January 2012
10 posts
A Darker Shade of Pagan 01/22/12 →
Pagan sounds from the underground.
Playlist for 01/22/12
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Soriah with Ashkelon Sain - Ximehua Monica Richards - Pride Unwoman - Exile Priscilla Hernandez - The Underliving Faun - Pearl Deleyaman - Somewhere Cheb i Sabbah - Morey Pya Bassey Fern Knight - The Poisoner Lux Interna - Into Nothing (Blackwatersong) Atrium Animae - Psalmus 87...
A Darker Shade of Pagan 01/15/12 →
Pagan sounds from the underground.
Playlist for 01/15/12
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The Machine in The Garden - Mending the Sky Esben and The Witch - Hexagons III & IV Unto Ashes - Fly on the Windscreen Arcana - Dehkbala Deleyaman - Sunset How To Destroy Angels - Is Your Love Strong Enough Collide - Slow Down Veil of Blue - Drifting Magicfolk - Nagual Peter...
“Does it bother you when people are labeling your music gothic?
Not at all....”
– Interview with Camella Lobo of Tropic of Cancer at OUGH.gr
O Children Announce New Album →
Great Gothic British band O Children have announced that they have a new album coming out this year, though details are still sparse. In a post to their Facebook page, the band said that they were “almost back,” and they they have “a new album and a small london show on Feb 7th.” You can find out more about that London show with TOY and Red Kite, here. So let the official...
A Darker Shade of Pagan 01/08/12 →
Pagan sounds from the underground.
Playlist for 01/08/12
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Soriah with Ashkelon Sain - Amochantzinco Evi Vine - For the Dreamers Pandemonaeon - Fierce Black Soul of Night Deleyaman - Three Islands Sharron Kraus - The Woody Nightshade The Changelings - Mountain Echoes The Razor Skyline - Vittoria The Moon and The Nightspirit - Idebenn Lux...
Dead Can Dance Begin Working on New Album →
From Dead Can Dance’s official Facebook page:
“2012 ! We have started working on the album and the World Tour is taking shape….we will be announcing news in the coming weeks !”
Let the official anticipation begin!
Here’s a clip of DCD performing “Severance” live in 1989.
Mick Mercer's top Picks for 2011 →
For an alternate take on dark music in 2011…
A Darker Shade of Pagan 01/01/12 →
Pagan sounds from the underground.
Playlist for 01/01/12
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Dead Can Dance - The Love That Cannot Be (Live) Atrium Animae - Sigillum Septimum Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Hidden in Snow Monica Richards - Pride Esben and The Witch - Hexagons I (The Fall) School of Seven Bells - The Night Kho Hat Hasa - The Holy Terrors Metal Mother - Willow...
December 2011
16 posts
New EP details from The Eden House →
Goth super-group The Eden House will be releasing a new EP, “Timeflows,” in February.
TSGO 2011: Year-End Wrap-Up Forum on Dark Music
This is the third part of my special 2011 wrap-up, the twenty best Goth and Darkwave albums of 2011. Stay tuned for these future features…
Ten Best Goth/Darkwave EPs of 2011
A Darker Shade of Pagan’s Top Ten of 2011
December 18th: Top Twenty Goth/Darkwave Albums of 2011
December 25th: Special Year-End Wrap-Up Forum on Dark Music featuring contributions from Mick Mercer, Uncle Nemesis, Martin...
Nemesis To Go →
The latest issue (11) of Nemesis To Go is now up! One of the most essential magazines of any format that explores dark music. Michael “Uncle Nemesis” Johnson does live reviews, attends countless gigs, and photographs it all. A reviewer not afraid to be honest. Essential!
TSGO 2011: Top Twenty Goth/Darkwave Albums of 2011 →
This is the third part of my special 2011 wrap-up, the twenty best Goth and Darkwave albums of 2011. Stay tuned for these future features…
Ten Best Goth/Darkwave EPs of 2011
A Darker Shade of Pagan’s Top Ten of 2011
December 18th: Top Twenty Goth/Darkwave Albums of 2011
December 25th: Special Year-End Wrap-Up Forum on Dark Music featuring contributions from Mick Mercer, Uncle Nemesis, Martin...
Trent Reznor Shares Release Info for How to... →
From Rolling Stone:
How to Destroy Angels – the new rock project from Trent Reznor, his wife Mariqueen Maandig and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo co-composer Atticus Ross – is almost ready for their grand debut. “[We are] finishing our full-length record, which has fully matured our sound into something that is very unique,” Reznor tells Rolling Stone. ”I can’t wait for that...
TSGO 2011: A Darker Shade of Pagan's Top Ten of... →
This is the second part of my special 2011 wrap-up, the ten best albums from within the context of my weekly streaming radio show and podcast A Darker Shade of Pagan. Stay tuned for these future features…
Ten Best Goth/Darkwave EPs of 2011
A Darker Shade of Pagan’s Top Ten of 2011
December 18th: Top Twenty Goth/Darkwave Albums of 2011
December 25th: Special Year-End Wrap-Up Forum on Dark Music...
“For a while in the 1980s, and to some degree into the following decade, many...”
– Ned Raggett, Pitchfork review of This Mortal Coil’s HDCD Box Set.
Download Dead Can Dance's 'Live Happenings - Part...
New album and tour in 2012!
“…surveying our 2011 top 50, ethereal haze is something that’s reached...”
– Stereogum’s Top 50 Albums Of 2011
Zola Jesus, Austra, Cold Cave, and other TSGO favorites have made the list here. Check it out.
A Darker Shade of Pagan 12/04/11 →
Pagan sounds from the underground.
Playlist for 12/04/11
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The Nocturnes - The Road Julianna Barwick - Flown The Machine in The Garden - Mending the Sky Monica Richards - Pride Peter Murphy - Secret 2:54 - Scarlet Tropic of Cancer - Temporal Vessels Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Hidden in Snow Collide - Bending and Floating Big Black...
TSGO 2011: Ten Best Goth/Darkwave EPs
This is first part of my special 2011 wrap-up, the ten best (in my humble opinion) Goth and Darkwave EPs of 2011. Stay tuned for these future features…
December 11th: A Darker Shade of Pagan’s Top Ten of 2011
December 18th: Top Twenty Goth/Darkwave Albums of 2011
December 25th: Special Year-End Wrap-Up Forum on Dark Music featuring contributions from Mick Mercer, Uncle Nemesis, Martin...
November 2011
25 posts
A Darker Shade of Pagan 11/27/11 →
Pagan sounds from the underground.
Playlist for 11/27/11
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Peter Murphy - Gaslit Esben and the Witch - Hexagons V (The Cast) Lycia - Fifth Sun Julianna Barwick - Keep Up the Good Work Ford & Lopatin with Tamaryn - Flying Dream Atrium Animae - Rex Gloriae Gazelle Twin - I Am Shell, I Am Bone Falling You - Shed No Tear Arborea -...
2011 Wrap-Up Schedule at TSGO
Happy Thanksgiving (or Day of Mourning/Unthanksgiving) to all my wonderful readers, here’s my schedule of special year-end features coming up at TheSkysGoneOut!
December 4th: Ten Best Goth/Darkwave EPs of 2011
December 11th: A Darker Shade of Pagan’s Top Ten of 2011
December 18th: Top Twenty Goth/Darkwave Albums of 2011
December 25th: Special Year-End Wrap-Up Forum on Dark Music...
“I felt from the first moment I saw people identifying as “Goth” that what they...”
– Anne Rice on Goths and Goth fashion @ The Daily Beast
“If you were an individual with the gift of foresight and a bit of financial...”
– Album Review: Esben and the Witch – Hexagons EP « Consequence of Sound
A Darker Shade of Pagan 11/20/11 →
Pagan sounds from the underground.
Playlist for 11/20/11
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Esben and the Witch - Hexagons I & II (The Fall and The Flight) DarkDriveClinic - Angel of Malcontent Qntal - Name Der Rose Zola Jesus - Ixode Sophie Barker - A Forest Rajna - Offering Sleep Over - Casual Diamond Faith and The Muse - Harai/When We Go Dark Be Forest - Blind Boy...
video: Florence + the Machine - No Light, No Light
disconaivete:
The third video off Florence + the Machine’s Ceremonials is for the energetic No Light, No Light. It features Florence flying and falling, some weird voodoo thing and cute kids in costumes.
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If Pitchfork says it, it must be true. →
Carrie Battan at Pitchfork writes an unflattering review of Esben and the Witch’s new EP “Hexagons” (which I totally disagree with, as I think the EP is excellent), and pretty much confirms the rise of “recent goth-leaning music” in indie circles.
“Hexagons also emphasizes the extent to which the indiesphere wants to embrace a goth revival in the wake of the...
A Darker Shade of Pagan 11/13/11 →
Pagan sounds from the underground.
Playlist for 11/13/11
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DarkDriveClinic - Mercury Head Kho Hat Hasa - The Holy Terrors Soriah with Ashkelon Sain - Iix Esben and the Witch - Hexagons III & IV (The Surge and The Still) Mirabilis - The Floor Was Hard But Home Dyonisis - Arachne’s Song (Live & Acoustic) This Mortal Coil - Song...
This Mortal Coil
For the past couple days I’ve been diving into the new This Mortal Coil box set, a pricey indulgence triggered by nostalgia and object-lust, but redeemed by the remastered high-quality versions of the songs contained within (not to mention the gorgeous packaging). As a fan of Gothic and Darkwave music, re-listening to these songs reveals just how influential Ivo Watts-Russell’s studio...
Off To Never Land: The Sisters Of Mercy... →
Ah, The Sisters. Here’s the thing, and hopefully some of my 1990s-era compatriots of the Goth scene will back me up on this, but many of us were long-sick of Andrew’s antics. It took years for many Goths to forgive him for the infamous “too Goth” snub of Sunshine Blind. A certain famous Goth historian, who shall remain nameless, refused to even type out their name in...
“…it feels only too appropriate that the goth (there I’ve said it)...”
– Drowned in Sound: Esben & the Witch - “Hexagons EP”
Is Chillwave Necessary? An Interview with Paul... →
A Darker Shade of Pagan 11/06/11 →
Pagan sounds from the underground.
Playlist for 11/06/11
Live from FaerieCon 2011!
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A special edition of ADSOP from FaerieCon in Maryland, featuring an interview with Michael Popp of the German “electro-medieval” band Qntal (and also of VocaMe and Estampie).
Qntal - Translucida Interview with Michael Popp VocaMe - Edessa
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Chelsea Wolfe, Zola Jesus review: New goth girls →
“But perhaps the most pervasive fashion to seize female musicians lately is a turn toward the dark side. There are certainly precedents here. Siouxsie Sioux is a big one, and Kate Bush’s darker tendencies have some bearing. But this new crop of goths differentiate themselves from the past by emphasizing the occult and being harder to parse.”