. Song: Lesser Animal , Artist: Pig Destroyer , Album: Phantom Limb (Relapse)

  • New Pig Destroyer album on Relapse. Not as great as Terrifyer or Prowler In the Yard, but stills kicks nonetheless. This track, along with opener "Rotten Yellow" are two of the better tracks.

9. Song: Pure II , Artist: Godflesh , Album: Pure (Earache)

  • Added due to a listener recommendation.

10. Song: In Every Dream Home a Heartache , Artist: Roxy Music , Album: Wonderland: Music From the Motion Picture (Epic/Sony)

  • Pretty interesting lyrics to this one - love the line "Your skin is like vinyl/The perfect companion". Oh yeah, and the song's about a blow-up doll ("Inflatable doll/My role is to serve you/Can't throw you away now/Immortal and life size/My breath is inside you/I'll dress you up daily/And keep you till death sighs").

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #19 2007-6-2

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Monday, March 19, 2007

Episode #8 - The Infected

This episode is a Part Two of sorts to Episode #7. It's a pretty claustrophobic mix as a whole, there's really no room to stop for air, which I think contrasts nicely with a lot of the drone and ambience present in the last episode.

1. Song: (Intro) Engineering a Pill Frenzy , Artist: Agoraphobic Nosebleed , Album: Frozen Corpse Stuffed With Dope (Relapse)
2. Song: Saddest , Artist: Drumcorps , Album: Cock Rock Disco 2006 (Cock Rock Disco)
  • Grindcore mash-up, for lack of a better term, of Converge's "The Saddest Day" condensed to about a minute-thirty (from around seven minutes), so you can imagine how insane this shit is. Apparently Drumcorps, also known as Aaron Spectre, does whole albums of this stuff, combining breakcore with grindcore and blast beats. His 2006 album Grist, also pulls material from Botch, Pig Destroyer, and Cave In, and this song is also on a free Cock Rock Disco sampler available for download at their website. I may have to pick this album up.

3. Song: Untitled , Artist: The Pervatrons , Album: Songs of the Dead II: Idle Hands (And Here My Troubles Began)
4. Song: A .45 Caliber Defibrillator, a Prototype of Sorts , Artist: Found Dead Hanging , Album: BMA Vs Metal Blade Vs Robotic Empire Sampler 2004 (Black Market Activities / Metal Blade / Robotic Empire)
5. Song: About a Plane Crash , Artist: Suicide Silence , Album: Suicide Silence (Third Degree)
6. Song: Imogen's Puzzle , Artist: Psyopus , Album: Ideas of Reference (Metal Blade)
7. Song: Horror Theme Song , Artist: Suicide Note , Album: Songs of the Dead II: Idle Hands (And Here My Troubles Began)
8. Song: - , Artist: Merzbow , Album: Merzbuta (Important)

  • Not to be confused with the album Merzbuddha, also on Important Records.

9. Song: You Can't Help Me , Artist: Pedestrian Deposit , Album: Fatale (Hanson)

  • Interesting album, this one. Four tracks that alternate between harsh noise ala John Wiese and ambient, melodic interludes.

10. Song: The White Mice , Artist: White Mice , Album: ASSPhiXXXEATATESHUN (Load)
11. Song: Descent to Mimas , Artist: Bastard Noise , Album: Descent to Mimas (Ground Fault)
12. Song: Untitled , Artist: Last Remaining Pinnacle , Album: Songs of the Dead II: Idle Hands (And Here My Troubles Began)
13. Song: Woe is the Contagion , Artist: Twilight , Album: Twilight (Southern Lord)
14. Song: Jones From Indiana , Artist: Daughters , Album: Canada Songs (Robotic Empire)
15. Song: Willie Loman , Artist: Ed Gein , Album: Ed Gein (Hex)

  • I actually pulled this from the long out-of-print self-titled three-song demo CD (self-released I'd imagine), although it's also available on the LP version (along with the other two demo tracks) of It's a Shame That a Family Can Be Torn Apart by Something as Simple as a Pack of Wild Dogs on Hex Records.

16. Song: On Top , Artist: Whitehouse , Album: Birthdeath Experience (Come Organisation)
17. Song: Born Different , Artist: Usurp Synapse , Album: Disinformation Fix (Alone)

  • From the double-CD discography. These guys reformed in July 2004 to record new material, and are currently in the process of mixing and finishing vocals for their next album, titled Vile Contamina.

18. Song: (The Pipes) , Artist: Excepter , Album: Alternation (5 Rue Christine)
19. Song: SGNL>02 , Artist: Isis , Album: Celestial (Escape Artist)
20. Song: Intro , Artist: Pig Destroyer , Album: Terrifyer (Relapse)

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #8 2007-3-17

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Sunday, March 4, 2007

Episode #6 - Burn

1. Song: The Wondrous Boat Ride , Artist: Unknown , Album: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (MCA)
2. Song: No Heroes , Artist: Converge , Album: No Heroes (Epitaph)
3. Song: O))) Bow 1 , Artist: Sunn O))) , Album: Flight of the Behemoth (Southern Lord)
  • Featuring Merzbow.

4. Song: Psychic Secession , Artist: Yellow Swans , Album: Psychic Secession (Load)
5. Song: Evil Wave Form , Artist: Boris , Album: Dronevil: Final (Inoxia)

  • Originally issued via Misanthropic Agenda, Dronevil: Final was re-released as an expanded (one additional track on each disc) double CD on Inoxia. The intended concept is that while each disc can stand by itself, you should play them simultaneously on two different stereo systems to achieve the intended results.

6. Song: In the Reflection , Artist: Flying Canyon , Album: Flying Canyon (Soft Abuse)

7. Song: Burn the Flames , Artist: Roky Erickson , Album: I Have Always Been Here Before: The Roky Erickson Anthology (Shout Factory)
8. Song: Sound Holes , Artist: Double Leopards , Album: Halve Maen (Eclipse)
9. Song: - , Artist: Isis , Album: Oceanic (Ipecac)
10. Song: Hyperviolet , Artist: Pig Destroyer , Album: Prowler In the Yard (Relapse)
11. Song: Strangler In the Night , Artist: Albert DeSalvo , Album: Unknown (Astor)

  • Reference to the Boston Strangler.

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #6 2007-3-3

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