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Radio Wowsville

Raw Music from the 20th and 21st centuries: Airing its genre-busting blend of progressive hootenanny, provocative commentary, and sprawling pop music history lesson on WTJU since 1995 (or 1996), Radio… MoreRaw Music from the 20th and 21st centuries: Airing its genre-busting blend of progressive hootenanny, provocative commentary, and sprawling pop music history lesson on WTJU since 1995 (or 1996), Radio Wowsville, heard each Sunday night from 11 to 1, is broadcast via nuclear warhead from a cave / sound lab in Grottoes, Virginia. Less

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1. "I Wonder If I Care as Much" - The Everly Brothers - Roots [Warner Brothers: 1968]
2. "Hello Everyone" - Sir Ching I - 45 [Spark: 1970]
3. "A Fairy Tale" - The Moving Finger - 45 [Polydor: 1968]
4. "Devil Dressed in Disguise" - Blood Wizard - Grinning William [Sad Club: 2024]
   Notes: NEW
5. "Power of Rain" - Art Lown - Piper Oz The Hound [Anthology Recordings: 1976]
6. "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" - Eartha Kitt - Sentimental Eartha [Spark: 1970]
7. "Lost in Translation" - THUS LOVE - All Pleasure [Captured Tracks: 2024]
   Notes: NEW
8. "(Visions In) A Plaster Sky" - Wild Silk - Visions in a Plaster Sky: The Complete Recordings 1968-1969 [Columbia: 1969]
9. "The Nothing Song" - Fuchsia - Fuchsia [Pegasus: 1971]
10. "Dissolve" - Naked Giants - Shine Away [DevilDuck: 2024]
    Notes: NEW
11. "Get a Hold of Yourself" - Kelly Finnigan - A Lover Was Born [Colemine: 2024]
    Notes: NEW
12. "Secret" - The Virgin Sleep - 45 [Deram: 1968]
13. "I am the Walrus" - Hash - 45 [Elektra: 1993]
14. "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - The Space Lady - On the Street of Dreams [Mississippi Records: 2018]
15. "Othuhaka Was a Dance" - Palms Psalm - Othuhaka [Hot Temp: 2023]
16. "No Easy Way Down" - Rain Parade - Explosions in the Glass Palace [Enigma: 1984]
17. "Krautwickel" - Lucas Croon - Future Sounds of Kraut Vol. 2 [Compost: 2024]
    Notes: TALK OVER MUSIC
18. "Lost at Sea (ANNA Mix)" - Rob Grant w/ Lana Del Rey - Single [Universal: 2024]
    Notes: NEW
19. "Square Room" - Them - Us and "Them" [Capitol: 1967]
20. "I Got Lost" - Porridge Radio - Clouds in the Sky They Will Always Be There For Me [Secretly Canadian: 2024]
    Notes: NEW
21. "Rebel Soul" - Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes [Polydor: 2024]
    Notes: NEW
22. "America's Cup" - Pond - 9 [Spinning Top: 2021]
    Notes: For Pat!
23. "Maria's Hunt" - Glyders - Maria's Hunt [Drag City: 2023]
24. "Long Rattle" - Dream Stich, Michael Nau, Floating Action - Long Rattle [Airloom: 2023]
25. "The Wall" - The Fruit Machine - 45 [American Music Makers: 1968]
26. "The Web" - The Ironsides - Changing Light [Colemine: 2023]
    Notes: For DC Tony! - TALK OVER MUSIC
27. "I Could Stay" - The Mellows - Children of Wolfman [Tomika Records/Modulator: 2023]

Walkin' Blues

Walk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic… MoreWalk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic artists who draw on the blues tradition are featured here. That's Walkin' Blues each Sunday night from 9 to 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Operator Blues" {Various Artists} - Andrew & Jim Baxter - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Super Rarities [AAC audio file ]
2. "Painful Hearted Man" - Blind Boy Fuller - Truckin' My Blues Away [AAC audio file ]
3. "Panther Squall Blues" - Blind Blake - All the Published Sides [AAC audio file ]
4. "Teasing the Frets" - Nick Lucas - Pioneers of the Jazz Guitar [AAC audio file ]
5. "Tell Me How About It" - Sleepy John Estes - Someday Baby Blues [AAC audio file ]
6. "Handful Of Riffs" - Eddie Lang & Lonnie Johnson - Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology [Disc 1] [AAC audio file ]
7. "You Ain't No Woman" - John Jackson - Rappahanock Blues [AAC audio file ]
8. "If You Don't Want Me Please Don't Dog Me 'Round" - Mississippi Sheiks & Chatman Brothers - Mississippi Sheiks Vol. 4 (1934 - 1936) [AAC audio file ]
9. "Right Now Blues" {Traditional} - Geoff Muldaur & The Texas Sheiks - Texas Sheiks [AAC audio file ]
10. "Jesse James" - Sam McGee - Grand Dad Of The Country Guitar Pickers [AAC audio file ]
11. "John Hardy Blues" - Roy Harvey & Jess Johnston & the West Virginia Ramblers - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Super Rarities & Unissued Gems Of The 1920s & 30s [AAC audio file ]
12. "Jug Rag" - Blue Ridge Ramblers - Rags, Breakdowns, Stomps & Blues [AAC audio file ]
13. "Key to the Highway" {Big Bill Broonzy/Charles Segar} - Jazz Gillum - Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1938-1941) [AAC audio file ]
14. "Killin' Jive" {Austin Powell} - The Cats & the Fiddle - We Cats Will Swing for You [AAC audio file ]
15. "La Paloma" - Hawaiian Trio - It's Hotter In Hawaii B [AAC audio file ]
16. "La valse du vieux temps" - Amedee Breaux, Clifford Breaux & Ophy Breaux - Cajun Early Recordings, Vol. 2 [AAC audio file ]
17. "Willow Weep for Me" - Stéphane Grappelli & Stuff Smith - Jazz In Paris, Vol. 82: Stuff and Steff [AAC audio file ]
18. "Go Long Mule" {Uncle Dave Macon} - Uncle Dave Macon - Go Long Mule [AAC audio file ]
19. "You Got Me Rollin'" - Carolina Peanut Boys - Rags, Breakdowns, Stomps & Blues [AAC audio file ]
20. "You May Leave, But This Will Bring You Back" - Carolina Peanut Boys - Rags, Breakdowns, Stomps & Blues [AAC audio file ]
21. "You Shouldn't Do That" {Casey Bill Weldon & Kokomo Arnold} - Casey Bill Weldon - Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters Of The 1930s [AAC audio file ]
22. "You'se a Viper" {Waller} - Stuff Smith - Radio Days, Vol. 2 [AAC audio file ]
23. "Durang's Hornpipe" - Steve Parks - Playing With Friends [AAC audio file ]
24. "Dry Southern Blues" {Jefferson, Blind Lemon} - Blind Lemon Jefferson - Complete Recordings %u2022 Chicago 1926 [Disc 1] [AAC audio file ]
25. "Drop Down Mama" - Sleepy John Estes - Someday Baby Blues [AAC audio file ]
26. "Down South Blues" - Mike Seeger - Southern Banjo Sounds [AAC audio file ]
27. "Don't Leave Me Here" - Henry Thomas - Texas Worried Blues [AAC audio file ]
28. "Devil Sent The Rain Blues" {Charley Patton/Charley Patton} - Charley Patton - Founder Of The Delta Blues: 1929-1934 [AAC audio file ]
29. "Crow Jane Blues" {C. Martin} - Carl Martin - Crow Jane Blues [AAC audio file ]
30. "Atlanta Strut" - Blind Sammie - Good for What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Show Disc 2 [AAC audio file ]
31. "Beaver Slide Rag" - Peg Leg Howell & Eddie Anthony - The Cornshucker's Frolic, Volume 2 [AAC audio file ]
32. "Brownskin Gal" {Traditional, arranged by Joseph Spence} - Joseph Spence - The Complete Folkways Recordings [AAC audio file ]
33. "Corrina Corrina" - Kenneth Jethro Burns - Swing Low, Sweet Mandolin [AAC audio file ]
34. "Creole Belle" - Mississippi John Hurt - Memorial Anthology Vol. 2 [AAC audio file ]

Just a Few Friends

Just a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope invites you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber… MoreJust a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope invites you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber music, from early to modern. Less

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1. "String Quartet in d, Op. 14, No. 3" {HOFFMEISTER} - Aviv Quartet - Hoffmeiser: String Quartets, Op. 14 [Naxos: 2013]
2. "Pot-Pourri Nationale Romano, Op. 108" {GIULIANI} - Ricardo Gallen - Giuliani: Guitar Music Vol. 1 - Variations [Naxos: 2002]
3. "Fandango" {SOLER} - Santiago Rodriguez - Spanish Album [Elan Recordings: 1988]
4. "Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81" {DVORAK} - Vlach Quartet Prague & Ivan Klansky - Dvoark: Piano Quintets [Naxos: 2002]
5. "12 Cancons" {BLANCAFORT} - Miquel Villalba - Blacafort: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1 [Naxos: 2003]

Heifetz on Air

Each week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios.

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Sunday Opera Matinee

Heard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts… MoreHeard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts Ann Shaffer, Tim Snider, and Brendan O'Donnell share their favorite recordings, old and new. Plot synopsis and historical background are provided. Less

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1. "Korngold: Die Tote Stadt" {Erich KORNGOLD} - Neblett, Kollo, Prey et al.; Leinsdorf - Die Tote Stadt [RCA: 1975]

A New Sound

Over the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created… MoreOver the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created new schools of thought, and crossed the Rubicon into uncharted musical territory. Join us every Sunday afternoon from 1-3 pm on A New Sound as we explore together the classical music of our lifetime. Less

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1. "In Waves" {Caroline SHAW} - Ars Nova Copenhagen; Paul Hillier; director - In Waves [Cantaloupe: 2024]
2. "Amelia" {Laurie ANDERSON} - Laurie Anderson, voice, viola, keyboards, electronics; Brno Philharmonic; Trimbach Trio; Anohni, vocals; Martha Mooke, viola; Marc Ribot, guitar; Kenny Woolesen, percussion; Tony Sherr, bass; Ryan Kelly, ukulele - Amelia [Nonesuch: 2024]
3. "Deep Blue Ocean" {Robert PATERSON} - Stephen Gosling and Blair McMillan, pianos - Powerhouse Pianists II [American Modern: 2015]
4. "The Sound of Wings" {Tonu KORVITS} - Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Tallin Symphony Orchestra; Risto Joost, conductor - The Sound of Wings [Ondine: 2023]

Offstage, On-Air

Offstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists.… MoreOffstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists. Tune in Sunday from noon to 1:00pm here on WTJU. Less

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Classical Brunch

Join Paula as she brings you noteworthy compositions, some well-known, some yet to be discovered - but all refreshing and engaging. Classical Brunch, Sunday mornings from 10 'til noon. Only… MoreJoin Paula as she brings you noteworthy compositions, some well-known, some yet to be discovered - but all refreshing and engaging. Classical Brunch, Sunday mornings from 10 'til noon. Only on WTJU. Less

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1. "Concerto for Sopranino Recorder, Strings & Continuo in C major, RV 433" {VIVALDI, Antonio} - Tabea Debus, recorder/La Serenissima - Adrian Chandler - Forza Azzurri! [Signum: 2022]
2. "Horn Trio, Op. 40" {BRAHMS, Johannes} - Martin Owen, horn/Francesca Dego, violin/Alessandro Taverna, piano - Brahms, Ligeti, Mozart, Schumann: Horn Trios [Chandos: 2024]
3. "Trumpet Sonata, Op. 1" {DAVIES, Peter Maxwell} - Matilda Lloyd, trumpet/John Reid, piano - Direct Message: 20th & 21st Century Works for Trumpet & Piano [Orchid Classics: 2018]
4. "When A Tiger Meets a Rosa Rugosa" {YUN, Du} - Hilary Hahn, violin/Cory Smythe, piano - In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores [DG: 2013]
5. "Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14" {PROKOFIEV, Sergei} - Anne-Marie McDermott, piano - Prokofiev: Piano Works [Bridge: 2009]
6. "Lachrimae: No. 11 "Sir John Langton's Pavin"" {DOWLAND, John} - Paul Beier, renaissance lute - What if a day [Stradivarius: 2019]
7. "Andante & Rondo for 2 flutes and piano, Op. 25" {DOPPLER, Franz} - Lisa Friend, Anna Stokes, flutes/Mark Kincaid, piano - Luminance [Champs Hill: 2014]
8. "Piano Trio, Op. 4" {BAX, Arnold} - Robert Plane, clarinet/Gould Piano Trio - Bax: Clarinet Sonatas/Piano Trio [Naxos: 2006]
9. "Surge, illuminare" {PALESTRINA, G.P. da} - The Sixteen & Harry Christophers - Palestrina, Vol. 4 [The Sixteen: 2013]

In the Spirit

In The Spirit, heard each Sunday morning at 9, is an hour of vintage and contemporary gospel music to feed your soul and lift you up.

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1. "I'm Going To Shout" - Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Just A Closer Walk With Thee [Original Blues Classics: 1960]
2. "Lord, Lord, He Sure Is Good To Me" - Elder Richard Bryant - Memphis Sanctified Jug Bands 1928-1930 [Document: 1994]
3. "How Happy I Am" - Rev. Gary Davis - Good Morning Blues [Biograph Records: 1990]
4. "Count Your Blessings" - Jackson Gospel Singers - Le Gospel 1939/1952 [Body & Soul: 2003]
5. "Any Way You Bless Me" - The Gospel Christian Singers of Charlotte NC - A Cappella Since 1929 [Global Village Music: 2007]
6. "Blessed Be The Name" - Mississippi John Hurt - The Greatest Songsters [Document: 1990]
7. "I Am Redeemed" - South Baldwin Gospel Chorus, featuring Jane Pruitt - Of Fairhope Alabama [Informal Recording: Undated]
8. "By And By When I Get Home" - Brother Joe May With Prof. J. Earl Hines - Live 1952-1955 [Specialty: 1994]
9. "Jesus Gave Me Water" - B.B. King - Soul Gospel [PDC Music: 2001]
10. "Carry Me Home" - Billy Hardie And The Gospel Soul Brothers - Praise Him [Iconium: 1997]
11. "The Table Is Spread" - Harmonizing Four - Rocky Is The Road [Atlanta International Records: 1982]
12. "I've Got Religion I'm So Glad" - Blind Willie And Kate McTell - Gospel Blues Reborn And Remastered [Rough Guides: 2016]
13. "So Glad I'm Here In Jesus' Name" - Shirley Caesar - Pressing My Way [Sonorous Records, inc,: 2022]
14. "I'm Glad About It" - Mahalia Jackson - Garden Of Prayer [Columbia: 1966]
15. "Lord I Thank You" - Marion Williams - The Gospel Soul Of Marion Williams [Shanachie: 1999]
16. "It's So Good" - Sister Lucille Pope - Lord I'm In Your Hands [UMG: 1998]
17. "Joy Joy To My Soul" - The Soul Stirrers - The Very Best Of Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers [Smith & Co.: 2011]

The Early Music Show

Imagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and… MoreImagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and troubadours of the first millennium and journeys through seven centuries of music, featuring the friendly madrigals of the Italian and English traditions, sublime motets and music of the Renaissance, Medieval and Baroque eras up to the time of JS Bach - a genre of endless richness and variety. Imagine, and then join us for music of centuries gone by, every Sunday morning from 6 'til 9 on The Early Music Show. Less

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1. "Nunc Aperuit Nobis" {Hildegard von Bingen} - Sequentia - Canticles of Ecstacy [DHM: 1994]
   Notes: used as theme
2. "Concerto for violin & oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R" {Johann Sebastian Bach} - Catherine Mackintosh, Stephen Hammer, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood - Bach: Brandenburg Concertos [L'Oiseau Lyre: 1987]
3. "Te Lucis Ante Terminum" {Thomas Tallis} - Voces8 - Live performance [Voces8: 2024]
4. "Lo vegio per stasone" {Antonio da Cividale} - Ferrara Ensemble, Crawford Young - Figures of Harmony [Arcana: 1996]
5. "Symphony in F, Eisen F5" {Leopold Mozart} - Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Georg Mais - Leopold Mozart: Symphonies [Arte Nova: 2005]
6. "Tribulationes civitatum" {Jacobus Clemens non Papa} - Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips - Clemens: Missa Pastores quidnam vidistis [Gimell: 1987]
7. "Two Instrumental Motets on In seculum" {Anonymous, 13th Century} - New York Pro Musica, John Reeves White - Music for a Medieval Day [Decca Horizon: 1968]
8. "Motet S'on me regarde - Prennes i garde - He mi enfant" {Anonymous, French 13th century} - Sheila Schonbrunn, Elizabeth Humes, New York Pro Musica, John Reeves White - Music for a Medieval Day [Decca Horizon: 1968]
9. "Nasce la Pena" {Johan Schop} - Annegret Siedel, Barbara Maria Willi, Hubert Hoffmann - Johann Schop & his Contemporaries [Cantate Musicaphon: 2000]
10. "Uns ist ein Kind geboren" {Johann Friedrich Agricola} - Soloists, Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens - Agricola: Christmas Cantatas [CPO: 2014]
11. "Soubz les branches - En la rousee De May" {Antoine de Févin} - Newberry Consort - Villon to Rabelais [Harmonia mundi: 1999]
12. "Per amor de costey" {Hugo de Lantins} - Le Miroir de Musique, Baptiste Romain - Arnold & Hugo Lantins: Secular Works [Ricercar: 2016]
13. "Missa brevis in G minor" {Johann Hugo von Wilderer} - Norddeutscher Figuralchor, Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik, Jörg Straube - Jan Wellem - Sacred Music From The Era Of Johann Wilhelm Von Der Pfalz-Neuburg [Coviello Classics: 2009]
14. "The Munster Cloak" {Anonymous, Irish 18th century} - Barde - Images [Polygram: 1978]

Classical Prelude - Sunday

Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less

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Virginia Overnights

All Virginia artists. All genres. All night long. Tune in to Virginia Overnights and experience the sounds of our commonwealth, hand-curated by Don Harrison and Erin O.

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Cadmium

Cadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl… MoreCadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl takes you on a screaming ride through extreme metal past and present, from the shallow underground to the molten iron at the earth's core. You might hear some clean singing, but don't hold your breath. Less

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1. "Sacramental Carnage" - Sinister - Cross the Styx [Nuclear Blast: 1992]
2. "Mother Tiamat" - Hierophant - Hierophant [Demons Run Amok Entertainment: 2010]
3. "Slave of Time" - Assassin - Combat Cathedral [Steamhammer: 2016]
4. "Enter the Chamber" - Torture - Storm Alert [Metalcore: 1989]
5. "Dreams of Terror" - Fueled by Fire - Spread the Fire [Annialation: 2006]
6. "Devorando Vientres" - Pactum - M.O.D.L. [Pactum: 1989]
7. "You, That May Wither" - Ved Buens Ende - Written in Waters [Misanthropy: 1995]
8. "Blood for Blood" - Machine Head - Burn My Eyes [Roadrunner: 1994]
9. "Endless Madness Descends" - Krisiun - Conquerors of Armageddon [Century Media: 2000]
10. "Abscess" - Skaven - Discography [Moshpit Tragedy: 2014]
    Notes: Compilation, orig. 1996
11. "Voodoo Mass" - Goatlord - Goatlord [JL America: 1992]
    Notes: Bonus track on reissue of 1991 album
12. "Covered in Flies" - Bled - A Shrine to Sorrow [Bled: 2020]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
13. "JFK" - Gritter - Nobody Cares [Gritter: 2018]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
14. "Disfigured Emanation" - Abhorrated - Disfigured Emanation [Abhorrated: 2022]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
15. "A Lover Loves" - Scott Walker - The Drift
16. "A Real Indication" - Thought Gang/Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
17. "Muppet Face" - Xiu Xiu - La Foret
18. "Donkey Show" - Model/Actriz - Dogsbody
19. "Home of the Brave" - Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
20. "A Touch of Madness" - Manilla Road - The Courts of Chaos [High Roller: 2022]
    Notes: Reissue, orig. 1990
21. "Blockhead" - Brutal Truth - Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses [Earache: 1992]
22. "Ordo Obscurantis" - Ordo Obscurantis - 00 [Ordo Obscurantis: 2016]
23. "Schadenfreude Kink" - An Advocate for Random Acts of Violence - The Blood of the Innocent Tastes Sweeter [An Advocate for Random Acts of V: 2024]
24. "II" - Scarcity - Aveilut [The Flenser: 2022]