Originally the solo project of Jonathon Lopez as a means to create scores for horror and sci-fi films, Provoker is a Bay Area-raised, LA-based band that creates moody, gloomy, goth-tinted new wave music. Their third full-length album, Mausoleum, was released in May 2025 on their longtime label, YEAR0001.
In celebration of this year's Halloween, Provoker have put together a dark, spooky, and intense guest DJ mix that takes the listener on a haunting journey through goth, metal, industrial, experimental rock, and more. Here's some words from Provoker: "What’s up all you ghouls and goblins — I hope you're ready to have your ears melted off of your skulls and your claws curled back in pure demonic ecstasy, all the way from the lowest levels of hell, Provoker.”
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Midnight in a Perfect World | Intro |
| Necrophagia | Mental Decay |
| Ragnarok | Hammerens Slag |
| Groinoids | 4.6 Billion Vampires |
| Nocternity | Cold Wings of Noctisis |
| Gehenna | Morningstar |
| Carpathian Forest | Return of the Freezing Winds |
| Departure Chandelier | Outro (Exile on the Jagged Cliffs of Saint Helena) |
| Sisterhood | Giving Ground |
| The Smiths | Suffer Little Children |
| Lowlife | Do We Party? |
| Kumle | Televizori |
| The Limp | Marked Man |
| The Misfits | Hybrid Moments |
| Sonic Youth | Mote |
| This Mortal Coil | Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust |
| Ildjarn-Nidhogg | I Ansmarj Gjennom Grangrunn |
| Morpheus Descends | Immortal Coil |
| Impaled Nazarene | Goat Perversion |
| Michael Jackson | Thriller (Instrumental) |
Midnight in a Perfect World, KEXP's weekly hour-long guest DJ show, airs Fridays at midnight. This multi-genre program features eclectic sets by a rotating cast of international and local DJ's, each building upon a party vibe to kick off your weekend. Midnight in a Perfect World is made possible with support from New Belgium Brewing.
Toronto-based artist Kadhja Bonet shares a guest DJ mix with an eclectic, soulful, psychedelic bent and this message, "Take your medicine with your eyes open."
Montreal band TOPS share a fun and groovy guest DJ mix full of current faves and choice cuts from their band member's revolving side projects.
Renowned Berlin-based DJ/producer Marcel Dettmann take the listener on a hypnotic journey through his impeccable techno vision on his Midnight in a Perfect World guest DJ mix.
