Daily Jam (October Edition) - This Is Halloween

The last few years, we've taken the boys to Fiesta Texas in San Antonio in October for their annual Fright Fest.  It's a lot of fun.  At dusk, the train arrives in one corner of the park, full of freaks and monsters who then run rampant through areas around the park.  And the arrival is soundtracked with Marilyn Manson's cover of "This Is Halloween" from "The Nightmare Before Christmas."  It works remarkably well and stays in my head for days afterwards.  Now it can be in yours.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

r.image

San Francisco duo r.image make a sleek mix of trip-hop, industrial, and alt-rock.  They've got a very '90s throwback vibe going for them that's taking me back to high school.  Check out "Igneous" below and get the "Spitting Your Name into the River" EP here.

Kontravoid

LA darkwave industrial act Kontravoid released new album "Sound of the Void" last week, a collection of gothy synth pop and death rock.  Just the kind of thing to enjoy on an October night.  Check out the propulsive "Without" below and grab the LP here from Artoffact Records.

Commodo

Get a little grimy with the electronic, almost industrial sounds of UK artist Commodo with the upcoming "Speedway" EP.  Dig on the dirty future sounds of the title track below and pre-order the 12" here from Mysterious Trax.

The Body & Cel Genesis

November brings us new chaos from heavy Portland duo The Body, this time around paired with Oakland experimental and industrial-tinged electronic act Cel Genesis.  Check out the sparse, ominous, and still noisy "Candy Crush" below and pre-order the "Whole Wide World" LP here from Thrill Jockey.

Daily Jam - Missing Link

Always a good time for some Curve.  Here's a cut from their 1993 album "Cuckoo."  Listen to "Missing Link" below, our Daily Jam.

Genghis Tron

Genghis Tron.  Now that's a name i haven't thought of in a long time.  But the New York band is back with a new album of industrial and electronic metal with "Signal Fire."  Check out album opener "I Am All" below and get the LP here from Relapse.

Street Sects

Here's some noisy new music from Austin industrial band Street Sects.  Check out "No Percentage in Caution" below and pre-order the 7" here from Portrayal of Guilt (the label, not the band...which through no coincidence is owned by the band).

Daily Jam - I Must Increase My Bust

We try to keep things classy around here, so here's Lords of Acid with "I Must Increase My Bust" to close out the work week.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

MIRAR

I don't know too much about French metal band MIRAR, but their mix of prog, industrial, death metal, and more is pretty goddamn awesome.  New album "Gradus ad Parnassum" dropped a few days ago.  Download it here from the band and listen to the spooky and operatic album opener "Stjernebro" below.

Daily Jam - A Daisy Chain 4 Satan (Acid and Flowers Mix)

Last month saw the vinyl release of a bunch of Wax Trax era My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult remixes on Record Store Day.  We'll just say it put me in a mood, and i've been listening to the band a lot since.  Here's a track from 1990's "Confessions of a Knife..."  Listen to "A Daisy Chain 4 Satan (Acid and Flowers Mix)" below, our Daily Jam.

Miracle

Zombi's Steve Moore and multi-instrumentalist Daniel O'Sullivan have teamed together again to bring us another round of synth pop as Miracle.  The duo's new "The Living Likeness of My Electric Daemon" LP is out in June from Relapse.  Pre-order it here and listen to the industrial-tinged "PVC Vest" below.

Curses

Over the last five years, Berlin based artist Luca Venezia, AKA Curses, has been releasing compilations of different music that shaped his life and art, dubbed "Next Wave Acid Punx."  The albums highlight all manner of electro-industrial-techno-madness.  The latest edition, "Trois," is due in June.  Check out the artist's own contribution to the series, "Crown of Ruin (Extended Mix)," below, and get all three volumes here from Eskimo Recordings.

Rauncher

Things get weird and noisy on "Designer Ghosts II," the latest track from Athens, Georgia industrial duo Rauncher.  Check out the ominous tune below and pre-order the band's upcoming, self-titled album here from Primordial Void.

Daily Jam - Golgotha Tenement Blues

Over 30 years later, and the soundtrack to "The Crow" still whips.  I was 15 when it came out, and it's stayed with me since.  Here's Machines of Loving Grace's contribution.  Listen to "Golgotha Tenement Blues" below, our Daily Jam.

Omar Cheikh

Pass into a mysterious otherworld with the experimental sounds of Italian artist Omar Cheikh.  "The Garden" utilizes elements of '70s analog synth explorations, industrial tones, and old folk to craft soundscapes for alternate reality educational films.  Check out "Arcimagheggio" below and pre-order the cassette here from Maple Death.

Blak Saagan

Here is some strange and excellent new music from Venetian composer Blak Saagan.  Upcoming new album "Un Sequestro Lungo 10.000 Anni" is a massive, 108-minute, 3-disc concept album full of dark ambient electronics, industrial music, and experimental noise described as a soundtrack to a "dystopian city through flashes of futuristic fourth world visions, warehouse 80s rave-ups, meditative trance and dark rumblings."  For the release, the artist paired with Iranian illustrator Majid Bita to create an accompanying book of art.  This whole thing sounds pretty damn rad.  Listen to "Benzocrazia" below and pre-order it all here from Maple Death.

Meejah & HIRAKI

Meejah is a Danish experimental post rock band.  HIRAKI is a Danish experimental noise rock and synth punk band.  The two just recently collaborated on the new "Interwoven" EP combining elements of their preferred genres into a weird and wild sonic stew.  Check out "Preserve/Manifest" below and get the 12" here from Pelagic Records.

Model/Actriz

Brooklyn's experimental industrial and electro-punk band Model/Actriz dropped a surprise EP a few days ago for our listening pleasure.  Listen to the twitchy "Glassman" below and download the "Swan Songs" EP here from True Panther.  And, if you get a chance to catch the band live, do so.  They are a great live act.

Prurient

I feel like i haven't thought about Prurient in a long time.  There was a moment when i was really into the experimental noise and electronic tones of the New York based artist, but he kind of dropped off my radar.  Until now apparently with the release of new EP "Electronic City."  Dig on the pulsing industrial darkwave tones of "Called Upon to Help" below and pre-order the upcoming cassette release here from Hospital Productions.