Repetitive Wild Queen

Hey, Readers.  How has the weather been treating you?  Seems like it doesn't know if it wants to be spring or winter.  Pick one.  Preferably spring.  Anyway, I'm back with a quickie music dump.

Let's start off with those gents from the UK, Peak Flow.  The duo have returned with a new single called "Repetition".  They described the song as capturing a relationship stuck in the same unresolved argument.  Circling, repeating, neither side prepared to give.  The tension doesn't explode; it lingers quietly unresolved, more out of exhaustion than understanding.  A music video for the single can also be found on YouTube.

From Chicago, Illinois, we have Panic Priest.  This is a project that showcases the songs of Jack Armondo.  The singer, songwriter multi instrumentalist describes his sound as having deep crooning vocals while weaving together dream-like guitars and synths.  Have I told you synth is my favorite word?  If you didn't know already, now you do.  Panic Priest's latest album, Once Wild, is out now.

Now we head to Las Vegas, Nevada.  A.K.A. Sin City.  Formed in 2020, Pitch After Dark is a band that has a passion for making dark music that you can dance to while living in darkness.  Their latest album, Dark Queen, gives haunted house vibes.  I have no complaints about that.

That was my quickie music dump.  Hope you give these artists a listen.  Before I go, I just wanted to plug my Ko-fi page.  If you want to leave me a tip, feel free to click the link in this post, in the blog's header or the support me button on the side.  Til next time.

New Single! New Single!

Hey, Readers.  Post-Punk/Goth duo, Peak Flow is back with a new single called "Don't Die in Your Sleep".  The song is about remembering the sudden passing of a close friend and the feeling of total loss.  It features synth driven hooks combined with echoes of contrasting guitar noise and dark vocals.  The single is out now on all streaming platforms.  

You can also listen to it here.  Til next time.

*Waves*

Hey, Readers.  Long time, no see.  Been nearly a damn year since I last posted.  Been feeling unmotivated and spent last year in and out of the hospital.  Hence my lack of blogging.  I'm feeling much better now.

So, what's been going on with me lately?  Besides the trips to the hospital, not much.  Just been simming and chilling on discord.  Between the simming and discord lurking, I did manage to finally put up some sugar skull earrings that I had made in my ko-fi shop.

You can get to my ko-fi shop by clicking here.  Before I end this post, I do have a music recommendation that I want to share.  I heard about this band from a podcast that I listen to.  They're a modern synth-pop band located in Austin, Texas called Night Drive.  I listened to a few of the band's songs so far and I'm really enjoying their sound.  Below, is a music video for one of their songs called Drones.

And so ends the post.  Thanks for reading.  See you when I see you.  Laters.

World Goth Day 2024

Hey, readers.  Just wanted to pop in and wish my fellow Goths a Happy World Goth Day!  If you're looking for some dark tunes to listen to celebrate, head on over to Obscura Undead's youtube channel and check out their DJ Sets & Mixes playlist.

For my fellow Goth Simmers out there, help yourself to some Gothic build/buy cc by Sixam CC.  There's the Wednesday Goth Bedroom CC Pack.  This pack comes with furniture and decor that's perfect for those that are dark at heart or have severe allergic reactions to bright colors.

You know what would go well with the items from this pack?  These windows and doors from the Love for Gothic Windows and Doors CC Pack.  This pack is perfect for Gothic mansion builds.  It also comes in handy for castle and church builds.

If you enjoy reading my blog or my other creative endeavors and want to show some love, consider donating to my Ko-fi page.  The link to it can be found in the bottom left corner of my blog and in my profile.

Donating to my Ko-fi will grant you an invite to my discord server where fellow creators can share their creative work, make connections or just chill.  People who make a one time payment will be given the Member role and monthly supporters will be given the VIP role.  VIPs will have access to a private text channel and a private voice channel for more personal interactions.

Til next time.

Going with The Flow

Hey, Readers.  Hope Spooky Season has been treating you well.  Taking a small break from Simmerween posting to drop another music recommendation.

My latest music recommendation is the UK Post-Punk/Goth duo, Peak Flow.  The band's members, James and Jools, draw influence for their sound from 80s synth, Post-Punk and Goth.  Below is the video for their debut single, "Running to You".  The song is about a broken relationship.  One half recalling the good times and wanting to start anew with the other half realizing that there was no going back.

Peak Flow can be found on both YouTube, SoundCloud and these other music streaming platforms.

If you enjoy reading my blog or my other creative endeavors and want to show some love, consider donating to my Ko-fi page.  The link to it can be found in the bottom left corner of my blog and in my profile.

Donating to my Ko-fi will grant you an invite to my discord server where fellow creators can share their creative work, make connections or just chill.  People who make a one time payment will be given the Member role and monthly supporters will be given the VIP role.  VIPs will have access to a private text channel and a private voice channel for more personal interactions.

Til next time.

Spooky Vibes and Sick Boi Tunes

Hey, Readers.  Back with some more music recommendations for your listening pleasure.  First up, is Danielle Gormley.  A.K.A Spookster Vibes.  A.K.A Spooky V.

Spooky V is a friendly neighborhood ghost who likes sharing her favorite music in the way of mixes and reposts.  This is a good way to discover new artists to check out.  Float on over to her soundcloud and enjoy the spooky vibes.  

Next up is Ren.  A lot of his songs delve into things like mental health, greed and corruption.  His music videos are both creative and fit the messages of the songs well.  I'm not even going to try to go into depth about his sound.  It will just sound like nonsensical babble.

Instead, I'll leave you with the music video for his song, Hi Ren.  In the video, he's having an argument with his negative thoughts.

If you enjoy reading my blog or my other creative endeavors and want to show some love, consider donating to my Ko-fi page.  The link to it can be found in the bottom left corner of my blog and in my profile.

Donating to my Ko-fi will grant you an invite to my discord server where fellow creators can share their creative work, make connections or just chill.  People who make a one time payment will be given the Member role and monthly supporters will be given the VIP role.  VIPs will have access to a private text channel and a private voice channel for more personal interactions.

Til next time.

Both Strange and Familiar

 

Hey, readers.  Happy After Halloween.  Back to counting down the days til the next one.  While you wait, pull up a seat and give a listen to Strange & the Familiars.  The band combines dark cabaret, rock opera and progressive rock to produce a dark and whimsical sound.

Over Halloween weekend, they released their second album, Strange World.  It's a multimedia project that involves short stories, indie comics, puppets, video, images and (of course) music.  On the music side, the album is soothing to the ears as it tells tales of words of warning and mourning for all that humanity might lose.  The accompanying comic will be released episodically starting in December.  I believe checking out Strange & the Familiars is a definite must.

This strange entry has come to a close.  If you enjoy reading my blog and want to show some love, consider donating to my Ko-fi page.  The link can be found in the header under "KO-FI" and in my profile.  Til next time.

Metaphysical Demigod Visions

 

Hey, readers.  Back again with some more music recommendations from Bandcamp.

• Guillotine Dream: I talked about this band before in a previous post.  But I'm bringing them up again because they have a new album coming out called Demigods.  The album doesn't come out til October 15, but it's available now for digital pre-order.  The band also made 3 of the singles off the album available to listen to on their page.
• Vision Video: Vision Video is a goth-pop band from Athens, Georgia.  They describe they're sound as dance music for the end-times.  Nice.
• Tony Moon: I don't listen to that much rap/hip-hop music.  Mostly because I find a lot of it to be crap.  Don't @ me.  But once in a while, I will come across an artist with a sound that I can vibe with.  That's the case with Tony Moon.  Tony's sound is ...... trippy.  A good trippy.  He raps about subjects that range from the metaphysical to politics.  Definitely recommend checking him out.

To listen to any of the artists that I have listed, just click on their names and you'll be directed to their Bandcamp page.  And so ends this blog post.  If you enjoy reading my blog and want to show some love, consider donating to my Ko-fi page.  The link can be found in the header under "KO - FI" and in my profile.  I also just recently opened up a Ko-fi Shop to sell my handmade jewelry.  The link to that shop can be found on my page.  

Don't forget to also check out my other shop on Redbubble.  Just click on the "SHOP" link in the header or the link in my profile.  Til next time.

To the Guillotine!

Hey, readers.  Popping in with another bandcamp review/recommendation.  This time for Guillotine Dream's latest album Damaged and Damned.  The whole album screams old school gothic rock and gave off Sisters of Mercy vibes.  Highly recommend.

In other news, I finally figured out the problem I was having with streaming on twitch.  Now I can start doing listening parties on the platform.  Did one over the weekend for The Long Losts'  latest album At This Late Hour.  Might be doing some watch parties there as well.  The link to my twitch channel can be found in the header and in my profile.

If you enjoy reading my blog and want to show some love, consider donating to my Ko-fi page.  The link can be found in the header under "SUPPORT" and in my profile.  Til next time.

Time for Work

Hey, Readers.  Back with another band review.  This time, I was contacted by an industrial metal band from Germany called MIY.  Their sound blends industrial metal with darkwave, synth pop and future pop.  They messaged me about promoting and reviewing their newest album, Work.

I listened to it and, again, I was not disappointed.  This album fucking slaps.  In a pandemic-free world, there are definitely some tracks on here that I would request at a goth club.  Work releases on February 21.  Until then, you can hop on over to their bandcamp and listen to their previous album, The Seeking.

If you enjoy reading my blog and want to show some love, consider donating to my Ko-fi page.  The link can be found in the header under "SUPPORT" and in my profile.  Til next time.

A New Nightmare

Hey, readers.  A few weeks ago, I was contacted by The Nightmares.  A noir pop band located in Newport, Wales.  Back in September, they released a double A side single featuring the songs "The Falling Dream and Give Up The Hoax" and wanted me to give it a listen.  Disappointed I was not.

The songs have a late 80s/early90s feel to them.  Like something you'd hear in an independent film about a group of misfits going on a long road trip, where bonds are tested and love happens.  They are for sure worth checking out.

If you enjoy reading my blog and want to show some love, consider donating to my Ko-fi page.  The link can be found in the header under "SUPPORT" and in my profile.  Til next time.

Black Brands and Sounds

Hey, readers.  Today, I wanted to share with you some videos that highlight black owned brands and black musicians.

Fellow black goth youtuber, Jess in King, has a playlist on their channel titled i buy black: black owned brands review.  In it, they showcase and review products from black owned businesses.  Jess also has a playlist dedicated to unsung black goth musicians.  Both playlists are very informative.

Over on Cadaver Kelly's channel, she has a video called 10 Goth Bands Featuring Black Musicians on Bandcamp.  The video highlights bands that feature or is entirely made up of black musicians.

In other news, after discovering some shady stuff with Teespring, I decided to close down my shop on that site and opened up a new one on Redbubble.  The link to my new shop can be found in the header.  If you enjoy reading my blog and want to show some love, consider donating to my Ko-fi page.  The link can be found in the header under "SUPPORT".  Til next time.

  

November Update 2019

Hey, readers.  A couple of weeks ago, I celebrated my birthday.  Didn't do anything big.  Just had family over.  Now, on to the gifts.

First up, are these lace finger-less gloves.  I have no idea what to wear these with.  But I'll think of something.

Next, are these skeleton earrings and matching necklace.  I wore them when I went to see Joker.  If you can't dress like a clown while watching this movie, sport skeletons instead. XD

In the make-up department, I got an eye shadow palette, some shimmering lip gloss and make-up brushes.  Time to experiment.

Craft-wise, I got some sewing essentials and more craft supplies.  Can't wait to use that ring bender.

And of course, as I've done for the last 2 years, I created a birthday playlist on youtube.

Speaking of music, my boys are back!  Dr. Death and Mr. Vile recently released their new album, The WOLF on bandcamp.  It's described as a journey into the struggle of the darkest and brightest corners of the human psyche.  I highly recommend giving the album a listen.

That concludes the November Update for this year.  If you enjoy reading my blog and want to show some love, consider donating to my Ko-fi page.  The link can be found in the header under "SUPPORT".  Til next time.

Project Goth Playlist Tag

Hey, readers.  I got tagged by The House of Wyvern to do the Project Goth Playlist Tag.  Here's a quick rundown of how the tag works.

• Suggest a band.
• How did you find the band?
• Additional Info: band's history, albums, etc.
• Suggested tracks.

The band that I picked for this tag is Midnight Calling.  I found out about them via a Vampire Freaks band invite.  The gothic rock/darkwave band was formed back in October 2016 by Yasmin and Scott.  Their sound combines 80's darkwave ambience, post-punk guitar riffs and driving bass lines.  Album is still in the works.

Two tracks that I suggest checking out are Howl to the Moon and Turn on the Light.  These tracks give a feel for Midnight Calling's sound.  If you enjoy reading my blog and want to show some love, consider donating to my ko-fi page.  The link can be found in the header under "SUPPORT".  Til next time.

Aji's Birthday Mix '18

Hey, readers.  My birthday has arrived once again.  You know what that means?  Another playlist.  Yay!

Hope you like this one as much as my last one.  Also, if you enjoy reading my blog and want to show some love, consider donating to my ko-fi page.  The link can be found in the header under "SUPPORT".  Til next time.

Bandcamp Bandwagon

Hey, readers.  Finally signed up for bandcamp.  Now, I can follow the artists that I like on there instead of bookmarking their pages.  Don't know why I didn't think to sign up sooner.  Anyway, I wanted to talk about a couple of bands that I recently started following.

The first one is October Burns Black.  A gothic rock band consisting of artists from other bands in the scene.  They described the tracks on their debut album, fault line, as a nod to the past with a distinctly forward looking orientation.  The band draws influences from death, living and dreams.  The other band that I want to talk about is Astari Nite.

Astari Nite hails from Miami, Florida.  Their sound is a mix of post-punk and new-wave.  Through their semi-cinematic productions, they explore the themes of magic, melancholy, love and submission.  These bands are worth scoping out.  So, I highly suggest you do so.

I caught wind of October Burns Black and Astari Nite from the youtuber, Skullgirdle.  You can check out her channels here and here.  Til next time.

Yesterday's Skulls

Hey, readers.  Told myself that I was going to put out more than 2 blog posts this month.  Guess that's not happening since the month's almost over.  Anyway, just wanted to leave a couple of recommendations for y'all to check out.

First up, is a webcomic called After Yesterday by Jaime Lalor Illustration.  It's described by the creator as a love story that's not a love story.  A story about music that's also not about music.  Margo has to decide what she wants or continue to just float through life.  Floating through life.  That sounds familiar. XP

Next on the recommendation list is a music artist called Mystery Skulls.  I found out about him through one of my friends.  His sound is a mix of electronica and neo soul.  If you like either of these music genres, then Mystery Skulls is for you.  Below is a video for one of his songs called Endlessly.

And we have reached the end of the post.  If I'm lucky, I might squeeze in a third post before February's end.  If not, see ya next month.

      

Covering Tracks

Hey, readers.  Wanted to share with you a band that I just became aware of called Death in Rome.  They're a neofolk band that does covers of popular pop songs.  I found out about them while listening to The Gothquisition 3 on the Cemetery Confessions podcast.  Their cover of Barbie Girl was amazing.

Below are videos for the Barbie Girl cover and a cover they did of Pump Up The Jam.  I recommend checking them out.  Til next time.

  

Aji's Birthday Mix '17

Hey, readers!  It is officially my birthday!  To celebrate this momentous occasion, I decided to create a playlist.  So, get on the imaginary dance floor and shake it!  Or stir it.

Or swoon like a weeping willow.  Or stand in the corner and smoke cloves.  Do whatever you want.  Happy listening!

A Bloody Good Time

Hey, readers.  I was contacted by SMT Entertainment, and they asked if I could share this cool event on my blog.  That's right, I be shilling for "The Man" now.  I await your hate mail. XD Anyway, on to the event.

It's called the Endless Night Vampire Ball.  This year, it's being held in New Orleans at the House of Blues.  Performers for the event include The Cruxshadows, DJ Angel and others.  Opening ceremonies begin on Thursday, October 26.  The Ball runs from October 27 to October 29.

To learn more about the event, I suggest checking out Endless Night's website.  I took a look at it for myself.  From what I read and saw, it looks like it's going to be super fun.  So, if you live in New Orleans, around the area or plan on heading down that way, hit up the Vampire Ball.  Til next time.