Convergence Zone

Tag: #darkwave

  • Convergence Zone.012 – remembering Dave Smith

    Jim Causey

    first aired May 30 2023

    This week on Convergence Zone, I’m excited to play new music I’m loving from artists like Yaeji, Eydís Evenson, Deborah Martin & Jill Haley, Bluetech, Siren and the Sea — and debuting a single from the upcoming self-titled debut LP by The Conspiracy Tapes

    Awesome local music from AeTopus, Dreamstate Logic,  MIDI Janitor, Mt, Fog, and Style.King.Of.The.Week

    And remembering the great Dave Smith, creator of the celebrated Prophet synthesizers — with music by dedicated players of his gear such as Betamaxx with FM Attack, CHVRCHES, and Shannon Hammett of LEATHERS and ACTORS

    (other surprises too)

    Convergence Zone arrives Tuesday nights at 10:30pm PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM, 89.9 KXIR-FM, and kser.org

    ArtistSongAlbumShow Notes
    Mt FogBehind a Silent DoorSpells of SilencePerforming at Belltown Yacht Club on June 7 2023
    CHVRCHESThe Mother We ShareThe bones of what you believeSeptember 2012 debut LP
    YaejiDone (Let’s Get It)With a HammerLive at Day In Day Out Festival August 12 2023
    Melody’s Echo ChamberLooking BackwardEmotional EternalOne of my favorite albums from 2022
    Holy Fuck ft. Nicholas AllbrookFree GlossDeleterFeaturing vocals by Pond frontman
    FM Attack, BetamaxxCosmic VoyageCosmic Voyage (single)Sequential Prophet synth spotlight article
    LEATHERSUltravioletUltraviolet (single)Interview with Shannon Hemmett for Sequential Prophet spotlight
    Style King of the WeekEerie BlvdStyle king of the week EPLive at Vermillion Art Gallery June 26 2023
    BluetechEchoes of OrionSpacehop Chronicles 2: Echoes of OrionContinuing the story of laika, the cosmonaut dog
    Nils FrahmAll ArmedAll Encores2019 Brings together three Eps refined live
    MIDI JanitorVapor KingBulk Orderoriginally imagined the MIDI Janitor as an aging maintenance man creating beats in the privacy of his supply closet
    Gotan ProjectVuelvo al SurLa Revancha del Tango2001 debut LP
    Still CornersShifting DunesThe Last ExitAmbient country, one of my faves from 2021
    Segment two   
    Deborah Martin & Jill HaleyHall of WhispersInto the QuietBrand new on Spotted Peccary
    Eydís EvensonDreaming of LightThe LightLive at The Triple Door Oct 13 2023
    EnyaThe Loxian GateDark Sky Islandinspired by designation of Sark, in the Channel Islands, as a dark-sky preserve
    Siren and the SeaProbably Hawai’iGravity WaveMarch 2023 release from Cristina Cano
    AeTopusAerie (Extended)UrbusBellingham artist, just signed with Spotted Peccary Records
    The Conspiracy TapesFor As Long As it TakesThe Conspiracy TapesUpcoming debut album in June

    Manila, Phillippines solo project
    FumerollesCycliqueNuit jauneMontral illustrator and librarian Frédérique  Duval
    {arsonist}Till human voices wake usReality structurePittsburgh artist — “unbraids time and decoloroizes nature”
    Dreamstate LogicCrystalline multiverseEra4Colby Sixx, solo electronic project

    January 2020
    Tom EatonBefore ObsidianCollected Ambient Works Volum 1grammy-award nominated – New Hampshire-based ambient artist
    First aired 5.30.23

  • Convergence Zone.011 – World Goth Day

    Jim Causey
    first aired May 23 2023

    World Goth Day took place around the world this week; and on this edition of Convergence Zone we embrace the darkness

    Brand new music from A Covenant of Thorns, Hello Meteor, Alio Die and Lorenzo Montaná, and NAVVI

    Recent local music from Terminus Void, ODESZA featuring Julianna Barwick, and SNOWDN

    Classics by Depeche Mode, Sisters of Mercy, and much more

    Convergence Zone arrives Tuesday nights at 10:30pm PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM, 89.9 KXIR-FM, and kser.org

    TimeArtistSongAlbumShow Notes
     FM AttackTimelesssTimelessMarch 24, 2023 w/ add’l vocals by Stella Dee Ward
     Nation of LanguageRush and FeverIntroduction, Presence2020 debut LP
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     NAVVIUltimaeVSeattle new music
     Sally ShaproDulcinea (Ben Macklin Remix)Sad Cities (The Remixes)Swedish duo; London-based remixer; April 2022
     BA   
     New OrderPerfect Kiss (12″ mix)Substance 1987Jonathan Demme video
         
     A Covenant of ThornsGrace (Like The Back of a Fist)AshesBrand new! Comes out May 26, Scott-David Allen
     ID   
     The CureFascination StreetDisintegration1989, 8th LP, approaching 30 and began writing by himself as he wrestled with depression
     Sisters of MercyLucretia, My Reflection FloodlandFinal single from 1988 Floodland; written by Andrew Eldritch for bassist Patricia Morrison
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     ACTORSStrangersActs of WorshipVancouver, BC 2021 release
     POLICAAliveMadness2022 Minneapolis synthpop
     Boy HarsherCome CloserCareful2019 album
     Mic Break   
     Depeche ModeStrangelove (Maxi Mix) 12″ single supporting Music for the Masses 1987
         
     ODESZA feat. Julianna BarwickThis Version of YouThe Last GoodbyeBellingham-based duo, vcals from recorded therapy session
     EnyaStorms in AfricaWatermark 
     OrbitalI Wish I Had Duck FeetSnibilization1994 ambient techno
     Hello MeteorPhotic GlitterThe Lower PathBrand new from Seattle anonymous “cozywave” act
     Alio Die & Lorenzo MontanaCave Chasm RecallDialogue of WaterItalian artitsts exploring the perpetual flow of water; due out June 2023
     SNOWDN19XXModern Quilt EPDecember 2022 – Seattle-based artist Justin Benjamin; includes waves on the Puget Sound
     Terminus VoidDark OutpostOrigins Unknown2022 dark ambient
     Brian EnoThere Were BellsFOREVERANDEVERNOMOREClimate-focused single, 2022, first Brian Eno vocal projects since 2005
     Colin ChinThe Alluvial PlainsIntruding on a Silence1989 Narada
     Suzanne CianiThe Fourth Wave: Wind In The SeaSeven Waves1979 Japan-only release, re-released in US in 1984
     Abstract Audio SystemOut Beyond the BeltMarginal BreathMay 2023 on Neotantra
     Steve RoachInfinite ShoreThe Magnificent Void1996 dark ambient on hears of space label
    First Aired 5.23.2023

  • Convergence Zone.009

    Jim Causey

    Listen now from the show archive

    The dark palettes of the Pacific Northwest evoke vibes of gothic music and synthwave for many area artists, and this week on Convergence Zone we embrace that vibe

    Brand new music from Frore and Locsil with Lawrence English; recent tracks by Bart Hawkins and Remote Vision

    Vancouver BC cityscapes from FM Attack and LEATHERS

    Gothic classics from A Covenant of Thorns, New Order, Sisters of Mercy, and Depeche Mode

    With more surprises in store

    Convergence Zone arrives Tuesdays at 10:30pm PDT on 90.7 KSER-FM, 89.9 KXIR-FM, and streaming at kser.org, smart speakers, TuneIn, and all fine internet radio services

    TimeTrack NameAlbum NameArtist NameNotes
    0:00To Ride A PterodactylEntering the Axis MundiBart Hawkins2023 album from Oregon artist 
     11:06ElegiaLow-LifeNew Order 
     15:49ClosedownDisintegrationThe Cure 
     19:52Marian – VersionFirst and Last and AlwaysSisters of Mercy 
     30:07PreciousPlaying the AngelDepeche Mode 
     34:34NumbBlackA Covenant of ThornsDarkwave project Scott-David Allen, originally from Seattle
     38:17Give Me a ReasonThe Runner (OST)Boy Harshersoundtrack to a short horror film written, produced, and directed by the duo
     38:54HighriseHighriseLEATHERSSolo electro-pop from Shannon Hemmett from ACTORS in Vancouver, BC
     42:18Sleepless NightsDreamaticFM AttackVaporwave pioneer from Vancouver, BC
     48:41The Girl with the Sun in Her HeadIn SidesOrbital 
    59:00End Segment One
    1:00:00BrainlessResults, Not AnswersYoung Scientist   Seattle trio formed in the 1970s – James Husted, Roland Barker, Marc Barreca
    1:13:41The ArchitectThe Architecture of TimeRemote Vision 
     1:20:29Trapped in AmberBiomeFrorePaul Casper – “inspired by the interconnectedness of a forest, how one small swath of nature can contain infinite microbes, many components that comprise the whole”
     1:29:58Fundamental ValuesTripping with Nils FrahmNils Frahm 
     1:43:12Closed CircuitFRKWYS Vol. 13 – SunergySuzanne Ciani
    Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith    		 
     1:52:45VioletColours of AirLoscil,Lawrence English“collection of recordings of a century old pipe organ housed at the historic Old Museum in Brisbane, Australia, which were then processed, transformed, and elevated into eight majestic electro-acoustic threshold devotionals”
    First aired May 9, 2023