Work! (To Live) – March 2026

The first Terminates Here DJ set of 2026, and the 4th anniversary of Work! (To Live).  Joining Nathan and myself tonight were NULL/VOID from Glasgow and Mara Mortem for an all-DJed version of Work!  Here’s what I played.

9pm

Laibach – Mama Leone
Mentallo & The Fixers – Sacrilege
Velvet Acid Christ – We Have To See, We Have To Know
Object – The Ethane Asylum
Wumpscut – Hang Him Higher
Dorsetshire – Brothers And Sisters
Scapa Flow – Crucial Impact
No Sleep By The Machine – Mammonth
Pankow – Sickness Taking Over
Brigade Werther – Killbeat

Midnight

Front 242 Tragedy For You
Die Krupps vs Nitzer Ebb – Machineries of Joy
Project Pitchfork – KNKA (Climax version)
A Split Second – Flesh
Camouflage – The Great Commandment
Fad Gadget – Ricky’s Hand
Welle Erdball – Monton Und Minimal

The Terminates Here 365

Whenever I think back to The Dark Scene 500, my thoughts often turn to the songs that didn’t make it in. Many fell foul of the ‘3 per band’ limit, others were good songs that simply got dropped to balance out the chapters, and many didn’t fit the stylistic scope of the book. So here’s the follow-up. The Terminates Here 365. One song for every day of the year – no rules for inclusion except I think it’s worth a listen. 

To see things unfold, follow my Terminates Here DJ Page on Facebook.

Ageing and Aleing East

A one-off event at the Great Beyond Brewing Co. to celebrate the birthday of Nathan Nothing.  Joining me on DJing tonight were Nighthood from After the Gallows and Korv Brödsson from Stockholm.  

6pm – Sitting and Drinking

Inon Zur – Fallout 4 Main Titles
John Carpenter – The Fog
Angelo Badalamenti – Laura Palmer’s Theme
Vangelis – Memories of Green
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Pieces From The Whole
Kraftwerk – Radioactivity (Original album version)
Eurythmics – Ministry of Love
Throbbing Gristle – Hot On The Heels Of Love
Suicide – Rocket USA
Iggy Pop – Nightclubbing
DAF – Der Räuber und der Prinz
Kirlian Camera – Blue Room (7″)
Project Pitchfork – Souls (Extended)
The Beauty of Gemina – This Time

9pm – Dancing and Laughing

Sturm Café – Koka Kola Freiheit (7″ version)
Pouppée Fabrikk – Bring Back the Ways of Old
Front 242 – Moldavia
The Invincible Spirit – Push
Absolute Body Control – Figures
Peter Schilling – Major Tom (Coming Home)
Wolfsheim – The Sparrows and the Nightingales
Empathy Test – Losing Touch
Fictional – Blue Lights
ZyniC – Powered By Death
Depeche Mode – Wrong
Lebanon Hanover – Gallowdance
Joy Division – Transmission
Killing Joke – Requiem
Fad Gadget – Collapsing New People
John Foxx – Underpass

Work! (To Live) – November 2025

The 12th running of Work! (To Live) and the biggest yet, the first with two live bands, with a debut for Nothing New and Infant Sanchos over from Berlin.  Joining Nathan and myself on DJing was Electric Dream.  I also got a chance to promote The Dark Scene 500 in between all the music.  Here’s what I played.

9pm

Jean Michel Jarre & Yello – Why This, Why That and Why
Chris and Cosey – This Is me
Equinoxious – Astrónomo Insumiso
Black Light Ascension – Keep The Light On
QEK Junior – Ich bin raus
Echo West – In Pop We Trust
Agent Side Grinder – Life In Advance
Sixth June – Everytime

<Nothing New>

Kontravoid – Native State
Darkmen – We Are Hard
T.A.N.K. – Freakshow
Orange Sector & NZ – Cold as Steel v2
Nitzer Ebb – Let Your Body Learn

<Dark Scene 500 Promo>

<Infant Sanchos>

11:45pm

Armageddon Dildos – East West
Covenant – Speed (Club Version)
Cabaret Voltaire – I Want You
Skinny Puppy – Far Too Frail
Fad Gadget – Ricky’s Hand
Depeche Mode – Something To Do
Kraftwerk – Radioactivity (The Mix version)
Front 242 – Headhunter v1.0
A Split-Second – Flesh
Camouflage – The Great Commandment
Eleven Pond – Watching Trees
Kirlian Camera – Eclipse (Anniversary)
Project Pitchfork – Conjure
Front Line Assembly – Iceolate
ClockDVA – The Sonology of Sex Pt.2
Severed Heads – Dead Eyes Open
Liaisons Dangereuses – Los niños del parque

 

The Dark Scene 500 – Store Open

The Dark Scene 500 is now for sale within it’s own store on this site.  This includes the EPUB version which is now on general sale at GBP 7.50 worldwide.  This should be a competitive option for interested readers outside of Europe, as there are few economical shipping options available for books of this size.  

I’m working on getting the EPUB and possibly the printed version listed on other stores.  As both books have an ISBN and are in print, some stores are listing it anyway, but please only purchase it from sources listed on terminateshere.org to prevent delays in delivery.  

The Dark Scene 500 – Latest News

Thank you to everyone who has supported the Dark Scene 500 in recent weeks. Sales of the printed book have gone well and many of you have now bought one, but there’s plenty of copies left.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/257143449817

I’m currently trying to launch the EPUB version and also get the physical version listed on other stores. This inevitably involves registration, awaiting approvals and other jumping-through-hoop processes. More news when listings are confirmed – all sale options will be listed on The Dark Scene 500 page.

In terms of selling the book in person, plans are in early stages but hopefully a few opportunities will crop up before the year is out.

The Dark Scene 500 – Copies Are For Sale

The pre-ordered copies of The Dark Scene 500 have been sent out, with the exception of a few addresses I still need to confirm – if you haven’t heard from me, check your email (including spam) to see if there’s any messages waiting for you. All deliveries are tracked so if any go missing we can check where they are in the system.
 
The printed version of the book is now available for sale. All purchase options will be listed on The Dark Scene 500 page on this site.
 
Currently available using Ebay (mainly because I’m already an established seller there) but other options will be made available in the coming days. Price is £20 inc postage for the UK, with prices adjusted for overseas sales.
 
If anyone needs a more cost-effective option, an Ebook EPUB version is coming in a few weeks time.
 
There may be some opportunities to purchase the book in person, although these events are a few months away.

The Dark Scene 500 Is Ready

The Dark Scene 500 has been printed and delivered to me – here’s the next steps.  

Over the course of the next week, I’ll be sending out copies to everyone who pre-ordered through the Crowdfunder.  The librarians amongst you can be assured that a copy will also be legally deposited in the British Library (this being something of a “victory condition” for me).

Once these books have been sent out, I’ll make it available for general sale.  There’s enough copies to go around and I’ll make sure multiple methods of purchase are available.

The EBook version has just been signed off – this will be released shortly after the printed version.  This may be a suitable alternative for those of you outside of Europe (as postage isn’t cheap) as well as those who have gone all-digital.  

As it’s a self-published affair, I don’t have the assistance of a distributor, so if anyone has any suggestions for good places to sell or promote the book, please let get in touch.  I have a few plans up my sleeve but more ideas would always be welcome.  A few online zines have shown interest in reviewing the work, but I’m open to requests from others who’d like to cast a critical eye over it.

And enjoy the book!  I’ve purposely gone for a writing style that presents music as something to be enjoyed first and analysed thereafter.  If it achieves nothing else, I hope it inspires more music writers to pick up on the styles and eras covered within.

Work! (To Live) – July 2025

Work! DJ set from July 2025, featuring Attrition live between my two sets, and guest DJ Nik Panic joining Nathan and myself.  Tributes to Ozzy Osbourne and Doug McCarthy both feature.

9pm

Black Sabbath – Changes
Diary Of Dreams – Colorblind
Die Form – Cantique
Wumpscut – Sag Es Jetzt
Kirlian Camera – Odyssey Europa
S Y Z Y G Y X – Gimme Chaos
Blitzmaschine – Useless Pain
Escalator – God Eat God
Elm – Wapenrustning
Agrezzior – Strong We Stand
Ad:Key – Hoch die Hämmer

23:45pm

Fixmer-McCarthy – Freefall
Front 242 – Punish Your Machine
Covenant – Stalker (Club Version)
Project Pitchfork – Timekiller
Das Ich – Destillat
Die Krupps vs Nitzer Ebb – The Machineries Of Joy
Ministry – Just Like You
Portion Control – Amnesia
A Split-Second – Rigor Mortis
Absolute Body Control – Figures