Cocteau Twins
“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 shows airs at 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 via the Sirius XM app.
Got a request? Requests will be considered for future episodes as long as they fit the show’s format and fall generally within the 1st Wave era — and provided the host doesn’t harbor an intense dislike of the song. If there’s something you’d like to hear, drop it in the comments below.
HOUR 1
A Split-Second, “Into the Burning Hole” (Kiss of Fury)
Flesh For Lulu, “Roman Candle” (The Polydor Years)
Gang of Four, “Natural’s Not In It” (Entertainment!)
Altered Images, “Love & Kisses” (I Could Be Happy)
Cocteau Twins, “Cherry-Coloured Funk” (Heaven or Las Vegas)
Peter Murphy, “Swoon” (Silver Shade)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, “Do You Love Me?” (Let Love In)
Japan, “All Tomorrow’s Parties” (Assemblage)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Sweetest Chill” (Tinderbox)
The Jazz Butcher, “Roadrunner” (12-Inch Version) (Dr Cholmondley Repents: A-Sides, B-Sides and Seasides)
The The, “The Beat(en) Generation” (Mind Bomb)
New Order, “In a Lonely Place” (12-Inch Version) (Movement)
Rubella Ballet, “Twister” (At Last It’s Playtime)
HOUR 2
Chrome, “Meet You in the Subway” (Anthology 1979-1983)
Red Temple Spirits, “Electric Flowers” (Red Temple Spirits)
Felt, “Primitive Painters” (Ignite the Seven Cannons)
Joy Division, “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (Peel Session) (Heart and Soul)
Ministry, “Work for Love” (With Sympathy)
Die Krupps, “Goldfinger” (Volle Kraft Voraus)
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, “Burning Dirt” (Confessions of a Knife)
Nitzer Ebb, “Family Man” (Jaz Coleman Mix) (Ebbhead)
The Chameleons, “A Person Isn’t Safe Anywhere These Days” (Script of the Bridge)
Lowlife, “From Side to Side” (Eternity Road)
The Smiths, “Rubber Ring/What She Said/Rubber Ring” (Live in Boston)
Marianne Faithful, “Why’d Ya Do It?” (Broken English)
HOUR 3
Alien Sex Fiend, “Ignore the Machine” (Who’s Been Sleeping in My Brain)
Bauhaus, “Crowds” (In the Flat Field)
The Neon Judgement, “Chinese Black” (General Pain & Major Disease)
Death Among Friends, “Roman Holiday” (Resürrection)
KMFDM, “Positiv” (What Do You Know, Deutschland?)
Murder Inc., “Murder Inc.” (Can You See It Yet?)
Cabaret Voltaire, “Yashar” (2×45)
The Cassandra Complex, “The Crown Lies Heavy on the King” (The Plague)
Moev, “No Flash in the Sky” (Head Down)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Floorshow” (Some Girls Wander By Mistake)
Wire, “The 15th” (154)
Switchblade Symphony, “Gutter Glitter” (Serpentine Gallery)
The Cure, “A Night Like This” (The Head on the Door)
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Psychocandy” (Upside Down: The Best Of)
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