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.
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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.
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
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
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.
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>
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 EPUB is now on a number of EBook stores – Amazon, Google and Apple Books as well as downloadable directly from my site, so options are available for all common devices. There’s still plenty of printed copies available, too – purchase from Ebay or the store on terminateshere.org.
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.
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 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! 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.
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
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
Thank you to everyone who supported the project, by contributing themselves and/or sharing the link and encouraging others to check it out. I’ll be getting in touch with everyone who selected an ‘Audience Participation’ reward shortly to arrange details. This will be the final content before the book goes for typesetting and then printing. I’m talking to the typesetter tomorrow to arrange next steps and agree timescales.
For those of you who weren’t able to contribute at this time, don’t worry – the book will be available for sale once published – ebook or printed options are planned. For now, my focus is on getting this project over the line.