So because I suck at naming themed episodes, this episode of The Obelisk Show on Gimme Radio was ‘Some of the Best of 2019 So Far.’ Yeah, I know, way to commit. Whatever. You get the point. We’re six months deep into the year if you can wrap your head around it, and it’s a good time to check in and see where we’re at.

One thing that stood out to me in making the playlist is that it’s been an exceedingly good half-year for doom. New records from Saint Vitus, Candlemass and Lord Vicar would be enough of their own, then you toss in stuff like Obsidian Sea and Demon Head, among others and it’s kind of incredible. Kings Destroy’s “Dead Before” is high on the list of the best songs I’ve heard this year, so I wanted to include that for sure, and there was room to space out a bit with Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard and Bees Made Honey in the Vein Tree. I also really dug the Sigils record, and kind of felt like I didn’t write enough about it, so that’s in there too.

The bottom line, of course, is there was more than I could fit in one episode, and there are enough tracks that feel conspicuous in their absence for me to not put together a second episode working on the same theme. So I think I’ll probably do that next time. Can I get away with playing The Claypool Lennon Delirium on Gimme Radio? I don’t know, but it might be fun to try.

Here’s the full playlist:

The Obelisk Show – 06.07.19

Uffe Lorenzen	Angakkoq	Triprapport	0:04:08
Kings Destroy	Dead Before	Fantasma Nera	0:04:25
Green Lung	May Queen	Woodland Rites	0:06:41
BREAK
Spidergawd	All and Everything	Spidergawd V	0:06:12
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard	Katyusha	Yn Ol I Annwn	0:13:23
Bees Made Honey in the Vein Tree	Grandmother	Grandmother	0:10:58
Sigils	Samhain	You Built the Altar, You Lit the Leaves	0:09:39
Thunderbird Divine	Bummer Bridge	Magnasonic	0:05:34
BREAK
Candlemass	Under the Ocean	The Door to Doom	0:06:15
Saint Vitus	12 Years in the Tomb	Saint Vitus	0:05:23
Demon Head	Strange Eggs	Hellfire Ocean Void	0:07:01
Obsidian Sea	A Shore Without a Sea	Strangers	0:08:49
Lord Vicar	Levitation	The Black Powder	0:04:57
BREAK
Lo-Pan	A Thousand Miles	Subtle	0:04:06
Valley of the Sun	Dim Vision	Old Gods	0:03:55
Yatra	Snakes in the Temple	Death Ritual	0:06:41

The Obelisk Show on Gimme Radio airs every other Friday at 1PM Eastern, with replays every Sunday at 7PM Eastern. Next show is June 21. Thanks for listening if you do.

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Tags: Bees Made Honey in the Vein Tree, Candlemass, Demon Head, Gimme Radio, Green Lung, Kings Destroy, Lo-Pan, Lord Vicar, Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard, Obsidian Sea, Saint Vitus, Sigils, Thunderbird Divine, Uffe Lorenzen, Valley of the Sun, Yatra

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