Half Machine Lip Moves

Full playlist at http://halfmachinelipmoves.com/episodes/0076/ | We began this show with some EBM and Belgian New Beat tracks. Then we had a "darkwave and whatever" block. We followed that with a tribute to the late [Andy Anderson](https://www.discogs.com/artist/333680-Andy-Anderson), and a block of psychedelic noise rock and a spacey-prog rock track featuring Andy Anderson. Then we had a block of crunchy lo-fi industrial, and we closed with a set of dark ambient and ambient drone.

Full playlist at http://halfmachinelipmoves.com/episodes/0075 | This show happened on International EBM Day (24/2), so we had a block of old school-style EBM, dancefloor-friendly EBM (you'll have to supply your own glowsticks for this set), and a set of dark EBM. Then, we shifted gears and played some death industrial and power electronics in honor of the Brighter Death Now/Steel Hook Prostheses show in Austin that night, and closed with a block of dark ambient.

Full playlist at http://halfmachinelipmoves.com/episodes/0074/ | We opened this episode with some new stuff from Front Line Assembly and Xotox, and a Hide Track. Then we had two blocks in memory of [Phil Western](https://www.discogs.com/artist/9862-Phil-Western) (RIP), featuring tracks he worked on with Skinny Puppy, Plateau, and Download; and a block of tracks from some of his solo works. Then we had a mini-block of listener-requested block themed around war, and some post-punk. Then we had a block of dirty lo-fi industrial noise, and closed with a block of synth noise.

Full playlist at http://halfmachinelipmoves.com/episodes/0073/ | This is our second Valentines/Anti-Valentines Day Special. We started with a requested Phil Western song (RIP), then we started the show proper with a couple of post-punk and minimal wave songs about breakups. Then there was a block of songs themed around loneliness and alienation. That was followed by a block of tracks about misanthropy and hatred, then a block of revenge and retribution song. We had a special block at midnight about uh… black gloves and discipline. Then we closed with a block of songs about “love” or whatever.

Full playlist at http://halfmachinelipmoves.com/episodes/0072/ | This show started with industrial and a few of OT’s favorite Teengenerate tracks. That was followed by a block of minimal wave, and a set themed around owls in honor of the day’s Superb Owl. There was a set of tracks from some of Lee Renaldo’s solo work after that, in honor of his birthday. That was followed by a block of shoegaze and some dreamy ambient and experimental tracks in the final block.

Full playlist at http://halfmachinelipmoves.com/episodes/0071/ | We started this show with some new-ish industrial metal; then we did an EBM set themed around airplanes and helicopters, drones, flying, etc. Then we played a set of dark punk and post-punk, all from releases that came out in this decade. We played a synthpunk block, took another trek into the world of dungeon synth music, and closed with a block of ambient drones.

Full playlist at https://bit.ly/2HpZZEw | We started this one with some industrial, and an industrial and EBM set themed around hunting and being on the run. It was also the night of a total lunar eclipse, so we talked a bit about that and played a set themed around the Moon. After that was a block of minor key minimal wave, with old and brand new tracks. Then we went on a quest to explore the world of dungeon synth music, and we closed with block of ambient and experimental.

Full playlist at http://halfmachinelipmoves.com/episodes/0069/ | The first episode of Half Machine Lip Moves in 2019 continued the look back at the previous year. We started with a set of dance floor-friendly EBM and synthpop from 2019, then we went into a block of aggressive EBM. That was followed by a set of death industrial and power electronics from 2018. After that was a block of dark punk/post-punk and deathrock from 2018, and another block of post-punk from 2018. In the final block we heard tracks from experimental and ambient releases from 2018.

Full playlist at https://bit.ly/2LKhq1h | The last episode of 2018 was a review—but not necessarily a best of—looking back at some of the year’s music. We played tracks from some of the year’s industrial metal and EBM releases, along with a track from a project whose work we’re anticipating in 2019. That was followed by post-punk tracks from this year’s releases and we closed with a block of tracks from some of this year’s dark ambient releases.

Artists played: Hide; Author & Punisher; Uniform; L.O.T.I.O.N.; Zwaremachine; Ohgr; Street Sects; Uniform & The Body; Musta Paraati; The Exploding Boy; Soft Kill; Hikikomori; Somos La Herencia; Atrium Carceri, Cities Last Broadcast, and God Body Disconnect; ProtoU; Ugasnie

Full playlist at https://bit.ly/2ELECeM | We started this show, the second Half Machine Lip Moves holiday show, with some Christmas-themed industrial and EBM. Then we had a set of music inspired by Krampus, the Christmas Demon. That was followed by a doom-laden Christmas Mourning set. Then we had a mostly post-punk set themed around Winter Solstice, which was followed by another Winter Solstice-themed set of black metal and noise. The show's last block had renditions of more somber traditional Christmas music, and we closed with a raucous bit of holiday music.