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Static Temptations presents: Shockwave is a high-voltage journey through the darker, heavier side of electronic sound. A relentless fusion of progressive dubstep, crushing bass drops, hypnotic melodies, and explosive energy, this album takes listeners from atmospheric builds into full-force sonic impact. Every track delivers its own surge of intensity, blending futuristic production with emotional vocals and earth-shaking rhythms. No countdown. No warning. Just pure electronic force. Shockwave is where the pressure builds, the speakers fight back, and the bass takes control.
After some time away, Scott Powers returns to the microphone for the start of a brand-new chapter of the Powers Point Podcast. In this first episode back, Scott reflects on where life has taken him, why stepping behind the microphone again wasn't as easy as he expected, and what ultimately brought him back to the place that has always felt like home. Whether you've been listening from the very beginning or you're discovering the show for the first time, welcome. Pull up a chair, get comfortable, and let's start this next chapter together. Thanks for listening, and welcome back to the Powers Point Podcast.
The Michigan Misfits are back this week from God knows where, but they are talking about their favorite Disney movies...oh boy this should be good, tune in and enjoy!
In episode 27 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses new Canadian supergroup M.O.T.H.E.R. Jack White, and Dinosaur Jr. As well as a record shop memory from childhood. Set to guitar heavy soundtrack. Dig it!
Static Temptations unleashes a towering wall of industrial defiance with their milestone 17th studio album, Pulse Without Mercy. Serving as both a sonic assault and a fierce manifesto, the record explores the high-friction boundary between raw humanity and the cold, systemic machines built to contain it. Heavy electronic foundations, crushing riffs, and sweeping atmospheric synths collide to create a listening experience that is as emotionally devastating as it is sonically massive. From the opening mechanical thrum of the title track to the grand finality of "Last Broadcast," Pulse Without Mercy showcases a veteran project operating at the absolute peak of its creative power. Balancing aggressive, chaotic anthems of rebellion with deeply poignant, haunting vulnerabilities, this record is a relentless and urgent addition to the catalog. Seventeen albums in, the frequency remains impossible to erase
Quiet Storm is an unforgettable first statement from Charli LeBeau, proving that the loudest emotions are often whispered instead of shouted. It is a debut built for rainy nights, long drives, and anyone learning to find light inside the shadows.
In episode 26 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses psychophysiology...no really. The return of Masters Of Reality, Hazel English and losing an important privilege. Set to a dramatic Summer soundtrack. Dig it!
Where Desire Sleeps is a cinematic progressive trance journey from Static Temptations, telling the story of two souls drawn together by fate. Across nine interconnected tracks, attraction grows into longing, distance, hope, and ultimately reunion. Driven by soaring melodies, lush synthesizers, emotional vocals, and immersive soundscapes, the album is designed to be experienced from beginning to end, unfolding like one unforgettable night that ends with the promise of a new dawn.
The Misfits are back talking about how hot it has been in Michigan, the upcoming GTA VI release and their undying love for Monica (Powers digital a.i assistant)
In episode 25 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses negative energy, PJ Harvey, a reissue from Zwan as well as Brandon Flowers going country and Queens Of The Stone Age bringing the catacombs to KEXP. All set to a patriotic soundtrack. Dig it!
A progressive EDM duet album that unfolds like a single story told across nine chapters. Two voices begin as strangers moving through separate routines in the quiet hours before sunrise. Through chance meetings, shared moments, growing trust, distance, doubt, and ultimately reconciliation, their journey becomes the heartbeat of the record. Each song carries pieces of the last, with melodies, lyrics, and themes returning in new forms as the story evolves. Musically, the album steps into fresh territory for Static Temptations. Gone are the familiar futuristic clichés and oversized festival drops. In their place is a more cinematic, emotional, and human sound built around evolving arrangements and patient storytelling. Expect warm piano passages, deep melodic basslines, atmospheric synth textures, organic percussion, shimmering arpeggios, subtle guitar layers, and soaring male and female harmonies that grow closer with every track until they become inseparable in the finale.
The boys have geared up and thinking of a world trip to the city's and towns with the weirdest names, give this a listen and ride with them.
In episode 24 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses Validation, Johnny Marr, Laurie Vincent's new band Big Truck as well as his go to shirt making music and a brand new group on the rise called Willy Houston & Ghost Town Revival. All set to a Summer soundtrack. Dig it!
The BackSeat Saints are in the Keystone State for the first time at the famous Pocono Raceway and having fun performing as usual. a.i music - Powers creation
its another scorcher out there, so the Michigan Misfits are back in the garage talking tv and games, give this one a listen and who knows Dave may sing your favorite tv sitcom theme song.
In episode 23 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses obsession, new Die Antwoord and Interpol as well as legends Deep Purple. Set to an ominous dark soundtrack. Dig it!
Static Temptations brings you another show with all music, no talk. Powers brings you Velocity of Dreams filled with Trance / EDM / Industrial music. So, get out your glow sticks and punch the ceiling. Tune in now, and let your mind drift off.
With Summer heating up and Powers complaining about the fan being to loud for Dave and Dakota to record in, they take the show to the garage. Give this a listen, you may laugh.
In episode 22 of the Record Shop, Keith continues to discuss the sounds of Summer with new Billy Gibbons, an unreleased album from Prince and Summer anthems from OneRepublic. As well as a live Scissor Sisters album in time for Pride Month. All set to a space rock soundtrack. Dig it!
Signals in the Dark is a cinematic progressive trance and melodic EDM journey that unfolds as a single interconnected story across ten tracks. Told through powerful male and female duet vocals, the album follows two strangers drawn together by an unexplainable connection that neither distance nor time can erase. What begins as a faint feeling in the shadows slowly evolves into a shared path filled with discovery, hope, anticipation, and ultimately reunion. Built on soaring synth melodies, driving trance rhythms, emotional piano motifs, and expansive electronic soundscapes, each song serves as a chapter in a larger narrative. Themes introduced early in the album return in new forms, creating a continuous thread that carries listeners from uncertainty to clarity and from longing to fulfillment. Rather than focusing on technology or futuristic imagery, Signals in the Dark explores the invisible forces that pull people together, the moments that shape our journeys, and the belief that some connections are destined to be found. The album crescendos through euphoric highs and reflective lows before arriving at a peaceful and satisfying conclusion. Emotional, uplifting, and deeply immersive, Signals in the Dark is a story told through melody, rhythm, and voice, inviting listeners to lose themselves in a world where every step forward leads closer to where they were always meant to be.
Join Dave and Dakota as they play Cards vs Humanity on the show, it is somewhat crazy and uncensored yet funny. Listen at your own risk
Scott stops by to share an update about P3 show and checks in on everyone.
In episode 21 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses a TV comedy returning to music and a musical duo heading to comedy TV. Also a rare album review of the new Violet Grohl album and an old favorite from Modest Mouse. Set to a wicked UK style soundtrack. Dig it!
Static Temptations – Lucid Machines feels like a transmission picked up between sleep and circuitry, where human memory starts to hum like a server farm dreaming in slow motion. The album lives in a world where thoughts don't stay inside the mind anymore. They leak outward as sound, spinning into analog static and crystalline digital pulses. Vocals drift like half-remembered conversations you swear you had in a room that doesn't exist anymore, while the instrumentation constantly flickers between warmth and machine logic. Guitars feel slightly detuned on purpose, like they've been left out in an electromagnetic storm. Synth layers rise and collapse in shimmering cycles, sometimes behaving like rhythm, sometimes like weather. Drums are tight but never fully obedient, as if the tempo is being negotiated rather than commanded. Beneath it all, there's a faint mechanical heartbeat, not threatening, just aware. Lyrically and sonically, Lucid Machines explores the moment consciousness becomes self-aware inside repetition. Dreams trying to debug themselves. Love messages encoded in corrupted files. Identity refracted through interfaces that almost understand you but never fully resolve. By the time the final track fades, nothing feels fully “awake” or fully “asleep” anymore. Just somewhere in between, where static becomes language and machines start to feel uncomfortably close to remembering.
Dave and Dakota talk about controversial tv sitcoms on this crazy episode, tune in now.
In episode 20 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses Summer's rapid approach, memories of Soundgarden and the local swimming pool as well as meeting a band from Norway and the lost art of the band logo. All set to a Summertime soundtrack. Dig it!
Across the record, shimmering synth layers collide with reverbed guitars, pulsing analog bass, distant tape hiss, and fragmented vocal transmissions that sound half-remembered, half-haunting. Drum machines arrive like mechanical heartbeats—steady but emotionally cracked—while live percussion occasionally breaks through like something still human trying to reach the surface. Thematically, Afterlife Frequency explores the idea of consciousness after the signal drops: love messages looping in eternity, broken radio prayers, and sonic “afterimages” of life replaying in distorted clarity. Each track feels like stepping through different channels of the same dream—some warm and nostalgic, others cold and uncomfortably infinite. It's not just an album—it's a listening liminal space, where sound becomes memory, and memory becomes static.
On this episode of 3rd Floor Assessments, Dave and Dakota talk a little about their favorite tv sitcoms..so tune in now
In episode 19 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses the Red Hot Chili Peppers big money deals, suggests new drummers for Pearl Jam as well as commemorating Powers Point After Dark. All set to a heroic soundtrack. Dig it!
Here it is, the final episode of Powers Point After Dark - The Last Ride. What an episode, the tunes were on point (no puns intended) the vibe was amazing and emotional at times. For those who have ever turned on this show. Thank you, Keith and I appreciate everyone who has given their time to listen to us here. Give this a listen and just know, we aren't done, we will be back somewhere else
In this episode, the Misfits talk about one of their famous pastime hobbies...watching cartoons, give this one a listen and keep up with them as they talk about your childhood.
In episode 18 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses the return of hip hop pioneer Mike D from the Beastie Boys as well as Cypress Hill, Thurston Moore and a good memory of watching Sonic Youth under the stars. Set to a classic NYC hardcore soundtrack. Dig it!
On the last stop of the Head West Tour, the Saints are at Mural Amphitheater at Seattle Center. They aren't alone as they brought the new group Silver Theory to play a few songs with them. This is Powers a.i band, so tune in.
The BackSeat Saints are at the next stop of their Going West tour, this time, they are performing at the Ford Idaho Center. Give this a listen
In episode 17 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses Duran Duran, Ringo Starr and Quincy Jones' opinion of him. Plus his love for Adam Ant and a new plan for the return of Mtv. Set to a retro Goth soundtrack. Dig it!
Here we are, another week of Static Temptations, where you get 45 minutes of bass driven, Trance/EDM/Industrial music. Get out your rave outfits, your glow sticks turn up the volume and enjoy.
In this episode of Powers Point After Dark, Scott and Keith ask the question many of us do...Do We Need It? Not talking about cars, or necessities but small things that aren't well explained in life.
Join Rhett, Jessie, Kaleb, and Sonny who formed their band the BackSeat Saints in 2025 as they perform at Red Rock.in Colorado. So, sit back with your favorite drink, turn the volume up as the Saints put on one of their best performances.
On this week's episode, Dave and Dakota talk about the terror of the seas or Pirates! its a fun episode, so give it a listen'
In episode 16 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses 007 themes, meditation with Azealia Banks, Beck music worrying his mother and affection through familiarity. All set to a bass heavy epic ride of a soundtrack! Dig it!
The beats are back and hope you are too, so get out your rave outfits, your glow sticks and let's have some fun. Tune in now for Static Temptations - Chapter X
Would You Take A Deal if it benefited you? If you do there is always a catch to it, whether its money, power, love not all things are what they seem. Give this an episode a listen and answer Scott as he asks "Would You Take The Deal?"
On this episode Dave and Dakota talk about building their own 10 screen Drive In and odd candy store
In episode 15 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses Electric Six heading down under, Placebo recreating a classic, the Dandy Warhols kicking out the covers as well as choosing your personal theme music and more. Set to a new wave soundtrack. Dig it!
With Dave and Dakota both out for the count from questionable late-night antics, they were unable to make it to the microphone this week. In their place Scott is bringing to you The BackSeat Saint Live in the Lake County Fairgrounds. Enjoy
Scott has been going through a lot over the last couple of weeks, but everything is going to be ok..tune in now.
In the 14th episode of the Record Shop, Keith discusses the Cockroaches, Ryan Tedder & Nine Inch Noize' set from Coachella. As well as his first radio and an odd sleeping habit. Set to a psychedelic soundtrack to trip out on. Dig it!
Join us this week for another episode of Static Temptations, 45 minutes of music, no talk. EDM/Industrial/Trance club vibes at P3 Studios. Get out your glow sticks, slide on those booty shorts, your neon paint and feel the rhythm of this week's show.
Scott and Keith are back this week with Wrestlemania chat, so many memories over the years, but they focus in on next week's show Wrestlemania 42.. Tune in for this and other favorites such as Blunt Talk and Beyond the A-Side.
Dave and Dakota invited Maki to visit their shop, and it got so smokey in there that the audio equipment glitches out...A Lot! but what is captured is good stuff, so tune in now.
10 Days isn't just the title; It's the amount of time it took to change Scott's life forever. Give this episode a listen and listen to favorites like Blunt Talk, and Beyond the A-Side.
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