Darkwave...

[-Resurrected Writer-]

It's in the same happy family with goth rock, death rock, ethereal, coldwave, and dark cabaret, but since there is a greater emphasis on electronics in dark wave than death rock, I wouldn't exactly say that they're the same.  

[Ether-Eating Eskimo]

6R07

Sure, darkwave and goth... but darkwave and deatrock? question

Faith and the Muse...

William Faith was in Christian Death.

Anyways, all 3 are somewhat connected.

Resurrected is right.


Best Darkwave band: Attrition  

[Lucretia My Reflection]

Well, wouldn't Coldwave follow under the connection of the 3? It sounds heavily inspired by Goth in my opinion.  

[Ether-Eating Eskimo]

********* Vial

Well, wouldn't Coldwave follow under the connection of the 3? It sounds heavily inspired by Goth in my opinion.

According to GilAskan, it did inspire Darkwave somewhat, but it wasn't actually part of the goth movement like the rest. I suppose you could consider it part of the group though.  

[Vernian Process]

I think that Darkwave and Deathrock have more than a few passing similarities. For one thing they both fall on the outskirts of the scene.

Darkwave to me needs to have a dark atmospheric style, and their are a number of bands from other genres that I feel fit the style well. Some Industrial like Forma Tadre, and Project Pitchfork fit, while Goth-Rock bands like Faith and the Muse, and Mephisto Walz (which are both also Deathrock at times).

But my favorite kind of Darkwave is the symphonic influenced stuff like early Clan of Xymox, This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance (hell the whole mid 80's 4AD catalog for that matter). As well as later artists like Malign, and Oneiroid Psychosis. Their also seems to be a lot of similarities to Trip-Hop. I often mix artists like Massive Attack, Portishead, Hooverphonic, and Mono with my Darkwave sets.

I made a Darkwave comp (like my Coldwave one) last year. Here's the tracklisting:



It was supposed to represent the various facets and many faces of Darkwave. From the Ethereal, Middle Eastern, Tribal, Baroque/Classical, and Industrial realms.  

[Ether-Eating Eskimo]

Vernian Process

I think that Darkwave and Deathrock have more than a few passing similarities. For one thing they both fall on the outskirts of the scene.

Darkwave to me needs to have a dark atmospheric style, and their are a number of bands from other genres that I feel fit the style well. Some Industrial like Forma Tadre, and Project Pitchfork fit, while Goth-Rock bands like Faith and the Muse, and Mephisto Walz (which are both also Deathrock at times).

But my favorite kind of Darkwave is the symphonic influenced stuff like early Clan of Xymox, This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance (hell the whole mid 80's 4AD catalog for that matter). As well as later artists like Malign, and Oneiroid Psychosis. Their also seems to be a lot of similarities to Trip-Hop. I often mix artists like Massive Attack, Portishead, Hooverphonic, and Mono with my Darkwave sets.

I made a Darkwave comp (like my Coldwave one) last year. Here's the tracklisting:



It was supposed to represent the various facets and many faces of Darkwave. From the Ethereal, Middle Eastern, Tribal, Baroque/Classical, and Industrial realms.

I have to say, those are some nice choices. Which reminds me...

I just bought Psycho Magnet (London After Midnight) and Dantes Kitchen (Attrition), then went to Borders again and got Clan of Xymox's Farewell. Woohoo.