Grey Room #8

Slightly late with this week’s show (as if anyone notices, of course).

1. The Humblebums – Why Don’t They Come Back to Dunoon (1969)
2. Franz Ferdinand – Jacqueline (2004)
3. Belle & Sebastian – Sleep the Clock Around (1998)
4. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Charlotte Street (1984)
5. Chvrches – Lies (2013)
6. Simple Minds – Theme for Great Cities (1981)
7. Donovan – Celeste (1966)
8. The Vaselines – The Day I Was a Horse (1989)
9. One Dove – White Love (1993)
10. Altered Images – Beckoning Strings (1981)
11. Primal Scream – Kowalski (1997)
12. Teenage Fanclub – Star Sign (1991)
13. The Poets – Wooden Spoon (1967)
14. Mogwai – The Lord is Out of Control (2014)

Grey Room #7

Episode 7! Although, technically, this was actually the first episode I drafted for this series, but I have fiddled with it a bit since.

    1. 1. Front 242 – Sacrifice (1991) – 00:33
    1. 2. Mission of Burma – Max Ernst (1980) – 05:00
    1. 3. Honeymoon in Green – Saw the Lights (1987) – 07:59
    1. 4. Devo – Praying Hands (1978) – 10:05
    1. 5. Joy Division – The Sound of Music (1980) – 12:53
    1. 6. Trees Speak – Violence Cascades (2021) – 17:51
    1. 7. Pagans – Eyes of Satan (1979?) – 21:08
    1. 8. Motorhead – One Track Mind (1983) – 23:02
    1. 9. The Users – Sick of You (1977) – 28:53
    1. 10. Lead Into Gold – Lunatic/Genius (1990) – 32:14
    1. 11. James Blood Ulmer – Time Out (1980) – 38:32
    1. 12. XTC – Wake Up (1984) – 43:55
    1. 13. Fehlfarben – Apokalypse (1980) – 47:30
    1. 14. The Young Gods – Intertidal (2025) – 50:37
    1. 15. Trapazoid – Another Man (1997) – 56:55

Grey Room #6

Episode 6 is here, new music and all! And an opening sting that I thought would work, well, better than it does…

    1. Memorials – Dropped Down the Well (2026) – 00:43
    2. Kombynat Robotron – Staub (2025) – 05:09
    3. Clock DVA – Beautiful Losers (1983) – 11:46
    4. The Clash – I’m So Bored With the USA (1977) – 16:07
    5. King Crimson – Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream (1994) – 18:29
    6. Dead Kennedys – Let’s Lynch the Landlord (1980) – 23:08
    7. Wire – The Agfers of Kodack (2003) – 25:16
    8. Keith Hudson – Darkest Night (1974) – 28:27
    9. Chrome – Insect Human (1981) – 32:17
    10. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Walk on the Water (1968) – 37:05
    11. Refused – Destroy the Man (2015) – 41:38
    12. Crow – Never Said (1993) – 44:57
    13. Anthrax – Got the Time (1990) – 48:08
    14. Muddy Waters – Don’t Go No Farther (1956) – 50:51
    15. Power of Zeus – The Sorcerer of Isis (1970) – 55:11

Grey Room #5

Episode 5 up now.

    1. Brian Eno – This (2005) – 00:00
    2. Radiohead – Bodysnatchers (2007) – 04:00
    3. Pink Floyd – Lucifer Sam (1967) – 08:00
    4. New Order – Procession (1981) – 11:00
    5. My Bloody Valentine – (When You Wake) You’re Still in a Dream (1988) – 15:22
    6. Can – Vitamin C (1972) – 19:40
    7. Consolidated – Friendly Fascism (1991) – 23:11
    8. Department S – Going Left Right (12″ version) (1981) – 28:10
    9. U2 – Out of Control (1980) – 32:30
    10. Custard – Piece of Shit (1997) – 36″37
    11. The Moving Sidewalks – I Want to Hold Your Hand (1968) – 40:06
    12. The Doors – Wild Child (1969) – 43:17
    13. Wovenhand – Field of Hedon (2014) – 45:51
    14. Covenant – Final Man (1998) – 49:20
    15. The Faint – The Conductor (2001) – 54:58

Grey Room #4

A selection of late 60s to mid-70s tunes for you this week.

    1. Fat Mattress – Magic Forest (1969) – 00:00
    2. Mellow Candle – Silversong (1972) – 03:31
    3. Bulldog Breed – Austin Osmanspare (1969) – 07:47
    4. Iggy & The Stooges – Penetration (1973) – 10:38
    5. David Bowie – Right (1975) – 15:12
    6. William DeVaughn – Be Thankful for What You Get (1974) – 19:17
    7. MC5 – Future/Now (1971) – 22:36
    8. The Who – Blue Red and Grey (1975) – 28:50
    9. Buffalo – Dead Forever (1972) – 32:23
    10. The Velvet Underground – Rock and Roll (live, 1969) – 38:00
    11. The JBs – The Grunt Parts 1 & 2 (1970) – 43:58
    12. Roxy Music – Editions of You (1973) – 47:27
    13. The Pretty Things – Talkin’ About the Good Times (1968) – 51:07
    14. Lothar and the Hand People – Machines (1968) – 55:58

Grey Room #3

An evening of fun in the metropolis of your dreams…

    1. Boards of Canada – Naraka (2026)
    2. Stetsasonic – Talkin’ All That Jazz (1988)
    3. Single Gun Theory – Words Written Backwards (1991)
    4. Flesh Eating Foundation – Seed the Hate (2011)
    5. Buzzcocks – You Say You Don’t Love Me (1979)
    6. The Jesus & Mary Chain – Down on Me (1987)
    7. The Cure – This is a Lie (Ambient mix) (1996)
    8. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Intact (1992)
    9. Wire – On Returning (1979)
    10. The Damned – Plan 9 Channel 7 (1979)
    11. Chaz Jankel – 3,000,000 Synths (1982)
    12. The Kinks – Lola (instrumental version, 1971)
    13. Curve – Want More Need Less (2001)

Grey Room #2

Episode 2 is up now! I can barely believe it myself!

    1. Dieter Meier – Cry for Fame (1978)
    2. Public Enemy – Who Stole the Soul? (1990)
    3. TSOL – Word Is (1982)
    4. You Am I – Adam’s Ribs (1993)
    5. Gene Clark – From a Silver Phial (1974)
    6. Simple Minds – Premonition (1979)
    7. Yat-Kha – Coming Buddha (2003)
    8. Thompson Twins – Could Be Her Could Be You (1980)
    9. Gang of Four – Guns and Butter (1979)
    10. Tim Buckley – Once I Was (1967)
    11. John Grant – You Don’t Have To (2013)
    12. Husker Du – Terms of Psychic Warfare (1985)
    13. Karma County – Her Mind Went Into the Fire (1998)
    14. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Y Control (2003)
    15. David Bowie – Holy Holy (1972 version)
    16. Artesians – Trick Bag (1964)

It Came From the Grey Room #1

I’m rebooting the music podcast with a new name, me doing back-announcing again. and trying to make a regular thing of it. No, I’m not sure why either, but I’m doing it anyway. Starting things off relatively gently with a bunch of mostly 80s “hits”…

    1. Ministry – Cold Life (1981)
    2. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Hand on Heart (1985)
    3. Xymox – Obsession (1989)
    4. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Opportunity (1980)
    5. David Sylvian – Red Guitar (1984)
    6. Cabaret Voltaire – Spies in the Wires (1984)
    7. 23 Skidoo – Coup (1984)
    8. Blondie – Kung Fu Girls (1976)
    9. Minor Threat – No Reason (1983)
    10. New Order – All Day Long (1986)
    11. Icehouse – Dusty Pages (1984)
    12. Executive Slacks – In and Out (1985)
    13. Blitz – Warriors (1982)
    14. Devo – Planet Earth (1980)

World Goth Day ’26

It’s the darkest day of the year again, so I give you a new mix to celebrate the big event. Click that link in case the widget doesn’t work for some reason.

    1. Alaric, Eyes
    2. Siouxsie & The Banshees, Into the Light
    3. Eternia, Shattered
    4. Attrition, The Fiftieth Gate
    5. Sounds Like Winter, Ishmael’s Bones
    6. Faith and the Muse, Battle Hymn
    7. Sunshine Blind, Regodless
    8. The Wake, Sideshow
    9. Voices of Masada, Wondering
    10. Death Church, Generations of Hate
    11. Bauhaus, Lagartija Nick
    12. Cult Strange, New World Ordeal
    13. Fields of the Nephilim, Reanimator
    14. Big Electric Cat, Bed of Nails
    15. The Cure, Cold
    16. The Sisters of Mercy, Amphetamine Logic
    17. Glorious Din, Tenement Roofs
    18. Lycia, Defective
    19. Christ Vs. Warhol, Into a New Ice Age
    20. Creta, Silence

Be strong for you surely gonna die

I’ve stuck the odd dub tune in a mix before, but I’ve meant to do a whole mix of the stuff for a while now. So here it is.

    1. Sly & The Revolutionaries, Marijuana
    2. Joe Gibbs, Satta Amassa Gana Version
    3. Keith Hudson, Black Heart
    4. Scientist, Dub Bible
    5. Yabby You, Anti-Christ Dub
    6. King Tubby & Soul Syndicate, Great Stone
    7. Lee Perry & The Upsetters, Drum Rock
    8. Abyssinians, Jah Loves Dub
    9. Tommy McCook, The Gorgon of Dubs & Horns
    10. Keith Hudson, Be Good Dub
    11. Black Ark Players, Guidance
    12. The Upsetters, Rejoicing Skank
    13. Prince Jammy, Jammin’ for Survival
    14. Gregory Isaacs, Leggo Beast
    15. Johnnie Clarke, Drums of Africa
    16. Treasure Isle All-Stars, Arabian Dub
    17. Lee Perry, Such is Dub