Bats set listies: Happy Halloween

I want ghouls, I want witches, I want dancing skeletons and the darkest parts of the season.

According to many a culture, we are entering just that.

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Happy Halloween, everyone.  I hope yours is phenomenal.

My costume?  Madonna in the "Express Yourself" video.

Don't hate.  It's not just a costume this year: it's a statement.

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A brief review, to satiate any curiosities. 

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102012

The Box

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White Room

All Night Long - Peter Murphy
Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode
Stigmata Martyr - Bauhaus
Transmission - Joy Division
True Faith - New Order
Headhunter - Front 242
Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Jumping Someone Else’s Train - The Cure
She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

II

White Room

Do You Love Me? -Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
 Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
So Alive - Love and Rockets
I Walk the Line - Alien Sex Fiend
Garbage Man - The Cramps
Romeo’s Distress - Christian Death
Cities in Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Join in the Chant (Burn!) - Nitzer Ebb
Behind the Wheel - Depeche Mode
Blue Monday - New Order

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102812

The Box's 13th Anniversary

Black Room (closing set)

One-Eyed Man -This Morn’ Omina
TZDV - Faderhead
Violence - Implant/Angelspit
Army of Me - Björk
Stand Up - Stromkern
The Siren - Aesthetic Perfection
Fuck the System (Fukkk Offf Mix) - Cyberpunkers
Sleep Now (Angelspit Mix) - Angelspit

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The anniversary was one memorable night for everyone.  I'm very proud to have been part of such a monumental occasion.  And I am especially flattered to have seen all those smiling faces out there, rocking the right fuck out along with me, at the end there.  You guys know how to make a gal feel special.

Thanks for making our club awesome.

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Now if you'll excuse me, I have a wig to play around with.

'til next time...

Happy All Hallow's

- Bats

The Statue

I've written a song about a woman in love with a statue.

Here are the lyrics.  Any comments/suggestions are welcome.

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She stood there, frozen
Still as the mist surrounding
Staring
Ever watching
A Figure cast in Stone

Any other day
She would dance
Entertain
Graze wispy fingers
Across The Statue's brow

Any other day
A longing glance
An adoring whisper
A subtle kiss
Upon dulled marble lips

Any other day
Her love would flourish

But today just ain't the same
Today just ain't the same

An angry fist beat against
The Statue's stone chest
As hot tears drenched her face
She roared
She wailed and she roared
'Oh god, I love you so'
'Oh god, I love you so'
And crumpled to the base

(Today just ain't the same) [repeated in the background during this next verse]
And she rose
Balled her hand to a fist
Struck out
Making contact on the lips
Oh, but to her surprise
A crimson hand returned
And blood dripped down
From The Statue

And the mouth cracked open
As a gentle voice spoke out
'Oh god, how I love you so'
'Oh god, how I love you so'

The Statue reached out a stone hand
And wiped away the tears
She stepped onto the platform
Held The Figure in her arms
And as they kissed
They grew set in stone
In a frozen embrace
Still as the mist surrounding

Any other day
Any other day
But today just ain't the same
Today just ain't the same...

Bats set listies: Autumn Magic Edition.

October is one magical month, friends. Seeing people actually celebrating the season, putting up spooky decorations, the sight of all the pumpkins, the PUMPKIN FLAVORED EVERYTHING...

Warms this withered heart of mine.

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Hence I got a kitten. Her name's Samhain and we love each other very much. I also got another pumpkin today. That makes two.

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The life things, and embracing of the season, has delayed me from updating this thing. I'm sorry. I know I've been delaying updating this thing rather consistently. Sorry, bro. Don't hate.

(Also, The Walking Dead Season 3; amiright?)

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NO MORE DELAYS. UPDATES.

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092312

The Box

Santa Cruz, CA   

White Room

Blue Monday - New Order
Transmission - Joy Division
Romeo’s Distress - Christian Death
Lust For Life - Iggy Pop
So Alive - Love and Rockets
Kiss - London After Midnight
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
You Spin Me Round - Dead or Alive

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093012


The Box

I

White Room

El Wraith - Amon Tobin
Summer Prelude - Clint Mansell/Kronos Quartet
Mourn - Apoptygma Berzerk
Bela Lugosi’s Dead - Bauhaus
I Walk the Line - Alien Sex Fiend
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
Policy of Truth (Extended Mix) - Depeche Mode
Who’s That Girl? - Eurythmics

II

Black Room

Pharmaceutical Grade - Shiv-r
Hit Me Hard - Noisuf-X
Smack My Bitch Up - Prodigy
Fuck the System (Fukkk Offf Mix) - Cyberpunkers
Sleep Now (Angelspit Mix) - Angelspit
Neverending - Imperative Reaction
The Siren - Aesthetic Perfection

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100612

Wicked Lounge
Santa Cruz, CA

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Halloween - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Dead Souls - Joy Division
Do You Love Me? - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
After the Flesh - Thrill Kill Kult
Supermassive Black Hole - Muse
Strict Machine - Goldfrapp

II

Kiss Them For Me - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Policy of Truth (Extended Mix) - Depeche Mode
Join in the Chant (Burn!) - Nitzer Ebb
We Share Our Mother's Health - The Knife
More Human Than Human - White Zombie
Rituals (iVardensphere Mix) - God Module

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100712

The Box

I

White Room

She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
In the Flat Field - Bauhaus
Spiritual Cramp - Christian Death
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Policy of Truth (Extended Mix) - Depeche Mode
Blue Monday - New Order
Join in the Chant (Burn!) - Nitzer Ebb
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Jumping Someone Else’s Train - The Cure

II

Black Room

My Eyes Are Red - Hex Rx
Without Emotions - Combichrist
Rituals (iVardensphere Mix) - God Module
One-Eyed Man - This Morn’ Omina
Hit Me Hard - Noisuf-x

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In just over two weeks, The Box will be having its ultra spiffy 13th Anniversary celebration!! I hope to see you all out there shaking those bones to our spooky beats. Costumes are encouraged! Celebrate with the coolest goth kids you know: The Box.

In the meantime: moar wine.

- Emelyn Bats

Bats set listies: House Party 2 - 090912

Just like that.

Went back to the hometown over the weekend, then rushed back to The Box Sunday evening. Though a bit scatterbrained throughout most of the club that night, I feel both were very successful endeavors.

So let's start off with that (GINORMOUS) house party set list. As with last time, I started off with more downtempo/hip-hop kinda stuff, but segued into more indie/electro stuff, hopped into the stuff normally spun at the club, then finished off with an 80s dance party.

But then I just got drunk and started playing pop music that I normally hear at Rainbow Room and mixed it up with whatever came to mind just for the hell of it.

BECAUSE VARIETY IS FUN.

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House Party 2
090812
The Lovely Bonnie's Abode
Ukiah, CA (Pooptown)
ALL THE THINGS!!!!!!

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Downtempo with hints of sitar

Who's the Realest - The Herbaliser
Starlight - Roots Manuva/The Herbaliser
Exploration - Bonobo
Sultan Drops - Amon Tobin
Karma Sitar - 101 Strings

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Hip-hop leading into indie/electro dance party

A Dead Mouse - MF DOOM
It Takes a Seven Nation Army to Hold Us Back - Apathy feat. Emilio Lopez
Witness (1 Hope) - Roots Manuva
Dogz n Sledgez - Million Dan
Royal T - Crookers feat. Roisin Murphy
Creator - Santigold
I Fink U Freeky - Die Antwoord
212 - Azealia Banks
Switchboard - Kid Sister feat. DJ Gant Man
24 Hours (The Aston Shuffle A-Bomb Remix) - Terry Poison
Pluto - Bjork
Courtship Dating - Crystal Castles
Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul Mix) - DJ Shadow
Chop You - Demodulate

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Goth/industrial stuff usually played at The Box

Wreath of Barbs - Wumpscut
Army of Me - Bjork
#1 Crush - Garbage
Strict Machine - Goldfrapp
We Share Our Mother's Health - The Knife
Ramalama (Bang Bang) - Roisin Murphy
Total Job (Photek Mix) - The Faint
Structure - VNV Nation
Megalomaniac - KMFDM
Fuck the System (Fukkk Offf Mix) - Cyberpunkers
Hit Me Hard - Noisuf-x
One-Eyed Man - This Morn' Omina
Violence - Implant/Angelspit
Rituals (iVardensphere Mix) - God Module
Only - Nine Inch Nails

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Indie/electro dream gay bar mix

The Swisher - Summer's Eve
Hella Nervous - Gravy Train!!!!
TKO - Le Tigre
Girls and Boys - Blur
Echoes - The Rapture
Dirty Harry - Gorillaz
Crystal Beaches Never Turned Me On (EP Version) - Neon Blonde
We Used to be Friends - The Dandy Warhols
Glass Danse - The Faint
Modern Romance - The Rapture
Supermassive Black Hole - Muse

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80s dance party

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
This is Radio Clash - The Clash
Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
Situation - Yaz
Kiss Them For Me - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus
Blue Monday - New Order
Join in the Chant (Burn!) - Nitzer Ebb
Get Into the Groove - Madonna
You Spin Me Round - Dead or Alive
Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Maneater - Hall and Oates
Rapture - Blondie

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DDRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKKKK!!!/'I might as well be at Rainbow Room.'

Shots - LMFAO ft. Lil' Jon
Lovegame - Lady Gaga
Fergalicious - Fergie
Worked Up So Sexual - The Faint
What You Waiting For - Gwen Stefani
This Shit Will Fuck You Up - Combichrist
Ring My Bell - Anita Baker
Killer Queen - Queen
Close to Me - The Cure
Garbage Man - The Cramps

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Dayum.

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090912
The Box
Santa Cruz, CA

I

White Room

Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
Spellbound - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Terror Couple Kill Colonel - Bauhaus
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - The Smiths

II

White Room

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode
Do You Love Me? - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Human Fly - The Cramps
Dead and Buried - Alien Sex Fiend
Zoo Music Girl - The Birthday Party
True Faith - New Order
Strict Machine - Goldfrapp
We Share Our Mother’s Health - The Knife
Psychosomatic - Front Line Assembly
Breathe - Prodigy

III

Black Room

Implant/Angelspit – Violence
Straftanz Ost - Straftanz
Hit Me Hard - Noisuf-x
Without Emotions - Combichrist
Rituals (iVardensphere Mix) - God Module
The Siren - Aesthetic Perfection
Going Nowhere - Access Zero

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YEP!

THAT'S HOW WE DO!

Bats set listies: ALL THE THINGS.

Oh, hello.

I've been a little busy. Sorry about that.

I have a lot of set lists you may be interested in checking out. You'll have to forgive me in advanced for any repetitions. I just wanna make you happy.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.

IS THAT SUCH A CRIME??

Just kidding. I do want to make you happy, but I also get tired/lazy from time to time.

Most of these are from The Box, though there might be an Apparition set peppered in there, for flavor.

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071512

Black Room

Without Emotions - Combichrist
Hit Me Hard - Noisuf-x
Fuck the System (Fukkk Offf Mix) - Cyberpunkers
Feuer Frei! (Straftanz Mix) - Nachtmahr
Straftanz Ost - Strafanz
Violence - Implant/Angelspit
Rituals (iVardensphere Mix) - God Module

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072212

I

White Room

She’s Lost Control - Joy Division
Terror Couple Kill Colonel - Bauhaus
Spellbound - Siouxsie and the Banshees
The Hanging Garden - AFI
I Walk the Line - Alien Sex Fiend
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Temptation - New Order
Vogue (Em Edit) - KMFDM
Days of Swine and Roses (KMFDM Remix) - Thrill Kill Kult
Half Asleep - Apoptygma Berzerk

II

Black Room

No Frequency (Imperative Reaction Mix) - Terrorfakt
Violence - Implant/Angelspit
Rituals (iVardensphere Mix) - God Module
This Shit Will Fuck You Up - Combichrist
Something Something German, Something Something Angry (Laibach/Faderhead Mash Up) - DJ Sparquis
Feuer Frei! (Straftanz Mix) - Nachtmahr
One-Eyed Man - This Morn’ Omina
Structure - VNV Nation
My Violent Heart (Remix) - NIN
Sleep Now (Angelspit Mix) - Angelspit

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072912

I

White Room

Transmission - Joy Division
London - The Smiths
Romeo’s Distress - Christian Death
Dead and Buried - Alien Sex Fiend
Behind the Wheel - Depeche Mode
The Hanging Garden - AFI
The Witch - The Cult
Kiss Them for Me - Siouxsie and the Banshees
We Share Our Mother’s Health - The Knife
Army of Me - Björk
Time is Running Out - Muse
Zero - Smashing Pumpkins

II

Black Room

Violence - Implant/Angelspit
Dominate - Hex Rx
Something Something German, Something Something Angry (Laibach/Faderhead Mash Up) - DJ Sparquis
One-Eyed Man - This Morn’ Omina
Ecos (Move Bastard Mix) - Hocico
Stiff Kittens - Blaqk Audio
Victim - FGFC820
Sleep Now (Angelspit Mix) - Angelspit

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080512

I

White Room

Cry Little Sister - Gerard McCann
Behind the Wheel - Depeche Mode
So Alive - Love and Rockets
I Walk the Line - Alien Sex Fiend
Some Kinda Hate - The Misfits [RIP Marilyn Monroe]
Garbage Man - The Cramps
Cities in Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees
#1 Crush - Garbage

II

Black Room

Without Emotions - Combichrist
Hit Me Hard - Noisuf-x
Rituals (iVardensphere Mix) - God Module
Fuck the System (Fukkk Offf Mix) - Cyberpunkers
Intergalactic - Beastie Boys [RIP/Happy Birthday MCA]
Structure - VNV Nation
Ecos (Move Bastard Mix) - Hocico

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081912

I

White Room

Face to Face - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Time Is Running Out - Muse
True Faith - New Order
It’s No Good - Depeche Mode
Situation - Yaz
Headhunter - Front 242
Vogue (Em Edit) - KMFDM
Days of Swine and Roses (KMFDM Remix) - Thrill Kill Kult
Only - NIN

II

White Room

She’s Lost Control - Joy Division
So Alive - Love and Rockets
Do You Love Me? - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Human Fly - The Cramps
Romeo’s Distress - Christian Death
Cities in Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Join in the Chant (Burn!) - Nitzer Ebb
Behind the Wheel - Depeche Mode
Blue Monday - New Order
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
Start Wearing Purple - Gogol Bordello [request]

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082312

Club Apparition
13th Sky CD release party
San Jose, CA

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Spellbound - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Jumping Someone Else's Train - The Cure
Terror Couple Kill Colonel - Bauhaus
She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
Human Fly - The Cramps
Romeo's Distress - Christian Death
A New Ritual - 13th Sky
London - The Smiths
Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies
Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus

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Transmission - Joy Division
I Walk the Line - Alien Sex Fiend
So Alive - Love and Rockets
Lucretia My Reflection - Sisters of Mercy
Through the Ashes - 13th Sky
Kiss - London After Midnight [request]

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082612

I

White Room

Spellbound - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - The Smiths
Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode
Kiss - London After Midnight
#1 Crush - Garbage

II

White Room

Terror Couple Kill Colonel - Bauhaus
I Walk the Line - Alien Sex Fiend
Garbage Man - The Cramps
Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus
Cuts You Up - Peter Murphy
Transmission - Joy Division
Cities in Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Total Job (Photek Mix) - The Faint
We Share Our Mother’s Health - The Knife
More Human Than Human - White Zombie

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090212

Labor Day Night @ The Box

Black Room

Army of Me - Björk
My Eyes Are Red - Hex Rx
Ecos (Move Bastard Mix) - Hocico
Something Something German, Something Something Angry (Laibach/Faderhead Mash Up) - DJ Sparquis
Living the Wasted Life (Machineries Mix) - Aesthetic Perfection
Hit Me Hard - Noisuf-x
Go Zombie! - Zombie Girl
This Shit Will Fuck You Up - Combichrist
No Frequency (Imperative Reaction Mix) - Terrorfakt
Bind, Torture, Kill - Suicide Commando

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And there you have it.

I may be doing a hometown throwdown this coming weekend, but don't hold me to it. If it does happen, it'll hopefully be the equal to a pretty epic house party I spun at back in January, ending at 5:00 in the morning and only because the computer was low on battery.

Otherwise, yes, I will be up in the northern lands this weekend. Back by Sunday evening. You have been warned.

I'm also excited to announce I've been enlisted as the guest DJ at the next Wicked Lounge in October, and am completely stoked. Favorite month, favorite season, and I get to be called a witch. Rad. RSVP here!

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Lastly, I have other things concocting (see what I did there? Witch? Eh? Eh??) that I'm entirely proud and excited about, mainly in that it's a challenge to myself...but I'm keeping mum on all that, for now. Don't want to jinx anything.

Let's just say, I have a few ideas in mind that I'm really set on executing.

So stay tuned, friends.

Shit is getting real.

Bats set listies: Helluv (061012-070812).

Boy, is life funny.

It's kept me from updating this thing. Sorry about that, dudes and dudettes. Not like it hasn't been haunting me in the back of my mind, really.

Here's a month's worth of sets, all at The Box in Santa Cruz.

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061012

White Room

In the Flat Field - Bauhaus
Transmission - Joy Division
Romeo’s Distress - Christian Death
Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus
Lucretia My Reflection - Sisters of Mercy
Kiss Them For Me - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Strange Love - Depeche Mode
We Share Our Mother’s Health - The Knife
Army of Me - Björk
Total Job (Photek Mix) - The Faint
Headhunter - Front 242
True Faith - New Order

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061712

I

White Room

She’s Lost Control - Joy Division
From Her to Eternity (’87 Version) - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Human Fly - The Cramps
I Walk the Line - Alien Sex Fiend
Code Blue - TSOL
Last Caress - The Misfits
Zoo Music Girl - The Birthday Party
In the Flat Field - Bauhaus
Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode
#1 Crush - Garbage
The End is the Beginning is the End - Smashing Pumpkins
Dragula - Rob Zombie



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Black Room

No Frequency (Imperative Reaction Mix) - Terrorfakt
Boom Boom Boom - Nachtmahr
Fuck the System (Fukkk Offf Mix) - Cyberpunkers
Structure - VNV Nation
One-Eyed Man - This Morn’ Omina
It Speaks - Alter der Ruine

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062412

I

White Room

Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Romeo’s Distress - Christian Death
Zoo Music Girl - The Birthday Party
Dead and Buried - Alien Sex Fiend
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Twist of Cain - Danzig
Zero - Smashing Pumpkins
More Human Than Human - White Zombie
Join in the Chant (Burn!) - Nizter Ebb
Headhunter - Front 242
Blue Monday - New Order



II

Black Room

Courtship Dating - Crystal Castles
Psychosomatic - Front Line Assembly
Breathe - Prodigy
Pluto - Björk
No Frequency (Imperative Reaction Mix) - Terrorfakt
Ecos (Move Bastard Mix) - Hocico
Surge of Power - Noisecontrollers



III

Black Room

My Eyes Are Red - Hex Rx
Pharmaceutical Grade - Shiv-R
One-Eyed Man - This Morn’ Omina
Bind, Torture, Kill - Suicide Commando
Sleep Now (Angelspit Mix) - Angelspit
Straftanz Ost - Straftanz
Strongbad Techno - Strongbad
I Fink U Freeky - Die Antwoord

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070812

White Room

Suedehead - Morrissey
Cities in Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove - Dead Can Dance
The Hanging Garden - AFI
Stigmata Martyr - Bauhaus
I Walk the Line - Alien Sex Fiend
True Faith - New Order
Join in the Chant (Burn!) - Nizter Ebb
Headhunter - Front 242
Only - NIN

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I hate it when I repeat transitions.

Alas.

Bats set listies 053112

So about that Danzig show...

It was fucking rad. Guy was in top form, did a half-hour Misfits set as well as a couple encores at the end, and really put on a hell of a performance.

But it also reignited something that was dormant within me for the longest time.

I'm fixing to go back to the horrorpunk roots, guys.

Apologies to those who are more into the oontz. I like the oontz, but it's like...it's like dating this really hot chick you've only met within the year, and the relationship is really great, the sex is awesome, and people think you're a great couple, but something about it doesn't ignite your passion.

My horrorpunk love...we had rekindling sex recently and it made me remember why I fell for her in the first place. I like her mohawk and ferocity more than oontz's devil-may-care and PVC corsets (while it would look truly flattering on either).

I guess it's an open relationship.

Anyway.

That metaphor got out of hand.

I digress: I spun at Club Apparition this past Thursday, and did just that: one set more punky, the other more oontz. Give the folks what they want, I always say.

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Bats
Club Apparition - San Jose (goth/deathrock/horrorpunk/new wave/industrial/ebm/noisy)



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Release the Bats! - The Birthday Party
Code Blue - TSOL
Romeo's Distress - Christian Death
Some Kinda Hate - The Misfits
Garbage Man - The Cramps
Dead and Buried - Alien Sex Fiend
Phantoms - 45 Grave
Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus
Spellbound - Siouxsie and the Banshees



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Kiss Them For Me - Siouxsie and the Banshees
We Share our Mother's Health - The Knife
Army of Me - Björk
Rituals (iVardensphere Mix) - God Module
Violence - Implant/Angelspit
The Siren - Aesthetic Perfection
Total Job (Photek Mix) - The Faint

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'til next time, ladies and gents.