About
Communion After Dark, an internet radio show that serves as a companion to the weekly Saturday dance night at Ybor City’s The Castle (Tampa, FL), is one hour of the latest music from the realms of EBM, dark electro, synth pop, goth, and power noise. Europe spearheads these styles, which unfortunately receive little exposure in the United States. We are here to help counter that sad reality. However, you can assist far more effectively; buy CDs and legal downloads from the artists, and make sure you see these bands when concerts come to the area. It makes all the difference!
The show — airing first in February 2008 — is hosted every Monday by DJ Mark Paradise (of The Castle), DJ Bryant Griffin (of the band Ien Oblique) and DJ Tom Gold (Resident DJ of The Castle). Now in its 15th year, The Castle proudly stands as the premier dance club spinning these genres in the United States.
For our usual format, which features 14 tracks, one of us starts the show off with five tracks, the second DJ plays four tracks and the final DJ plays five (the fifth coming after our last talking segment). What set belongs to what DJ? Though together we announce each others songs just heard, the set belongs to who starts and ends that announcement. Also, an introduction by "Promo Cyber-Girl" is fixed before the set, except the first, indicating who is up next. We also feature guest DJs on a regular basis, such as frequent contributor DJ Maus (see below).
Our latest 12 shows are offered in the iTunes store, and you’ll also find the current show of Communion After Dark available by clicking the "LISTEN NOW" link in our navigation menu. Also, we are syndicated weekly on WFKU and Red Mercury.
You can email the DJs at communionafterdark@yahoo.com.
DJ MARK PARADISE – Mark was born in Wisconsin and moved to Florida in 1984. He originally fell in love with electronic music when he heard Devo in 1981. By 1987 he was hooked on the industrial/goth scene, especially after hearing a song called "New York New York" by the Microchip League. For over a decade now, Mark has served as a resident DJ at The Castle and can be heard upstairs every Saturday. He is a big fan of all forms of music in the scene, and has brought a number of bands to play in Tampa, including VNV Nation, Assemblage 23, Combichrist, Grendel, Culture Kultur, God Module.
DJ BRYANT GRIFFIN – Bryant entered the scene in early 1995 after viewing the horror flick "Hideaway," discovering in its soundtrack a window to industrial music. After religiously tuning into the radio show Dark Horizons, he was a diehard addict, making countless trips to Tampa’s dark electro club The Castle. He is a member of the band Ien Oblique, which is signed to Infacted Recordings.
DJ TOM GOLD – For over 15 years, Tom has DJed on Fridays and Saturdays at The Castle, spinning Industrial, Darkwave, EBM, TBM, Electro, and Goth. A true pioneer of the "scene" in the United States, Tom’s run at The Castle is one of the longest-standing gigs held by any single DJ in the American scene. He is always pushing the envelope to make the Tampa scene evolve by introducing listeners to new music and booking bands.
Contributing DJ
DJ MAUS – Maus fell into the industrial scene in 1991 and got hooked on artists such as :wumpscut:, Benestrophe and Skinny Puppy, scooping up anything on the Zoth Ommog and Wax Trax! labels. She started DJing in 1999 and has supported the The Castle for at least 12 years. Maus listens to a wide range of dark electronic music and favors synthpop and melodic harsh electro.