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I like that one, Foe, has a bit of a shoegazy/dream pop vibe too it. I will check them out.Btw the YouTube link is to your whole playlist not just that one track.
New book by John Robb on the history of Goth, out now: The Art Of Darkness : The History Of GothAmazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Darkness...
Also available on Bandcamp: https://membranes.bandcamp.com/merch/...
Helen The Melon wrote: "New book by John Robb on the history of Goth, out now: The Art Of Darkness : The History Of GothAmazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Darkness...
Also ava..."
Nice one Helen.
Her's a little video I thought you might like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjmmJ...
And one of his actual songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYXUz...
Love the cover of his ep 'Surf Goth'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHRZA...
I v much enjoyed the video "How to write a Sisters Of Mercy song in 1 minute". V amusing! Also enjoyed some of his other vids eg:-Bauhaus - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SeXPeyo...
Smiths - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JVX5TEW...
If The Cure Wrote "Heart-Shaped Box" by Nirvana - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DrklQHX...
Blue Monday in the style of Rammstein - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u9ZzYIL...
I am not keen on his original material but that cover picture is pretty cool.
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Helen, I watched the other 2 videos you left links for. He pretty much nailed it didn't he!?
Another shoe gaze comp out next month.https://www.amazon.co.uk/WAVES-DISTOR...
Looks decent enough and half the price, bonus!
TheFoe wrote: "Another shoe gaze comp out next month.https://www.amazon.co.uk/WAVES-DISTOR......"
Ta. Not seen that one.
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Garbage have released a cover version of The Banshees "Cities In Dust" - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vgAujpy...
I hated it on first listen but it has deffo grown on me - don't hate it anymore!
Helen The Melon wrote: "TheFoe wrote: "Another shoe gaze comp out next month.https://www.amazon.co.uk/WAVES-DISTOR......"
It's definitely more aggressive, good version.
Err, can't believe you made me open that link. Yikes.:-(
Ha ha, it was terrible wasn't it?This is quite good though, not sure if you or anyone else has heard this.
Libitina - Gothic People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYWB_...
I have definitely heard that before, but not for ages. I don't like it that much, soz.
Helen The Melon wrote: "Early Christmas present for you, Foe (I wish Sera was here 'cos I know he would love it too!). No need to thank me.Eldritch should defo get himself this costume, set and dancers etc.
From the Ge..."
Hi Helen, sorry to bring you back to this travesty. I just wanted to apologise, I didn't realise they'd got my karaoke performance on tape :)
Sera69 wrote: "Hi Helen, sorry to bring you back to this travesty. I just wanted to apologise, I didn't realise they'd got my karaoke performance on tape :)"Oh crikey, I'd forgotten all about that monstrosity!
I did absolutely love your costume tho', Sera (or should that be "Black Mamba"?) I hope you have kept it.
Sera, I assume you've seen this? Probably. Here it is anyway - https://shop.beggarsarkive.com/releas..."Beggars Arkive are happy to announce a vinyl reissue, out October 20th, of the second Fields Of The Nephilim album The Nephilim, released 35 years ago by Situation Two/Beggars Banquet in 1988, and not pressed on vinyl since then. The album is pressed on golden brown vinyl and is expanded to a double LP. The album contains their epic, legendary track “Moonchild” plus three bonus tracks."
Psychonaut (Lib iii) - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ug46Sky...
I hadn't seen that, Helen, but it would look awfully nice next to the Elysium re release!
Sera69 wrote: "I hadn't seen that, Helen, but it would look awfully nice next to the Elysium re release!"Jolly good!
I keep forgetting to post this... D'oh!Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure by Simon Price. Out now.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Curepedia-Z-...
"The book is an encyclopaedic A-Z of The Cure examining and riffing on miscellaneous trivia, biographies of the band members past and present, summaries of each album and selected songs, details of the band's various tours and films, and essays on broader topics such as their image, their politics and their influences. Playful, eccentric and irreverent - true to the spirit of the band itself - CUREPEDIA is a comprehensive biography of one of the biggest alternative rock bands in the world."
On Sky Arts tonight (Sky 130, Freeview 36, Freesat 147, Virgin 140, BT 350):-9pm - 10.20pm
(New) Siouxsie And The Banshees: Nocturne - A recording of the band performing at the Royal Albert Hall over two nights in 1983, featuring Israel, Cascade, Melt and Pulled to Bits as well as the Beatles' Helter Skelter.
10.20pm - 12.20am
The Cure: Live In Hyde Park - 2018 performance celebrating the veteran indie band's 40th anniversary, featuring songs including Just Like Heaven, In Between Days, A Forest and Boys Don't Cry.
Also worth mentioning this...
12.20am - 2.50am
The The: The Comeback Special Live at the Royal Albert Hall -
2018 concert by Matt Johnson's band as part of their return to touring after a 20-year absence, featuring performances of hits including This Is the Day and Uncertain Smile.
I must admit I have barely been listening to much music recently due to experiencing constant emotional overload over the situation in Ukraine and I am only just catching up with Goodreads again and wondering if I have missed out on anything really special over the last couple of years? ... x
suzysunshine7 wrote: "I am only just catching up with Goodreads again and wondering if I have missed out on anything really special over the last couple of years? ..."Hi Suzy. It's really lovely to see you back on Goodreads.
Short answer to your question - no! I don't think you have missed out on anything really special at all. I haven't found much new music that tickles my fancy for a few years now. Nothing has really stood out. I will have a little think and see if there is anything worth pointing you in the direction of, but I really don't think there will be. Sorry. Maybe someone else can have a think too.
Hiyah Helen ... x ... well, actually that comes as rather a relief to hear as I've been so preoccupied over the last couple of years that I've often found I've stopped having the time and energy (and sometimes also the interest too) in catching up with so many other things in life. And then I started to worry that, once you start doing this, it can become a habit and you become even more out of sync and several steps behind what is happening in the rest of the world.
Hi Suzy, always nice to see you back on here. :-) I've actually got a few darkwave songs ready for the cream of 2024, hopefully you'll be able to stick around, (July sometime), in order to hear them. Take care!
Fantastic, Nick, thank you!Yes, I plan to stick around this time, and I will look forward to hearing them ... x
Just thought I'd share a little of the Darkwave music that I have been coming across and listening to while I've been helping people and animals in Ukraine through the use of Facebook ...https://sidelinemag.bandcamp.com/albu... ...
https://sidelinemag.bandcamp.com/albu... ...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Just thought I'd share a little of the Darkwave music that I have been coming across and listening to while I've been helping people and animals in Ukraine through the use of Facebook ...https:/..."
Giving this a blast now, really like the 'Wind In the Desert' track, reminds me a bit of Dead Can Dance.
TheFoe wrote: "Giving this a blast now, really like the 'Wind In the Desert' track, reminds me a bit of Dead Can Dance..."There are quite a few tracks I really like. The Ukrainian military often use snippets of Darkwave music as the soundtracks to their TikToks.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Hiyah Helen ... x ... well, actually that comes as rather a relief to hear as I've been so preoccupied over the last couple of years that I've often found I've stopped having the time and energy (a..."Suzy, I have had a little think and maybe you might like the Swedish synthpop band Kite? Maybe you are aware of them anyway?
I'm not overly familiar with a huge amount of their stuff - I don't have anything of theirs - but I have come across them quite a few times over the years. They are not particularly new and they are not darkwave, more synthpop, but they are loosely associated with the darkwave scene. Here are some tracks for you to try and their Bandcamp:
Step Forward - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mbmZ5XE...
Dance Again - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aLvMOGy...
Ways To Dance - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o2qhXF3...
Count The Days - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eeETDAq...
Bandcamp - https://kitehq.bandcamp.com/music
N.B. His voice might be an acquired taste if you're not used to it. I can't quite put my finger on what I mean. Maybe it has a bit of a Fergal Sharkey-y quavery feel to it?
Awww thanks a lot, Helen ;o>Nope? ... never heard of Kite before but I'll give them a go ... x
Helen The Melon wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "Hiyah Helen ... x ... well, actually that comes as rather a relief to hear as I've been so preoccupied over the last couple of years that I've often found I've stopped having ..."Ohhh, I really can't put it off any longer, can I?!! ... (laughs)
Helen, my dear friend, I usually love almost all of your taste in Music and so I was delighted to give Kite a try ... but ... AAARRRGGGHHH!!! ;oO
No, I am sorry, but this is unfortunately not a sound that I can bear to endure. I did almost come to like a few of the official releases and I am certainly not adverse to occasionally listening to some Feargal Sharkey either ... but this guy with Kite has a voice that is just far too extreme, wavery, weak and unmelodic for me to be able to get past.
I did also check out several different Kite playlists on YouTube and I really do think you picked out the very best of Kite though ... x x x
That's fine Suzy. I am no fan of theirs at all though. I have never had any inclination to buy their music or investigate them further myself! I don't listen to them, they are just a band I have become aware of over the years here and there and thought I'd suggest them as I know you are partial to a bit of synthpop. (I'm sure I read somewhere that they were like a Swedish Erasure!)Yes, his voice is rather strange and yes, I think I found their best songs to post!
This is probably going to sound very odd but while I am extremely partial to many 80's pop classics which mostly rely on using Synthpop it is more the harmonious quality of the voices and the lyrics that tend to hit a sweet spot with me.I absolutely adore Erasure, as you know, but even so I am not always that fond of the heavy synth that is used even when I still really love Andy Bell's voice, the lyrics and pretty much everything else to do with the song ;o>
I don't really know how to explain my eclectic taste in Music as I'm pretty much open to everything (except a lot of Classic Music and Jazz) but also quite contrary on what gives me goosebumps and makes me want to turn up the volume or dance around the room ;o>
Another decent looking Cherry Red Records compilation - NO SONGS TOMORROW - A DARKWAVE JOURNEY 1981-1990As usual it's taken a few well known bands but looks beyond the usual hits. A pricey one at £32.49, but contains 4 discs.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NO-SONGS-TOM...
Something new from Rosetta Stone has appeared on YouTube, not sure if it's an official release or not. It's a cover of Sabbath's "Children Of The Grave":-https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Iv4SmH...
Definitely needs more ooooomph.
And another new release on YouTube from Rosetta Stone:"Under The Weather" - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b33vD2J...
Meh. Goth-lite again.
New album coming end of this month: https://cleorecs.com/products/rosetta...
Hopefully it'll appear on Bandcamp so that I can have a listen first of all. I'm expecting to be disappointed!
Helen The Melon wrote: "And another new release on YouTube from Rosetta Stone:"Under The Weather" - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b33vD2J...
Meh. Goth-lite again.
New album coming end of this month: https://cleorecs.c..."
They are so frustrating.
Just wanted to bring attention to this new band i've found. Their album releases Nov 1st. Not sure they're that popular yet but i predict great things.The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World
Alone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx9SV...
A Fragile Thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7sZl...
Site
https://www.thecure.com/news/2024/09/...
Sera69 wrote: "Just wanted to bring attention to this new band i've found. Their album releases Nov 1st. Not sure they're that popular yet but i predict great things.The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World..."
Hi Sera,
I meant to post about this when "Alone" was released but promptly forgot! I'm not to keen on "Alone", I find it a bit dull and over long but maybe it's a grower. Yeh, I know, I'm sorry. I much prefer "Fragile", I liked it the first time I heard it, phew.
Reminded by my post above, I have girded my loins this afternoon and just listened to Rosetta's "Under The Weather" - https://rosettastoneuk.bandcamp.com/a...Meh is the right word for it. Pleasant enough but totally forgettable and very samey. Wish he'd ditch the goth-lite-ness and just bloody go for it.
Helen The Melon wrote: "Reminded by my post above, I have girded my loins this afternoon and just listened to Rosetta's "Under The Weather" - https://rosettastoneuk.bandcamp.com/a...Meh is the right w..."
Quite like the title track. With a little oomph in the production it would be great. Nothing else really works.
Helen The Melon wrote: "Reminded by my post above, I have girded my loins this afternoon and just listened to Rosetta's "Under The Weather" - https://rosettastoneuk.bandcamp.com/a...Meh is the right w..."
I am glad to see it wasn't just me who was left feeling like I'd ordered the original full-fat deluxe and but had been served the new light diet calorie controlled version. I was left wanting so much more from this.
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