DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio

After two weeks of extended, themed broadcasts, DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio returned this past Sunday to the usual two-hour format emphasizing new post-punk, goth, industrial, and intelligent electronica--and with a lot of catching up to do! The show features new material from Then Comes Silence, Ayria, Black Angel, Matt Hart, The Anix, Stoneburner, DI Auger, Incirrina, Nuda, Clockwork Echo, SIN...

The annual Dark Nation Radio UNDER COVER show can now be streamed and downloaded—three hours of goth/industrial (and adjacent) bands and artists covering their favorites. I hope you’ll give this one a spin because it’s a fun show! Included in the mix are Bauhaus, Front Line Assembly, The Cult, The Sisters of Mercy, Ego Likeness, PIG, Echo & the Bunnymen, Faith & the Muse, KMFDM, and many more—the...

TUNE IN, TURN IT UP, BURN IT DOWN! The special Dark Nation Radio WOMEN POWER broadcast is now available for streaming and downloading—and I hope you will help me spread the word about this one! Among the many inclusions are I Ya Toyah, Siouxsie, Chelsea Wolfe, Zola Jesus, Faith & the Muse, Rosegarden Funeral Party, Collide, Twin Temple, Rasputina, Pixelgrip, Qntal, Bjork, Youth Code, L7, and Emili...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio broadcast can now be streamed/downloaded and features a mix of dark styles. Among the new tracks are ones by Ayria, Blackcarburning, Junksista, Ghosting, The Paper Road, SØLVE, Rina Pavar, Silver Walks, and J:Dead. Also in the mix are Skinny Puppy, Information Society, Soman, Blaklight, Pixel Grip, daddybear, Stendeck, and many others. The playlist is below for your r...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio includes some of my better mixing—especially the down-tempo electronica block that starts around minute 44. (I know you weird people tend to listen to the music rather than my transitions, but give a listen!) The broadcast starts off with a tribute to Julee Cruise, who passed away last week, and then includes new material from bands and artists including Psy’Aviah, Xo...

Surprise DNR set! In addition to Dark Nation Radio, I used to host a weekly “dark 80s” show called Blasphemous Rumors. Inspired by Kate Bush’s return to the charts, I put together a little Blasphemous Rumors set for you—nothing fancy, just a fun playlist for those who want more from the “running up that hill” era. If you all like it, I might put together more. Enjoy! Dark Nation Radio Presents Bla...

After back-to-back expanded broadcasts for World Goth Day and the annual Dark Nation Radio Gothic Beach Party, DNR is back to form this week with the customary two-hour mix of goth, industrial, post-punk, and intelligent electronica emphasizing new material. The show has a nice build to it, starting off moody and then gradually upping the tempo toward a solid block of dance floor-oriented electron...

To mark the unofficial start of summer here in the U.S., I’m pleased to present the annual Dark Nation Radio GOTHIC BEACH PARTY, which can now be streamed/downloaded. This spirited trip into the lighter side of darkness ranges widely from goth and psychobilly to new wave, glam, and electronic, but all of it is fun, so I hope you’ll give it a spin! Among the many bands included in this three-hour s...

The WORLD GOTH DAY edition of DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio can now be streamed on my Mixcloud page and streamed or downloaded from my Hearthis.at page. What I did was to shift back and forth between new and class goth tracks, so you can visit with some old friends (The Cure, Siouxsie, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, etc.) and then discover new bands. The playlist is below for your reference—I hope you...

First things first, the WORLD GOTH DAY edition of DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio will be this Sunday, May 22nd. This will then be followed by the annual Dark Nation Radio GOTHIC BEACH PARTY show on May 29th. All shows start at 9 PM EDT on sorradio.org. This week’s show can now be streamed and downloaded on my mixcloud and hearthis pages and includes new material from Leathers, Mari Kattman, Mechani...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio broadcast starts off with a pleasing selection of Mother’s Day-inspired tunes before moving into the usual mix (at around 17 minutes) of goth, industrial, post-punk, and intelligent electronica, with an emphasis on new material. Included in the broadcast are new tracks from ESA, Junksista, Beyond Border, Encephalon, Paradox Obscura, Dawn of Ashes, and Menschdefekt. I...

If you’ve never listened to Dark Nation Radio before, but are curious about contemporary goth, industrial, and post-punk music, this week’s show is an excellent introduction as it has a lot of variety to it and is packed with new music! Among the new material are tracks by Zola Jesus, Wumpscut, IAMTHESHADOW, Mark E. Moon, Ludovico Technique, Beyond Border, Encephalon, Nature of Wires, Lost Tapes,...

DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio is pleased to present RETRO ELECTRO this week—a two-hour trip through 80s and early 90s electro. Among the bands included are Cabaret Voltaire, Kraftwerk, Einstürzende Neubauten, Pop Will Eat Itself, Juno Reactor, KMFDM, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Clock DVA, Front 242, and Skinny Puppy. If you enjoy this one, please consider sharing it! The full playlist is be...

Lots of variety in this week’s Dark Nation Radio, with some classic tracks from The Cure, Die Warzau, and Skinny Puppy mixed in with a lot of new material from bands including Encephalon, Menschdefekt, Silver Walks, Esoterik, Stereoskop, Dear Deer, ImJudas, and Noromakina. I enjoy introducing you to new dark bands, so I hope you’ll give this week’s show a spin! DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio Playli...

After last week’s “Global Goth” special, DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio is back to form this week with a mix of new and classic goth, industrial, post-punk, and intelligent electronica. Included in this broadcast are new tracks from Black Angel, Ultra Sunn, Toronto is Broken, Becko, Principe Valiente, Ava Vox, SINthetik Messiah, Dawn of Ashes, Headdreamer, The Anix, and Stridulum, among others. The...

DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio is pleased to present GLOBAL GOTH, a show featuring 30 songs from 30 contemporary goth/post-punk acts from 30 different countries! This United-Nations-of-goth broadcast can now be streamed on my mixcloud and hearthis stations and includes bands such as Japan’s Aural Vampire, Sweden’s Then Comes Silence, Canada’s Dead Cells, South Africa’s The Awakening, and Australia’...

This week’s DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio tosses some old-school KMFDM, NIN, Ministry, and Wumpscut into the mix, together with new tracks from VVAMPIRE, Grey Gallows, Night Nail, Blaklight, Suicide Queen, Human Vault, Cloud Rat, Dawn of Ashes, Stridulum, and Faderhead—seasoned with some New Order, Depeche Mode, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and Project Pitchfork. I hope you like it! Full playlist be...

The Dark Nation Radio International Women’s Day broadcast can now be streamed, and I hope you’ll not only give it a listen but a _signal boost_ by sharing because it is *packed* with fantastic music by amazing female musical artists and female-fronted bands! To get in as many songs as possible, I expanded the show to 3 full hours—and even then only scratched the surface. (So apologies to all those...

Ukrainian bands or artists start off each block of music on this week’s Dark Nation Radio. I hope you’ll listen in and then visit their bandcamp pages! Lots of new material in the show as well, including MATT HART, Wires & Lights, The Mayors of Nothing, iVardensphere, Dawn of Ashes, Silent Runners, Gulvøss, Waijdan, Bara Hari, Je T’aime, Sidewalks & Shadows, and BlakLight. I hope you enjoy it! Not...

Fun show on DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio this week, featuring new tracks from The Birthday Massacre, Wovenhand, Ludovico Technique, Wires & Lights, Je T'aime, Deathline International, Beauty in Chaos, and Principle Valiente, among others! I hope you'll give it a listen. Full playlist below. Thank you for your continued support! DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio Playlist 27 February 2022 Wires & Light...

This week’s Dark Nation covers a lot of sonic territory. It begins on a harsh electro-industrial note with brand new Dawn of Ashes, moves into more melodic downtempo territory with new GGGOLDDD, and then pivots toward gothy post-punk with spankin’ new Principe Valiente. Also included in the mix are new tracks from Deathline Intl., disHARMONY, VVMPYRS, The Black Capes, Faderhead, Headdreamer, and F...

DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio features new tracks this week from bands including MISS FD, disHARMONY, INCIRRINA, JUNSISTA, CULT STRANGE, GHOSTING, COLD CHOIR, VIOLENT VICKIE, BARA HARI, CYANBAAL, THE BLACK CAPES, EDEN SYNTHETIC CORP, THE ANIX, and ROSEGARDEN FUNERAL PARTY. The complete playlist is below. Enjoy the show! DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio Playlist 13 February 2022 Incirrina, “Shrapnel W...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio broadcast can now be streamed / downloaded and features a mix of dark music including new tracks from DEAD LIGHTS, GHOSTING, BLAKLIGHT, THE SEA AT MIDNIGHT, FADERHEAD, BLACK ROSE BURNING, JUNKSISTA, THE FUNERAL WAREHOUSE, CIRCUMPOLAR, FRACTAL AGE, MECHANICAL CABARET, and SIDEWALKS AND SKELETONS. The playlist is below—thanks for your support! DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Ra...

Electro-industrial takes center stage on DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio this week, with fierce new tracks from FADERHEAD, JUNO REACTOR, IVARDENSPHERE, SOMAN, DISSONANCE, DEATH LOVES VERONICA, NEUROKLAST, and STABBING WESTWARD, among others. Also in the mix are EMPIRION, NOISUF-X, VELVET ACID CHRIST, THIS MORN' OMINA, PSY'AVIAH, SHIV-R, and many more. This is one to play loud! Thanks, as always, for...

DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio features some excellent new post-punk and electronica this week from bands including The Anix, Headdreamer, Silent Runners, Static Logic, The Gathering, Ships in the Night, Sapphira Vee, Circumpolar, and The Foreign Resort. I hope you’ll give it a spin and support these fantastic bands. Thanks for your support! DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio Playlist 23 January 2022 Th...