In this episode, we discuss a biological phenomenon that has been mistaken for a supernatural experience for hundreds of years. People of the past believed demons, witches, or spirits were sitting on their chests while they slept, crushing them, but today this experience is known as sleep paralysis, and it's far more common than previously thought.
Read MoreAs a decade comes to a close, Nick's band plays their biggest London gig, but on the other side of the mountaintop a painful descent awaits. Simon heads back to his hometown for a year out, finds himself a soul-crushing job in the infamous hive of drudgery atop the hill, but finds a way of piecing together life's fragments in his first recorded songs.
Read MoreYou're lying if you think goths don't love drama, and as everyone has been preoccupied with staying alive this year, there certainly has been a lack of drama. So what does the goth cabal do when the scene gets a bit dull? We make the drama! Prepare your bathole The Gothquisition is back to rip the poseurs again!
Read MoreWhile the debate of what qualifies as goth will be forever debated on the internet, there are various genres that qualify as goth adjacent and could certainly fit into a dark music lover's collection. One of us may have been a little tipsy and a little rambly, too, so apologies in advance!
Read MoreWe have a lot of love for Chicago, and beyond Wax Trax, we highlight several bands from the Windy City in this episode.
Read MoreThis week, Ken, Collin, and Katy had the enormous pleasure to chat with Raymond Watts about the upcoming PIG album, "Pain is God." The crew takes a deep dive with Raymond into the persona of PIG, the pains of releasing an album during a pandemic, amazing tour stories from the beforetimes, and so much more.
Read MoreBloodletting is an ancient treatment that persisted until the 18th century. One of the techniques used to let blood were leeches, blood-sucking worms. In this episode, we discuss both the history of bloodletting and these fascinating yet creepy creatures.
Read MorePatti Smith's revolutionary rock is in the air, as is the smell of Nick cooking bacon in Simon's vegetarian-only frying pan, this week. We discover how our weedy heroes found their dream flat in Camden High Street, only for it to be plunged into darkness and nightmare as the skylight went out. A goth hothouse was born, burned for a little while, then puttered out. Oh, the merciless scourings of time!
Read MoreThemes of religion, apocalypse, and dark sci-fi manifest themselves in this month’s playlist, with songs from Slovenian performance artists Laibach, some absolute classics from Ministry and The Sisters of Mercy, and some brand-new goth rock from Motuvius Rex.
Read MoreOne of the most common types of magic in the ancient Graeco-Roman world were curses. These binding spells were placed on special tablets & figurines that have since been unearthed by archaeologists. In this episode, we discuss these curse tablets, & how they were made & used.
Read MoreOn this episode, we chat with DJs Arcanus & Motia of Xiled Radio about their show, DJing online, music we love and Convergence in Boston.
Read MoreEvery Halloween Hallie reads a creepy story to celebrate. This year The MCP presents The Cats of Ulthar by H.P. Lovecraft. Enjoy and Happy Halloween!
Read MoreMoving into a flat across the road from the legendary Camden Palace club in London, heady days of smoke, noise, intense discussion and musical exploration ensued. An unforeseen windowless darkness descended from above. O Lord, were these headless, heedless pilgrims prepared? Does a goth where any colour except purple?
Read MoreThis month we are looking at the ever shifting spaces goths inhabit, reifying their ritualistic, embodied bringing forth of identity into the world around us. The future of these spaces is now forever changed as the current pandemic robs us of our sacred curated temples to goth.
Read MoreOctober is upon us, and that means it’s time to get a little more spooky than usual! Is that even possible? Anyways, we’ve included a few tracks on this month’s podcast that really creep us out, along with some dancefloor classics by Ministry, Peter Murphy, Spahn Ranch, and more.
Read MoreIn this week's edition of the Sounds and Shadows Podcast, Ken and Katy interview Zach Pliska and Emily Sturm about their latest album, "Vampyre Villa". This interview features the video for Vazum's song, "Schema," off the album "Vampyre Villa".
Read MoreOn March 31, 1922, an entire family and their maid were murdered in their home, an isolated farmstead in Bavaria, Germany, known as Hinterkaifeck. The killer has never been discovered, and a web of mystery has been woven around the incident since it occurred. In this episode we discuss the case, the suspects, and try to separate fact from fiction.
Read MoreFrom a glorified shed on an allotment in Brighton, UK, our simpering heroes try to make the best of life during the pandemic, getting straight into the featured albums - Nick experiences his first spiritual flight via the haunting melodies and choral majesties of Dead Can Dance.
Read MoreSome formative tunes from back when. This episode is a nostalgia trip!
Featuring The Cure, Cubanate, VNV Nation, Lycia, Suicide Commando and Tones on Tail.
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