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Cold Waves Soundcheck

by Aaron Pollak

Featured interviews and music from the bands that performed at the annual Cold Waves Music Festival (years IV through X, plus the entire live show from the first and third Cold Waves).

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Episodes

  1. CWL312 - Front 242

    Live from Cold Waves III at Metro, Chicago in 2014. Front 242 Set: 1. Moldavia 2. Body to Body 3. No Shuffle 4. 7Rain 5. Together 6. Take One 7. Quite Unusual 8. Commando 9. In Rhythm Bleiben 10. Headhunter 11. Funkhadafi 12. Welcome to Paradise 13. Kampfbereit 14. Punish Your Machine 15. Masterhit

  2. Spotify Listener Announcement

    Spotify Listener Announcement by Aaron Pollak

  3. CWL311 - Cocksure

    Live from Cold Waves III at Metro, Chicago in 2014. Cocksure Set: 1. Skeemy Gates 2. Ah Don't Eat Meat Bitch! 3. Alpha Male Bling 4. Guilt Speed Carbon 5. Klusterfuck Kulture 6. Assault on Cocksure 13 7. TKO Mindfuck 8. Cattle Grind (Revolting Cocks cover)

  4. CWL310 - Youth Code

    Live from Cold Waves III at Metro, Chicago in 2014. Youth Code Set: 1. Wear the Wounds 2. No Animal Escapes 3. To Burn Your World 4. What is the Answer? 5. Tiger's Remorse 6. Consuming Guilt 7. "Destroy" said, She 8. Carried Mask

  5. CWL309 - ∆AIMON

    Live from Cold Waves III at Metro, Chicago in 2014. ∆AIMON Set: 1. Seraphim 2. Dissolvte 3. Flatliner 4. Black Cross 5. Anima 6. Low 7. Order ∴ ∴

  6. CWL308 - Caustic

    Live from Cold Waves III at Metro, Chicago in 2014. Caustic Set: 1. 666 On the Crucifix 2. Emmanuel Lewis Handjob 3. Floor Whore Disko 4. The Bible, The Bottle, The Bomb 5. Bury You Alive 6. White Knuckle Head Fuck 7. Booze Up and Riot

  7. CWL307 - Surachai

    Live from Cold Waves III at Metro, Chicago in 2014. Surachai Set: ? - TBD

  8. CWL306 - Fear Factory

    Live from Cold Waves III at Metro, Chicago in 2014. Fear Factory Set: 1. The Industrialist 2. Schock 3. Edgecrusher 4. Powershifter 5. What Will Become 6. Damaged 7. Acres of Skin 8. Lynchpin 9. Archetype 10. Martyr 11. Scapegoat 12. Demanufacture 13. Self Bias Resistor 14. Zero Signal 15. Replica

  9. CWL305 - Die Krupps

    Live from Cold Waves III at Metro, Chicago in 2014. Die Krupps Set: 1. Intro / Dawning of Doom 2. Risikofaktor 3. The Anvil 4. Schmutzfabrik 5. Robo Sapien 6. Metal Machine Music 7. To the Hilt 8. Nazis Auf Speed 9. Fatherland

  10. CWL304 - Acumen Nation

    Live from Cold Waves III at Metro, Chicago in 2014. Acumen Nation Set: 1. Stone Farm 2. Anchorite 3. Parasite Mine 4. DJEntrify 5. The Paralysis is Real 6. Bleed for You 7. Elective Surgical Strike 8. My Life's Last Breath 9. Gun Lover 10. Fuckface

  11. CWL303 - Author & Punisher

    Live from Cold Waves III at Metro, Chicago in 2014. Author & Punisher Set: ? - TBD

  12. CWL302 - SMP

    Live from Cold Waves III at Metro, Chicago in 2014. SMP Set: 1. Militia Love 2. Metal Madness 3. Fuck You 4. Pure Uncut Anger 5. No Daughter Icon [Christ Analogue cover w/Wade Alin] 6. Somebody Dissin You 7. File 484

  13. CWL301 - Cyanotic / 3Teeth

    Live from Cold Waves III at Metro, Chicago in 2014. Cyanotic Set: 1. Signal the Machines 2. Order Out of Chaos 3. Transhuman 4. Deface 5. Disconnect Me 6. Alt Machine 3Teeth Song: 7. Master of Decay

  14. 1018 - Cold Cave

    Interview with Wes Eisold / Music by Cold Cave 1) Happy Birthday Dark Star 2)Honey Flower 3) Promised Land https://shop.theheartworm.com https://coldwaves.net

  15. 1017 - Spike Hellis

    Interview with Cortland and Laney / Music by Spike Hellis 1) Mouth 2) Crisis 3) Cause of Death https://spikehellis.bandcamp.com https://coldwaves.net

  16. 1016 - Cyanotic

    Interview with Sean Payne / Music by Cyanotic Video Interview - https://youtu.be/F9G1zlzXWGQ Songs: 1) Survival Instincts [2016] 2) Alt Machine [2010 Jamie Duffy Mix] 3) Borderliner v2

  17. 1015 - Andi Harriman

    Interview with Andi Harriman / Music by Andi 1) Confess 2) Retribution 3) Object: Crucifix IG: @andi80s https://synthicide.bandcamp.com https://coldwaves.net

  18. 1014 - Ritualz

    Interview with JC / Music by Ritualz 1) DISINTEGRATION 2) NADIR 3) DIE HERE NOW https://ritualz.bandcamp.com https://coldwaves.net

  19. 1013 - REIN

    Interview with and Music by REIN 1) REINCARNATE 2) REACTIVITY 3) DYSTOPIA https://reinofficial.bandcamp.com https://coldwaves.net

  20. 1012 - HɅEX

    Interview with Sarah Graves and Adam V. Jones / Music by HɅEX 1) Feast for Death 2) Leviathan (Locked Girl Remix) 3) Daggers https://haex.bandcamp.com https://coldwaves.net

  21. 1011 - Leathers

    Interview with Shannon Hemmett / Music by Leathers 1) Runaway 2) Phantom Heart 3) Reckless https://leathers.bandcamp.com https://coldwaves.net

  22. 1010 - The Foreign Resort

    Interview with Mikkel Jakobsen / Music by The Foreign Resort 1)Hearts Fade Out 2) Obsessing 3) She is Lost https://theforeignresort.bandcamp.com https://coldwaves.net https://deadlinermusic.com

  23. 1009 - Orphx

    Interview with Richard Oddie and Christina Sealey / Music by Orphx 1)Bare Life 2) Zero Hour 3) Revolt + Love https://orphx.bandcamp.com https://coldwaves.net

  24. 1008 - Stromkern

    Interview with Ned Kirby / Music by Stromkern 1) Night Riders 2) Perfect Sunrise 3) Stand Up https://stromkern.bandcamp.com https://coldwaves.net

  25. 1007 - Empathy Test

    Interview with Isaac Howlett / Music by Empathy Test 1)Losing Touch 2) Bare My Soul 3) Monsters https://empathy-test.bandcamp.com https://coldwaves.net

  26. 1006 - Plack Blague

    Interview with Raws / Music by Plack Blague 1)Dangerous 2) Joie de Blague 3) Now or Never plackblague.bandcamp.com coldwaves.net

  27. 1005 - Haloblack / Black Asteroid

    Interview with Bryan Black / Music by Haloblack and Black Asteroid 1) Nympho (Haloblack) 2)Decay (Haloblack) 3)New Flesh (Black Asteroid) haloblack.bandcamp.com facebook.com/blackasteroid coldwaves.net

  28. 1004 - HAPAX

    Interview with Diego and Alessandra / Music by HAPAX 1) Silvery Track 2) Vitriol 3) Shining Lover hapax.bandcamp.com coldwaves.net

  29. 1003 - Ghostfeeder

    Interview with Derek Walborn / Music by Ghostfeeder 1) Shapeshifter 2) Polyticks 3)Gunfire Light tinyurl.com/helptroyhilton ghostfeeder.com coldwaves.net

  30. 1002 - Rare DM

    Interview with and music by Rare DM 1) Naomi 2) Send Nudes 3) Rolex rare-dm.bandcamp.com coldwaves.net

  31. 1001 - Portion Control

    Interview with John Whybrew / Music by Portion Control 1)Possession 2) Still 3) Claw and Scrape portion-control.net coldwaves.net

  32. 915 - Panterah / Fee Lion

    Interview with Panerah / Music by Fee Lion Songs: 1) Baby 2) Re: (Visit) 3) Blood Sisters panterah.net feelion.bandcamp.com coldwaves.net

  33. 912 - Front 242

    Interview with Jean-Luc De Meyer / Music by Front 242 Songs: 1) Body 2 Body (Live from Cold Waves III) 2) Don't Crash (Live from '91) 3) Masterhit (Live from Cold Waves III) front242.com coldwaves.net

  34. 914 - Morgue VVitch

    Interview with Tara / Music by Morgue VVitch 1)In The Garden of Monsters 2) Midnight Sun of Summer morguevvitch.bandcamp.com coldwaves.net

  35. 913 - clipping.

    Interview with Jonathan Snipes and Daveed Diggs / Music by clipping. Songs: 1) Nothing is Safe 2) Body & Blood 3)Enlacing clppng.bandcamp.com coldwaves.net

  36. 911 - Paul Barker + Chris Connelly

    Interview with and music by Paul Barker and Chris Connelly Songs: 1) Paul Barker (featuring Chris Connelly) - Heavy Water 2) Lead Into Gold - To the Throat 3) The Joy Thieves - American Parasite chrisconnelly.com paulionbarker.bandcamp.com coldwaves.net

  37. 910 - Provoker

    Interview with Jonathan, Christian, Wil, and Kristian / Music by Provoker Songs: 1) Rose in a Glass 2) Bugs & Humans 3) Dark Angel provoker.bandcamp.com coldwaves.net

  38. 909 - Korine

    Interview with Trey and Morgy / Music by Korine 1) Sunshine 2) Fate 3) Cruel korine.bandcamp.com coldwaves.net

  39. 908 - Void Vision

    Interview with Shari Vari / Music by Void Vision 1) Body Says 2) Sour 3) Hidden Hand voidvision.bandcamp.com coldwaves.net

  40. 907 - ACTORS

    Interview with Jason Corbett / Music by ACTORS 1) Love U More 2) Strangers 3)PTL (PostTraumatic Love) actors.bandcamp.com coldwaves.net

  41. 906 - Choke Chain

    Interview with Mark Trueman / Music by Choke Chain 1) Grave 2) Blood 3) First Strike https://chokechain.bandcamp.com https://coldwaves.net

  42. 905 - dälek

    Interview with and music by dälek 1) Ever Somber 2) The Son of Immigrants 3) Molten dalek.bandcamp.com coldwaves.net

  43. 904 - Odonis Odonis

    Interview with Dean Tzenos and Denholm Whale / Music by Odonis Odonis 1) Collector 2) Trust 3) Impossible https://odonisodonis.bandcamp.com https://coldwaves.net

  44. 903 - Stabbing Westward

    Interview with Chris Hall / Music by Stabbing Westward 1) Plastic Jesus 2) Burn (Cure Cover) 3) Home in You https://stabbingwestward.com https://coldwaves.net

  45. 902 - Consolidated

    Interview with Mark Pistel and Adam Sherburne 1) Capitalism AF 2) The Machine 3) Brutal Equation https://consolidated.bandcamp.com https://coldwaves.net

  46. 901 - Pixel Grip

    Interview with Jonathon Freund, Rita Lukea, Tyler Ommen / Music by Pixel Grip 1) Alpha Pussy 2) Demon Chaser (feat. MONĀE) 3) Dancing on Your Grave https://pixelgrip.bandcamp.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zH-7tHFezc https://coldwaves.net

  47. CWL112 - Cocks Members

    Live from Bottom Lounge in Chicago, IL - Sept 07, 2012 Setlist: 1) Beers, Steers & Queers 2) Something Wonderful 3) (Let's Get) Physical 4) Stainless Steel Providers 5) Attack Ships on Fire 6) Juke Box Hero [Foreigner] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-tfQ9m35J0

  48. CWL111 - Chemlab

    Live from Bottom Lounge in Chicago, IL - Sept 07, 2012 Setlist: 1) Codeine, Glue and You 2) Suicide Jag 3) Vera Blue (96/69) 4) Pyromance 5) Rivethead 6) Summer of Hate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoH27yuOaRY

  49. CWL110 - Acumen Nation and ILC

    Live from Bottom Lounge in Chicago, IL - Sept 07, 2012 Setlist: 1) Rally And Sustain 2) Branch Davidian Style 3) Candy Prowled 4) F.W.M. 5) Noarms Nolegs 6) Queener 7) Join in the Murderous Chant [Iron Lung Corp.] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk20tEpI-Ec

  50. CWL109 - Czar

    Live from Bottom Lounge in Chicago, IL - Sept 07, 2012 Setlist: 1) Family Crest 2) In Defense of Pluto 3) Redeemer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xVY-5r0oao

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Featured interviews and music from the bands that performed at the annual Cold Waves Music Festival (years IV through X, plus the entire live show from the first and third Cold Waves).

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Aaron Pollak

Produced by Cold Waves Soundcheck

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