Darkwave, also written as dark wave, is an umbrella term which refers to a movement that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of new wave. Building upon the basic principles of new wave, darkwave evolved through the addition of dark, thoughtful lyrics and an undertone of sorrow. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gothic rock (also called goth rock or goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Neofolk is a form of folk music that emerged from European ideals and post-industrial music circles. ... Neoclassical may refer to: Neoclassical American realism Neoclassical architecture, an architecture style of the 18th century Neoclassical ballet Neoclassical economics, an economic theory Neoclassical growth model Neoclassical liberalism Neoclassical theology Neoclassical school Music: Neoclassical (Dark Wave) Neoclassical (Metal) Neoclassical (New Age) See also: Neoclassic (automobile), a car that is made... Post-industrial is a term used to refer to a grouping of music genres related to the original usage of the term Industrial Music by Industrial Records through either influence or direct involvement, such as power noise, power electronics, technoid, types of experimental music and dark ambient. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... A synthesizer (or synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument designed to produce electronically generated sound, using techniques such as additive, subtractive, FM, physical modelling synthesis, or phase distortion. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Death Pop is a loosely defined sub-genre of gothic rock, characterized by an emphasis on melody over spookiness and shock value. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ethereal Wave, also called Ethereal Darkwave [1], Etheric Wave [2] or Heavenly Voices in Europe and is simply called Ethereal in the United States, is a term that describes a subgenre of Darkwave music. ... A list of notable Darkwave artists Attrition A Covenant of Thorns Addicted2Fiction Ataraxia Autumn Tears Bel Canto Black Rose black tape for a blue girl The Breath Of Life Chorus of Souls Claire Voyant Collection dArnell Andrea Clan of Xymox (in the 80s) The Crüxshadows (in 1999... A Amygdala · Memento Mori (1997) And Also The Trees · Virus Meadow (1986) Angina Pectoris · Anno Domini (1992) Anne Clark · The Sitting Room (1982) Arts And Decay · Trail Of Tears (1988) Asylum Party · Borderline (1989) Ataraxia · La Malédiction DOndine (1995) Aurora Sutra · The Land Of Harm And Appletrees (1992... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Darkwave is inseparably connected with the stylistic developments of the late 1970s and the 1980s. In the 1980s a versatile subculture developed within the darkwave movement, whose members were called wavers.

Since the early 90s, darkwave has been used in a narrower sense for music that mixes elements of gothic rock with electronic music (such as synthpop and industrial) or folklore (neofolk, medieval). Gothic rock (also called goth rock or goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Neofolk is a form of folk music that emerged from European ideals and post-industrial music circles. ... A musician plays the vielle in a 14th century medieval manuscript. ...

Darkwave as an umbrella term

The first usage of the term appears to have been in the 1980s, to describe the dark variant of new wave music, e.g. dark synthpop (also called electrowave in Germany), gothic rock or the French coldwave, and refers to the dark/moody electronic music of bands like Anne Clark, Fad Gadget, Psyche and Depeche Mode or the early gothic rock bands (in those days they weren't frequently called "gothic" outside of England) such as Bauhaus, Joy Division, The Cure and Cocteau Twins. Gothic rock (also called goth rock or goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. ... Coldwave initially referred to a French style of post-punk and early darkwave music in the 1980s, taking its cue from bands like Joy Division, The Cure or Siouxsie & The Banshees and manifesting in music by KaS Product, Martin Dupont, Asylum Party, Norma Loy, Clair Obscur, Opera Multi Steel, and... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Fad Gadget was the pseudonym used by musician, synthesizer pioneer, and performance artist Frank Tovey (September 8, 1956 - April 3, 2002), an influential electronic music/New Wave artist, in his early and very late career. ... Psyche is a Canadian dark synthpop band, now based in Germany, centered on Darrin C. Huss. ... Depeche Mode are a highly influential English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. ... Bauhaus is a British rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. ... Joy Division was a rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cocteau Twins were an influential and prolific Scottish rock band. ...

After the new wave movement faded at the end of the 1980s, darkwave survived and experienced a fresh impetus with the music of bands such as Deine Lakaien, The Frozen Autumn, Love Is Colder Than Death, the early music of Love Like Blood, The Garden Of Delight, Wolfsheim and others. All of these bands were inspired by the wave music of the 1980s. Deine Lakaien is a German Darkwave group comprised of vocalist Alexander Veljanov and the classically trained composer, pianist and drummer Ernst Horn. ... Love is Colder Than Death, commonly abbreviated LiTCD or LITCD, is an early German heavenly voices / neo-classical / neo-medieval band that was one of the corner stones to Hyperium Records Heavenly Voices compliation series of the early 1990s. ... Love Like Blood is a German gothic rock band. ... Wolfsheim is a synthpop band from Hamburg, Germany. ...

German flyer from 1993

At the same time, a number of German artists, including Das Ich, Goethes Erben, Relatives Menschsein and Lacrimosa, developed a more theatrical style, interspersed with german poetic and metaphorical lyrics, called Neue Deutsche Todeskunst (New German Death Art). After a music stylistic turning point, the use of the term "darkwave" as an umbrella term fell out of use in Germany between the middle and the end of the 1990s. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (819x1326, 598 KB)A German flyer from 1993 (from an event series of a discotheque called Scheune). This image is of a drawing, painting, print, or other two-dimensional work of art, and the copyright for it is most likely owned... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (819x1326, 598 KB)A German flyer from 1993 (from an event series of a discotheque called Scheune). This image is of a drawing, painting, print, or other two-dimensional work of art, and the copyright for it is most likely owned... A 1990 hand-drawn flyer advertising a Goa trance party from Israel. ... Kramm and Ackermann. ... Anne Nurmi and Tilo Wolff Lacrimosa is a duo led by German-born Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Finnish Anne Nurmi, currently based in Switzerland. ...

Darkwave as a genre term

In a more narrow sense, the term darkwave refers to a medley between different music genres, especially between rock music (coldwave, gothic rock) and electronic music (synthpop, ambient and industrial music). This use of the term endures to the current scene. Attrition, Clan of Xymox, Die Form, In The Nursery and Pink Industry were some of the main bands playing this music in the 1980s and, while associated with the gothic, darkwave and industrial scenes, they had previously been something of an ill-fit in the those scenes. Coldwave initially referred to a French style of post-punk and early darkwave music in the 1980s, taking its cue from bands like Joy Division, The Cure or Siouxsie & The Banshees and manifesting in music by KaS Product, Martin Dupont, Asylum Party, Norma Loy, Clair Obscur, Opera Multi Steel, and... Gothic rock (also called goth rock or goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Ambient music is a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, rock and roll, modern classical music, reggae, traditional, world and even noise. ... Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of electronic and experimental music. ... Bold textAttition is an electronic music band, formed in Coventry, England in 1980 by Martin Bowes and Julia Niblock. ... Clan of Xymox Promotional Photo Circa 2004 Clan of Xymox, also known as Xymox at various parts of their career, are a darkwave/gothic rock band founded in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, in 1983 by Ronny Moorings - who was to be the leader and only constant member of the group. ... Die Forms: Histories // Biography Die Form is a French industrial and electronic band formed in 1977. ... In The Nursery are an experimental electronica band, known for their cinematic sound. ...

However, in the early 1990s, when German groups like Das Ich, Deine Lakaien and Diary of Dreams, for example, continued the combination of Gothic music with post-industrial sounds, the term darkwave began to be used more as a genre name. Other bands like Silke Bischoff, In My Rosary, Engelsstaub, Annabelle's Garden and Canticum Funebris mingled synthpop or goth rock with elements of the neofolk genre. A curious act is the German artist Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble Of Shadows which combined gothic rock with folklore and medieval sounds. Diary of Dreams is a german darkwave band. ... Neofolk is a form of folk music that emerged from European ideals and post-industrial music circles. ... Anna-Varney Cantodea Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows is a gothic or darkwave band consisting solely of Anna-Varney Cantodea. ...

Shortly after, in the United States, the term darkwave became largely associated with the Projekt Records label because it was used as the name of their printed catalog. The Projekt label featured bands such as Lycia, black tape for a blue girl, Love Spirals Downwards all characterized by slow, moody ethereal female vocals - which had been an element in the music of some of the 80s bands like Attrition. This music is often referred to as ethereal darkwave. The label has also had a long association with Attrition who appeared on the label's earliest compilations. Another label in this vein was Tess Records, which featured This Ascension, Faith and the Muse and, from 1997, Clan of Xymox, who had returned to a sound more like their 80s sound following almost a decade as the more synthpop Xymox. Projekt records was created by Sam Rosenthal in 1983 and has evolved over the years into one of the foremost Gothic, Ethereal, Darkwave, and Dark Cabaret record labels in America. ... Lycia is a darkwave band that was formed in 1988. ... black tape for a blue girl is an American gothic band formed in 1986. ... Love Spirals Downwards was an Ethereal/Darkwave/Dreampop duo which came formed in Los Angeles in the late 1980s by Ryan Lum and girlfriend-turned-vocalist, Suzanne Perry. ... Ethereal Wave, also called Ethereal Darkwave [1], Etheric Wave [2] or Heavenly Voices in Europe and is simply called Ethereal in the United States, is a term that describes a subgenre of Darkwave music. ... Attrition means wearing down by friction or grinding and may refer to the following. ... This Ascension took their early cues from The Cure, The Chameleons, and just about every 4AD band at the time. ... Faith and the Muse is an underground band composed of two musicans, Monica Richards and William Faith. ... Clan of Xymox Promotional Photo Circa 2004 Clan of Xymox, also known as Xymox at various parts of their career, are a darkwave/gothic rock band founded in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, in 1983 by Ronny Moorings - who was to be the leader and only constant member of the group. ... Clan of Xymox Promotional Photo Circa 2004 Clan of Xymox, also known as Xymox at various parts of their career, are a darkwave/gothic rock band founded in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, in 1983 by Ronny Moorings - who was to be the leader and only constant member of the group. ...

A number of other US bands mixed elements of darkwave and ethereal with more modern electronic music to a high level of popularity. Switchblade Symphony and Collide, for example, incorporated large elements of trip hop, while the The Crüxshadows, who describe themselves as "one of the most popular Darkwave bands on the planet", have combined a range of contemporary dance music elements with their synth-based gothic sound. Switchblade Symphony was a San Francisco, United States based darkwave band which was formed in 1989 by composer Susan Wallace and vocalist Tina Root. ... kaRIN & Statik Collide is an electrogoth/industrial rock band founded in the early nineties, in Los Angeles, California, USA. The name comes from the collision of musical styles - ethereal vocals provided by kaRIN, industrial music provided by Statik. ... Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound) is a term coined by United Kingdom dance magazine Mixmag, to describe a musical trend in the mid-1990s; trip hop is downtempo electronic music that grew out of Englands hip hop and house scenes. ... The Crüxshadows are a gothic/darkwave band from Florida, formed in 1992 by Rogue, Sean Flanagan, and Tim Curry. ...

Criticism

Some within the Gothic scene, including UK scene historian Mick Mercer [1], have criticised this use of darkwave as being nothing more than a way of avoiding using the term gothic. They argue that darkwave and electrogoth are largely the same thing. Mick Mercer is an author who best known for his reviews of goth and punk music. ... Electrogoth is a musical genre combining Goth music with elements of Aggrotech, Futurepop or modern Electropop. ...

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