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DCMS 71 Five fingers of Viking

show@darkcompass.com (Ro Cutler) — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:12:10 PDT

This time around: Interview with Viking Skull under the influence, and I get so many bloody names wrong it’s like I’m stupid. Still enjoy an hours worth of Rock, Metal and tom-foolery you come to expect from this here little humble podcast.
Photo: Viking Skull

You will hear:

Mercury Tide: Satan Sister, Germany
Havenside: Recognition, USA
Stranger Than This: Put Your Money, UK
Viking Skull: Second Left on Harris, UK
Viking Skull: Five Fingers of Steel, UK
Nexhymn: Black Horizon, USA
Grenouer: Fix Your Life, Russian Federation
Blodhemn: Nekromani, Norway
Ancient VVisdom: Necessary Evil, USA
Apparitions: Burn Alive
Breed 77: La Ultima Hora, UK
Ihsahn: The Eagle and The Snake, Norway

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DarkCompass Cookie Policy

show@darkcompass.com (Ro Cutler) — Sat, 26 May 2012 09:19:53 PDT

There is a new EU policy requesting that websites divulge what it keeps of your information, and what is stored in cookies of you and this website on your computer.

To conform to this, this a just a little note that we do not keep anything on you here at DarkCompass, and the only information in the cookie is when you visited the site. Not mind blowing stuff.

We feel that if you turn off cookies it makes no difference to your experience on this website.

The BBC have a news article here, if you want some more information about this bit of overinflated silliness.

So I care not. Do as you wish, and enjoy.

DC 522 Death of Disco

show@darkcompass.com (Ro Cutler) — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:53:02 PDT

This week, Don’t forget Podcrawl. Disco dies with Robin Gibb, and Donna Summer in the same week. The facebook floatation, making Bono the richest pop star in the world. More Irish fun for Jedward and The Eurovision Song Contest. Hungary for the Win people!.

Picture: Lena Katina.

You will hear:

Louis Lingg and The Bombs: Punk Storm Mario, France
Paradox Please: Indoctrination, USA
Straight Jacket Legends: Sofia, Wales
Lena Katina: Never Forget), Russian Federation
Lettie: Never want to be alone, UK
Syd Arthur: Edge of The Earth, UK
Vanity Theft: Ego, USA
The Perennials: Jonah, USA
Rattlin’ Bone: Yesterday Is Here/ It’s been a Wonderful Life, UK
John Butler: Mystery Man, Australia

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DCMS 70 Escape from Kittenditz Mixtape

show@darkcompass.com (Ro Cutler) — Sun, 20 May 2012 02:54:52 PDT

Escaping kittens has prevented me from doing a proper show this time around.
I’ll do a proper show next weekend, for now, 7 tracks of metal mayhem! Oh yeah, and kittens are Metal OK?

Photo: http://thekittencovers.tumblr.com/

You will hear:

Junius: A Universe witout Stars, USA
Havok: Point of No Return, USA
The Dirty Youth: Fight, Wales
Bible of The Devil: Out for Blood, USA
Mercury Tide: Home, Germany
Shouting Signals: The Penitence, UK
The Fallen Divide: Shades Of Oppression, Norway

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DC 521 Up Down Left Right

show@darkcompass.com (Ro Cutler) — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:33:31 PDT

This week, bleeding eyeballs make people squeal. Don’t forget Podcrawl, more and more coming!
Up and down, left and Right this week – I don’t know what to do. Sick of the olympics, and the Torch Relay. 6music winning awards, good, I like that. Punks still pissed at the Queen, the paralells of ‘77 and ‘12 are uncanny, and I don not like that Iron Sky gets a one day only release in the UK, and I can’t make it!
I screw up the end of the show, but you expect that kind of thing from me don’t you?
UPDATE
Just as I was putting this to bed, The BBC reported that Donna Summer had passed at the age of 63 years young. So much for a slow news week.

Picture: Daniel Land & The Modern Painters

You will hear:

Lettie: Lucky, UK
Sinerider: Someday I’ll Be, USA
Men Who Listen: Bad Days, USA
Cancer Killing Gemini: Catholic School, USA
Molotov Jukebox: I Need It, UK
Rebecca Pidgeon: Get Up, Get Out, USA
Sam Page: Lottery, USA
Unquiet Nights: Someone’s Love on Drugs, Ireland
Daniel Land and The Modern Painters: Eyes Wide Shut, UK
You Shriek: Pearly-Dewdrops Drops, USA
Sleepmakeswaves: Keep Your Splendid Silent Sun, Australia

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DC 520 Rocky Riding

show@darkcompass.com (Ro Cutler) — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:23:12 PDT

This week, a weighty package arrives, with a glass trophy. Thanks to the EPA, looking forward to Podcrawl too! Does Brian Warner (Marilyn Manson) deserve a Grammy?, nah! Rhys Hutchins of Goldie Looking Chain voted in as Labour councillor in Newport. Turnaround of electorl seat, but Boris Johnson keeps his in London. Romanian Police feel up collar of naked bike passenger, because she was not wearing a helmet. Recording AMPed this week, so stay tuned for that.
Picture: Barbe-Q-Barbies, by Nauska

You will hear:
Cub Scouts: Do You Hear, Australia
The Different: Boy, Italy
Barbe-Q-Barbies: Don’t Look at Me, USA
Junius: All Shall Float, USA
Ancient VVisdom: Lost Civilization, USA
The Happy Problem: Curvature, USA
Frostbite: Yet Another Stain, USA
Skinflick: Fuckbuddy (BGM Mix), Wales
Digital Diktator: Journey Within, Germany
My Toys Like Me: Matador Feat. Karis McLarty, UK

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The Glass is IN

show@darkcompass.com (Ro Cutler) — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:46:39 PDT

Having won the prestigious National Winner Award this year at The European Podcast Awards, I was not expecting a huge piece of glass to arrive at my desk, just the DVR.
When it arrived with the glass award I was very surprised, and happy. That will last forever.
I’d again like to thank everyone who voted for me, and in fact other podcasters too, who also encouraged their listeners to listen to me and vote.
The Olympus DM-670, is small and compact – and with 8GB of storage onboard, I’m sure Im going to get lots of great content at this summers Podcrawl. Anyone coming, please don’t be surprised if I shove my bright shiny gadget in front of you for a chat.

DCMS 69 Oooeerr

show@darkcompass.com (Ro Cutler) — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:46:19 PDT

Back from a holiday jaunt only to find music collection gone. Never mind, at least my metal friends are good for another episode or two, and watching favourite and new bands (to me) is all so much more fun. Thanks to Erk FM Metal Monday for the dedication. Fourteen thundering tracks this time around from all around the world, enjoy.
Photo: Junius/Wolves Like Us Drumkit

You will hear:

Fisthammer: Kull The Conqueror, USA
Avenger: Dusevni Chirurgie, Czech Republic
Heart of a Coward: Around a Girl in 80 days, UK
Viking Skull: Fire, UK
Mencea: The Dead, Greece
Reverence: The Descent, France
Revel in Flesh: Culpa et Inferna, Germany
Tribune: The Succubus, Canada
Neuronspoiler: Cataclysm, UK
Nothing Sacred: No Rest, USA
Shaped by Fate: Crimson Pig, Wales
The Charm The Fury: The Social Meltdown, Netherlands
Wolves Like Us: Secret Handshakes, Norway
Junius: Betray The Grave, USA

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DC 519 Titanic Missiles

show@darkcompass.com (Ro Cutler) — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:28:34 PDT

This week, second attempt at recording, and even some interaction when I do so. Recovering from disc failure with some great bands sending me tunes. The Space opens, with John Peels first 100 records. I’m out of touch. Duran Duran to be in the spotlight at the olympics, the best of UK music? Mmm, alongside them will be battleships, fight aircraft and Surface to Air Missiles (not air to surface!), which is overkill, literally. Should I do news? Oz billionaire to make Titanic float again, making a new one with 21st Century technology shoehorned in to 1912’s design, will it fit?

Picture: Artemis and Divasonic

You will hear:
ProleteR: April Showers, France
Wily Bo Walker & Kareña K: Did I Forget (To Tell You I Love You), UK
The Yes Mess: Criminal (Acoustic), UK
The Dirty Youth: Rise Up, Wales
Darling Parade: Never Fall Down, USA
Sparrow: Beautiful, UK
Artemis: Treasure, USA
Burning Shapes: Someone Else’s Words, UK
Still inLimbo: Sail Away, USA
Knifeworld: Clairovoyant Fortnight, UK

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DC 518 Dead Disk Blues

show@darkcompass.com (Ro Cutler) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:35:41 PDT

After a week off, getting back up to speed. A nice break off doing stuff, back here, non stop. Watching more live bands, and a disk failure (losing all 33,000 music tracks) makes this week a disappointment. But, interesting news Spotify to be added to the charts? Nooooo! well, not yet, Music has same effect as performace enhancing drugs, say psychotherapists, and crazy celebrity name of the week goes to Astala Dylan Willow Cohen-Geldof, well what do you expect when your mum is called Peaches?

Picture: Rumour

You will hear:
Argonaut: Touch Electric, UK
Seagull Kinevil: Rowenna, Wales
Butterfly Boucher: 5678!, Australia
The History of Panic: History, USA
Johnny Cooper: Hot Mess, USA
Lee-Dai Jones: Lord He Rides, Wales
Jade Leary: I’ll be the Stone, Canada
Deathboy: Zombie Overlords, UK
Rumour: Set It Off, Wales
Breed77: Zombie, UK
Diablo Swing Orchestra: Voodoo Mon Amour, Sweden

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