Shellshocked Radio Music Recommendations

Well, another classic of my youth. Surfer Rosa, the Album where this song is on has some really great songs, but "Where is my Mind" is by far the most outstanding one.  Quirky lyrics, acoustic and electric guitars. It is just a fun little weird song. It became quite famous later in Fight Club, but was on my radar way earlier.  So please re-visit this nice little gem from  @PixiesOff...

Wow, this is truly Art. This is such a mesmerizing song by the Russian three piece  @I am waiting for you last summer  it is breathtaking and demands your whole attention. This is no "easy listening" because it is oh so good, I'm swooning all over it. Is it maybe part of the melancholic Russian Soul? Why are so many good and thoughtful bands come from there? I highly recommend this maste...

Hey Guys,   today a short one, as I have nothing to say here. I really enjoy "Grand Canyon" from  @pusciferdotcom  it is a very unusual song which does not really fit any mold, I think. But it is oh so good and enjoyable. Maynard seems to be a VERY creative person, who seemingly is looking for different outlets of different kind of musical cravings he has.  A true artist, and a...

This is just very well made 8bit and 80's synth inspired music.  It is actually hard to recommend just a single song, but for this recommendation I'm gonna stick with "Alpha" from  @LukHash - Topic    Check out his well made website for the provided information:   https://www.lukhash.com/   And here the great song:   https://youtu.be/sG79nb-EmSM   https://op...

This song is more a slow ballad not using their particular Folk Metal Style which  @Alkonost  from "Mother Russia" is so well known for.  This is a special song for a special occasion.  Dream like, when you have thoughts to ponder, melancholic thoughts or just wan't to drift away, this is the song for you! Fairy like female vocals, soothing piano sounds (I recommend the piano v...

Well, I guess I'm preaching to the choir here,  @The Sisters of Mercy - Topic  are a stable of the goth culture / goth music even though apparently Andrew Eldritch hates the term "Goth" in conjecture with his music. And in a way, I have to side with him, the music of "the Sisters" has not much in common with  @Joy Division   @neworder  or  @Siouxsie And The Bansh...

Yeah, that is once again a band name which is really hard to do some research for, but in their Spotify Biography there are a few details.  But as I simply wanna recommend you one song, it does not really matter that much.  If you know more about them, maybe even might be able to get me in contact with them, please let me know!   I would love to talk with them in my "Shellshocked Ra...

Today just a saccharine Pop Song, nothing more, but nothing less.  I do not really care about the manufactured "controversy" about these girls kissing, or their school girl uniform and / or there wet clothes ... I get it of course, sex sells, good for them.  But I like the song and can recommend it.  @tATuVEVO   "All The Things She Said" is just a good pop song, and there...

Hell Yeah! This is a Gothic Song if there is one.  Unapologetic hitting all the right notes, making it a joy for every Gothic Fan to listen to.  Competently recorded, sung and performed. There is really nothing I can criticize here.  Mixing the music of their heritage (Turkey) in the mix makes it fresh and  standing out.  I just love this song and highly recommend it to yo...

Today I was able to talk with Andreas about his Project "Dwell in Doom".  We cover his musical background and share our Love about  R.E.M.  @typeonegative   @Paradise Lost  and  @Roxette    Per, from Roxette lives in the same town as he lives, that's quite cool.  He is a Solo Artist with an amazing output.   Find his music and more about him h...

Today a very strange composer, where you can hear the agony and despair quite clearly in the music.  I like the "Gothic" Charm of the images this person conjures up, an uneasy, Vampire / Nosferatu like (think of Count Morlock) aesthetic.  The music is very bombastic and well orchestrated, the singing / vocal style I'm not really keen on, but the overall package, with the aesthetics ... i...

Unfortunately this band does not exist anymore but disbanded, according to  @हिन्दी डोक्युमेंट्री चलचित्र -Wikipedia Explorers  already in 2009.  What a shame ...  They apparently do "post punk" and "post black metal" whatever that means, I cannot really describe their music myself.  "Amesoeurs" is a "built up" Song, moving towards a big crescendo in the end.  Female...

Oh man ... if you have a bad day and need something to cheer you up, I implore you to watch this video:   https://youtu.be/Gsy5sJy5_34   this is so fun and colorful. I love the Indian cultures, so much to discover there.  One day I truly hope to visit this great sub continent myself.  The bright colors, the manifold customs, rites, buildings ... this whole country oozes of cult...

Hey Guys,   today a well known band, at least in my Gothic / Darkwave bubble.  @MONO INC.  with "Arabia".  They have a very distinct "Pop Goth" Sound so this is a good example of how they sound.  Great Band, which really takes care and reaches out to its fans regularly. If you do not know them by now, check them out, and thank me later ;)   https://youtu.be/opKonJ5-Xd...

This song is a sugary, warm blanket for me. Somehow reminding of the "Neue Deutsche Welle" (New German Wave), very simple and repetitive songs, which drew you in through this mantra like quality.  This is how this song works for me.  On the surface, not much is going on, but subconsciously it ropes you into its mesmerizing aura.   Very well done! And nothing at all like the Original...

Hey Guys,    as much as I try not to repeat myself, I will make a few exceptions for some bands, and recommend more then one song from their portfolio.  And I really hope you forgive me, or even better, are with me completely, when I say that  @Depeche Mode   @Depeche Mode - Topic  is worthy of an exception.  They have been with me since I started to get int...

This is a quite underrated song from the very well appreciated Album "Automatic for the People" by  R.E.M.    It stills (happily) amazes me that this band did find such a high appreciation world wide.  Always sad and melancholic, this is my kind of music ...   There are so many great songs here, but I wanted to bring a more "forgotten" song to your attention which is "Driv...

Hello Guys,    continuing with very much alive and active musicians and artists to recommend, today I give you  @NeuroWulf  , an outstanding artist from Slovenia. He is just such a cool Dude, working on music constantly and I was lucky enough to have him on my Video Podcast Show already twice. You can find the talks here:   https://youtu.be/Hsj4T36QC0A   and here: &nb...

So, here is another under appreciated gem I want to recommend.  BELLE PHOENIX AND THE SUBTERRANEAN SEA's "Dead Inside" is just a very well crafted song which never drags, even when it pumps the breaks a bit.  This is a song you can play in a loop without getting tired of it. And it fits very well in my more Gothic Rock / Alternative Portfolio.   Show it some love here:   https:...

Well, what is there to say to this classic song?  As I suspect that my audience is a bit older, every one has heard this song, as it holds up after all this long years, I'm sure that it will get a special place in history.  My own interpretation is that of a lost love, which lets you fall in turmoil and despair.   You want to smash everything, your inside is dark and black and you w...

Hey Guys,   as I've realized that I mostly recommend older songs, I took a conscious effort to include a few more recent ones.  One very mysterious recent one is the recommendation of today.  The artist calls itself just "DARK" and makes really cool Darkwave / Postpunk music.  I actually reached out to this "DARK" Person ;) as I wanted to talk with him or her on my Video Podcas...

Today a more obscure German Gothic Rock Band, with a hard to search for name  @Behind The Scenes  .  According to Wikipedia they are still active since 1993, but I was unable to find much information about them (try searching for "Behind the Scenes" ;)  Anyway, their Song "Hate the Day" is a really good and well done Gothic Rock song, a perfect example of how a good song should...

They have been a ground rock of dark electro music for several decades,     @Project Pitchfork  have been with me for most of my life. So it is absolutely clear that I had to include them here, in my recommendations list.  As their career spans a few decades, there are many great songs I can recommend from them, but today let me focus on "Acid Ocean":   https://youtu.be/aj...

Well, this is kind of a "guilty pleasure" but I stand to my taste of course.  It is a great pop song by  @ArmyOfLoversVEVO  which I always was happy to hear on the radio back then.  A very nice video as well:    https://youtu.be/di18hTFTwIw   Just a nice package and content, so all is well ...   https://open.spotify.com/track/09OKEiKltU6AvvrEtE92OY?si=ba92b1...

Today's recommendation might not sound like one BUT I just want to level with you.  I have a very personal history with  @Within Temptation  and especially the song "Ice Queen", so I'm not very objective in me liking it.  So I try to also talk about its flaws and shortcomings a bit, as well as the (original) cheesy green screen video:   https://youtu.be/lWNOLqs1IPQ  ...