DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio

Ready to rock out?! The November broadcast of DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR is now available! This high-octane whiskey-fueled romp through rockabilly, psychobilly, and horror punk should appeal to fans of The Cramps, The Creepshow, The Reverend Horton Heat, Tiger Army, The Misfits, and so on. The playlist is below. Follow updates at http://www.facebook.com/groups/psychobillyfamilypower...

This week on DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio, I’m pleased to present DEEP SOUND: a two-hour uninterrupted DJ mix of contemporary electronica. This is a good one to put on and let yourself float. Included in the mix are Hybrid, Joey Fehrenbach, Boris Brejcha, Soman, Trentmøller, iVardensphere, and Autoclav1.1. This Tuesday (11/22), I host DJ cypher’s Psychobilly Family Power Hour (rockabilly / psycho...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio broadcast is now available and features lots of excellent new post-punk and electro-industrial music, including tracks from Neikka RPM, Frenchy & the Punk, iamnoone, Derision Cult, spankthenun, Null Device, XSRY, No Longer Human, and G.W. Childs IV. The complete playlist is below. If you enjoy DNR, I hope you will follow me on your preferred streaming platform and con...

Fans of 80s alternative: Come test your musical knowledge by giving my BLASPHEMOUS RUMORS: ADVANCED EDITION a spin! Lost classics and obscure gems to delight and surprise--how many do you recognize?!! https://www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive/dj-cyphers-blasphemous-rumors-advanced-edition-november-2022/ DJ CYPHER’S BLASPHEMOUS RUMORS 8 November 2022 Brian Eno & John Cale, “Spinning Away” The Railway C...

Despite DNR now being in its 23rd year, I remain a club DJ at heart and hate to interrupt a good groove—which is why the second hour of this week’s show is a big block of music! This week’s show features new tracks from bands and musical artists including PIG, Amulet, KMFDM, Neikka RPM, Johnny Tupolev, MATT HART, Avarice in Audio, 40 Octaves Below, and G.W. Childs IV. The complete playlist is belo...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! For your spooky listening pleasure, the Dark Nation Radio HALLOWEEN PARTY broadcast can now be streamed (mixcloud) / downloaded (hearthis): Three hours of ghosts, ghouls, and goblins for the living and living impaired! Included in the mix are Type O Negative, Zombie Girl, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Cramps, Voltaire, Concrete Blonde, Ghoultown, The Ramones, Rob Zombie, Rasputina,...

Ready for a Halloween warm-up? The October broadcast of DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR is now available! This high-octane whiskey-fueled romp through rockabilly, psychobilly, and horror punk should appeal to fans of The Cramps, The Creepshow, Social D, Tiger Army, Misfits, and so on. The playlist is below. Follow updates at http://www.facebook.com/groups/psychobillyfamilypowerhour. And...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio covers quite a bit of sonic territory ranging from postpunk and deathrock to synthwave and old-school electro-industrial. I hope those of you who are a little adventurous and have broad tastes will give it a spin! New material in this one from Je T’aime, C-Lekktor, Nouveau Arcade, Violent Eden, A Shoreline Dream, Blackcarburning, and The Bleak Assembly, as well as som...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio includes a big block of fantastic female artists and a lot of new material from bands including Diverje, Solitary Experiments, C-Lekktor, Ronan Conroy, Psy’Aviah, Frenchy and the Punk, and Biomechanimal. It’s a good show--I hope you’ll give it a spin! Playlist before for your reference. Thank you for your support! DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio Playlist 16 October 2022...

Tones on Tail, Joy Division, The Danse Society, Flesh for Lulu, Concrete Blonde, New Model Army, The Cure, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Depeche Mode. If bands like these are close to your heart then you’ll enjoy DJ cypher’s BLASPHEMOUS RUMORS, my “dark 80s” broadcast that airs live on the second Tuesday of each month. The playback of the October show is now available on my streaming platforms. I’d lov...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio broadcast is packed with brand new material from bands you may not recognize but will be thrilled to discover! If your tastes in music lean toward the dark side, I hope you will give it a spin—I’m betting you will be glad you did! And if you hear something that really catches your fancy, drop me a line (email address at bottom)! I’d love to know. The playlist is below...

I may not be flashy as a DJ or get invited to the big festivals, but for almost 3 decades now, I have put my heart and soul into promoting the music, band, and scene that I love. This past Sunday night, I celebrated the 23rd anniversary of my radio show, DARK NATION RADIO. In keeping with past practice, rather than my usual format I instead showcased one favorite song from each year I have been do...

To get you into the Halloween “spirit,” I’ve prepared a short mix of horror movie soundtracks with some dark ambient material as connective tissue. How many do you recognize? Stay spooky my friends!

Welcome to the debut of DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR! This whiskey-fueled romp through rockabilly, psychobilly, and horror punk should appeal to fans of The Misfits, Social Distortion, The Creepshow, The Cramps, and so on. Right now, I’ll be doing it live on the 4th Tuesday of each month, although I may make it more frequent if it gets a good response—so please help spread the word! T...

After bringing the big beats last week, this week’s Dark Nation Radio offers up more of a mix of post-punk and darkwave styles, including excellent new tracks from , The City Gates, Candy Coffins, Noise Unit, Still Patient?, Junksista, and Lights AM, among others. I’m pleased with how this one came out, so I hope you’ll give it a spin. The playlist is below for your reference. TONIGHT (Tuesday Sep...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio broadcast can now be streamed / downloaded and is heavy on the big beats! Included in the mix are KMFDM, Curse Mackey, ACTORS, Pixel Grip, Dead Lights, IAMTHESHADOW, iVardensphere, Assemblage 23, RetCon, Noisuf-x, and Front 242. The playlist is below for your reference. Thank you for your support. DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio Playlist 18 September 2022 Flero, “Dune”...

I’ve got a little mid-week treat for you fans of dark 80s goth and new wave—after several years in hibernation, DJ CYPHER’S BLASPHEMOUS RUMORS is back! It felt sooooo good to revisit these classics. I hope they bring up some fond memories for you, too—and perhaps even introduce you to something new! Link to the return and the playlist from 13 September below. Right now, BLASPHEMOUS RUMORS will air...

Lots of good gothy gothiness in this week’s DARK NATION RADIO broadcast, including new tracks from A Cloud of Ravens, Panic Priest, CARV.R, The Secret French Postcards, and ACTORS, among others. The playlist is below for your reference. And get ready for the return of DJ cypher’s BLASPHMOUS RUMORS—my dark 80s show! Tuesday September 13th at 9 PM Eastern US time on sorradio.org. Thanks for your sup...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio is a rather quirky mix of styles ranging from retro-electro to alt country to old-school goth to high-energy electro-industrial. New tracks are included from KMFDM, Spectra*Paris, Curse Mackey, October Burns Black, Still Patient?, Grausame Tochter, M73, and Kota Kira, among others. I hope you’ll give it a spin and enjoy the mix! The playlist is below for your referenc...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio broadcast can now be streamed and features new material from bands including Kill Shelter, Psyclon Nine, Aesthetic Perfection, Curse Mackey, Crimson Brûlée, Unwoman, October Burns Black The Forgotten, Voicecoil, A Projection, Cvrbon Decvy, and The Burying Kind. Also included are some fun throw-back tracks from Skinny Puppy, Covenant, Brainbug, Hanzel und Gretyl, Ficti...

The Corpus Delicti contest continues on this week’s Dark Nation Radio! The first three listeners who email the title of the Corpus Delicti song included in this week’s show to darknationradio[at]gmail.com will win the new CORPUS DELICTI 1992-1996 BOX SET from Cleopatra Records! The set includes the entire discography of this pioneering French darkwave band that was deeply influenced by Bauhaus, Si...

Toronto-based ArtofFact records is now at the forefront of contemporary post-punk and electro-industrial music. DJ cypher vs. ArtofFact presents a 90-minute 21-song DJ mix of AoF artists, including ACTORS, Bootblacks, Kanga, Wingtips, Seeming, GGGOLDDD, Ghost Twin, SPECTRES, Ayria, Front Line Assembly, Jeremy Inkle, Juno Reactor, Encephalon, cEvin Key, Dead When I Found Her, The Foreign Resort, Kæ...

I'm pleased to present SOUNDS + SHADOWS COMMUNITY V.1, a 90-minute DJ mix of bands and musical artists affiliated with the fantastic music zine Sounds + Shadows. I hope you will give it a spin and then check out these wonderful bands on Bandcamp. And for music reviews, interviews, and the down low on everything dark, check out soundsandshadows.com! DJ cypher presents: SOUNDS + SHADOWS COMMUNITY V....

This week’s Dark Nation Radio show can now be streamed and downloaded. Truth be told, I’ve been feeling a little discouraged lately, so very much appreciate your giving it a spin and possibly reposting it if you are willing. Lots of great new material in this one, including tracks from The Bellwether Syndicate, ACTORS, Heavy Halo, Kill Shelter, Rina Pavar, Noise Unit, Silver Walks, and Then Comes...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio can now be streamed and downloaded. It’s a good mix, I think, and full of new material, including tracks from ACTORS, Kill Shelter, Front 242, Ayria, Sundata, Then Comes Silence, Golden Apes, SINE, Ohne Nomen, Psy’Aviah, and Industry of Doom. I hope you enjoy it and thank you for your support! DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio Playlist 17 July 2022 ACTORS, “Post-Traumatic...