Shellshocked Radio Music Recommendations

For people outside of Germany / the German speaking world, today's recommendation might be about an unknown artist.  In Germany "Farin Urlaub" (the name translates to "going on Vacation") is a well known public figure as he is the lead singer of  @Die Ärzte  and have founded a few more other bands as well.  This song came to me as I was in a very dark place, very fitting as it...

Hell Yeah!   I just recently "stumbled" over this song again. I almost had forgotten how much fun it is.  Heavy guitars, chucking along like a slow moving freight train without any mercy. A cool fun Video:   https://youtu.be/Vm0th4zgubw   and just a great song and sound overall. So if you have never heard "Swim" from  @FishboneVEVO  or you, like me, have forgotten it,...

Hey Guys,    I know, this does not fit my usual fare of Gothic and Darkwave, but as with  @The Dead South  I just like this song.  Soothing, calm, it brings you down when you are stressed out. Just a fun little song which I like from  @laidbackofficial    I'm even a bit historically connected to the song, as it came out as the wall came down in 1989 and East...

Today I was able to connect with ya, after I had to re-schedule a couple of times.  She is a true artist in the sense that she always creates things, not just limited to music, but also in visual form and dancing.  We talk about her musical influences and all the projects she is working on right now, as well as her spiritual thinking and the "oneness" of the world she feels.   Find...

Hey Guys,   this is a strange recommendation in a way that I highly recommend this Song, but do not really care which version.  As the story in it and all what surrounds it makes it a "Denkmal" a tombstone of sorts which never should be forgotten.  This is art at a very deep level. Somehow I feel this song does not belong to the artist anymore but it is rather "public domain" as it...

Hey Guys,   today it is a bit weird, because, I love this song ... obviously, otherwise I would not recommend it ... BUT ... I do not really know why, all the single parts are rather dull and repetitive ... BUT it works, it draws you in like songs from the Neue Deutsche Welle, it has a certain quality and appeal.  It sucks you into its black & Darkwave / Cold Wave charm.  So it...

Hey Guys,   once again a more popular & mainstream song, but I quite like it, so here is my recommendation for today Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle:   https://youtu.be/iBYv11tqi-w   With a video made of scenes of the Anime Movie Ghost in a Shell.   https://open.spotify.com/track/4lmiNrYeWpbBTZdaWU8fIF?si=4865b2240f4e4a7f   https://playlist.shellshockedradio.com/lin...

This morning I had the pleasure to sit down with Anthony from Noble Art, which I got to know through Left Hand Black from GOTHenburg (see my previous talk ...).  Here is an outline of the stuff he draws:   https://teespring.com/stores/noble-art-and-apparel?page=1   and here you can reach him, if you want some artwork for your band:   https://www.instagram.com/therandomasshole/...

Hey Guys,   today a one hit wonder band, becoming popular in 1994 for a Levis Commercial, I still like the song from  @Ray Wilson  as it dates itself into the Grunge era, but is still a fun song to listen to.  I know, I'm a bit biased here again, but think that it is still a fun little romper, even today (2021 as of this taping ...) So enjoy "Inside" either with a bit of nostal...

​  @CONTRACULT  Collective appeared seemingly out of thin air and hit the ground running as they got booked to festivals with the likes of  @3TEETH   @Nine Inch Nails  and  @Metallica     In my talk with Nick, we find out how this happened and more about the fascinating back story of the band which is the "Contracult Collective" now, Spoiler alert,...

Hello Guys,   today a band which flew under my radar for a while.  @Eisfabrik official  did support  @MONO INC.  and  @Project Pitchfork  , which I both will cover later in these series of recommendations, but I only stumbled across them a year ago. "And Nothing Turns" is a great, simple pop (apparently "Future" or "Dark" Pop ... but I do not really care about la...

Hey Folks,   one of these songs from my formative years again  @Life of Agony - Topic   "Let's Pretend"   https://youtu.be/ddbThTyGJwQ   I've seen them once live, here in Germany, as Keith Caputo was still a male. For some reason I feel really close to him / her with this song.  I did not have these neglection issues he / she had from his / her parents, but I had...

Today Left Hand Black from GOTHenburg (I never get tired of this ... ;) found time for me.  Horror Punk at its finest, even though they come from  @In Flames  Country / City they decided to do the music they love and play their unapologetic punk rock.  The songs are Horror movie themed mostly, but a few porn movies are in it for good measure as well ;)  Besides the music a...

Long gone are the days where we used to trick the DJ's in the pop clubs where we went dancing, into playing something harder then  @Brian Adams    We did this with Think about Mutation and "Get Out" and all of the sudden we had the dance floor to ourselves ...   Anyway, it is still  a fun nice Stomper, even though it is not as heavy as the Industrial Metal we listen to tod...

This is a "classic" at least in my book.  This is the first song I ever covered with my very first (punk) band where I've played bass and sung.   @B52 Official  are mostly known for their hit song "Love Shack" and then later for the one singer collaborated with  @R.E.M. Archive  for "Shiny happy people", this is an oddity pop (rock) song which stood the test of time for me...

Hey Guys,   today a nice little Romper from 1998 ... this song is, as of this taping, already 23 years old. You might have heard it back then, as it was extensively on airplay, but for the younger generation which might have missed it, today I recommend  @Liquido  with "Narcotic" to you. Fun little pop rock song, with a great voice:   https://youtu.be/PJ7E40Ec5ec   So eith...

Blessed be with a V!    Dear Congregation, today I was enchanted by two lovely witches (and a few unseen wizards...) who form the covenant called HVIRESS.  We talk about the tragic expulsion from their former covenant, which in turn make them form HVIRESS.   With the help of a few, well cloaked, wizards they were able to bring their magic into this world.  Here you can see...

This is just a quick and short one again: "Listen to  @Cruxshadows  Winterborn" ;)  It is a nice poppy, electro stomper, which always makes me think of Bionel (she was part of  @Megalmodas  for a while) as she also played the violin.   They have been lighting up their live performances with dance routines quite a bit, I've never seen them live though, but believe that...

Today a short recommendation, in every sense ;)   @Chokebore  seem to have had the  @Spotify  song optimization down way before there was a Spotify ;)  "Coat" is a 1:27 minute long song which draws you in quickly and spits you out in less than 2 minutes ... perfect for  @Spotify    They got on my radar as either them opened for  @Tocotronic  or Toc...

Yeah! Today I recommend you one of my most beloved bands,  @Faith No More   @Faith No More Followers   @Faith No More Followers   @Faith No More  which I cannot be objective about of course as I was introduced to them in my formative years, nevertheless, it is a great band with many great songs.  But the best example of their "crossover" style might be...

Heute hatte ich das große Vergnügen mit  @Dr. Mark Benecke's Official Youtube Channel  sprechen zu können.  Viele werden Ihn sicher schon kennen & im Gegensatz meiner "normalen" Gespräche, mit zumeist noch unbekannten Künstlern, gibt es sehr viel wissenswertes und Informationen über Mark im Netz (siehe hier: https://home.benecke.com/publications/all-publications) oder einfach au...

Hey Guys,   this song has been covered by seemingly everyone, including me ;)   https://youtu.be/B0d2S9AJywc   Originally written by  @Bruce Springsteen  but then picked up and popularized by  @Patti Smith  it has been extensively played and covered even by the  @Deine Lakaien  a band I will also have a few #recommendations on later in this series.&nbsp...

Here I have to be absolutely honest with you Guys, I cannot be objective here as I heard this song in my formative years and will always love it: https://youtu.be/k6s1-caKRtQ     @Camouflage2004  has influenced me almost as much as  @Depeche Mode  I have to admit. So of course, there is also a cover version from me here, together with the great Attila, a composer from Arge...

Today, after two botched attempts (on my side I have to admit ...) I was finally able to sit down with Lucian.  He has many hats on, as he is the head of the Label "Living Dead Recordings", plays in two Bands "Dragnun" and "Happy Hour Homicide", he wrote a book about how he got from being a    @BLITZKID  Roadie to managing shows and starting his own band(s), including all the t...

Hey Guys,   today a well known band in the German speaking realm. Wolfsheim have been around for a long time, and the singer  @Peter Heppner  still continues to make music as far as I know, so if you have not heard of them yet, please let me bring this very subdued, subtle and melancholic song to your attention:   https://youtu.be/UjsvyeBWNQQ   I also want to praise the ve...