We are reviewing the newest album from Voyna as well as a new crop of fresh darkwave, post-punk and goth releases. We also hear from Azy Bats as they interview Lovataraxx, Pleasure Victim and Happy Phantom!

Album Review: Voyna - And the Heresies...

Sinister Suggestions: 49:00 -Alien Skin - Black Dance Days -Human tetris - Two Rooms -Deti Nosferatu -Ames Solitaires -Opaque Shades -Puta Negra - Playa Sola -Routine - Feeling Low -Conjuro Laico - Danza Infernal -Sexsomnia - Dormant -Loyal Nothing - Death Always Wins

All Goth Considered 1:06:15

Terri Kennedy of Ipso Facto has graced us with her presence on this episode! We discuss punk and deathrock in the 70's and 80's, hear stories about Shadow Project and the LA deathrock scene, feminism, recount various goth fashion trends and a lot more! It's a packed discussion focusing on the life and passions of a staple in the California goth scene.

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No timestamps this episode! We switch topics about every 5 minutes which would make for a nightmare string of bookmarks so sit back and enjoy the show.

References: Stone 588 Representation without Transformation Imperial Feminism The Death of Feminism Who's Afraid of Gender

We continue our journey through our babybat memories with 2 more albums: Saviouir Machine s/t and Collide - Beneath the Skin. We also feature a new track from Circomversor.

Our guests are Azy Bats and Ryan!

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Intro 00:00

Saviouir Machine 2:15

Collide - Beneath the Skin 39:00

Circumversor - Winter in Berlin 2:07:10

Outro 2:21:00

We're taking a trip down memory lane in this 2 part episode. First up we're talking about Music from the Succubus Club and Inkubus Sukkubus. We discuss the impact of these albums in our lives and the scene, breakdown the song structure, joke about vampires and fall down numerous ADHD rabbit holes.

Our guests are Azy Bats and Ryan!

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Music from the Succubus Club 2:00

Wytches - Inkubus Sukkubus 1:05:00

All Goth Considered 2:14:00

Another music focused episode see's us reviewing the newest album from Belgrado after 7 years of silence, quick fire reviews of new releases, Obscura Undead's All Goth Considered, and some discussion around the new book 'The Art of Darkness', among other subjects.

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Belgrado - Intra Apogeum 00:00

Living with Chronic Illness 35:00

The Art of Darkness 49:00

Album Recommendations 1:07:45

All Goth Considered 1:22:30

Outro - 1:36:00

Band Links: -Torch - Leaving me Behind -ExWhite - This is Future -Livinroom - Leave me Alone -Postlooperish - Ghosting -kekmanderin - Nem hagylak egyedül -Words and Actions - The Snake's Head / A New Dawn -Fotocrime - Accelerated -Under the Skin - Freezing Lights -Sinclaire Noir - Another Day -Vandal Moon - Sad Sad Girl -Some Ember - Sad Touch

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This episode we're having a roundtable panel discussion about the goth community on tiktok and social media's utility to the scene as well as mainstream representations of goth, gender, gatekeepers and more!

Our guests this month are Ciaran Creature, dxnksinatra, Pandora, and Kimberly. (and Batsy)

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Intro 00:00

Goth on TikTok 17:30

Local vs Digital 27:30

TikTok and Music 36:40

Goth Box 1:01:00

Mainstream representations of goth 1:11:30

Identity 1:24:50

Politics 1:43:00

Gatekeepers and Poseurs 1:55:45

Outro

Dedicated in memoriam of Sanctus Manium. You can donate to funeral costs here.

We are reviewing the new album from The Cemetary Girlz, reviewing 15 recent releases and hearing from Azy Bats as they interview Aux Animaux, Antipole, and Hororhaus.

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00:00 Album Review The Cemetary Girlz - L'envol du corbeau

37:20 Sinister Suggestions

1:06:40 All Goth Considered

1:30: 45 In Memoriam

Sinister Suggestions: -The Bellwether Syndicate - Vestige Vigil -Shrouds - Grimoire -The Wraith - Overthrown -Haunt Me - Heads will Roll -The Frozen Autumn - Pale Awakening -Fevr - Sight -Mantarochen - глаза -Grey Gallows - Strangers -This Eternal Decay - The Heart of a Lover -Attic Frost - Restless Souls -Slow Danse With the Dead - Dark Ritual -Sunshines Cold - Echoes of a Former Life -Johnstonsons - Heavy Heaven -Denever - Estorbas -Чайки улетают с моря - Покой -Donzii - Fishbowl -Vazum - V-

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This month we're exploring the intricacies of relationships in the goth scene with a focus on the dynamics of polyamory. We'll be sharing our own personal insights gained from facing the challenges of romantic and aromantic relationships, unearthing toxic mononormative expectations, dissecting the causes and conditions of jealousy, recounting stereotypes and providing an incisive and practically applicable deep dive into integrating ones life with others you care about.

Our guests this month are Jessie and Melinda!

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00:00 Intro

5:30 Poly History

15:40 Maintaining Relationships

32:30 Chronic Illness

37:15 Swimming Against the Current

40:00 Sharing Space

52:50 Romancing Goths

1:01:20 Managing Jealousy

1:16:00 Expanding the Polycule

1:22:20 Mononormative Hangover

1:42:30 Considering Polyamory

1:56:35 Outro

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This month we are speaking with Paulo about how reality comes into being. Goth identity formation and gatekeeping are also among the topics explored. We also review the new album from Reflection Black, share some book and music recommendations, and hear from the mouths of A Cloud of Raves, Plague Pits and WitchHands in All Goth Considered!

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00:00 Intro

6:50 Paulo's Musical History

16:20 Anthropocentrism

24:45 Specificity

31:40 Dichotomies

42:05 Ontological Multiplicity

50:45 A Water Bottle

1:03:50 Enacting Worlds

1:09:30 Enacting Goth

1:18:00 Gender

1:28:40 Adjudication

1:37:30 Psychadelics and Embededness

1:43:20 Identity

2:14:55 Album Review Reflection Black - Last Stop to Nowhere

2:44:25 Sinister Suggestions -From God to Goth -Lovely Eddie - Destructive -Cliff and Ivy - Die Tonight -Ruby Lustre - Hex Box -A Cloud of Ravens - Parable -Malefixio - Psychic Eye -Adrenochrome - In Memorium -Litovisk -Plague Pits - Punishment & Extinction -Sixth June - Dance with Me -Dancing Strangers - Another Night

2:59:15 All Goth Considered

3:20:00 Outro

This episode we return to form by settling down in the gothic parlor for a wide ranging discussion on goth. The history of mallgoth, the relevance of gatekeeping, how to run an event, body shaming and aesthetic expectations and more! We also have a new batch of band recommendations, Azy Bat's All Goth Considered and more.

Our guests are Julian Black (linktree) and Candace Midnight. You can also find the Arcane Vampire Ball here.

00:00 Intro

7:22 Arcane Vampire Ball

13:40 Vampires

26:06 Local Flavor

31:48 Gothic Takeover at Lakeside

37:30 Aesthetic Expectations

55:50 Advice for New Blood

1:07:05 Safe Spaces

1:15:10 Gatekeeping and Mallgoths

1:46:30 Goths Future

1:54:28 More Gatekeeping

2:02:00 More Mallgoth

Sinister Suggestions 2:12:20 -Princess Ugly - Individual Soul -Fevr - Running Away -Propter Hoc - Ask Dr. Mueller -The Medicines - Alone in a Room -Pontaguhla - Perante o Caos -Cerulean Veins - Black -Skltn Chr - Eternally -Bite Marx - Pissing in the Dark -Casket Cassette - Antabuse -Solara Obscura - Dark Valleys -Dot Wall/Nympf -Desmond Doom - Disease -Witch Lover - In Patience -Guerra Fria - Cuando Todos Duermen -Corbeau Hangs - Light to Dark -Minimal Unit - М​и​н​и​м​а​л​и​с​т​и​ч​н​а​я Е​д​и​н​и​ц​а

References: -New Media -An Ode to Mallgoths -Homology Hypothesis -So You Want to Start a Goth Event -So you Want to Throw a House Party -Sinister Suggestions Playlist