Climax setlist

FINALLY. For the first time in Climax history, I did the thing you keep asking me for. Sorry I didn’t sooner. I went into superfocus mode and got it done.

Every track from the floor is here in order. I put a Spotify preview on each one so you can get the feel of it instantly. Half of you are neurospicy like me, so I made it easier for you.

Some of these artists are on Bandcamp too, and I’ve linked them where they are.

Buy from them if you can. They’re keeping this scene alive, and they deserve it.

And yes, fuck Spotify. The day we find something better, we switch.

I hope you enjoyed the last Climax. DJing for a goth club is DJing on hard mode.

DID I PLAY ENOUGH POST-PUNK? DID I PLAY ENOUGH EBM? ENOUGH DARKWAVE? WHAT IF IT WAS TOO MUCH SYNTH?

These run through my head the whole set. One time I got so stressed I sought refuge on Reddit, where other goth DJs turned out to have the exact same anxiety mid-set.

DJing goth music, for goths, is still genuinely fun. But moving between five or six styles that span more than forty-five years is not easy, especially in a room where not everyone is into all of it. Maybe one day we can have bigger venues, with different floors for different styles.

Instead, nobody has to love everything, and that’s fair. All I ask is you stay a little open to the other corners of goth. You don’t have to like it. Just let it in. You might be surprised.